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September 12, 2025
Family Of Businessman Must Face $80M Tax Scheme Claims
A theater businessman's descendants and extended family cannot avoid claims by the U.S. accusing them of knowingly engaging in an $80 million tax shelter scheme to sell their shares of the family holding company, a New York federal judge ruled, declining to toss the suit.
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September 12, 2025
Boston Activist Eyes Plea In Charity Fraud Case
A prominent Boston anti-violence activist asked a federal judge on Friday to schedule a change of plea hearing in a case alleging she misused donations to a nonprofit and pandemic assistance funds for housing, travel, dining and other personal expenses.
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September 12, 2025
Broker Wants DC Circ. View Of FINRA Constitutionality Claim
A broker-dealer representative has asked the D.C. Circuit to review a lower court's refusal to block an enforcement action against him from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority despite his claims that the pending in-house hearing is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's Jarkesy decision.
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September 12, 2025
Chinese Co. CEO, Adviser Charged In $100M Pump-And-Dump
An executive for a publicly traded Chinese technology company and a financial adviser were indicted Wednesday for allegedly running a complex pump-and-dump scheme that bilked more than $110 million from unwitting investors, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
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September 12, 2025
2nd Circ. OKs Verdict In DEA Bribe Case But Nixes Forfeiture
The Second Circuit on Friday affirmed the convictions of a pair of ex-Drug Enforcement Administration agents over a bribery scheme but overturned an order requiring both to forfeit funds, saying it would constitute a double payment for the same crime.
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September 12, 2025
Ex-US Attorney Expands Taft's Litigation Team In Cincinnati
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has strengthened its Cincinnati roster with the recent addition of a litigator who spent more than 25 years with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio.
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September 12, 2025
LA Lawyer Disbarred For Overcharging Inmate Clients
The Golden State's Supreme Court has disbarred a Los Angeles attorney who repeatedly collected "unconscionable legal fees" after misleading inmate clients about their chances for resentencing, the State Bar of California has announced.
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September 12, 2025
Another Investor Settles In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case
A U.S. investor and two of his alleged pension plans have settled claims by Denmark's tax agency accusing them of participating in a $2.1 billion scheme that fraudulently claimed refunds on tax withheld from stock dividends, with a New York federal court dismissing the allegations.
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September 12, 2025
27-Year Labor Department Lawyer Makes Littler His First Firm
An attorney who has spent his entire career working in public service and who most recently completed more than 27 years with the U.S. Department of Labor's office focused on workplace safety has joined Littler Mendelson PC in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Wednesday.
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September 12, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.
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September 11, 2025
Ex-Two Sigma Quant Rigged Models For $23M Profit, Feds Say
A former Two Sigma Investments quantitative analyst was hit Thursday with criminal charges and a civil enforcement action for allegedly manipulating the hedge fund's algorithmic models used to forecast securities performance in order to snag a $23 million payday while causing $165 million in harm to clients.
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September 11, 2025
Trump's CFTC Nominee Publicly Feuds With Winklevoss Twins
Brian Quintenz is accusing crypto exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss of pressuring President Donald Trump to delay his nomination to lead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saying in a social media post that the identical 44-year-old twins were apparently unhappy that he refused to make promises about a complaint they've lodged against agency attorneys.
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September 11, 2025
Girardi's Atty, Judge Debate If His Conviction Is 'Debatable'
A California federal judge pushed back Thursday on arguments by Tom Girardi's lawyer that he should be free on bond while he appeals his wire fraud conviction, saying that debating the case doesn't automatically mean it raises "fairly debatable" questions sufficient to meet the Ninth Circuit's standard for remaining free on appeal.
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September 11, 2025
Ex-Nikola CEO Seeks To Undo Investor Class In Fraud Case
Former Nikola CEO Trevor Milton on Thursday asked an Arizona federal judge to decertify at least part of a class of investors accusing him and the company of exaggerating the viability of Nikola's technology and its business prospects, arguing the lead investors didn't identify and contact class members during discovery.
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September 11, 2025
SEC Sues Podcast Host, Others Over $82M In Securities Sales
A trio of allegedly unregistered securities brokers, including a podcaster, are facing a suit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging they sold unregistered oil and gas securities at the behest of sponsors of the associated unregistered offerings, raising a combined $82 million in exchange for transaction-based compensation.
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September 11, 2025
SEC Drops Suit Against Nikola Founder After Trump's Pardon
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday ended its civil enforcement action in New York federal court against Nikola founder Trevor Milton months after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his securities fraud conviction on charges of lying to boost the company's stock on Wall Street.
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September 11, 2025
Federal Judges Faced Over 500 Threats Amid Rising Tensions
More than 500 threats have been made to federal judges over the last year to over 300 distinct judges, according to data released by the U.S. Marshals Service.
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September 11, 2025
US Attorneys, Judicial Noms Advance Amid Senate Tensions
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, faulted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday, for getting in the way of efforts by him and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the committee's ranking Democrat, to expedite the confirmation of U.S. attorney nominees.Â
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September 11, 2025
Ex-Mars Risk Exec Cops To Wire Fraud In $28M Fraud Case
Mars Inc.'s former risk executive copped to wire fraud and tax evasion in Connecticut federal court Thursday over a scheme where he bilked the company out of more than $28 million by diverting funds from Mars assets to an account of a shell entity he created, and billing Mars for phony services.
