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September 19, 2025
Sirva Sues Ex-General Counsel Over $2.6M Fund Transfers
Moving giant Sirva has sued the ex-general counsel of a predecessor company, seeking a declaration from a New Jersey federal court that it is the rightful owner of $2.6 million in funds it says the lawyer sent to a bank account he controls for an investment entity.
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September 19, 2025
SEC Wins 'Scalping' Trial Against Penny Stock Trader
A Manhattan federal jury held an Ohio man liable on Friday in a case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging he fraudulently earned over $2.5 million by buying up penny stocks, hyping them online and then selling for gains in a "scalping" scheme.
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September 18, 2025
NY Officials Arrested Seeking To Check Migrant Treatment
Federal officers Thursday arrested several Democratic officials in New York who were demanding access to a Manhattan immigration holding facility under scrutiny for allegedly unconstitutional and inhumane conditions.
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September 18, 2025
Ex-FBI Informant Gentile Owes SEC Over $15.5M, Judge Rules
A onetime FBI informant and his shuttered, unregistered broker-dealer owe the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission monetary obligations of over $15.5 million before interest, a Miami federal judge has determined, though the defendant's attorneys said Thursday he plans to appeal.
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September 18, 2025
BofA Unit To Pay $5.6M To End DOJ Market Manipulation Case
The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that an investment banking arm of Bank of America Corp. will pay roughly $5.6 million to resolve a criminal investigation into market manipulation allegations involving two now-former traders on its U.S. Treasurys desk.
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September 18, 2025
SEC Drops Hunter Biden Biz Pal's Case After Trump Pardon
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voluntarily dismissed its civil claims against Hunter Biden's former business partner Devon Archer, who President Donald Trump pardoned earlier this year after he was convicted of helping to execute a $60 million bond scam against a South Dakota tribal corporation.
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September 18, 2025
Calif. Judge Pauses US Suit Over $380M PetroSaudi Award
A California federal judge has paused the U.S. government's lawsuit targeting a PetroSaudi unit's $380 million arbitral award over its purported connection to funds embezzled from Malaysia, saying uncertainty remains over related proceedings in the Cayman Islands and Barbados.
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September 18, 2025
Trump's Georgia Case: Legal Experts On What Happens Next
The 2020 Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants may be both "dead" and costly for taxpayers, legal experts told Law360, citing the expected reluctance of most prosecutors to take over the litigation and a new state law that allows criminal defendants to recover legal fees in certain circumstances.
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September 18, 2025
Ex-La. Prosecutor Convicted In Pretrial Program Bribery Case
A former Lafayette assistant district attorney was convicted Thursday in Louisiana federal court of bribery and other charges for conspiring to solicit kickbacks and accept bribes while overseeing the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office's pretrial intervention program, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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September 18, 2025
'Virtual CFO' To Internet Scammers Gets 4 Years
A Rhode Island man who copped to money laundering and obstructing justice in connection with claims his "virtual CFO" business helped internet fraudsters launder over $35 million was sentenced to four years behind bars, Boston prosecutors have announced.
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September 18, 2025
Dems Demand DOJ Explain Binance Plea Deal Compliance
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two of her Democratic colleagues have asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for information on Binance's compliance with its 2023 plea agreement stemming from anti-money laundering lapses, pointing to President Donald Trump's ties to the crypto exchange.
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September 18, 2025
Brothers Blame Associate For $90M HIV Drug Fraud Scheme
Two Maryland brothers accused of selling $90 million worth of mislabeled HIV drugs told a Florida federal jury on Thursday that their charges stem from an associate hired for his pharmaceutical industry connections, but who instead lied about the medication's black market origins and told them it was purchased legitimately.
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September 18, 2025
Crypto Promoter Gets Prison For $14M Forcount Fraud
A Manhattan federal judge Thursday sentenced a promoter of the fake cryptocurrency outfit Forcount Trader Systems Inc. to a year and a day in prison for his role in a $14 million Ponzi and pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands of primarily Spanish-speaking investors around the globe.
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September 18, 2025
SafeMoon Ch. 7 Trustee Pitches $12M Settlement
Cryptocurrency asset company SafeMoon US LLC's Chapter 7 trustee has asked a Utah bankruptcy judge to approve a settlement for a class action alleging the company defrauded investors, saying the deal to pay plaintiffs at least $12 million is fair and wise.
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September 18, 2025
Jury Mulls Claims Man Duped Penny Stock Traders On Twitter
A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday weighed fraud claims against an Ohio salesman from securities regulators who say he duped other traders as he took in over $2.5 million buying penny stocks, hyping shares on Twitter before selling in a "scalping" scheme.
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September 18, 2025
Feds Launch 'First Wave' Of Housing Fraud Cases In Minn.
Eight Minnesota residents ran separate wire fraud schemes that involved taking advantage of the state's Housing Stability Services Program in order to steal millions of dollars, federal prosecutors alleged on September 18 in what they described as the "first wave" of such cases.
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September 18, 2025
Trading Adviser, Convicted Owner Hit With $2.8M CFTC Fine
A commodity trading adviser and pool operator who pled guilty in Florida federal court to orchestrating a novel cryptocurrency-related scheme to cheat investors has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million as part of a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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September 18, 2025
Natixis Seeks Privacy Monitor For Madoff Document Handover
French investment manager Natixis wants a court-ordered international privacy monitor to oversee its transfer of discovery materials to the trustee administering the bankruptcy estate of Bernard Madoff in the trustee's $214 million clawback lawsuit against it.
