Anthony Spadola, a Former Mount Sinai Hospital Employee and Broadcom Voice & Data Inc. Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.09.06
Anthony Spadola, a former information technology manager at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Mount Sinai hospital, Stephen Cogliano, another former Mount Sinai employee and Broadcom Voice and Data Inc. of New York City, plead guilty to several charges related to a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate contracts for the sale of telecommunications equipment and services to Mount Sinai from January 2001 through October 2004. The Justice Department stated that Spadola and Cogliano received approximately $154,000 in kickbacks from Broadcom to ensure Broadcom was chosen for a portion of Mount Sinai's telecommunications equipment purchases.
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House Advances Bipartisan Kids' Online Safety Bill, But Senate Showdown Looms
On June 22, 2026, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) announced a bipartisan agreement on a revised version of the KIDS Act (H.R. 7757), marking the most significant congressional advance on children's online safety legislation in years. The House passed H.R. 7757, as amended, on June 29, 2026, setting up a potential showdown with the Senate. The revised KIDS Act consolidates elements of 14 pending legislative proposals — including KOSA and COPPA 2.0, both of which have previously passed the Senate and cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee — into a single, comprehensive framework. The announcement, however, was met immediately with objections from Senate sponsors and civil liberties groups, underscoring the difficult legislative road ahead.
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Logged Out: How LOGZONE's DIBCAC Challenges Put It Squarely in DOJ's Crosshairs
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