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August 27, 2025
Jailed Pastor Cites Adams Dismissal In Bid To Beat Charges
A clergyman serving a nine-year sentence for fraud cited his ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday in a bid to have his conviction overturned in the wake of the Trump administration's dismissal of the charges against Adams.
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August 27, 2025
Veteran Federal Prosecutor Joins McKool Smith In Dallas
McKool Smith has deepened its civil litigation and white collar offerings with a principal in Dallas who recently served as deputy chief of the criminal division for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Texas.
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August 26, 2025
Joseph Nocella Jr. Appointed US Attorney For EDNY
Joseph Nocella Jr. on Tuesday was reportedly appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, having served as the district's interim top prosecutor since early May.
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August 26, 2025
Feds Appeal No-Jail Sentences In $577M Crypto Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they're appealing the time-served sentences for two Estonian nationals who pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a $577 million cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme, while the federal judge who handed down the sentencings called them "one of the most difficult" of his career.
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August 26, 2025
Piers Morgan Wants Iran 'Spy' Defamation Suit Tossed
Piers Morgan on Tuesday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a political scientist's defamation suit, with the broadcaster arguing that a podcast introduction calling the scientist an alleged spy is backed up by both federal criminal charges and the plaintiff's own account of his situation.
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August 26, 2025
Firm Says It Shouldn't Owe SEC For Ex-Owner's Alleged Fraud
A now-shuttered investment advisory firm has opposed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's attempt to hold it jointly liable for a $5 million judgment alongside its former owner who was accused of scamming elderly clients, arguing it did not profit from the alleged exploitation.
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August 26, 2025
Atty In Voting Machine Case Tries To Delay Discipline Hearing
Michigan lawyer Matthew DePerno, who is facing felony charges accusing him of illegally accessing voting machines after the 2020 election, urged an attorney disciplinary panel on Monday to push back his September misconduct hearing, claiming he is having trouble finding counsel to represent him.
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August 26, 2025
FINRA Fines US Bank Unit $500K Over Missed AML Reports
A broker-dealer unit of U.S. Bank has been fined $500,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority following the FINRA member's realization that it had missed windows for filing certain reports of suspicious transactions.
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August 26, 2025
SEC Says Nikola's Ch. 11 Plan Mischaracterizes $80M Penalty
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission objected to the Chapter 11 plan of electric-truck maker Nikola Corp. on Tuesday, saying the plan improperly treats the agency's $80 million civil penalty claim as if it were a damages claim behind other unsecured creditors in the priority scheme.
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August 26, 2025
5th Circ. Says Fed. Law Explicitly Bars Ex-CEO's NCUA Suit
The Fifth Circuit on Monday refused to revive a former Texas credit union CEO's constitutional challenge to an enforcement action the National Credit Union Administration had brought against him for alleged banking misconduct, saying in a published opinion that federal law explicitly stripped a district court's jurisdiction over the matter.
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August 26, 2025
Md. Pharmacy Owner Gets 1 Year For Filing False Tax Returns
A Baltimore pharmacy owner was sentenced to just over one year in prison after filing fraudulent tax returns and underreporting his income to the Internal Revenue Service by more than $3.5 million, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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August 26, 2025
CFTC's Last Dem Member Departing Agency
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's sole remaining Democrat, Kristin Johnson, announced Tuesday that she will be departing the agency next week, leaving it in the hands of acting Chair Caroline Pham.
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August 26, 2025
No Immunity For Wis. Judge Charged With ICE Interference
A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday rejected a motion to dismiss from a state judge accused of helping an unauthorized immigrant escape arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, turning down her argument that she is protected by judicial immunity.
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August 26, 2025
Fed's Lisa Cook Preps Lawsuit Over Trump Firing
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook is preparing to file a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's announcement that she has been terminated from her position, allegedly for committing mortgage fraud, her lawyer said Tuesday.
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August 26, 2025
DOJ Terrorism Prosecutor Joins Stris & Maher As DC Partner
California-headquartered Stris & Maher LLP said Tuesday it has hired a former national security attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, who joined the firm after ending a trial in which the government proved a Michigan man experimented with bomb making in support of ISIS.
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August 25, 2025
LA Atty Used Client Trust Acct. To Hide $2.1M Bribe, Jury Told
A California divorce attorney accepted a $2.1 million bribe from a Swiss oil company related to his work in Nigeria and laundered the money through his U.S. client trust account, a prosecutor told a federal jury in Los Angeles on Monday during opening statements in the attorney's criminal trial.Â
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August 25, 2025
DOJ Antitrust Whistleblowers May Find Ally At The Post Office
The U.S. Department of Justice's new whistleblower program brings the Antitrust Division in line with other programs across the DOJ and at other agencies, although it may have a particularly broad scope thanks to a unique partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
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August 25, 2025
Trump Plans To Withdraw Federal Funding Over Cashless Bail
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would suspend or terminate federal funds provided to any jurisdictions that have adopted cashless bail policies, calling the reforms a "failed experiment" that allow repeat criminals to "mock our justice system."