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September 18, 2025
Jay-Z, Buzbee Conspiracy Suits Sent To Texas State Court
A Texas federal judge has sent two conspiracy lawsuits brought by clients of Texas personal injury attorney Tony Buzbee against Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's company Roc Nation and his attorneys back to state court in Houston, finding the court lacks jurisdiction in the case despite the defendant's argument that law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP was "improperly joined."
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September 18, 2025
Trump Asks High Court To Let Him Remove Fed's Cook
President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to allow him to move forward with firing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, escalating a fight over presidential removal power that will test the boundaries of the central bank's traditional independence.
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September 17, 2025
J&J Whistleblowers Defend $1.6B False Claims Act Win
Whistleblowers filed a brief Wednesday in the Third Circuit in a closely watched False Claims Act appeal involving a $1.6 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen as well as the constitutionality of the FCA's "qui tam" whistleblower provisions, arguing that the act's lawfulness has been settled by its "unbroken 162-year history."
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September 17, 2025
Crypto Exec Cops To $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
The chief executive officer of a cryptocurrency trading company pled guilty on Tuesday in Virginia federal court to a $200 million Ponzi scheme that federal prosecutors said defrauded more than 90,000 investors worldwide and allowed the executive to buy luxury vehicles, clothing and homes worth several million dollars.
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September 17, 2025
Feds Want 3 Years For Girardi Son-In-Law's Chicago Contempt
Tom Girardi's son-in-law should receive a three-year prison sentence for his admitted role in helping the once-celebrated plaintiffs' lawyer steal millions from Lion Air crash victims, federal prosecutors in Chicago argued Wednesday.
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September 17, 2025
Del. Judge's US Atty Application Plan Draws Blanche's Ire
Delaware's chief district judge, a Trump appointee, is seeking applications for the state's U.S. attorney position to prepare for an upcoming vacancy in the interim position, a move that drew the ire of Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday.
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September 17, 2025
Feds Seek Prison Time For 'Pattern' Of Insider Trading
Federal prosecutors urged a Connecticut federal judge to sentence a former Irving Investors LLC trader to prison for illegally pocketing roughly $220,000 through insider trading, saying the length of his scheme and the need to deter others warrant a sentencing that includes a period of incarceration.
Expert Analysis
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'Solicit' Ruling Offers Proxy Advisers Compliance Relief
The D.C. Circuit recently found that proxy voting advice does not fall under the legal definition of "solicitation," significantly narrowing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory power over such advisers, offering stability to the proxy advisory industry and providing temporary relief from new compliance burdens, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Evaluating The SEC's Rising Whistleblower Denial Rate
The rising trend of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower award claim denials represents a departure from the SEC's previous track record and may reflect a more conservative approach to whistleblower award determinations under the current administration, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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State Crypto Regs Diverge As Federal Framework Dawns
Following the Genius Act's passage, states like California, New York and Wyoming are racing to set new standards for crypto governance, creating both opportunity and risk for digital asset firms as innovation flourishes in some jurisdictions while costly friction emerges in others, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.
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Why Civil RICO Claims Are Gaining Traction With Plaintiffs
A Texas federal court's recent $71 million verdict in Point Bridge Capital v. Johnson demonstrates that, when used properly, civil lawsuits under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act can be a devastating weapon — and increasingly favorable for plaintiffs, says Akiva Shapiro at Gibson Dunn.
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MIT Bros.' Crypto Charges Provide Fraud Test Case For Gov't
As U.S. v. Peraire-Bueno, involving cryptocurrency fraud charges against brothers who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, moves forward after surviving a motion to dismiss, the case provides an early example of how the government might use the federal fraud statutes to regulate decentralized networks, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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Potential Paths To Modernizing The Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act's analog design has become increasingly incompatible with today's digital financial ecosystem, but legislative reforms, coupled with regulatory adjustments including updated thresholds, feedback mechanisms and innovation sandboxes, would help adjust the act to the unique challenges of modern technology, says Matthew Biben at King & Spalding.
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5 Key Steps To Prepare For Oral Arguments
Whether presenting oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court or a local county judge, effective preparation includes the same essential ingredients, from organizing arguments in blocks to maximizing the potential of mock exercises, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.
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Lessons From Liberty Mutual FCPA Declination
Liberty Mutual’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice signals that the Trump administration is once again considering such declinations after an enforcement pause, offering some assurances for companies regarding the benefits of voluntary self-disclosure, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud
Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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How 9th Circ. Customs Ruling Is Affecting FCA Litigation
The Ninth Circuit’s recent Island Industries decision holding that the U.S. Court of International Trade doesn’t have exclusive jurisdiction over whistleblower suits involving import duties has set the stage for the False Claims Act to be a key weapon on the customs enforcement battlefield, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
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2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Banks Shield From Terrorism Liability
A recent Second Circuit dismissal strengthens the position of international banks facing claims they indirectly helped terrorist organizations and provides clearer guidance on the boundaries of secondary liability, but doesn't provide absolute immunity, say attorneys at Freshfields.