United States Sentencing Commission
Symposium on Federal Sentencing Policy for
Economic Crimes and New Technology Offenses
October 12-13, 2000
Symposium Co-Sponsors with the U.S. Sentencing Commission:
Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States
American Bar Association - White Collar Crime Committee
National White Collar Crime Center
Host: The Tech Center at the George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia
[The opinions and representations made by the speakers at this symposium do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.]
DAY ONE - October 12, 2000
Day One: Welcome and Introductions
Welcome to the Law School: The Honorable Michael E. O'Neill, Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission; Assistant Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Introductions: The Honorable John R. Steer, Vice Chair and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Introduction of Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Ruben Castillo, Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. IL; Vice Chair and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Keynote Address: The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Deputy Attorney General of the United States
Plenary Session I: What Social Science Can Contribute to Sentencing Policy for Economic Crimes
Moderator: Professor Jeffrey S. Parker, George Mason University School of Law
Dr. Daniel Nagin, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Donald J. Rebovich, Research Director, The National White Collar Crime Center
Dr. Mark Cohen, Associate Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University; Director, Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies (VCEMS)
Plenary Session II: Brief Overview of the "Economic Crime Package"
Andy Purdy, Acting General Counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Dr. Courtney Semisch, Senior Research Associate, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Moderator: The Honorable Joe Kendall, Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. TX, and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
The Honorable J. Phil Gilbert, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, S.D. IL
The Honorable James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
James E. Felman, Esq., Kymes, Markman & Felman, P.A.; Co-Chair, Practitioners' Advisory Group
Dr. Mark Cohen, Associate Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University; Director, Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies (VCEMS)
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session One
Lead Facilitator: Professor Frank O. Bowman, III, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
Assistant Facilitators:
Judy Goldstein Smith, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, E.D. PA
Justin A. Thornton, Esq., Washington, DC
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session Two
Lead Facilitator: John D. Cline, Esq., Freedman Boyd Daniels Hollander Goldberg & Cline, P.A., Albuquerque, NM
Assistant Facilitators:
Vicki Portney, Esq., Office of Policy and Legislation, U.S. Department of Justice
The Honorable J. Phil Gilbert, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, S.D. IL
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session Three
Lead Facilitator: Joshua R. Hochberg., Esq., Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Assistant Facilitators:
James E. Felman, Esq., Kymes, Markman & Felman, P.A.; Co-Chair, Practitioners' Advisory Group
Gregory T. Wallance, Esq., Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, L.L.P., New York, NY
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session Four
Lead Facilitator: T. Mark Flanagan, Jr., Esq., McKenna & Cuneo, L.L.P., Washington, DC
Assistant Facilitators:
Professor Michael Goldsmith, J.P. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University, and former U.S. Sentencing Commissioner
Jonathan Rusch, Esq., Special Counsel for Fraud Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session Five
Lead Facilitator: Miriam A. Krinsky, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, C.D. CA
Assistant Facilitators:
L. Barrett Boss, Esq., Asbill, Junkin, Moffitt & Boss, Chartered, Washington, DC
Catharine M. Goodwin, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session Six
Lead Facilitator: The Honorable Julie E. Carnes, Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. GA, and Former U.S. Sentencing Commissioner
Assistant Facilitators:
Thomas L. Hutchison, Esq., Federal Defenders Training Group
Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Esq., Acting Director, Policy and Legislation, U.S. Department of Justice
Revising the Definition of Loss: Group Breakout Session Seven
Lead Facilitator: David F. Axelrod, Esq., Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, L.L.P., Columbus, Ohio
Assistant Facilitators:
Thomas E. Zeno, Esq., Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney
Marc Zwillinger, Esq., Kirkland and Ellis, Washington, DC
Moderator: The Honorable John R. Steer, Vice Chair and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Professor Frank O. Bowman, III, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
Joshua R. Hochberg., Esq., Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice
John D. Cline, Esq., Freedman Boyd Daniels Hollander Goldberg & Cline, P.A., Albuquerque, NM
The Honorable Julie E. Carnes, Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. GA, and Former U.S. Sentencing Commissioner
Evening Session: Keynote Address
Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Diana E. Murphy, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Keynote Address:
Norman R. Augustine, Chairman, Executive Committee, Lockheed Martin Corporation
DAY TWO - October 13, 2000
Day Two: Welcome and Keynote Address
Introduction of Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court, E.D. NY and Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Keynote Address:
The Honorable Michael Vatis, Director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Plenary Session V: Background on New Technology Offenses
Scope of Reported Activity:
Jason Thomas, Manager, National Fraud Complaint Management Center, Internet Fraud Complaint Center, National White Collar Crime Center
Survey Data on New Technology Offenses by Computer Security Institute:
Richard Power, Editorial Director, Computer Security Institute
Plenary Session VI: Applying the Guidelines to New Technology Offenses
David Goldstone, Esq., Head, Intellectual Property Rights Team, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Plenary Session VII: Understanding New Technology Offenses
Moderator: The Honorable Michael E. O'Neill, Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission; Assistant Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Scott Charney, Esq., PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mark Rasch, Esq., Vice President for Cyberlaw, Global Integrity
Howard Schmidt, Corporate Security Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Martha Stansell-Gamm, Esq., Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Hacking/Viruses/Interrupted Computer Service/Intrusions/Privacy: Group Breakout Session One
Moderator: Elizabeth Banker, Esq., Corporate Counsel, Yahoo!, Inc.
James Dempsey, Esq., Senior Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy and TechnologyMartha Stansell-Gamm, Esq., Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
John Tritak, Esq., Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
Intellectual Property/Copyright Infringement: Group Breakout Session Two
Moderator: Kenneth Cohen, Esq., Director of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Monty L. Price, Special Agent, Cybersmuggling Center, U.S. Customs Service Thomas Costabile, Senior Vice President, Operations, Sony Disk Manufacturing, Sony Music
Peter Nolan, Esq., Senior Vice President/Assistant General Counsel, The Walt Disney Co.
David Goldstone, Esq., Head, Intellectual Property Rights Team, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Economic Espionage: Group Breakout Session Three
Moderator: David Green, Esq., Principal Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Joseph F. Savage, Jr., Esq., Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, L.L.P., Boston, MA
Carla Mulhern, Vice President, Analysis Group Economics, Washington, DC
Consumer Fraud via the Internet: Group Breakout Session Four
Moderator: Robert Chesnut, Esq., Associate General Counsel, eBay, Inc.
Stephen Gurwitz, Assistant Director, Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Jonathan Rusch, Esq., Senior Litigation Counsel, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice
John D. Ryan, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, America Online
Securities Fraud: Group Breakout Session Five
Moderator: John Reed Stark, Chief, Office of Internet Enforcement, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Cam Funkhouser, Esq., Vice President, National Association of Securities Dealers, Rockville, MD
Robert Khuzami, Esq., Chief, Securities and Commodities Task Force, U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D. NY
Plenary Session VIII: Sentencing Implications of New Technology Offenses
Moderator: The Honorable Michael E. O'Neill, Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission; Assistant Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Robert Chesnut, Esq., Associate General Counsel, eBay, Inc.
Kenneth Cohen, Esq., Director of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Sentencing Commission
David Green, Esq., Principal Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
John Reed Stark, Esq., Chief, Office of Internet Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Martha Stansell-Gamm, Esq., Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Concluding Remarks and Adjournment
The Honorable Diana E. Murphy, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission