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March 07, 2025
Ex-Olympian Added To FBI Most Wanted List, $10M Reward
The FBI has placed former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, 43, on its ten most wanted list with a $10 million reward for his alleged role in running a drug enterprise and ordering several murders, according to a statement from the agency.
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March 07, 2025
DOJ Cites SDNY Prosecutors' Texts In Bid To End Adams Case
President Donald Trump's Justice Department doubled down Friday on its bid to toss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, citing newly released internal correspondence showing "troubling conduct" by Southern District of New York prosecutors the agency criticized as "careerist" and insubordinate.
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March 07, 2025
Investment Adviser Charged In 2-Year Client Swindle Scheme
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have charged a suburban investment adviser with wire fraud for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from clients by convincing them to invest in nonexistent business opportunities.
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March 07, 2025
'Exhausted' Jury To Deliberate 3rd Week In Judge Murder Trial
A California state jury was told to come back Monday for a third calendar week of deliberations over whether Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson intentionally shot his wife in 2023, after reporting that they were "exhausted" but had "further movement" toward a verdict.
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March 07, 2025
DOJ Indicts 2 In Connection With Crypto Site Takedown
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it seized website domains and froze assets tied to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, alleging in a criminal case against two operators that it violated sanctions and helped terrorist groups and other international crime organizations launder money.
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March 07, 2025
Calif. Atty, Reality TV Hopeful Gets 5 Years For Client Theft
A California lawyer who claimed to be developing a Bravo TV show about himself has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for looting his firm's client trust accounts, an offense that appears to be only one tentacle of "a larger criminal scheme."
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March 07, 2025
Conn. Atty Convicted Of Manslaughter In Parking Lot Shooting
A Connecticut jury on Friday convicted a Cramer & Anderson LLP partner of first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a man who followed him to his Litchfield law firm's parking lot and attacked the lawyer as he exited his car.
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March 07, 2025
Judge Upholds Denial Of Class Cert. For 'Bridgegate' Drivers
A New Jersey federal judge has refused to disturb his 2023 denial of class certification for George Washington Bridge travelers who claimed the infamous "Bridgegate" traffic jam violated their constitutional rights, ruling that the plaintiffs' arguments were already considered and found to be immaterial to the case.
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March 07, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Warrantless Utility Pole Surveillance
The Second Circuit on Friday ruled that police using cameras mounted to utility poles to observe potential criminal activity without a warrant does not amount to an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment, comporting with other circuits that have pondered the same issue.
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March 07, 2025
Ga. Court Urged To Weigh Genealogy Of Wife Killed By Ex-Atty
The administrator of the estate of a woman killed by a former BigLaw attorney is urging a Georgia state court to reject the woman's godson's assertion that her cousins aren't her relatives, arguing that a genealogy report proves they are her family in the dispute over the proceeds from a wrongful-death suit settlement.
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March 07, 2025
DOJ's Criminal Division Chief Of Staff Moves To Pillsbury
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has hired the former acting chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., as counsel to work on corporate investigations and white collar defense matters.
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March 07, 2025
Accused $31M Tech Support Fraudster Extradited From Spain
A Dubai resident has been extradited from Spain to appear in North Carolina federal court for allegedly running a $31.2 million scam using fake error screens on victims' computers to trick them into paying for needless tech support services, acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Cameron announced Friday.
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March 07, 2025
Menendez Co-Defendant Gets 3 Years In NJ Bank Fraud Case
The former Mariner's Bank chief executive who was convicted alongside former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in a blockbuster bribery indictment was sentenced Friday in a separate bank fraud case to three years and one month in prison to run concurrently with his seven-year sentence in the Menendez case.
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March 07, 2025
Jailed Developer Dropped From RICO Foreclosure Suit
A Michigan federal judge dropped a developer from a suit alleging a racketeering scheme stripped homeowners of their foreclosed homes' surplus equity, finding the harm they allege is not tied closely enough to a bribery scheme the developer later pled guilty to.
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March 07, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen an Iranian oil company sued for $95 million, Betfred hit with a lawsuit from a property company and NHS England face a human rights claim brought by a man detained under the Mental Health Act for over 20 years. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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March 07, 2025
Goldstein Must Be Tracked Amid 'Ongoing' Crimes, Feds Say
The federal government has doubled down on allegations that U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein has been secretly moving cryptocurrency, urging a federal judge to keep monitoring his electronic devices to prevent him from fleeing tax evasion charges.
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March 07, 2025
Retrial In Landmark Graft Case Faces Potential Roadblocks
A retrial in a public corruption case tied to an infrastructure initiative under former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces possible obstacles after being returned to a federal judge by the U.S. Supreme Court, with the parties awaiting further legal guidance from the justices and the defense saying the Trump administration's priorities may sink the case.
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March 07, 2025
How A Showcase Prosecution Collapsed For New Jersey's AG
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin took a risk that backfired when he used over 100 pages to lay out his case accusing George E. Norcross III, one of the Garden State's most influential businessmen, of leading a racketeering enterprise to deepen his commercial footprint in a struggling city.
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March 06, 2025
Trump Executive Order Creates 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve'
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" that White House crypto czar David Sacks said would hold Bitcoin forfeited in criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.
