"Our record in public corruption prosecutions speaks for itself."
United States v. Johnson (1966) was the first case in which the Supreme Court held that the Clause barred a corruption prosecution.
White-Collar Crime Increases Business fraud and corruption prosecutions and investigations are on the rise.
He served until 1971, leading a series of corruption prosecutions against high-profile figures in politics and organized crime, including against Newark Mayor Hugh Joseph Addonizio.
(So, too, did a series of corruption prosecutions.)
Most Federal corruption prosecutions involve charges of outright bribery of the sort that can probably still be maintained.
During his 13-month tenure he initiated a series of ground-breaking corruption prosecutions against politicians and organized crime figures, including one case against the mayor of Newark.
Of the 26 corruption prosecutions Mr. Spota's office has brought since 2003, only one has resulted in acquittal.
The court is now pursuing the government over the amnesty against corruption prosecutions as well as over the memo.
The bursting of the stock market bubble, combined with the changing face of the American population, has led to a surge in business fraud and corruption prosecutions and investigations.