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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
ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ 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.
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August 25, 2025
NC Man Gets Nearly 20 Years For Tax Fraud, Ponzi Scheme
A North Carolina man was sentenced to nearly 20Â years in prison after willfully failing to report nearly $9 million in income to the Internal Revenue Service and evading more than $3 million in taxes in connection with a $20 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said.
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August 25, 2025
Alleged Crypto Thieves Fight Use Of Google Search History
A New York federal judge should exclude evidence showing two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency searched terms including "top crypto lawyers" and "wire fraud statute / wire fraud statue of limitations," the brothers said in a motion, arguing their explanations for the searches are privileged.
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August 25, 2025
Long Island Tax Pro Gets 18 Months For $12M Pandemic Scam
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a wealthy Long Island tax preparer to 18 months in prison Monday, after he admitted filing over 100 fraudulent applications for nearly $12 million of loans earmarked to help businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 25, 2025
Wyden Urges Independent Review Of Courts' Cybersecurity
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a cybersecurity hawk, urged Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday to commission an independent study of the federal judiciary's cybersecurity practices in light of two significant hacks in the last five years.
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August 25, 2025
MusclePharm Ex-CEO Pays $175K To End SEC Fraud Claims
A former CEO of supplements company MusclePharm Corp. will pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $75,000 and reimburse his former company $100,000 as part of an agreement ending the regulator's claims he failed to properly oversee the company's accounting and financial reporting, including by not reporting $231,000 worth of perks he received.
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August 25, 2025
Ex-Ohio Lawyer Gets Probation For Making False Statements
A former Ohio lawyer was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $15,000 after pleading guilty earlier this year to making false statements to the FBI regarding a cooperating witness he represented in a drug and sex trafficking probe the bureau was pursuing.
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August 22, 2025
Nadine Menendez Presses Court For 1-Year Prison Sentence
The wife of former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on Friday urged a New York federal judge to sentence her to just one year and one day behind bars, a request backed up by her husband, who said he regretted what his own lawyers said about her during his trial.
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August 22, 2025
Coder Gets 4 Years For 'Kill Switch' On Ex-Employer's System
A Texas-based software developer has been sentenced in Ohio federal court to four years in prison after an unsuccessful attempt at getting a new trial following his conviction for deploying a "kill switch" on his former employer's network.
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August 22, 2025
DOJ Investigation Of NY AG Condemned By AGs Of 21 States
A coalition of 21 attorneys general Friday issued an open letter saying the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James and condemning the probe as political payback for the financial fraud claims she pursued against President Donald Trump and his New York-based businesses.
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August 22, 2025
Chicago Feds Create New Healthcare Fraud Section
The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced Friday it has created a section within its Criminal Division dedicated solely to prosecuting healthcare fraud, which the U.S. Department of Justice has identified as a fraud enforcement priority.
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August 22, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Out Of Detention To Return To Maryland
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the government erroneously deported to El Salvador in March, was released Friday and allowed to return to Maryland while facing federal human smuggling charges that he argues the government launched as retaliation for challenging his removal.
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August 22, 2025
JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $330M To Resolve 1MDB Allegations
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $330 million to Malaysia's Assets Recovery Trust Account to resolve allegations the bank's Swiss unit facilitated transfers associated with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, according to a joint announcement made Friday.
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August 22, 2025
Startup Accelerator Backs Epic In Apple Case At 9th Circ.
Startup accelerator Y Combinator is backing Epic Games as Apple asks the Ninth Circuit to nix an order blocking it from charging commissions on app purchases made outside its payment system, telling the appeals court Apple "blatantly violated" a previous order.
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August 22, 2025
Russian Urges 2nd Circ. To Scrap Superyacht Seizure Ruling
Russian billionaire Eduard Khudainatov told the Second Circuit a New York federal judge authorized the U.S. government to sell off his seized superyacht without giving him a fair chance to fight assertions he was a "straw owner" for a sanctioned oligarch.
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August 22, 2025
Under Trump, White Collar Crypto Defense Gets New Playbook
White collar lawyers are crafting new blueprints for crypto-related civil and criminal defense amid the Trump administration's embrace of the industry and the financial world’s growing acceptance of cryptocurrency as a legitimate asset.
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August 22, 2025
NJ Judge Halts Ex-CEO's Sentencing After Habba Ruling
Citing a federal court ruling that the Garden State's U.S. attorney is serving unlawfully, a New Jersey federal judge issued an order Friday postponing indefinitely the sentencing of the ex-chief executive of SCWorx Corp., who had promoted a $670 million COVID-19 test kit deal that later fell apart.
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August 22, 2025
Jay-Z Aims To Keep Buzbee Suit Alive After Losing Other Case
Texas attorney Tony Buzbee's request to shut down a federal lawsuit in Alabama based on a state trial court's dismissal of a different action in California related to sexual abuse allegations connected to Sean "Diddy" Combs is a "desperate attempt to evade accountability," rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has argued.