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August 25, 2025
SEC Nabs $1.1M Over Alleged Blue Apron Insider Trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that an Arizona man will pay over $1.1 million to settle claims he traded shares of meal kit company Blue Apron Holdings Inc. on inside information he learned from a family member who was also a senior executive at the company.
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August 25, 2025
DOJ Wants $10.5M From Convicted Nursing Exec For Fraud
U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors asked a Nevada federal judge Friday for a $10.5 million preliminary forfeiture order against a nurse staffing executive convicted of wage-fixing, an amount that matches what he was paid for his staffing company after deceiving the buyer into thinking there was no criminal antitrust investigation.
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August 25, 2025
Judge Orders Hearing Before ICE Can Deport Abrego Garcia
A Maryland federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration Monday from immediately deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement re-detained the Salvadoran at his first check-in since the U.S. Marshals released him from criminal custody last week.
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August 25, 2025
Supervised Release Violators Can Be Jailed, 2nd Circ. Says
The Second Circuit on Monday ruled that federal judges have the authority to detain criminal defendants who are awaiting a hearing to determine whether they violated the terms of their supervised release.
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August 25, 2025
ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ Plans To Limit Nonbank Supervision With Rule Proposal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose a rule that would rein in the use of the agency's power to designate individual nonbanks for supervision, according to a notice of rulemaking scheduled to publish in the Federal Register on Tuesday.
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August 25, 2025
Epic's 9th Circ. Case Against Apple Draws Amicus Support
Epic Games has received backing from state enforcers, Microsoft, Spotify and others as the Fortnite developer opposes Apple's Ninth Circuit appeal challenging an order blocking commissions on purchases made outside of Apple's own app payment system.
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August 25, 2025
Battle Over NJ US Atty Appointment Lands In 3rd Circ.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday it will appeal a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba is not lawfully serving as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor.
Expert Analysis
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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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3 Corporate Deposition Prep Tips To Counter 'Reptile' Tactics
With plaintiffs counsel’s rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons.
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FCPA Enforcement Is Here To Stay, But It May Look Different
After a monthslong enforcement pause, the U.S. Department of Justice’s new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines fundamentally shift prosecutorial discretion and potentially reduce investigatory burdens for organizations, but open questions remain, so companies should continue to exercise caution, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.
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Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways
Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.
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Statistics Tools Chart A Path For AI Use In Expert Testimony
To avoid the fate of numerous expert witnesses whose testimony was recently deemed inadmissible by courts, experts relying on artificial intelligence and machine learning should learn from statistical tools’ road to judicial acceptance, say directors at Secretariat.
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Remediation Still Reigns Despite DOJ's White Collar Shake-Up
Though the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently announced corporate enforcement policy changes adopt a softer tone acknowledging the risks of overregulation, the DOJ has not shifted its compliance and remediation expectations, which remain key to more favorable resolutions, say Jonny Frank, Michele Edwards and Chris Hoyle at StoneTurn.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure
If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.
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Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use
The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.
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The Sentencing Guidelines Are Commencing A New Era
Sweeping new amendments to the U.S. sentencing guidelines — including the elimination of departure provisions — intended to promote transparency and individualized justice while still guarding against unwarranted disparities will have profound consequences for all stakeholders, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Max Pressure On Iran May Raise Secondary Sanctions Risk
New sanctions designations announced June 6 are the latest in a slew of actions the administration has taken to put pressure on Iran’s military programs and petroleum exports that will likely increase non-U.S. businesses’ secondary sanctions risk, says John Sandage at Berliner Corcoran.
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White Collar Archetypes: Molding Your 'Great Gatsby' Ally
To ensure their witnesses effectively perform the role of ally and earn jurors’ trust at trial, white collar attorneys can glean a few lessons from the narrator of “The Great Gatsby,” whose credibility with readers arises in part from his perspective as both an insider and an outsider, say attorneys at Lightfoot Franklin.
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In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm
​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.
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Foreign Sovereign Entities Should Heed 9th Circ. IP Ruling
After the Ninth Circuit recently held that four Chinese state-controlled companies were not immune from criminal indictment for alleged economic espionage, foreign sovereign-controlled entities should assess whether their operations and affiliation with their parent states qualify for sovereign immunity under the common law, say attorneys at Cleary.