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The article reports on the decision of New York District Judge Paul Gardephe to deny the request of former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager Mathew Martoma to stay free on bail. Topics discussed include the facts of the case, civil insider-trading charges filed against Martoma and the basis for the decision.

The article reports on the decision of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to affirm the acquittal of former U.S. House of Representative Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Topics discussed include the facts of the case, a scheme known as the soft-money-to-hard-money swap and the basis for the decision. Comments from Judge Cheryl Johnson on the case are included.

The article reports the 28-year prison sentence given by a Detroit federal judge on October 10, 2013 to former Michigan state representative and Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick who has been in custody since March 11, 2013 for public corruption. An appeal and lowering of the sentence are being considered by the attorneys of Kilpatrick. A comment from Barbara McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, about the case is presented.

The article reports the 85-year prison sentence upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for the former executives of Cobalt Capital Co. who were involved in the United States v. Stitsky case in 2013. The Second Court cited the different reasons weighed by the district court, including the fraud-loss amount, the number of victims, and the means used to execute the fraud scheme.