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July 15, 2025
Ex-NY Attorney Pleads Guilty To Stealing $4.7M From Clients
A former New York lawyer admitted to stealing millions from clients, including draining more than $4.4 million from the attorney escrow account of a company seeking to buy 500,000 boxes of hard-to-find latex gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr., announced Tuesday.
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July 15, 2025
Tornado Founder Wasn't In On Crypto Laundering, Jury Told
Counsel for a Seattle-area software developer and co-founder of Tornado Cash told a New York federal jury on Tuesday that he had nothing to do with North Korean cybercriminals and others who used the cryptocurrency mixer to launder more than $1 billion in ill-gotten gains.
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July 15, 2025
Interactive Brokers To Pay OFAC $11.8M For Sanctions Lapses
Interactive Brokers LLC has agreed to pay more than $11.8 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's trade sanctions enforcement arm that the electronic broker-dealer violated various sanctions programs over a period of more than seven years.
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July 15, 2025
Convicted Ill. Speaker Seeks Release Pending Bribery Appeal
Former Illinois speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge Monday to let him stay out of prison after his recent public corruption conviction, arguing that the Seventh Circuit's input on several legal issues could require a new trial.
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July 15, 2025
Gould Sworn In As Comptroller Of Currency
Former Jones Day partner Jonathan Gould on Tuesday was sworn in as the next leader of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, marking his return to the agency where he spent more than two years as chief counsel.
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July 15, 2025
SEC Drops Bribery Suit Against Ex-Cognizant Execs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a New Jersey federal court Tuesday that it will drop its lawsuit against the former president and chief legal officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. over an alleged bribery scheme, after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a related criminal case.
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July 15, 2025
Betting Site Polymarket Says Feds Have Dropped Probe
Federal prosecutors have ended an investigation into the betting site Polymarket without taking any action against the platform, the company's CEO said in a social media post Tuesday.
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July 15, 2025
Tax Return Preparer Cops To Role In $25M Fraud Scheme
A tax return preparer pled guilty in a California federal court for his role in a fraud scheme that involved submitting fake federal income tax returns to claim $25 million in refunds.
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July 15, 2025
Delta To Pay $8.1M To End FCA Whistleblower Suit
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle whistleblower claims that it paid some corporate officers and other employees beyond compensation limits the airline agreed to under a Treasury Department pandemic relief program.
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July 15, 2025
Judge Says Election Audit Deal Doesn't Cover Michigan Atty
A $500,000 settlement reached between a Pennsylvania businessman and a cybersecurity firm suing over unpaid voting machine investigation bills does not cover a Michigan attorney and her firm, a Michigan federal judge ruled this week.
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July 15, 2025
Grassley Rejects Dems' Push For 2nd Hearing On Emil Bove
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday rebuffed the request from Democrats on his committee for the whistleblower who made claims regarding Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove to testify and said the committee will proceed with the vote on Bove's nomination Thursday.
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July 15, 2025
Wisconsin Judge Says Actions Were Part Of Judicial Duties
The Wisconsin state judge accused of helping an immigrant living in the country illegally avoid arrest objected to a federal judge's recommendation not to have her indictment dismissed, arguing Tuesday that her actions were lawful and that accepting the recommendation would set a dangerous precedent.
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July 15, 2025
Feds Ask Supreme Court To Deny Ghislaine Maxwell's Appeal
Federal prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to deny Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her 2022 sex trafficking conviction, arguing that a nonprosecution agreement struck in Florida with the late multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein didn't apply to her or bind New York prosecutors.
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July 15, 2025
Booz Allen Urges DC Circ. To Affirm IRS Leak Sentence
Government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold the five-year prison sentence of its former employee for leaking tax returns while on a job at the IRS, saying the crime has hurt the company's reputation and subjected it to "baseless lawsuits."
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July 15, 2025
Washington Wall Maker Will Pay $3.3M To Settle FCA Claims
A Washington state company that makes rigid wall shelters agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations over false claims submitted under prime vendor contracts the U.S. Department of Defense used to buy goods and services, according to federal prosecutors.
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July 15, 2025
Advocates Turn To Florida High Court For Bondi Ethics Probe
A group of attorneys, law professors and former judges asked the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the Florida Bar to investigate U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for alleged unethical conduct.
