Recent Blog Posts

• New Jersey's Investigation of Student Loan Industry's Dealings With Colleges and Universities
  As the student loan scandal widens, it seems that most colleges and universities will have to examine and modify any existing internal policies that outline appropriate conduct between employees and outside service providers. ....
• New Jersey Attorney General Under Investigation After Traffic Stop
  New Jersey's Attorney General is under investigation for coming to the scene of her boyfriend's traffic stop. The matter in question is whether or not her boyfriend received special treatment because the attorney general was there. Scott Unger commented on the situation for the Associated Press. ....
• Robert Rose, Mercer County College Trustees Meet
  Today's Trenton Times reports on Mercer County College President Robert Rose's meeting with the school's board of trustees. The board is investigating financial practices at the school. Kevin Hart, Chair of the Firm's Corporate Investigation and White Collar group, attended this meeting with his client Rose. ....
• Tyco International Hires Independent Outside Counsel
  Tyco International has hired independent outside counsel to investigate whether one of its business units violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making improper payments to foreign officials. ....
• Is the Dispute Between Law Enforcement Officials Going to Benefit Potential Targets?
  A turf war seems to have erupted between United States Attorney Christopher Christie and State law enforcement officials such as Attorney General Peter Harvey and Monmouth County Prosecutor John Kaye. One has to ask if the strife between these powerful officials is hindering the effective prosecution of corrupt public officials, or is it just another “black eye” for New Jersey. ....
• New Jersey's First Inspector General
  Kevin Hart, Chair of the Firm's Corporate Investigation & White Collar Group, was interviewed by WNBC News New York regarding Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey's appointment of Mary Jane Cooper to the position of Inspector General for the State. ....
• Sentencing Guidelines
  United States v. Booker - The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday January 12, 2005 rendered the long awaited decision regarding the constitutionality of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. ....
• Protecting Your Business From Within
  Internal control systems businesses are extremely important for protecting your company from employee theft. ....
• New Jersey Creates Position of Inspector General
  Kevin Hart, Chair of Stark & Stark's Corporate Investigation and White Collar Group, was interviewed by WNBC News New York regarding Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey's executive order creating the position of Inspector General for the State. The new Inspector General's mission will be to "ferret out fraud and wasteful spending at all levels of government". ....
• Accountants Liability in New Jersey
  E. Dickerson & Son, Inc. v. Ernst & Young, LLP - The New Jersey Supreme Court in E. Dickerson & Son, Inc. v. Ernst & Young, LLP, 179NJ500 (2004), dealt a significant blow to third parties seeking damages from accounting firms for negligence. ....
• New Sentencing Guidelines for Corporate Directors and Officers
  The U.S. Sentencing Commission has promulgated new guidelines for Chapter Eight of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines which deal with Organizations. ....
• Problems Facing Merck As a Result of Vioxx Litigation
  New Jersey Star-Ledger article featuring Kevin Hart, Chair of the Firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Group, discussing the legal problems Merck is facing as a result of Vioxx litigation. ....
• Employee Theft
  The problem of employee theft cuts across all industry and product barriers and has a particularly devastating effect on small businesses, who are the worst victims of this phenomenon. ....