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White Collar - December, 2025

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• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• Top Illinois Decisions Of 2025
• SEC, FAT Brands Near Deal In Suit On CEO's $27M Loan Scam
• Ex-DOJ Employees Fight Gov't Bid To Toss Their Firing Suit
• Intent Not Needed To Boost ID Theft Sentence, 9th Circ. Says
• Billionaire's Estate To Pay $750M To End Tax Fraud Case
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Hear Ex-Theranos Exec Balwani's Appeal
• Chicago Firm Taps Ex-Prosecutor For White Collar Practice
• Connecticut's Most Notable Cases Of 2025
• State Telecom Roundup: AGs Step Up War On Robocalls
• Blue Cross Seeks McDonald Hopkins' Fraud Warning Docs
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2025
• 4 Judges Who Battled Criminal Charges In 2025
• Notable Pennsylvania Cases Of 2025
• Rent-To-Own Co. FlexShopper Hits Ch. 11 After Fraud Claims
• JPMorgan Rips Javice Attys' 'Absurd' Bills For Candy, Booze
• Fla. Judge Blocks Release Of Trump Classified Docs Report
• Hochul Signs AG James' Bill To Expand Consumer Law
• DOJ, SEC Charge 6 In $41M Insider Trading Scheme
• Ex-CIA Director's Lawyers Accuse DOJ Of Judge Shopping
• DOJ Targets Trade Groups, Again, In Real Estate Amicus
• Atlanta Housing Authority Exec Charged With Fraud
• SEC Accuses 7 Cos. Of Crypto 'Confidence Scam'
• 6th Circ. Vacates Pharma Salesman's $6.8M Restitution Order
• CFTC Suit Adds To Convicted Crypto Fraudster's Woes
• Ex-NBA Players' Adviser Can't Break Out Of Fraud Case
• Feds Snatch $8.5M In Crypto Connected To Investment Scam
• Ex-Prosecutor Sues After Arrest During Protest Of Skadden
• Jury Deadlocks In Ex-NY Gov. Aide's Foreign Agent Case
• Physicist Takes No-Jail Deal To End 'Buffalo Billion' Saga
• 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues
• The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025
• Feds To Appeal Dismissal Of Comey, James Indictments
• Feds Fight 'Do-Over' Of Tort Atty's Attempted-Extortion Rap
• DraftKings Beats Suit Over Calif. Gambling Ban, For Now
• Okla. City Bombing Prosecutor, Disability Advocate Dies At 75
• NC Panel Denies Lindberg's Bid To Broaden Receivership
• Coal Exec Calls Out Feds' 'Secrecy' In FCPA Trial Delay Bid
• Supreme Court's Biggest Criminal Law Opinions Of 2025
• Conn. Investment Adviser Admits To Tax Evasion
• Wis. Judge's Conviction In ICE Case Tees Up Legal Battle
• More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'
• Disbarred Calif. Lawyer Gets 18 Mos. For Advance Fee Fraud
• Georgia Man Charged In Investment, Ticket Fraud Schemes
• Mich. IT Co. Settles DOJ Probe Into Bias Against U.S. Workers
• Sports Gambling Scrutiny Expands Risks For Teams, Leagues
• The CFTC's Road Ahead Under Newly Confirmed Chair
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• The 6 Biggest Rulings By Massachusetts' Top Court In 2025
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025
• NFLPA's Longtime Associate GC Files $10M Sex Bias Suit
• The Biggest Rulings From A Busy Year At The 1st Circ.
