His lawyer in Boston, Edward Mahoney, said Monday that Dr. Levine was cooperating with investigators and that volunteering to inactive his license was "in no way an acknowledgment of any wrongdoing," that he had taken the action "in light of the serious nature of the allegations".
I would never condone such behavior, but I'll leave it to lawyers, judges and juries to determine if there was any wrongdoing that justifies a criminal or civil suit.
For instance, recently New York real estate owner Rubin Schron and attorney Leonard Grunstein, along with a number of other corporate defendants, settled a case (without acknowledging wrongdoing) that alleged a violation of federal anti-kickback laws, which prohibit knowingly or willfully receiving or giving any remuneration for referrals covered by Medicare or Medicaid.
It would also allow Google to avoid a potential fine of up to $5 billion and a finding of wrongdoing that could limit its future activities.
Kaspersky officials declined interview requests, referring reporters to a statement denying wrongdoing that was issued after the GSA's announcement.
Together, prosecutors say, it is a tally of wrongdoing that is likely to yield many more criminal cases in the months ahead.
"If a bank doesn't shut down a questionable account when directed to do so, Justice slaps the institution with a penalty for wrongdoing that may or may not have happened," Keating wrote.
We are aware that many wonder if university administrations are willing to turn a blind eye to wrongdoing that may disrupt a successful sports program.
While he is perhaps best known for playing the tough-minded District Attorney Arthur Branch on the NBC show "Law & Order," it is his real-life role as an investigator of government wrongdoing that has become a central part of the political biography he hopes will propel him to the presidency.
Minority Americans, especially, all too frequently see approaching police as people on a mission to uncover wrongdoing that will lead to their ensnarement in a fearsome system that degrades and destroys.
