The Prosecution and Defense of Public Corruption
The Law and Legal Strategies
1st Edition
Published on 11. March 2011
Book
Hardback
502 pages
978-0-19-537841-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Prosecution and Defense of Public Corruption: The Law and Legal Strategies is the first comprehensive, practice-oriented treatment of the law of public corruption in the U.S. legal market. This unique publication provides a thorough legal analysis of the disparate areas of the law that can be used to prosecute public officials at all levels of government. In The Prosecution and Defense of Public Corruption, authors Peter J. Henning and Lee J. Radek discuss how counsel can develop appropriate legal strategies for prosecuting and defending these cases. Many essential topics are addressed with the practitioner in mind, including: Evidence Gathering Issues; Privilege Issues; Issues at Trial; Sentencing Issues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Practitioners, government officials, in-house counsel, law students
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1048 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-537841-2 (9780195378412)
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Persons
Peter J. Henning, Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, and Lee Radek
Peter J. Henning joined the Wayne State University Law School faculty in 1994, where he is a . He is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. His teaching focuses on criminal and corporate law, with a specialization in white collar crime. Lee J. Radek is a cum laude graduate of the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He joined the U.S. Department of Justice under the Attorney General's Honors Program in 1971.
Peter J. Henning joined the Wayne State University Law School faculty in 1994, where he is a . He is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. His teaching focuses on criminal and corporate law, with a specialization in white collar crime. Lee J. Radek is a cum laude graduate of the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He joined the U.S. Department of Justice under the Attorney General's Honors Program in 1971.
Content
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: BRIBERY AND UNLAWFUL GRATUITIES INVOLVING FEDERAL OFFICIALS (18 U.S.C 201); CHAPTER 3: SPECIALIZED FEDERAL CORRUPTION STATUTES; CHAPTER 4: THEFT OR BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS (18 U.S.C 666); CHAPTER 5: THE HOBBS ACT (18 U.S.C. 1951); CHAPTER 6: MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD AND THE RIGHT OF HONEST SERVICES (18 U.S.C. 1346); CHAPTER 7: THE TRAVEL ACT (18 U.S.C. 1952); CHAPTER 8: FALSE STATEMENTS (18 U.S.C.A. 1001); CHAPTER 9: CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATUTES; CHAPTER 10: ELECTION-RELATED CRIMES; CHAPTER 11: PATRONAGE AND RELATED FEDERAL POLITICAL EMPLOYMENT OFFENSES; CHAPTER 12: CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND LOBBYING STATUTES; CHAPTER 13: RICO AND PUBLIC CORRUPTION; CHAPTER 14: VENUE IN FEDERAL CORRUPTION PROSECUTIONS; CHAPTER 15: INVESTIGATIVE AND TRIAL ISSUES; CHAPTER 16: THE SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE; CHAPTER 17: SENTENCING