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March 06, 2025
Diddy Threatened Employees, Feds Say In New Indictment
Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday filed a new indictment in the sex trafficking and racketeering case against Sean "Diddy" Combs, revealing new details about the hip-hop mogul's alleged practices of forcing his employees to work long hours, while subjecting them to physical and psychological harm.
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March 06, 2025
Frank Wanted Artificial Data To Ensure $175M Deal, Jury Told
A JPMorgan Chase & Co. engineering executive on Thursday told a Manhattan federal jury that Frank founder Charlie Javice and her deputy asked him to produce artificial data for millions of purported users of the education company's services, in order to induce the bank into buying the startup for $175 million.
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March 06, 2025
CAA, Disney Not Enmeshed In Weinstein Claim, NY Court Told
Creative Artists Agency, Disney and a Miramax entity told a New York appeals court Thursday that actress Julia Ormond's case against them over an alleged Harvey Weinstein assault should have been dismissed, with former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch arguing for the talent agency that the complaint doesn't lay out a tort.
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March 06, 2025
Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
Believe it or not, there's still important litigation happening that doesn't involve President Donald Trump, and the proof exists in this month's circuit court calendars. During the remaining weeks of March, arguments will explore numerous high-profile topics, including a law firm's severe punishment for alleged misconduct in 9/11 litigation and a judicial rebuke of Trader Joe's for "an attempt to weaponize the legal system."
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March 06, 2025
Dems Tell DOJ Musk May Be Strong-Arming X Advertisers
Democratic lawmakers led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., have warned the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission that billionaire Elon Musk might be using his position in the Trump administration to bully companies that advertise on his social media platform, X.
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March 06, 2025
Hunter Biden Seeks To Drop Data Hack Suit Over Money Woes
Hunter Biden on Wednesday requested that a California federal court let him dismiss his lawsuit accusing a former Trump White House aide of hacking his data as part of a campaign targeting the Biden family, saying "significant debt in the millions of dollars range" has left him unable to continue litigation.
Expert Analysis
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Cos. Must Prepare For Heightened Trade Enforcement Risks
Recent trade enforcement cases — including criminal prosecutions for tariff evasion — as well as statements from the Trump administration make it clear that companies must assess their risk profiles, review compliance programs and communication policies, and consider protocols for responding to subpoenas, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
In an era where technology is rapidly evolving and artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, it’s worth asking if the law — both substantive precedent and procedural rules — can keep up with the light speed of innovation, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Engaging With Feds On Threats To Executives, Employees
In an increasingly polarized environment, where companies face serious concerns about how to protect executives and employees, counsel should consider working with federal law enforcement soon after the discovery of threats or harassment, says Jordan Estes at Gibson Dunn.
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The Tides Are Changing For Fair Access Banking Laws
The landscape of fair access banking laws, which seek to prevent banks from denying services based on individuals' ideological beliefs, has shifted in the last few years, but a new presidential administration provides renewed momentum for advancing such legislation against the backdrop of state efforts, say attorneys at Latham.
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Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law, who was diagnosed with autism about midway through her career, discusses how the legal profession can create inclusive workplaces that empower openly autistic lawyers and enhance innovation, and how neurodivergent attorneys can navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with disclosing one’s diagnosis.
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A Halftime Analysis Of DOJ's Compensation Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Justice appears to consider the first half of its three-year pilot program on compensation incentives and clawbacks to be proceeding successfully, so companies should expect prosecutors to emphasize the program and other compliance-related considerations early in investigations, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Opinion
Courts Should Nix Conferencing Rule In 1 Discovery Scenario
Parties are generally required to meet and confer to resolve a discovery dispute before bringing a related motion, but courts should dispense with this conferencing requirement when a party fails to specify a time by which it will complete its production, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law.
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Perspectives
How High Court May Rule In First Step Act Resentencing Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled with verb tenses and statutory intent in recent oral arguments in Hewitt v. U.S., a case involving an anomalous resentencing issue under the First Step Act, and though they may hold that the statute is unambiguous, they could also decide the case on narrow, practical grounds, say attorneys at Bracewell.
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Series
Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.
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Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.
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2025 May Be A Breakout Year For The Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry faced a slow and frustrating 2024, but consumer trends continue to shift in favor of cannabis, and the new administration may provide the catalyst that the industry needs, says Lynn Gefen at TerrAscend.
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Understanding Risks Of Celebrities 'Hawking' Crypto Tokens
Prominent social media personality Haliey Welch was recently sued over the promotion and sale of the Hawk Tuah cryptocurrency memecoin, underscoring the importance of public figures conducting due diligence to verify they aren't endorsing a token that is in fact a security, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Opinion
Firing Of Jack Smith's Team Is A Threat To Rule Of Law
The acting attorney general’s justifications for firing prosecutors who worked on the criminal cases against President Donald Trump rest on a mischaracterization of legal norms, and this likely illegal move augurs poorly for the rule of law, say Bruce Green at Fordham University and Rebecca Roiphe at New York Law School.
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Art Fraud Cases Highlight Importance Of Due Diligence
Recent high-profile art fraud cases provide a helpful reminder that a healthy skepticism can prevent prospective buyers from becoming victims, and that lawyers can take steps to help safeguard their clients, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Series
Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.