Jacob Frenkel
Jacob Frenkel
Jacob Aharon Frenkelis an Israeli economist and the Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International. He served as Governor of the Bank of Israel between 1991 and 2000...
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Judges normally show greater sympathy for people of advanced years and deteriorating health,
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The government's prosecutions of corporate fraud will be judged based on the verdict in this case. If there is an acquittal, the government's corporate fraud prosecutions will be deemed at best a modest success. To the extent the government is being tested, this is the final exam.
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It takes a mature, confident and thoughtful judge to acknowledge and identify a real legal issue. That's not to say there may not be other significant issues; it's just she has identified one she believes is the most likely to be considered on appeal.
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Now anyone who wants to know what trial court judges in New York state are doing when confronted with conviction in a high-profile corporate fraud case, the answer is imposing a significant sentence.
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These cases have significant policy implications. To see two senior executives facing prison terms representing the balance of their lives sends a very strong message.
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These cases are not a slam dunk. The biggest challenge for the government, if it wins, is to make the win stick.
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The strategy in all these prosecutions is to secure cooperation and slowly build cases against more senior participants.
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Prosecutors are also about to go up against an unprecedented level of firepower.
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I've always felt that he had a very strong case on appeal, ... if there's any case that's likely to be reversed, this is it.
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Sometimes doing that takes a little bit longer than many would like or expect.
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Sometimes it takes the filing of an indictment to induce a plea and cooperation.
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there's never any assurance that a juror who meets a certain profile will return a verdict a certain way.
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We have the government being very aggressive on the concept of criminal intent in jury charges. And now we have the number two example of it being overturned.
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If a quarterback is injured in a big football game, the game doesn't stop. But it is disruptive and a significant distraction on a professional level because Lay and Ramsey have developed a relationship.