Carrie Johnson
National
Articles by Carrie Johnson
Court Won't Force Testimony On Firings of U.S. Attorneys (October 7, 2008)
Guidelines Expand FBI's Surveillance Powers (October 4, 2008)
Prosecutors Expected To Spare Wall St. Firms (October 3, 2008)
Report Implicates White House (October 1, 2008)
A Two-Pronged Push To Aid Ailing Banks (October 1, 2008)
Lawyer to Continue Inquiry Into Prosecutor's Firing (September 30, 2008)
No Grand Jury for Gonzales (September 29, 2008)
Anthrax Suspect E-Mailed Himself About Solving the Case (September 25, 2008)
FBI Began Investigating AIG in March (September 25, 2008)
FBI Opens Probe of Finance Giants (September 24, 2008)
Wall St. Points to Disclosure As Issue (September 23, 2008)
Terrorism Financing Case Back in Court (September 21, 2008)
Crisis Poses Big Test for Markets' Regulator (September 19, 2008)
Anthrax Suspect Didn't Act Alone, Leahy Posits (September 18, 2008)
FBI to Get Expert Help In Anthrax Inquiry (September 17, 2008)
Lawmakers Are Seeking Answers in Anthrax Case (September 16, 2008)
FBI Outlines Plan to Expand Agents' Tactics; Hill Hearings Set (September 13, 2008)
Rule Changes Would Give FBI Agents Extensive New Powers (September 12, 2008)
Hill Aide Emerges in Lobbyist's Case (September 10, 2008)
Former Abramoff Associate Is Arrested (September 9, 2008)
Effort on Immigration Courts Faulted (September 8, 2008)
Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison (September 5, 2008)
Professor Is Convicted Of Sharing Technology (September 4, 2008)
Report Describes Careless Handling of U.S. Secrets (September 3, 2008)
Report Faults Handling of Wiretap Notes (September 2, 2008)
FBI Elaborates on Anthrax Case (August 19, 2008)
U.S. May Ease Police Spy Rules (August 16, 2008)
Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't Match (August 14, 2008)
Justice Dept. Issues a Callback (August 13, 2008)
FBI Apologizes to Post, Times (August 9, 2008)
Prosecutors Clear Hatfill in Anthrax Case (August 9, 2008)
New Details Show Anthrax Suspect Away On Key Day (August 8, 2008)
Government Asserts Ivins Acted Alone (August 7, 2008)
FBI to Show How Genetics Led to Anthrax Researcher (August 6, 2008)
Anthrax Dryer a Key To Probe (August 5, 2008)
Researcher Kept Security Clearance as FBI Closed In (August 4, 2008)
Scientist Set to Discuss Plea Bargain In Deadly Attacks Commits Suicide (August 2, 2008)
Sen. Stevens Indicted On 7 Corruption Counts (July 30, 2008)
Internal Justice Dept. Report Cites Illegal Hiring Practices (July 29, 2008)
Mukasey Asked to Watch for Lingerers (July 25, 2008)
Right the Ship or Hold the Course? (July 20, 2008)
Ashcroft Testifies on Interrogation Policy (July 18, 2008)
Administration Wanted Loyalist As Justice Dept. Legal Adviser (July 17, 2008)
Ex-Diplomat Sentenced for Anti-Arab Threats (July 12, 2008)
Mukasey Vows Smooth Transition At Justice for Next Administration (July 10, 2008)
Corporate Crime Probes To Get New Guidelines (July 10, 2008)
Court Nominee Accused of Plagiarism Won't Withdraw (July 8, 2008)
Justice Dept. Sued Over Political Bias (July 7, 2008)
A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud (July 2, 2008)
U.S. Settles With Scientist Named in Anthrax Cases (June 28, 2008)
Right to Face Accusers Is Affirmed in Unusual Case (June 26, 2008)
Ideology-Based Hiring at Justice Broke Laws, Investigation Finds (June 25, 2008)
Report Says Partisanship Reigned in Justice Department Hiring Program (June 24, 2008)
White House Refuses To Release Documents On Air-Quality Policy (June 21, 2008)
Justice Dept. Grant Overseer Subject of Criminal Probe (June 20, 2008)
Lawmakers Near Deal On Surveillance Bill (June 14, 2008)
Medical Fraud a Growing Problem (June 13, 2008)
Ability to Challenge Transfer to Foreign Custody Is Limited (June 13, 2008)
