38 Studios won't face federal charges
The U.S. Attorney's office has confirmed that it is no longer pursuing any federal action against 38 Studios, though Rhode Island state officials are still checking into the matter.
38 Studios is deceased in all but name, but at least Curt Schilling's failed video game start-up won't be facing federal criminal charges. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office has said that it is not planning to pursue any further federal action against the company.
The statement was given to the Associated Press (via Gamasutra), putting the federal matters to rest. The Attorney's office had been investigating if the company had committed any federal crimes while attempting to keep the company solvent.
That should serve as some relief for 38 Studios, but the company isn't out of the woods yet. It's still under investigation from the Rhode Island State Police into whether it broke any state laws, which says it is following "all leads that are presented to us." Meanwhile, Rhode Island Economic Development has hired on a law firm to check into the possibility of financial liability.
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replySteve Watts posted a new article, 38 Studios won't face federal charges.
The U.S. Attorney's office has confirmed that it is no longer pursuing any federal action against 38 Studios, though Rhode Island state officials are still checking into the matter.-
Wow, so they're not even prosecuting for a WARN Act violation? Under that act, companies undergoing mass layoffs must provide 60 days of notice. 38 Studios laid off everyone via email in late May.
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That might end up being a state thing because I think the WARN act can differ state by state, for example I think NY is 90 days instead of 60.
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That is illuminating! But, it doesn't fit the "every big corp (except Apple) is inherently evil" inference in these kinds of stories.
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I guess that meshes with the "We were talking to EA about funding, when all of the sudden, Lincoln Chafee opened his big fat mouth" line.
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