Topic: Dick Thornburgh

Court takes on federal anti-fraud law

AP Features - 800 days ago
The Supreme Court is considering whether to rein in federal prosecutors' use of a 28-word fraud law that has become a preferred tool in high-profile corporate crime and public corruption cases and a favorite target of critics.The court is hearing three ...

Juicy Bits Surfacing in Rather Case: In 2004, CBS Considered Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter Independent Panel

The New York Observer - 1196 days ago
This week, Dan Rather's legal team submitted a memorandum to the judge overseeing Mr. Rather's $70 million civil lawsuit against his former employers, which for the first time made public some of the thousands of documents that CBS has already ...

Former attorney general raps White House

AP News - 1577 days ago
Former Attorney General Says Justice Department Acted on Political Aims in Coroner CaseA Republican U.S. attorney general from the first Bush administration told a House panel Tuesday he thinks the Justice Department had political aims in prosecuting a high-profile Democratic coroner ...

Bush nearing attorney general pick

AP News - 1619 days ago
Tough Confirmation, Beleaguered Justice Department Weighed in Naming New Attorney GeneralPresident Bush appeared close Tuesday to selecting a new attorney general, government officials said, weighing candidates who could survive a rocky confirmation process after months of scandal at the Justice Department.However ...

Private equity house Corsair Capital hires Thornburgh

Alternative Assets Network - 2192 days ago
Corsair Capital has announced that Richard E. Thornburgh will join the firm as a partner in February of next year. Thornburgh is currently Executive Vice Chairman at Credit Suisse First Boston. Thornburgh will step down from day-to-day management at Credit Suisse at ...