• Wis. Judge Guilty Of Felony For Obstructing ICE Arrest
• Senate Package Includes US Attorney, DC Judge Confirmations
• 'Disturbing Revelations': Judge Says ICE Lied, Violated Order
• Feds Say PE Firm Founder Funded Wife's Co. With $50M Fraud
• DC Circ. Judges Push Back On Navarro's Immunity Claims
• NY Jury In FARA Trial Over China Ties Says It's Deadlocked
• Trump's Picks To Lead FDIC, CFTC Win Senate Approval
• Cannabis Distributor Accuses Manager Of $250K Theft
• UAW Leaders Deleted Retaliation Plot Texts, Monitor Finds
• Medical Supplier Gets Prison For $7.8M Healthcare Fraud
• SEC Settles With Accountant Accused Of Penny Stock Fraud
• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025
• Obstruction Or Fed. 'Overreach'? Judge's Case In Jury's Hands
• Theta, CEO Accused Of Crypto Fraud In Whistleblower Suits
• NY Judge Suspended Amid Lotto Ticket Theft Allegations
• Feds Urge Justices To Keep SEC Disgorgement Power Intact
• Ex-Finance Exec Pleads Guilty In $4 Million Fraud Case
• NC Construction Exec Admits To $6M Bid-Rigging Scheme
• OMB Slammed With Suit Over Federal Watchdog Defunding
• DOJ, Plastic Resin Co. Resolve Tariff Fraud Probe
• Compliance Chiefs' Enforcement Risks Didn't Ease Up In 2025
• Ringleader Of Beer Train Robbery Crew Gets 63 Months
• 7 Strategies To Optimize Impact Of Direct Examination
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation
• Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Dodge Ghana Bribery Charges
• Port Authority Fights $4M 'Bridgegate' Legal Fee Ruling
• SEC Again Flags Adviser Testimonials, Ratings In Marketing
• 10th Circ. Panel Restores $2.9M FINRA Award Against Adviser
• SEC Sues Over Alleged $48M Bitcoin Mining Fraud
• Ex-Atlanta Hawks Exec Pleads Guilty In $3.8M Fraud Case
• Ex-Conn. Official Denied Hearing On Juror's Media Comment
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Ex-Leader Of Veterans Group Charged With Wire, Tax Fraud
• Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action
• How CFTC Enforcement Shifted In 2025 And What's Next
• Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says
• Adderall Telehealth Startup Indicted After CEO's Conviction
• 2 Defendants In Landmark NY Corruption Case Ink Plea Deals
• Convicted Oil Trader Will Appeal 15-Month FCPA Sentence
• Reel Justice: 'The Mastermind' And Juror Decision-Making
• DA Willis Rips GOP Probe Of Trump Charges As 'Foolishness'
• The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025
• Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse
• Dana-Farber To Pay $15M To Resolve Fraud Allegations
• Med School Grad To Pay $509K To End SEC Spoofing Claims
• Judge Skeptical Of Trump-Tied SPAC's Defense In SEC Suit
• Fed Ends Goldman 1MDB, Metropolitan Card Consent Orders
• Online Gun Co. Settles SEC Probe Over Sanctioned Ex-Exec
• SafeMoon CEO Seeks No Prison Time For Looting Conviction
• Colo. Man Gets 12 Years, Must Pay $48M For Fraud Scheme
• Learning From 2025 FCA Trends Targeting PE In Healthcare
• PVC Pipe Buyers Defend Price-Fix Conspiracy Claims
• Man Gets Extra Prison Time For Failing To Pay Tax Restitution
• Dems Press DOJ On Concerns It's Favoring AG's Atty Brother
• Corporate Transparency Act Is Constitutional, 11th Circ. Says
• SEC Says No New 'Scalping' Trial For Penny Stock Trader
