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Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNBC
McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement to settle a federal criminal investigation into its consulting work with Purdue Pharma, which involved advising on increasing sales of the opioid OxyContin. Additionally, a former McKinsey partner will plead guilty to obstruction of justice for destroying and concealing documents related to the probe.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by ABC News
A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that some Jan. 6 rioters received improper sentence enhancements for obstructing the congressional certification, impacting scores of prison terms, including that of convicted rioter Larry Brock. While upholding Brock's conviction, the panel ordered the removal of the enhancement, potentially affecting dozens of sentences. The ruling centers on whether the "administration of justice" enhancement should apply to the disrupted congressional proceedings, with the panel agreeing with Brock's argument that it does not extend to the unique congressional function of certifying electoral college votes. The Justice Department's upcoming Supreme Court case on the felony obstruction charge used against rioters is also highlighted.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC News
Edward Badalian, a Jan. 6 defendant who was charged with conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, and aiding and abetting, and tampering with documents or proceedings, has been found guilty on three counts. Badalian was charged alongside Daniel Rodriguez, who admitted to electroshocking a D.C. police officer during the Capitol attack. Badalian drove a rented van across the country and told members of the group that he had packed a respirator, masks, snow goggles, kneepads, and baseball helmets for the group. Badalian's focus was not on antifa, but on arresting politicians, including President-elect Joe Biden and then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi.