Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse

By Rick Archer

A Manhattan federal grand jury has indicted the ex-CEO and ex-chief operating officer of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, saying they engaged in years of fraud on the company's lenders and investors.

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2 Defendants In Landmark NY Corruption Case Ink Plea Deals

By Phillip Bantz

New York federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with two criminal defendants involved in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the scope of public corruption prosecutions, according to court filings Wednesday.

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SEC Again Flags Adviser Testimonials, Ratings In Marketing

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations has again flagged advisers' disclosures regarding their use of testimonials, endorsements and third-party ratings in advertisements, saying staff have observed noncompliance with commission rules in those areas.

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The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts were replete with high-stakes cases throughout the year, with memorable lines from lawyers and judges alike, including jabs, thoughtful reflections and one defendant "blinded by love."

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Ex-Atlanta Hawks Exec Pleads Guilty In $3.8M Fraud Case

By Kelcey Caulder

A former finance executive with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks pled guilty to wire fraud Tuesday, striking a deal to resolve a case in which federal prosecutors accused him of embezzling more than $3.9 million from the team.

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SEC Sues Over Alleged $48M Bitcoin Mining Fraud

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing the former CEO of a bitcoin mining company of misappropriating $48.5 million in investor funds before fleeing the country once he learned he was under SEC investigation.

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Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says

By George Woolston

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton's trade libel claims against CNBC and short‑seller Hindenburg Research are actually defamation claims and time-barred, a New Jersey appellate panel said in a decision tossing the suit and awarding the defendants attorney fees.

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10th Circ. Panel Restores $2.9M FINRA Award Against Adviser

By Katryna Perera

A Tenth Circuit panel on Wednesday reinstated a $2.9 million Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration award against a financial adviser who allegedly undermined a firm she worked for, ruling that she waived any objections she had to arbitrating with the plaintiffs before FINRA.

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DA Willis Rips GOP Probe Of Trump Charges As 'Foolishness'

By Chart Riggall

Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis came out swinging Wednesday at Republican lawmakers investigating her unsuccessful racketeering prosecution of President Donald Trump, deriding the probe as "foolishness" and a "damn joke."

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Ex-Conn. Official Denied Hearing On Juror's Media Comment

By Brian Steele

A former Connecticut schools construction official did not provide enough justification to warrant a post-conviction hearing to probe whether jurors were forthcoming about their exposure to press coverage of his public corruption case, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Port Authority Fights $4M 'Bridgegate' Legal Fee Ruling

By Abigail Harrison

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has urged the Second Circuit not to give former executive William E. Baroni Jr. another chance to secure $4 million in legal fees, arguing a recent decision letting him pursue his claims again will upend principles of federalism by broadening the jurisdictional limits of a federal court hearing state-law claims.

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Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Dodge Ghana Bribery Charges

By Stewart Bishop

A New York federal judge on Wednesday shot down a former Goldman Sachs banker's bid to escape charges over a purported scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials to greenlight a power plant deal, rejecting defense claims of improper sealing and speedy trial violations.

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Convicted Oil Trader Will Appeal 15-Month FCPA Sentence

By Brian Steele

A former Freepoint Commodities LLC and Arcadia Fuels Ltd. oil trader has told a federal court that he intends to appeal his 15-month prison sentence and $300,000 fine after a jury found him guilty of bribing an official at Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA.

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Adderall Telehealth Startup Indicted After CEO's Conviction

By Mark Payne

A San Francisco grand jury has indicted California telehealth startup Done Global, alleging it had a role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved submitting false claims to government health programs and distributing $100 million in Adderall and other drugs through subscription services, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. 

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Ex-Leader Of Veterans Group Charged With Wire, Tax Fraud

By Asha Glover

A former leader at an Idaho nonprofit veterans organization was indicted on accusations of defrauding the organization and filing false tax returns, federal prosecutors announced.

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How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

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Reel Justice: 'The Mastermind' And Juror Decision-Making

The recent art heist film “The Mastermind” forces viewers to discern the protagonist’s ambiguous motives and reconcile contradictions, offering lessons for attorneys about how a well-crafted trial narrative can tap into the psychological phenomena underlying juror decision-making, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University.

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Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action

The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape evolved in 2025, marked by federal deregulatory trends and active state attorney general enforcement, creating both opportunity and risk for businesses navigating the digital asset market, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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DC Circ. Told Transferred Ethics Suit Bolsters Newman's Case

By Adam Lidgett

Suspended Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman is contending that a decision in which an ethics complaint against a Fourth Circuit judge was transferred out of his home court bolsters her argument that her fellow circuit judges shouldn't have investigated her fitness to remain on the bench.

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Senate Package Includes US Attorney, DC Judge Confirmations

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed 13 U.S. attorneys and three local judges for the District of Columbia as part of a nominations package confirmed 53-43 along party lines on Thursday.

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$3.6B Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader Deal To Form Top 5 Firm

By Kevin Penton

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are planning to combine, creating what the firms describe will be the world's fifth-largest firm by revenue, they announced Thursday.

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Chancery Sr. Magistrate Leaving Bench For Role As Neutral

By Rose Krebs

Delaware's Chancery Court will soon be losing its senior magistrate, as she is returning to private practice to serve as a professional neutral.

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Dems Offer Bill To Shine Light On High Court 'Shadow Docket'

By Ryan Boysen

Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to explain its "shadow docket" rulings, criticizing the high court for issuing "harmful, backwards decisions" that "impact millions of American's lives" but are often unaccompanied by a formal opinion.

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Calif. AG, Bar Officials Fight Bid To Stop ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

By James Mills

Both the California attorney general and the California State Bar are opposing a California attorney's attempt to block a new law preventing fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers set to go into effect on Jan. 1.

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Boies Schiller Must Face Fla. Fee Suit, Court Told

By Lynn LaRowe

In pushing back on a bid to toss a Florida state court lawsuit against Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and related defendants, a pharmaceutical mass tort law firm and other parties said the lawsuit outlines a clear breach of a nondisclosure agreement and interference with existing business relationships, making the complaint legally sufficient under Sunshine State law.

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Fake Quotes In Pa. Patent Case Lead To Judicial Rebuke

By James Boyle

Two Barley Snyder attorneys have been directed to explain to a Pennsylvania federal judge how nonexistent quotes from cited cases appeared in a July filing, according to a recently published order that also denied a holiday light clip manufacturer's request for a temporary restraining order preventing a rival company from selling a similar product.

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Obstruction Or ICE 'Overreach'? Judge's Case In Jury's Hands

By Nate Beck

The fate of a Wisconsin judge accused of thwarting an immigrant's arrest by ushering him into a private hallway is in a federal jury's hands, as her lawyer said she never meant to aid the man's escape while prosecutors argued she abused her authority.

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Trump's Picks To Lead FDIC, CFTC Win Senate Approval

By Jon Hill

The U.S. Senate on Thursday signed off on two more of President Donald Trump's picks for top financial regulator jobs, confirming Travis Hill and Michael Selig as chairs of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, respectively.

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