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U.S. v. Kelley, No. 06-5536-cr (2nd Cir.) (551 F.3d 171) (January 5, 2009) (Per Curiam) by A conviction for securities fraud and wire fraud is affirmed where: 1) although the use of bogus account statements to lull defrauded investors is not in and of itself sufficient to establish a securities …

Coleman v. Lappin, No. Civ. No. 06-2255(RMC) (D.D.C.) (535 F.Supp.2d 96) (February 18, 2008) (Judge Rosemary M. Collyer) by In this case, Judge Collyer rejected an attempt by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to create a new “embarrassment” exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. …

U.S. v. Gonzalez, No. 95-1438(L), No. 482 (2nd Cir.) (110 F.3d 936) (April 14, 1997) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker) by Here the Court rejected a claim that irrelevant evidence had been admitted, holding that to be relevant the evidence needs only to "tend" to prove the Government's case and …

U.S. v. Aramony, No. 95-5532 (4th Cir.) (88 F.3d 1369) (July 17, 1996) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton) by This is one of those cases that stretches the elastic limits of the term "relevant", as used in Rule 404(b) of the Fed.R.Evid., to cover just about anything needed to obtain a …