According to this Department of Justice press release, lobbyist Cecelia Grimes was sentenced to home detention, three years probation and a $3,000 for destroying evidence in a public corruption case. Evidence presented at the plea hearing revealed that within six days of the FBI’s service of the two grand-jury subpoenas, Grimes placed some documents that […]
Category: Courts & Cases
Supremes Deny Cert in Anti-Spam Case
The Post reports that the Supreme Court denied cert in a case (Virginia v. Jaynes) involving Virginia’s anti-spam law. I wrote about the case in September 2008 here because the case involved freedom of speech and might provide a limited context for courts’ consideration of laws purporting to regulate political calls (robocalls or calls made through […]
PMA Group Update
This morning’s Times has today’s update on the PMA Group story. “Get me some oysters! Get me some steamed crabs! Get me a rack of lamb!” Mr. Magliocchetti would tell the cooks, strolling into the kitchen. “Every day a different thing,” the chef and owner Ermanno Tonizzo recalled fondly. “I don’t think he has ever […]