With its focus on substantive law, Corporate and White Collar Crime: Cases and Materials provides systematic and comprehensive consideration of major white-collar crime statutes in the federal criminal code, securities laws, and environmental statutes.
New to the 7th Edition:
- Shift in corporate prosecution policy and individual accountability from Obama-era Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to Trump-era Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
- Obstruction of Justice as set out in the Mueller Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election
- High profile Supreme Court decision in the Bridgegate case, Kelly v. United States, 590 U.S. ___ (2020) on the limits of Honest Services Fraud prosecution
- Additional commentary on the apparent corporate crime wave, use of deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements, and white collar crime victims
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Up-to-date examples of high-profile white collar crime investigations and legal opinions including the Supreme Court decision involving the Governor of Virginia and the Bridgegate case, as well as the Mueller investigation report
- Energetic and clear written explanations of white collar criminal offenses and concise case excerpts
- Attention to the Responsible Corporate Officer doctrine and individual responsibility for corporate crime more generally
- Case selection that clearly illustrates the elements of proof for the main federal white collar criminal offenses
Teaching materials include:
- Case summaries
- Answers to the questions posed in the casebook
- Available in pdf form only