Judge Assailed Over Sexually Explicit Images on Web Site (June 12, 2008)
Violent Crime Down, FBI Says (June 10, 2008)
Audit Faults Delays in Immigrant Name Checks (June 10, 2008)
Former GOP Staff Member Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge (June 3, 2008)
Awaiting New Pardon Attorney: Backlog, and Chance to Make Mark (May 27, 2008)
Former Aide Is Under Investigation (May 24, 2008)
House Panel Subpoenas Rove Over Role in Justice Dept. Actions (May 23, 2008)
Interrogation Tactics Were Challenged at White House (May 22, 2008)
Audit Finds FBI Reports Of Detainee Abuse Ignored (May 21, 2008)
GOP's Davis Urges Bloch to Quit Special Counsel's Office (May 8, 2008)
Lawmakers Accused of Flouting Rules on Use of Staff (May 8, 2008)
Panel Will Subpoena Assistant to Cheney (May 7, 2008)
Federal Agents Raid Office of Special Counsel (May 7, 2008)
Ex-Aide Sentenced; New Probe Emerges (May 3, 2008)
Lawmakers to See Secret Documents (May 1, 2008)
Lawmaker Threatens Subpoenas for Aides (April 29, 2008)
Justice Dept. Sees Surge In Global Crime Networks (April 24, 2008)
Man, 84, Is Charged With Spying for Israel in 1980s (April 23, 2008)
Few Clear Wins in U.S. Anti-Terror Cases (April 21, 2008)
Probe Sought In Alabama Prosecution (April 18, 2008)
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed (April 15, 2008)
Former Ala. Governor Turns Tables on Justice Department (April 13, 2008)
Constitutional Exception Not Valid, Mukasey Says (April 11, 2008)
At Justice, New Pressure To Release Documents (April 8, 2008)
Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades (April 3, 2008)
Former Pentagon Official Pleads Guilty to Espionage (April 1, 2008)
Long Fight Ahead for Treasury Blueprint (March 30, 2008)
Puerto Rico's Governor Is Charged With Corruption (March 28, 2008)
Report Details Lender's Collapse (March 27, 2008)
After a Lifetime in Law, a First Day in Court (March 26, 2008)
Highest Lawman Prepares to Meet Highest Court (March 22, 2008)
Bush Fills Key Posts In Homeland Security (March 20, 2008)
Nacchio's Convictions Are Overturned (March 18, 2008)
Spitzer to Step Down as N.Y. Governor (March 13, 2008)
FBI Watched Spitzer Before February Incident (March 12, 2008)
Rules Issued For Oversight Of Fraud Cases (March 11, 2008)
Fidelity Settles After Employees Accepted Gifts (March 6, 2008)
Grassley to Wrestle Justice Department (February 27, 2008)
Cuomo Near Deal On Home Appraisals (February 27, 2008)
In Shift, Ashcroft to Testify on Oversight Deal (February 26, 2008)
Supreme Court Rules Employees Can Sue Over 401(k) Misconduct (February 21, 2008)
A Labyrinthine Path to Justice (February 14, 2008)
Lerach Gets Two Years In Prison for Kickbacks (February 12, 2008)
Merck to Pay $650 Million In Medicaid Settlement (February 8, 2008)
Mukasey Had Been Overseer Finalist (January 30, 2008)
Loan Adviser to Assist Bank Probe (January 28, 2008)
Court Declines Enron Investors' Appeal (January 23, 2008)
Bill Proposed on Firms' Settlements (January 23, 2008)
Lone SEC Democrat To Leave Jan. 31 (January 22, 2008)
Ex-CEO Gets 21 Months for Tampering With Options (January 17, 2008)
GAO to Investigate No-Bid Contracts To Monitor Firms (January 17, 2008)
Corporate Fraud Lawsuits Restricted (January 16, 2008)
Ex-Officials Benefit From Corporate Cleanup (January 15, 2008)
Another Gloomy Day on Wall St. (January 9, 2008)
Judge Won't Disqualify Stockman Prosecutor (January 5, 2008)
Credit Crisis Caused Rise In Class-Action Fraud Suits (January 4, 2008)
Mortgage Probes Face Big Hurdles (December 27, 2007)
Deloitte Settles in Key Case Over Faulty Audit (December 11, 2007)
Both Sides Rest in Trial Of Ex-PurchasePro Chief (December 11, 2007)
FBI to Focus On Area Mortgage Loan Fraud (December 6, 2007)
