Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Stein, No. 07-3042-cr (2nd Cir.) (541 F.3d 130) (August 28, 2008) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by Here the Court affirmed the dismissal of indictments against 13 defendants, all former employees of KPMG, based on prosecutorial misconduct that resulted in the effective denial of the defendants’ Sixth Amendment rights …

Stein v. KPMG, LLP, No. 06-4358-cv (2nd Cir.) (486 F.3d 753) (May 23, 2007) (Judge Ralph K. Jr. Winter) by For a discussion of the ruling in this case, see "2nd Circuit: Federal Judge Lacks Authority to Hear Demands KPMG Pay Legal Fees," by Mark Hamblett, as published in the …

U.S. v. Stein, No. 05 Crim. 0888 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (495 F.Supp.2d 390) (July 16, 2007) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) by This decision relates to the Government’s long and highly publicized efforts to prosecute a number of the former partners and employees of KPMG, the giant accounting firm, in what has …

U.S. v. Stein, No. 05 Crim. 0888 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (461 F.Supp.2d 201) (November 13, 2006) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) by Once again, Judge Kaplan has postponed the trial of 16 former employees of the accounting firm KPMG in a massive criminal tax shelter fraud case. The defendants recently moved for …

U.S. v. Stein, No. 05 Crim. 0888 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (452 F.Supp.2d 230) (September 6, 2006) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) by In this case, said to be the largest criminal tax case in our nation’s history, the Government has charged 19 defendants, 17 of them former partners or employees of accounting …

U.S. v. Stein, No. 05 Crim. 0888 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (435 F.Supp.2d 330) (June 26, 2006) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) by This is an important decision in which Judge Kaplan held that the Government had violated the Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights of a number of former KPMG partners and one …