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Tim O’Toole Comments on Supreme Court Ruling in Law360

Subtitle
"Skilling Ruling Puts Prosecutors On Short Leash"

Law360

Tim O'Toole discusses the Supreme Court decision in the case of former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling. The ruling restricts the use of the honest services fraud statute, limiting a law that prosecutors have relied on in many high-profile cases. "The days when a creative prosecutor could indict private individuals or public officials based on any sort of dishonest conduct are now largely gone," notes O'Toole.