U.S. Targets Bribery Overseas (December 5, 2007)
Shining a Light on Card Fees (December 2, 2007)
SEC Votes to Limit Shareholder Rights (November 29, 2007)
Calif. Court Rejects SUV Mileage Rules (November 16, 2007)
SEC Chair's Proxy Agenda Draws Debate (November 15, 2007)
Democrats Nominate 2 for SEC Vacancies (November 14, 2007)
A Year Later, Prosecutors Fight To Keep Enron's Skilling in Prison (November 14, 2007)
Merck Agrees to Blanket Settlement on Vioxx (November 10, 2007)
Cuomo's Loan Probe Turns to Fannie, Freddie (November 8, 2007)
Dodd on Trail, Committee on Hold (November 7, 2007)
New York Sues Appraiser In Mortgage Loan Probe (November 2, 2007)
Lerach Enters Guilty Plea In Class-Action Conspiracy (October 30, 2007)
Papers Contradict Nacchio's Defense (October 23, 2007)
Obstruction Charged in Fraud Trial (October 19, 2007)
Johnson's Ex-Lawyer Testifies Against Him (October 16, 2007)
Bank Plans Probe of HIV Tests In India (October 13, 2007)
E-Mails in First Trial May Haunt Johnson (October 11, 2007)
SEC Wants More Details Disclosed On Executive Pay (October 10, 2007)
High Court's Fraud Case Widely Seen as Stand-In for Enron (October 5, 2007)
SEC's Lone Democrat to Leave (October 3, 2007)
Doctor Presses Bank on HIV Tests (September 28, 2007)
U.S. Aims to Limit Funds' Risk (September 26, 2007)
W.R. Grace Loses Appeal In Asbestos Mine Case (September 21, 2007)
Class-Action Lawyer Weiss Indicted (September 21, 2007)
Guilty Plea to End Crusading Lawyer's Lucrative Run (September 19, 2007)
Plaintiff Lawyer to Plead Guilty To Conspiracy (September 18, 2007)
Subtraction Changes Math at SEC (September 13, 2007)
Mortgage Mess Unleashes Chain Of Lawsuits (September 11, 2007)
Skilling Appeals Enron Conviction, Asks for a New Trial (September 8, 2007)
Investment Pitches Prey On Elderly (September 5, 2007)
Lerach to Leave Law Firm As He Tries to End Probe (August 29, 2007)
Whole Foods Free to Buy Wild Oats (August 24, 2007)
Whole Foods Ruling Appealed (August 18, 2007)
The Crisis's Other Victim: Chillin' (August 18, 2007)
Whole Foods' Acquisition Clears Antitrust Hurdle (August 17, 2007)
In High Court Filing, It's U.S. vs. Investors (August 16, 2007)
Goldman Injects $2 Billion Into Fund (August 14, 2007)
SEC's Senior Democrat to Leave As Vote on Investor Rights Nears (August 10, 2007)
1st Options Trial Ends In Guilty Verdict (August 8, 2007)
How Much Organic Food in One Basket? (August 2, 2007)
U.S. Attorney Became Target After Rebuffing Justice Dept. (August 1, 2007)
Enron Plaintiffs Get More Support (July 31, 2007)
Former Qwest Chief Gets 6-Year Prison Term (July 28, 2007)
SEC Approves One Watchdog For Brokers Big and Small (July 27, 2007)
SEC Proposal Raises Profile Of Investors (July 26, 2007)
Stockman's Defense Takes Charge (July 20, 2007)
U.S. Targets Health-Care Fraud, Abuse (July 19, 2007)
Dow Jones Director Under SEC Probe (July 19, 2007)
U.S. Promotes Its Record on Corporate Crime (July 18, 2007)
Former SEC Officials Enter Securities Case (July 17, 2007)
Charges Dropped Against 13 Ex-KPMG Officials (July 17, 2007)
SEC Interested in Web Musings of Whole Foods CEO (July 14, 2007)
Asbestos Evidentiary Ruling Goes Against Grace (July 13, 2007)
AOL Investors to Get Lawsuit Money Soon (July 11, 2007)
Guilty Plea Puts Pressure On Firm (July 10, 2007)
3 Plead Guilty in Voice-Mail Pump-and-Dump Swindle (July 4, 2007)
Treasury to Study Regulatory Overlap (June 28, 2007)
Questioning the SEC, Gently (June 27, 2007)
U.S. Disputes KPMG Ruling (June 26, 2007)
Pro-Business Decision Hews To Pattern of Roberts Court (June 22, 2007)
N.Y. Securities Fraud Boss Departs (June 22, 2007)
Allied Capital, SEC Settle on Investment Pricing (June 21, 2007)
Last of 15 Enron Defendants Sentenced (June 19, 2007)
