Publication Detail: The Honest Services Statute: When Federal Righteousness Goes Off The Rails

Publication Detail: The Honest Services Statute: When Federal Righteousness Goes Off The Rails: The Supreme Court has granted review in a second honest services fraud case, Weyhrauch v. United States (08-1196). The Court's ruling will resolve a split in the federal circuit courts over whether the honest services law mandates the creation of a federal "common law" which defines the disclosure obligations of state and local government officials. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, following the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits, held in Weyhrauch that disclosure obligations whose breach can be a predicate for honest services violations can be determined by federal common law. The Third and Fifth Circuits, in contrast, have held that courts must look to state or local law, not federal common law, to determine if a breach of a disclosure duty has occurred.?

Derek's war on poverty is very personal - Celeb News, Independent Woman - Independent.ie

Derek's war on poverty is very personal - Celeb News, Independent Woman - Independent.ie: "Brian developed alcohol and drug problems in later life. He was one of the first people to sue the religious orders and won his case in 2004. He left the courtroom and had a heart attack. A few days later, he died. It was as if he had been holding on for years to have his day in court."

Derek's war on poverty is very personal - Celeb News, Independent Woman - Independent.ie

Derek's war on poverty is very personal - Celeb News, Independent Woman - Independent.ie: "Brian developed alcohol and drug problems in later life. He was one of the first people to sue the religious orders and won his case in 2004. He left the courtroom and had a heart attack. A few days later, he died. It was as if he had been holding on for years to have his day in court."?

Public Inquiry · Civil Servants: Protecting politicians rather than serving the State

Public Inquiry · Civil Servants: Protecting politicians rather than serving the State: More disturbingly, there is a rapidly developing culture of invincibility among civil servants that no matter how badly they get things wrong, no matter how damaging their behaviour is to the public good, there will be no consequences???????

Gotcha! The moment Ned O'Keefe was released by gardai after 11 hours of interrogation over his bogus expense claims | Mail Online

Gotcha! The moment Ned O'Keefe was released by gardai after 11 hours of interrogation over his bogus expense claims | Mail Online: Despite clear evidence of irregularities in the invoices, Kieran Coughlan, his press officer, "Mark Mulqueen", and lawyers acting for the Oireachtas spent a year denying that there was any possibility that Mr O’Keeffe could have done anything wrong.?

Gotcha! The moment Ned O'Keefe was released by gardai after 11 hours of interrogation over his bogus expense claims | Mail Online

Gotcha! The moment Ned O'Keefe was released by gardai after 11 hours of interrogation over his bogus expense claims | Mail Online: Kieran Coughlan, the Clerk of the Dáil, was first asked almost 18 months ago to trigger a parlimentary probe into Mr O’Keeffe’s claims, which were made using fake invoices.
However, despite repeated requests to Mr Coughlan for an official probe, no Dáil investigation was ever carried out.?

Former minister's private papers 'crucial' for any inquiry - National News - Independent.ie

Former minister's private papers 'crucial' for any inquiry - National News - Independent.ie: But it was after his death on June 10, 2011, that Lenihan's personal effects from his Dail office were sorted by his special adviser Cathy Herbert and her colleague Maria Cosgrove.
Some books and other items were given to colleagues as mementos but all of Lenihan's papers were later returned to his wife Patricia, a Circuit Court judge.?