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August 22, 2025
Marketer Who Eyed US Fentanyl 'Grand Lab' Gets 15 Years
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday sentenced a Chinese marketing manager to 15 years in prison after a jury convicted her of scheming to secretly send large quantities of precursor chemicals into the United States for the production of fentanyl.
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August 21, 2025
Katten Wants $2.2M In Fees For Representing Lindberg
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has requested $2.2 million in attorney fees plus reimbursement of nearly $900,000 in expenses for the firm's work representing convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg, according to a motion filed Thursday in North Carolina federal court.
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August 21, 2025
Feds Say Self-Styled 'Luminary' Stole $800K From Investors
A long-suspended broker and self-styled online stock trading "luminary" is facing criminal charges he defrauded dozens of investors out of nearly $800,000, misappropriating over half of those funds to pay five-figure travel bills and other personal expenses.
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August 21, 2025
Nursing Home Wins Appeal In Criminal Case Over COVID Deaths
Criminal charges against a Southern California nursing home in connection with the COVID-19 deaths of 14 people were properly dismissed, a California appeals court has ruled, finding that the prosecution improperly relied on evidence that was inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment.
Expert Analysis
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Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.
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Oft-Forgotten Evidence Rule Can Be Powerful Trial Tool
Rule 608 may be one of the most overlooked provisions in the Federal Rules of Evidence, but as a transformative tool that allows attorneys to attack a witness's character for truthfulness through opinion or reputation testimony, its potential to reshape a case cannot be overstated, says Marian Braccia at Temple University Beasley School of Law.
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1st Circ. Ruling Widens Split Over Sentencing Enhancements
In U.S. v. Salvador-Gutierrez, the First Circuit recently switched sides in a circuit split by holding that certain sentencing enhancements apply only where the defendant used a minor in the commission of the crime, deepening a divide over the scope of role adjustments, says Sarah Sulkowski at Gelber & Santillo.
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Whistleblower Rewards May Soon Materialize In UK
Recent government and Serious Fraud Office announcements indicate that the U.K.’s long-standing aversion to rewarding whistleblowers is reversing, underlining the importance for organizations to consider managing misconduct risk and prepare for a potentially significant uptick in tipoffs, says Tom Grodecki at Cadwalader.
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DOJ Export Declination Highlights Self-Reporting Benefits
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to prosecute a NASA contractor, despite a former employee pleading guilty to facilitating unlicensed exports, underscores the advantages available to companies that self-report sanctions violations, cooperate with investigations and implement timely remediation, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Customs Fraud Enforcement In The Age Of Tariffs
In the wake of the Trump administration’s new approach toward tariffs, two recent Justice Department developments demonstrate aggressive customs fraud enforcement, with the DOJ emphasizing competitive harm to American businesses, and signaling that investigations will likely involve both civil and criminal enforcement tools, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz and London & Naor.
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Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Fledgling Crypto ATM Regs May Be Due For A Growth Spurt
As cryptocurrency ATM use and availability become more prevalent within the U.S. financial services ecosystem, states — only a few of which currently have a crypto ATM framework — may need to consider expanding legislation and regulation to accelerate consumer fraud protection practices, says Jason Noto at Polsinelli.
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UK May Play Major Role In Corporate Misconduct Regulation
In light of the U.S.' pause in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office has released new guidance showing it may seize the opportunity to play a heightened role in regulating corporate misconduct by U.S. companies with a global presence, particularly over the next few years, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.
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Avoiding The Risk Of Continued AI-Washing Enforcement
A recent action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, alleging a software developer defrauded investors by lying about his app’s artificial intelligence capabilities, suggests this administration will continue to target AI washing, so companies should adopt practices to mitigate enforcement risk, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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4 Ways Slater Is Priming DOJ For Continued Antitrust Success
Just as Jonathan Kanter did during his recent tenure leading the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater is following the effective blueprint set by Thurman Arnold when he modernized the division more than 80 years ago, says Perry Apelbaum at Kressin Powers.
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DOJ Memo Raises Bar For Imposition Of Corporate Monitors
A recently released U.S. Department of Justice memo, outlining guidance on the imposition of compliance monitors in corporate criminal cases, reflects DOJ leadership’s concerns about scope creep and business costs, but the strategies for companies to avoid a monitorship haven't changed much compared to the Biden era, says James Koukios at MoFo.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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How NY's FAIR Act Mirrors ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Recommendations
New York's proposed FAIR Business Practices Act, which targets predatory lending and junk fees, reflects the Rohit Chopra-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recommendations to states in a number of ways, including by defining "abusive" conduct and adding a new right to file class actions, says Christian Hancock at Bradley Arant.