Their Own Defense (June 18, 2007)
Frank Critical Of Bush On Suits (June 14, 2007)
D.C. Lawyer Settles Insider-Trading Case (June 14, 2007)
Bush Weighs In Against Investors In Fraud Case (June 13, 2007)
Investors Lose Key Advocate In Case on Financial Crimes (June 12, 2007)
Investors, Advocates Worry About U.S. Position on Fraud Recovery (June 9, 2007)
SEC to Side With Enron Plaintiffs (June 2, 2007)
Penalties Assessed In Options Scandals (June 1, 2007)
Ernst & Young Partners Charged (May 31, 2007)
Plaintiff Lawyer to Quit His Firm (May 31, 2007)
SEC's Atkins Tapped for Commodities Regulator (May 30, 2007)
Accounting Board Relaxes Audit Rule (May 25, 2007)
Prison Likely for Adelphia Patriarch (May 25, 2007)
Prosecutors Spare Law Firm (May 24, 2007)
SEC Votes To Soften Scope of Audit Law (May 24, 2007)
Levitt to Lead Study Of Accounting Industry (May 18, 2007)
SEC Faces Some Crucial Questions (May 17, 2007)
OxyContin Makers Admit Deception (May 11, 2007)
Medicare's $869 Air Mattress Bill (May 10, 2007)
SEC Is Urged To Pursue Banks In Enron Fraud (May 10, 2007)
Questionable Play on Dow Jones (May 9, 2007)
N.Y. Court Dismisses 4 Charges in Grasso Case (May 9, 2007)
Guilty Pleas Expected in Big Insider Trading Case (May 8, 2007)
Frist Not Charged as Investigators Close Probe of His Hospital Stock Sales (April 27, 2007)
David Stockman's Reply-Side Strategy (April 27, 2007)
Apple's Former CFO Settles Options Case (April 25, 2007)
All Sides Seek SEC Support in Liability Case (April 21, 2007)
Nacchio Guilty of Insider Trading (April 20, 2007)
Cuomo Moves Quickly to Fill Spitzer's Role (April 18, 2007)
SEC Shift May Lead To Lower Penalties (April 13, 2007)
SEC Meets To Debate Accounting Provision (April 4, 2007)
Wall St. Lobbying Group Ends Joint Leadership (March 30, 2007)
SEC Accuses 2 Former Enron Lawyers of Assisting the Fraud (March 29, 2007)
The Right to Sue Vs. Suing Too Easily (March 29, 2007)
A Businessman Who Keeps the Books (March 28, 2007)
Reagan Budget Head Stockman Is Charged With Fraud (March 27, 2007)
Charges Readied Against Reagan Aide Stockman (March 21, 2007)
Investors Defeated In Enron Decision (March 20, 2007)
Democrats Open Door To Looser Business Rules (March 15, 2007)
Wall Street, Washington Huddle on U.S. Markets (March 14, 2007)
3 Indicted in Online Brokerage Hacking Scheme (March 13, 2007)
Businesses Prepare to Mount a Concerted Attack on Regulation (March 12, 2007)
Trading Halted For 35 Firms Over E-Mails (March 9, 2007)
SEC Enforcer to Business: Quit Whining (March 9, 2007)
Accounting for the Future (March 9, 2007)
Group Seeks to Rein In Corporate Prosecution (March 8, 2007)
13 Charged In Big Insider Trading Scam (March 2, 2007)
U.S. to Charge At Least 1 in Trading Probe (March 1, 2007)
SEC to Put Freeze on Hong Kong Accounts (February 27, 2007)
Call for More Oversight of Hedge Funds Is Rejected (February 23, 2007)
Software Firm to Pay $30 Million in AOL Case (February 22, 2007)
The Banker's Candidate (February 16, 2007)
Executive-Pay Summaries Conceal as They Reveal (February 16, 2007)
4 Admit Conspiracy In Stock-Tip Case (February 9, 2007)
Hedge Funds Begin to Show Up on Regulators' Radar (February 9, 2007)
3 Acquitted In Lengthy AOL Trial (February 7, 2007)
Crashing the Party (February 3, 2007)
Long-Running AOL Trial Heads to Jury (February 2, 2007)
Investors Say SEC Rushed Rule (January 26, 2007)
SEC Delays Decision On Board Nominations (January 23, 2007)
New Rules Issued on Complex Bank Deals (January 6, 2007)
Prosecutors End Case in Long AOL Fraud Trial (January 5, 2007)
Charge Against KPMG Dropped (January 4, 2007)
Head to Head On the Hill (January 3, 2007)
Apple Admits Wrongdoing But Rallies Around Leader (December 30, 2006)
Firm Accused Of Deleting Missing E-Mail (December 20, 2006)
