Mogul bent on grand jury reform
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Price Club founder Sol Price was also trained as a lawyer, aims to reform the grand jury process, believing the federal government and the states should provide jurors with their own lawyers, who, independent of the prosecutor, would inform them of the law governing their investigations and also be there to answer other questions as they arose. Price is considering using some of his funds for a handbook telling jurors their rights and that, far from being an arm of the prosecution, they are independent. In Congress the Grand Jury Due Process Act is a sign of concern over prosecutorial excess.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Money-laundering charges curbed
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Both the US Congress and the Justice Dept have rejected attempts to decrease money laundering penalties, but the Justice Dept has issued a report on money laundering charges required by Congress. The report largely favors the current regime but does give departmental agreement with some sentence reduction for the crime. The report requires consultation with the Justice Dept's Criminal Division before the filing of receipt-and-deposit cases.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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