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September 11, 2025
Atty Accused Of Cyberstalking Law Firm Partner, Another Atty
A Texas attorney has been arrested for allegedly cyberstalking and threatening to kill two other attorneys, one of whom is believed to be a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP.
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September 11, 2025
Nigerian Man Cops To Wire Fraud In $1.3M PPP Loan Case
A Nigeria-born man pled guilty to one count of wire fraud on Thursday after being accused in 2023 of filing for more than $1.3 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans from the Small Business Administration, while also agreeing to pay restitution and forfeit certain assets.
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September 11, 2025
2 DOJ Veterans Join Lawyers For Good Government
Lawyers for Good Government announced Thursday that two longtime U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have joined the organization's ranks to help expand the reach of its Pro Bono Litigation Corps.
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September 11, 2025
Mistrial Declared For Execs Accused Of Bribing Navy Admiral
A D.C. federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two consulting company executives accused of bribing a top U.S. Navy admiral with a lucrative post-retirement job in exchange for government contracts.
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September 11, 2025
Nadine Menendez Gets 4½ Years In Bribery Case
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday sentenced Nadine Menendez to 4½ years in prison following her conviction at trial for aiding her husband Bob Menendez's corruption by acting as the go-between for bribe payments made to the former U.S. senator to help further the business and personal interests of three New Jersey businessmen.
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September 11, 2025
Italian Firm Adds Obama Counsel For Cross-Border Advice
A former senior U.S. Department of Justice lawyer and senior counsel for former President Barack Obama has joined Italian digital media technology and life sciences firm Portolano Cavallo to bolster its cross-border capabilities, it announced Thursday.
Expert Analysis
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Budget Act Should Boost Focus On Trade Compliance
Passage of the One Big Beautiful Budget Act, coupled with recent U.S. Department of Justice statements that it will use the False Claims Act aggressively to pursue trade, tariff and customs fraud, marks a sharp increase in trade-related enforcement risk, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.
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How The Genius Act May Aid In Fight Against 'Pig Butchering'
​​​​​​​The recently enacted Genius Act represents a watershed moment in the fight against crypto fraud, providing new tools to freeze and recover funds that are lost to scams such as "pig butchering" schemes executed from scam factories abroad, but there are implementation challenges to watch, say attorneys at Treanor Devlin.
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Traditional Venue Theories May Not Encompass Crypto Fraud
A New York federal court's recent decision in U.S. v. Eisenberg, overturning a jury verdict against a crypto trader on venue deficiencies and insufficient evidence, highlights the challenges of prosecutions in the decentralized finance space, and will no doubt curtail law enforcement's often overly expansive view of jurisdiction and venue, say attorneys at Venable.
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When Misconduct Can Trigger Bank Industry Employment Ban
The Federal Reserve Board recently settled an enforcement action in which a former employee of a Wyoming bank was banned from banking for conduct she allegedly committed at an entity unrelated to the bank, raising questions about the scope of regulatory enforcement authority, says Travis Nelson at Polsinelli.
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Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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Genius Act Sets Stablecoin Standards — Without Regulation E
While the Genius Act expressly requires payment stablecoin issuers to be treated as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, it is notably silent as to whether they are to be treated as such under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, as implemented by Regulation E, says Tom Witherspoon at Stinson.
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Art Market Must Prepare For More AML Scrutiny
Calls for art market regulation continue to grow, as evidenced by a recently introduced bill that would subject it to the Bank Secrecy Act’s anti-money laundering requirements, so participants should consider adopting basic, risk-based controls, says Jane Levine at The ArtRisk Group.
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Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.
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How AI Is Easing Digital Asset Recovery In Fraud Cases
In combination with recent legislation and a maturing digital asset infrastructure, artificial intelligence tools are making it easier to recover stolen assets, giving litigants a more specific understanding of financial fraud earlier in the process and making it economically feasible to pursue smaller fraud claims, says Solomon Shinerock at Lewis Baach.
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Fleeing Or Just Leaving Quickly? 2nd Circ. Says It Depends
The Second Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Bardakova decision adopted a new approach for determining whether a defendant who commits a crime in the U.S., and then leaves and remains abroad, intends to avoid prosecution — making it more difficult to argue against the fugitive disentitlement doctrine in most cases, say attorneys at MoloLamken.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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Despite SEC Reset, Private Crypto Securities Cases Continue
While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Trump administration has charted a new approach to crypto regulation, the industry still lacks comprehensive rules of the road, meaning private plaintiffs continue to pursue litigation, and application of securities laws to crypto-assets will be determined by the courts, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Crypto Custody Guidelines Buoy Both Banks And Funds
A statement released last month by banking regulators — highlighting risks that the agencies expect banks holding crypto-assets to mitigate — may encourage more traditional institutions to offer crypto-asset safekeeping and thereby offer asset managers more options for qualified custodians to custody crypto-assets for their clients, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Reel Justice: 'Eddington' Spotlights Social Media Evidence
In the neo-Western black comedy “Eddington” released last month, social media is a character unto itself, highlighting how the boundaries between digital and real-world conduct can become blurred, thereby posing evidentiary challenges in criminal prosecutions, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.