• No Jail For Controller Who Assisted Feds In FTE Fraud Case
• Ex-Doc Avoids Prison For Dealing Ketamine To Matthew Perry
• Ga. Health Facility Owners Indicted In $1.4M Fraud Scheme
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• Atty Hopes To Resume Practice After Jail For Deadly Shooting
• Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager Gets 8 Years In Body Parts Case
• DOJ Says NY Court Can't Handle Maurene Comey Firing Suit
• FCA In 2025: Trump, A Qui Tam Clash And Whopping Penalties
• Chemical Processing Co. Admits To Polluting Cape Fear
• Judge Orders Return Of Comey Atty Richman's Seized Files
• One Sotheby's Agent Found Guilty Of $3.7M Theft
• Calif. AG's No-Poach Case Reflects Tougher Antitrust Stance
• Danske Bank Exits DOJ Probation Under $2B AML Deal
• Tax Court Upholds Ala. Partnership's Easement Penalties
• Judge Willing To Take 'Heat' For Blocking ICE Arrest, Jury Told
• Cooley Adds Crypto-Focused Atty From Waymaker
• SEC Settles With Digital Ad Co. Accused Of $2.8M Fraud
• Ex-US Attys Say Pardons, Loyalty Demands Hurt Rule Of Law
• Judge Won't Boot Bondi-Appointed Prosecutor In LA
• 3 Defense Strategies For Sporadically Prosecuted Conduct
• Feds Deny Breaking Plea Deal With Ex-Morgue Manager
• 11th Circ. Wants Alabama High Court's Help On Voting Law
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Tapping Into Jurors' Moral Intuitions At Trial
• Employee-Related Charges Against Goldstein Are Tossed
• PSEG Deputy GC, Former Prosecutor Tapped As Next NJ AG
• High Court Won't Review Doctor 'Upcoding' Acquittal Decision
• Supreme Court Declines Cannabis Ban Review
• DC Circ. Unsure Lower Court Could Toss Bergdahl Conviction
• Hollywood Director Convicted Of $11M Fraud Against Netflix
• DOJ Shake-Up Keeps Criminal Tax Meetings, Ex-Official Says
• IRS To Revamp Voluntary Disclosure Program
• NY Developer Charged In $8.5M Pandemic Loan Fraud
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ex-ADI Engineer's Trade Secrets Conviction
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• 11th Circ. Scrutinizes Qui Tam History In FCA Challenge
• Insuring Equality: 3 Tips To Preserve Coverage For DEI Claims
• Ex-Rabobank Exec Will Press For Fees From OCC At 9th Circ.
• The SEC Whistleblower Program A Year Into 2nd Trump Admin
• Cayuga Nation RICO Win Overshadowed By Pot Shop Verdict
• Bogus AI Hedge Fund Chief Finalizes $4.1M SEC Deal
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Nicolas Bourtin
• Del. US Atty Resigns Citing 'Politics,' Successor Appointed
• Higgs Fletcher Forms White Collar, Regs Enforcement Team
• Dems Demand Release Of 2nd Jack Smith Report
• 9th Circ. Upholds Apple App Store Injunction In Epic Fight
• Feds Reportedly Fail To Reindict NY AG Letitia James, Again
• Ex-Abercrombie CEO Headed For Competency Hearing
• SEC Gets Amended $32M Win In Real Estate Fraud Suit
• SEC Must Provide Names To Compliance Chief In Fraud Suit
• Ill. State Sen. Fends Off Bribery Retrial With Government Deal
• Mass. Woman Charged With Theft Of $1M IRS Refund Check
• Fed Terminates 3 Actions Against Credit Suisse, JPMorgan
• 5th Circ. Backs Man's Convictions In $3.6M Fraud Scheme
• Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025
• Terraform Founder Gets 15 Years For 'Epic' $40B Crypto Scam
• NBA, MLB Betting Indictments: Slam Dunks Or Strikeouts?
