White Collar

  • January 03, 2025

    Outcome Execs Say Ill. Judge Should End Restitution Process

    Outcome Health's former executives say the Illinois federal judge working to calculate how much they should repay investors following their fraud conviction should end the "largely academic" exercise because prosecutors haven't shown financial loss, and other repayment avenues remain open.

  • January 03, 2025

    9th Circ. Judge Says Asylum Seekers Can Use Appeals To Stall

    A Ninth Circuit judge has called to overturn a 20-year precedent that he said allows people to game their immigration appeals for more time in the country, after a divided panel affirmed the denial of a Ukrainian man's asylum bid.

  • January 03, 2025

    Motorola's DOJ, Media Comms Off Limits In Hytera Theft Trial

    Motorola Solutions doesn't have to give Hytera years of communications with the U.S. Department of Justice and members of the media as the Chinese radio maker gears up to defend criminal trade secret theft charges at trial, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

  • January 03, 2025

    Biden Signs Bill To Stop Convicted Lawmakers' Pensions

    President Joe Biden has signed a law that would close a "loophole" to prevent former members of Congress convicted of certain crimes from receiving pensions during their appeals process.

  • January 03, 2025

    Booz Allen To Pay $15.8M To Settle False Claims Case

    Booz Allen Hamilton struck a $15.8 million settlement with the federal government Friday, resolving claims a subsidiary submitted false claims under a contract meant to supply computer military training simulators to the U.S. Department of Defense.

  • January 03, 2025

    Ex-Mich. Public Defender Fined For Revealing Client's 'Secret'

    The retired director of the public defender's office in Muskegon, Michigan, has been handed a 75-day suspension and ordered to pay more than $3,000 in fees after disciplinary authorities found he shared a client's "confidence or secret" and failed to enact and enforce policies to avoid conflicts of interest in the office.

  • January 03, 2025

    Ga. US Atty Joins Wave Of Resignations Ahead Of Trump

    President-elect Donald Trump will once again be able to appoint a U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, after the current top prosecutor, an appointee of President Joe Biden who's served since 2022, announced he would resign Jan. 19, a day before Trump takes office.

  • January 03, 2025

    NY Judge To Sentence Trump Jan. 10 But Says Prison Unlikely

    A New York state judge said Friday he will sentence Donald Trump on Jan. 10 after rejecting his motion to dismiss his hush money conviction in light of his status as president-elect, but suggested a prison term is highly unlikely.

  • January 03, 2025

    Conn. Politician's Jail Dates Loom In Ballot Fraud Case

    A Connecticut ex-politician will be allowed to self-surrender for three upcoming weekends behind bars in Rhode Island after he admitted to running a ballot fraud scheme, a federal judge has ruled ahead of the first report-to-jail date, Jan. 10.

  • January 03, 2025

    Prison Delay Denied For Broker In $22M Tax Scheme

    An insurance broker sentenced to five years in prison for participating in a $22 million tax scheme must begin serving his term after a North Carolina federal judge on Friday denied him a delay to help his new counsel prepare his appeal.

  • January 03, 2025

    Texas City, Sheriff Say Retailers' Suit Should Go Up In Smoke

    The city of Allen, Texas, and the Collin County sheriff are asking a Texas federal court to throw out a suit alleging they illegally raided a smoke shop selling hemp products, arguing in separate motions that the complaint falls far short of supporting its claims.

  • January 03, 2025

    Menendez Cites 'Good Deeds' In Bid To Avoid Prison

    Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has asked a Manhattan federal judge not to sentence him to prison after he was convicted of bribery and corruption in July, saying a "lifetime of good deeds and good character" and a low likelihood of future offenses merit leniency.

  • January 02, 2025

    Murdaugh Hit With $15M Tab In Insurance Case Set For Trial

    A South Carolina federal judge hit ex-lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with a $14.8 million default judgment Thursday in favor of Nautilus Insurance Co., days before the insurer is set for trial against another lawyer and law firm who allegedly should have known about Murdaugh's insurance fraud.

  • January 02, 2025

    Ex-Bank Chair Asks 7th Circ. To Halt FDIC Enforcement Order

    An Illinois community bank's onetime chairman has asked the Seventh Circuit for an emergency stay of professional sanctions ordered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after an in-house proceeding that he argues was unconstitutional and wrongly decided.

  • January 02, 2025

    Judicial Conference Closes Thomas Gift Probe With No Action

    The Judicial Conference of the United States will not refer ethics complaints accusing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of unlawfully failing to disclose decades of luxury gifts and travel to the U.S. Department of Justice for further investigation, according to letters released Thursday.

  • January 02, 2025

    Vinco Ventures Chair Charged In Securities Fraud Conspiracy

    Florida federal prosecutors have charged the executive chairman of Vinco Ventures' board of directors with conspiracy to commit securities fraud over allegations that he made false statements to investors to artificially inflate the company's stock price.

  • January 02, 2025

    DOJ Joins FTC Suit Against Fintech Lender Dave

    The U.S. Department of Justice has taken the reins in the Federal Trade Commission's suit against fintech app Dave and added its CEO as a defendant, while the mobile banking platform decried the updated complaint as "a continued example of government overreach."