Plan Unveiled to Scrap A Sarbanes-Oxley Rule (December 20, 2006)
SEC Votes to Ease Audit Requirements (December 14, 2006)
From Top to Bottom (December 14, 2006)
Higher Hurdles Set in Corporate Crime Cases (December 13, 2006)
Appellate Ruling Pushes Skilling Closer to Prison (December 13, 2006)
J.P. Morgan Hires SEC's Former Top Cop (December 13, 2006)
Skilling's Arrival In Prison Delayed (December 12, 2006)
Auto Official May Testify In Stockman Investigation (December 12, 2006)
Possible Leak to Lobbyists Gets Attention of the SEC (December 9, 2006)
Dodd Vows to Protect Investors (December 8, 2006)
Frank Offers Compromise to Business (December 7, 2006)
Hedge Fund Forum Gets Fiery (December 6, 2006)
Deadlock Broken on Revising Audit Rule (December 6, 2006)
Agreement Elusive on Accounting Rule Change (December 5, 2006)
Report on Corporate Rules Is Assailed (December 1, 2006)
Shift in Corporate Prosecution Ahead (November 30, 2006)
Overhaul Urged for Corporate Oversight (November 30, 2006)
Five Years After Enron, Firms Seek Weaker Rules (November 29, 2006)
Paulson Says Business Is Over-Regulated (November 21, 2006)
More Than Backdating in Common (November 17, 2006)
Former Enron Accountant Gets 51/2 Years for Fraud (November 16, 2006)
Audit Clears SEC's Financial Statements (November 16, 2006)
Incorporation Rules Enable Fraud, Officials Warn Panel (November 15, 2006)
SEC, Accounting Board Officials To Weigh Sarbanes-Oxley Update (November 11, 2006)
Mistrial Called in Online Ad Fraud Case (November 11, 2006)
Ex-U.S. Foodservice Executive Convicted (November 9, 2006)
SEC Enforcement Cases Decline 9% (November 3, 2006)
Cendant's Ex-Chair Convicted In Fraud (November 1, 2006)
End of Enron's Saga Brings Era to a Close (October 25, 2006)
Skilling Gets 24 Years for Fraud at Enron (October 24, 2006)
AOL Fraud Prosecutors Stop Short Of the Top (October 23, 2006)
Grasso Breached Duty to NYSE, N.Y. Judge Rules (October 20, 2006)
SKILLING'S LAST STAND (October 20, 2006)
Judge Revokes Lay's Conviction (October 18, 2006)
Enron's Skilling Asks to Remain Free on Bail During His Appeal (October 12, 2006)
Hedge Fund Escapes Charges (October 6, 2006)
Apple CEO Apologizes In Options Scandal (October 5, 2006)
Feeling 'Slap in the Face' After Fastow's Sentence (October 3, 2006)
Enron's Fastow Gets 6 Years (September 27, 2006)
Fastow Takes Aim at Banks He Says Helped Enron (September 26, 2006)
Cook the Books, Get Life in Prison: Is Justice Served? (September 25, 2006)
New Role Raises Eyebrows (September 23, 2006)
Skilling Charged With Intoxication (September 21, 2006)
'A Changed' Fastow Requests Leniency for His Role at Enron (September 21, 2006)
Former Enron Executive Sentenced (September 19, 2006)
Silicon Valley's Golden Past Tarnished by Latest Probes (September 14, 2006)
Reagan Aide Stockman Targeted in Fraud Probe (September 8, 2006)
Look Who's Left Standing (August 31, 2006)
Prudential to Pay $600 Million to Avoid Fund Trial (August 29, 2006)
U.S. Seeks to Delay Grace Asbestos Trial (August 25, 2006)
Fannie Mae Avoids Criminal Charges Over Accounting (August 25, 2006)
Deal With Quattrone Would Avert Third Trial (August 22, 2006)
Lawyers Try to Expunge Lay Verdict (August 17, 2006)
EPlus Finds Problems in Stock Option Accounting (August 12, 2006)
3 Charged As Probe Into Options Widens (August 10, 2006)
Stewart Resolves Last of Charges (August 8, 2006)
At SEC, a Year of Relative Calm (August 2, 2006)
Court Rejects Ebbers's Appeal (July 29, 2006)
Three Charged in Phone Stock Scam (July 28, 2006)
SEC Wants To Question Morgan Stanley Chief (July 22, 2006)
Charges Filed in Options Probe (July 21, 2006)
Enron's Lay Dies Of Heart Attack (July 6, 2006)
Prosecutors Seek Assets Of Two Enron Chiefs (July 1, 2006)