In June of 2002, Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") was convicted in a jury trial in the U.S. District Court in Houston, Texas, of "corruptly persuading" employees to destroy Enron-related documents in anticipation of an SEC investigation (see indictment...
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Brent Ray Brewer was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas for the murder of Robert Laminack. Petition for Writ of Certiorari at 2, Brewer v. Dretke, No. 05-11287 (May 30, 2006) (“Brewer Petition for Cert.”). At trial, counsel for Brewer introduced...
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Jack Gross began working at FBL Financial Group, Inc. ("FBL") in 1987. See Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. ("Gross"), 526 F.3d 356, 358 (8th Cir. 2007). FBL frequently promoted Gross and eventually appointed him to the position of Claims...
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On February 12, 2004, Sidney Gleason, Damien Thompson, Ricky Galindo, Brittany Fulton, and Mikiala Martinez robbed Paul Elliott at knifepoint in his home in Great Bend, Kansas. See State v. Gleason, 329 P.3d 1102, 1113–14 (Kan. 2014). On February 20,...
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Petitioner Robert McDonnell was elected the governor of Virginia in 2009. United States v. McDonnell, 792 F.3d 478, 486 (4th Cir. 2015). This case concerns contact McDonnell had with Jonnie Williams, who was CEO of Star Scientific, and the subsequent...
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Michael Musacchio was the president of Exel Transportation Services (“ETS”), a transportation brokerage company, until his resignation in 2004. See United States v. Musacchio, 590 Fed. Appx. 360, 360 (5th Cir. 2014). In 2005, Musacchio started Total...
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In 1994, respondent Cesar Sarausad and other 23rd Street Diablos gang members drove to a Seattle high school to confront a rival gang. See Sarausad v. Porter, 479 F.3d 672, 674 (9th Cir. 2007). Sarausad drove the lead car with Brian Ronquillo, who had...
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Defendant Arturo Recuenco became enraged at his wife after learning that she did not prepare dinner for his relatives. Brief for Petitioner at 3. He picked up a metal pipe, smashed it onto a stove, and threatened her with an unloaded...