Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Steven Whittick, the former treasurer of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association ( LEEBA ) and an officer with the New York City (the City ) Department of Environmental Protection ( DEP ), pled guilty today before United States District Judge P. Kevin Castel, to charges of conspiring to evade more than $250,000 in federal taxes, including payroll taxes owed by LEEBA and its employees, and his own personal income taxes. Whittick also pled guilty to lying to federal officers during the course of the investigation in this case. LEEBA is a labor union that represents certain law enforcement officers employed by the City, including officers from DEP, the City Department of Sanitation, and the City Department of Transportation.
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Court of Chancery Orders Production of Emails, Denies Production of Privileged Communications in Books and Records Action
Emps.’ Ret. Sys. of R.I. v. Facebook, Inc.,
C.A. No. 2020-0085-JRS (Del. Ch. Feb. 10, 2021)
In a post-trial opinion, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III granted a stockholder’s request to inspect directors’ nonprivileged electronic communications, including emails, concerning settlement negotiations for the purpose of investigating whether Facebook overpaid in the settlement to protect its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, from substantial personal liability.
In July 2019, in connection with a data breach, Facebook agreed to pay $5 billion to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in exchange for the release of claims against the company and Mr. Zuckerberg personally. Facebook stockholder Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI) sought books and records to investigate whether Facebook spent corporate assets to protect Mr. Zuckerberg. Facebook produced so