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July 15, 2025
Jeanine Pirro's $11M Net Worth Revealed In Disclosure
Former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has a net worth of over $11 million, according to a financial disclosure obtained by Law360 on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
LA Deputies Admit Using Positions To Aid Crypto 'Godfather'
Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies admitted using their official positions to harass enemies of a cryptocurrency founder who called himself "The Godfather" and failed to report $36 million in income from selling hacked Meta business accounts, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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July 14, 2025
Md. IT Contractor Enters $14.75M False Claims Deal With Gov't
A Maryland-based information technology services company will pay at least $14.75 million to resolve allegations it knowingly submitted false claims to the U.S. government under a General Services Administration contract, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
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July 14, 2025
Texas AG Says Several Officials Indicted For Ballot Collection
The Texas Office of the Attorney General released a statement Monday announcing indictments and arrests for nine people for an allegedly ongoing ballot collection scheme in Frio County, adding to a growing list of state officials facing charges for participation in the alleged scheme.
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July 14, 2025
DOJ Drops Vax Card Case Against Plastic Surgeon Mid-Trial
The Justice Department dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of leading a conspiracy to forge COVID-19 vaccination cards for over 1,500 people, ending the case less than a week after trial began in Salt Lake City federal court.
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July 14, 2025
Split 2nd Circ. Denies Rehearing In Fox Threats Case
A split Second Circuit on Monday declined to grant an en banc rehearing to a man convicted of sending threatening messages to two Fox News hosts and two members of Congress, saying the 11-member jury that found him guilty did not violate his constitutional rights.
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July 14, 2025
LA Investors Sue Atty After $40M Cannabis Deal Falls Apart
A group of Los Angeles investors are looking to shift liability to their former business partner and legal counsel as they face a $40 million lawsuit filed by a defunct cannabis manufacturer that has accused them of tanking its business and invalidating its cannabis license.
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July 14, 2025
Former Mass. AG Leaves Foley Hoag For Boutique
Former Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has moved from Foley Hoag LLP to Zucker Law Group, a boutique founded last fall by three former Burns & Levinson LLP partners.
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July 14, 2025
Girardi Keese CFO Gets 5 Concurrent Years For Aiding Theft
Girardi Keese's former accounting head should serve more than five years alongside the 10 he's already logging for his role in helping Tom Girardi steal millions from plane crash clients who'd settled their cases in Chicago, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.
Expert Analysis
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths
Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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DOJ Has Deep Toolbox For Corporate Immigration Violations
With the U.S. Department of Justice now offering rewards to whistleblowers who report businesses that employ unauthorized workers, companies should understand the immigration enforcement landscape and how they can reduce their risk, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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3 Rulings May Reveal Next Frontier Of Gov't Contract Cases
Several U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the past year — involving wire fraud, gratuities and obstruction — offer wide-ranging and arguably conflicting takeaways for government contractors that are especially relevant given the Trump administration’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
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DOJ May Rethink Banning Firearms For Marijuana Users
In light of various federal circuit court decisions and an executive order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Justice enforcement policy now may be on the verge of changing decidedly in favor of marijuana users' gun rights, and could foreshadow additional marijuana-friendly reforms, says Jacob Raver at Dentons.
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EDNY Ruling May Limit Some FARA Conspiracy Charges
Though the Eastern District of New York’s recent U.S. v. Sun decision upheld Foreign Agents Registration Act charges against a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, its recognition of an affirmative legislative policy to exempt some officials may help defendants charged with related conspiracies, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Future Of Enviro Crimes Under Trump's Federal Regs Order
President Donald Trump's recent executive order about fighting overcriminalization in federal regulations creates new advocacy opportunities for defense counsel to argue that particular environmental crime investigations and matters ought to be limited or declined based on the policy priorities reflected in the order, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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If Justices Accept, Maxwell Case May Clarify Meaning Of 'US'
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, it could clarify the meaning of “United States” in the context of plea agreements, and a plain language interpretation of the term would offer criminal defendants fairness and finality, say attorneys at Kudman Trachten.
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DOJ Memo Lays Groundwork For Healthy Bank Sponsorships
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital asset policy shift offers potential clarity in the murky waters of sponsor bank relationships, presenting nontraditional financial companies with both a moment of opportunity and a test of maturity, say attorneys at Arnall Golden.
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Policy Shifts May Follow Burst Of Defense Cyber Settlements
Recent False Claims Act settlements with defense contractors MORSECORP and Nightwing suggest that cybersecurity standards for government contractors remain a key enforcement priority, but these may represent a final flurry of activity before the Trump administration transitions to different policy goals, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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In 2nd Term, Trump Has New Iran Sanctions Enforcement Tool
As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, the Trump administration may use a whistleblower program enacted in 2022 to target violations that were previously more difficult to detect, thus expanding enforcement of economic sanctions, say attorneys at MoloLamken and Zuckerman Law.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.