• Woman Charged With Fraud Over Gov't Cloud Security Claims
• White House Pushes Halligan's Confirmation Despite Hurdles
• MVP: Skadden's David Meister
• Grassley Urges White House To Step It Up On Noms
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Gets Another OK To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Docs
• Ex-NY Gov Aide Rips Dearth Of Fact Witnesses In FARA Trial
• Feds Drop 2 FIFA Bribery Cases Despite Appellate Win
• Fund Founder Charged With $42M Fraud, SEC Obstruction
• Trader Admits To Role In $350M Investment Fraud
• 4th Circ. Hints $166M Fight​​​​​​​ Could Create Circuit Split
• 7th Circ. Upholds Tax Conviction Of DHS Special Agent
• Guilty Budget Official's Legal Bill Battle Sent To Magistrate
• Regulate AI With Existing Regs, Financial Industry Lobby Says
• Wells Fargo Says It Didn't Know Ex-Atty Stole From Clients
• UScellular Can't Call 'Checkmate' In Fraud Suit, Justices Told
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Nix Yacht, $37M Escrow From Guo Ch. 11
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Botching Investor Fraud Recovery
• Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Jeff Knox
• McIver's Immunity Disputed In Detention Center Assault Case
• Hospital Nonprofit's Ex-COO Gets 80 Months For $7M Fraud
• Feds Seek 10 Years For Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager
• 6 Ways To Nuke-Proof Litigation As Explosive Verdicts Rise
• Magistrate Backs FinCEN Rules In All-Cash Real Estate Deals
• Ill. Jury Convicts Ex-Police Chief Of Taking, Covering Bribe
• Jack Smith To Launch Firm With Willkie Partner, 2 Ex-Deputies
• Wanted: Temporary US Attorney, No Experience Needed
• Mozaic CEO Charged With Duping Investor Out Of $20M
• DOJ Gets OK To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Docs In NY Case
• Crypto Co. Paxful To Pay $4M For Money Laundering Failures
• Ex-NY Gov. Aide 'All About The Money,' FARA Jury Hears
• Nvidia Chips Sent To China In 'Smuggling Network,' DOJ Says
• DOJ Says It Could Indict Comey Again
• OFAC Inks $1M Russian Sanctions Deal With Ex-Gov't Official
• FINRA Flags GenAI Risks In Annual Oversight Report
• Ex-Oil Trader Gets 15 Months, Avoids FCPA Forfeiture For Now
• FTX Customers Seek Final OK For $10M Deal With Silvergate
• Ga. Atty Quits Law, Avoiding Client Cash Misuse Charges
• Feds Only Proved 'Messy' Friendship, Not Bribery, Jury Hears
• 7th Circ. Denies Tax Evader's New Trial Over Disciplined Atty
• Recent Proposals May Spell Supervision Overhaul For Banks
• Marsh Rival Wants Out Of Employee Poaching Scheme Suit
• Combs' Defamation Suit Unlikely To Be Tossed, Judge Says
• MVP: Keker's Elliot Peters
• Insurer Says Whistleblower Stole Docs In Medicare FCA Case
• Navigating The New Patchwork Of Foreign-Influence Laws
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• Ex-NY Gov. Aide's Mom Says Alleged FARA Cash Wasn't Dirty
• Trump To Let Nvidia Sell H200 Chips To China For 25% Cut
• NBA's Rozier Denies Guilt As Feds Eye Gambling Plea Talks
• What To Do When Jurors Don't 'Trust The Science'
• SEC Nabs $7M Fraud Judgment Against Titanium Blockchain
• Eversheds Adds Ex-SDNY Atty As Investigations Co-Leader
• SEC Says Hedge Fund Manager's Driver Ran $1M Fraud
• Terrorist Label For Maduro Poses New Risks For US Firms
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Habba Resigns As Acting US Atty After DQ Ruling At 3rd Circ.
• How High Court Could Upend Campaign Spending Rules
• Litigation Funder Says Attys Hid Deal To Evade $1.5M Payout
• How Bank-Fintech Partnerships Changed In 2025
• 'Red Flags' Give 2nd Circ. Pause In NBA Health Fraud Appeal
• MVP: A&O Shearman's Katherine Stoller
• Hi-Tech Pharma, CEO Want New Trial In Feds' Fraud Case
• Insurer Needn't Cover Jewish Group's $7.5M Wire Fraud Claim
• One Sotheby's Agent Tells Jurors $3.7M Theft Was Not Fraud
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Feds Wrap Up FARA Case Against Ex-NY Gov. Aide Linda Sun
• Fla. Judge OKs Release Of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts
• Calif. Agency Hires Ex-DOJ Crypto Enforcement Director
• 7th Circ. Backs Distribution Of $2.5M In Fraud Funds
• Justices Take Up Venue Dispute In Twitter Saudi Agent Case
• Feds Seek 12 Years For Founder's 'Devastating' Crypto Fraud
• NYC Official Challenges Charge Stemming From ICE Dustup
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Conviction
• Menendez Barred From Holding Public Office After Conviction
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• 11th Circ. Vacates Sentence For NFL Marketing Schemer
• NY AG Applauds Reports Grand Jury Declined To Reindict
• Crypto Investors Fight To Revive Ripple Suit At 9th Circ.