  • January 02, 2025

    Rep. Jordan Picks Wis. Lawmaker For House Antitrust Panel

    Republicans are moving to install a frequent critic of President Joe Biden's Federal Trade Commission at the head of the House of Representatives' antitrust subcommittee, naming Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., to the post Tuesday.

  • January 02, 2025

    9th Circ. Revives Pot Fines Suit Against Calif. County

    A proposed class of Northern California landowners can pursue a swath of constitutional claims against Humboldt County officials with the Ninth Circuit ruling they plausibly pled the county was overzealous in its efforts to crack down on allegedly illegal cannabis growers.

  • January 02, 2025

    DC US Atty Matthew Graves Stepping Down Jan. 16

    Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for D.C. who led the federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said he'll be stepping down as the capital's top federal prosecutor four days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

  • January 02, 2025

    Ill. Atty Can't Avoid Prison Pending Bribery Appeal

    An Illinois attorney set to serve time for bribing former Chicago alderman Edward Burke must still report to prison while he asks the Seventh Circuit to review his conviction and 32-month sentence, a federal judge said.

  • January 02, 2025

    Texas Pot User's Gun Conviction Deemed Unconstitutional

    A Texas federal judge has dismissed a case against a cannabis user who pled guilty to owning a gun while being a user of controlled substances, finding that the law as applied to this case is unconstitutional because the government hasn't shown he was intoxicated at the time of his arrest.

  • January 02, 2025

    Feds Ask High Court To Unpause Corporate Transparency Law

    The federal government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Texas judge's injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, telling the justices in a new application that the 2021 anti-money laundering law's compliance deadlines should take effect while the Fifth Circuit hears the full case.

  • January 02, 2025

    Real Estate Investor Gets 2 Years For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

    A New Jersey real estate investor was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Thursday for his role in a multiyear conspiracy to defraud Fannie Mae by getting the company to purchase or fund millions in mortgage loans.

  • January 02, 2025

    Jenner & Block Adds DOJ Atty As Agency Exodus Continues

    Jenner & Block LLP has rehired an attorney who had spent most of his legal career with the firm until recently becoming a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice, as lawyers continue leaving the agency for private practice.

Expert Analysis

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • The Ups And Downs Of SEC's Now-Dissolved ESG Task Force

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force, which was quietly disbanded sometime over the summer, was marked by three years of resistance from some stakeholders to ESG regulation, a mixed record in the courts and several successful enforcement actions, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 7 Tips To Help Your Witness Be A Cross-Exam Heavyweight

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    Because jurors tend to pay a little more attention to cross-examination, attorneys should train their witnesses to strike a balance — making it tough for opposing counsel to make their side’s case, without coming across as difficult to the jury, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Understanding New ACH Network Anti-Fraud Rules

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    Many of the National Automated Clearing House Association’s recent amendments to ACH network risk management rules went into effect this month, so financial institutions and corporations must review and update their internal policies as needed, says Aisha Hall at Taft.

  • The OIG Report: Bad Timing For FEC To Be Underresourced

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    With less than two weeks to the election, the Federal Election Commission’s job has never been more urgent, but a report from its Office of the Inspector General earlier this year found that the agency is facing a resource squeeze that will only get worse without corrective action, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.

  • Anticipating Jarkesy's Effect On Bank Agency Enforcement

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    Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, federal courts may eventually issue decisions on banking law principles and processes that could fundamentally alter the agencies' enforcement action framework, and the relationship between banks and examiners, says Brendan Clegg at Luse Gorman.

  • CFTC Anti-Fraud Blitz Is A Warning To Carbon Credit Sellers

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    With its recent enforcement actions against a carbon offset project developer and its senior executives for reporting false information about the energy savings of the company's projects, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is staking out its position as a primary regulator in the voluntary carbon credit market, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Unpacking State AG Approaches To Digital Asset Enforcement

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    Attorneys at Cozen O'Connor survey recent digital asset enforcement by attorneys general nationwide driven by concerns over regulatory gaps where technological developments and market changes have outpaced legislation.

  • 3 Takeaways From Navy Shipbuilder's Fraud Guilty Plea

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    Austal USA’s recent plea agreement over accounting fraud charges highlights for other companies the benefits of cooperating with government investigations, the challenges posed by senior executives’ involvement in misconduct, and the high stakes for defense contractors, say Michael DeBernardis and Shayda Vance at Hughes Hubbard.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • An Update On Legal Issues In The Drone Market

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    Marialuisa Gallozzi and Alex Slawson at Covington examine recent developments in the legal issues surrounding the growing drone market, including possible First Amendment protections, Fourth Amendment surveillance, and litigation involving criminal and civil penalties, evidentiary pursuits, and insurance.

  • Next Steps For FCA Defendants After Fla. Qui Tam Ruling

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    Because a Florida federal court's recent decision in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates could eventually prove to be a watershed event for False Claims Act suits, defendants should consider potential next steps to ensure that their litigation benefits from the court's reasoning and further developments, says Scott Gallisdorfer at Bass Berry.

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