• OFAC Fines Real Estate Firm $7M Over Sanctions Violations
• Pot Shop Associate Doubts Judge's Neutrality In RICO Case
• Gov't Watchdog To Probe FHFA Mortgage Fraud Referrals
• 2nd Circ. Restores Ex-Union Boss' Bribery Sentence
• Ex-CEO Of Failed Okla. Bank Indicted On Fraud Charges
• Geico Claims Cos. Ran $2.7M Medical Device Billing Scheme
• Suspension Over For Pa. Judge Accused Of COVID Fraud
• SDNY Judge Unsure Of Jurisdiction In Maurene Comey Suit
• Law Firm Beats Ex-OneTaste Staffer's Malpractice Suit
• Boies Schiller Lands Former SEC Trial Leader In LA
• Appeal Of US Atty Invalidations May Be 'Devastating' To DOJ
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Why Digital Asset Treasuries Are Drawing Regulator Concerns
• Oak View CEO Pardoned 5 Months After Bid-Rigging Charge
• Chats Show Ex-NY Gov Aide Was Tight With Chinese Officials
• Ill. Jurors Hear Loan Skepticism In Bribery Trial Recording
• Pharma Co. Exec Faces $125K SEC Judgment In Fraud Case
• Citibank Says Developer Can't Blame It For $45M Wire Scam
• Allstate Files RICO Suit Over Fla. Clinic's 'Exorbitant Charges'
• Archegos Founder Says Davis Polk Job Offer Taints Restitution
• Ex-Execs Who Pled Guilty To $67M Fraud Settle With SEC
• How Unchecked AI Exposes Expert Opinions To Exclusion
• Virginia Bar Declines To Investigate Interim US Atty Halligan
• FINRA Fines Firm $1M Over Mutual Fund Supervision Issues
• Minn. Financial Abuse Law Should Prompt Operational Review
• Mass. Court Says Plea Deal Inattention May Be Ineffectiveness
• SEC Penalties Trended Down In FY 2025, Offering 2026 Clues
• 1st Circ. Doubts Ex-BigLaw Atty's Campaign Finance Appeal
• Trump Pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar And Wife
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• Ex-Police Chief Took Bribe, Then Tried A Cover-Up, Jury Hears
• SDNY Head Backs Good Deals For Quick Cooperation By Cos.
• NY Federal Judge Says ICE Can't Justify Man's Detention
• OFAC Fines PE Firm $11.4M For Russian Sanctions Violations
• Exec To Admit To $1.6M Scheme Involving Taxes, Restitution
• 2nd Circ. Reinstates Ex-Exec's $4M Bridgegate Fees Suit
• Fox News, FedEx Ink Clawback Settlements With Guo Trustee
• Breast Pump Co. To Pay $1M For Alleged Tricare Overbilling
• Ga. Man Gets 46 Months For $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• A Primer On NYDFS' 3rd-Party Cybersecurity Guidance
• Nursing Home Abuse Cases Face 3 Barriers That Need Reform
• Trump Seeks To Block Final Classified Documents Report
• CVS Will Pay $37.8M To Settle Insulin Pen Overbilling Claims
• Feds 'Engaging' MLB Pitchers On Plea Talks But No Offer Yet
• Tribe Can't Recover Lost Profits For Pot Sales Under RICO
• Ex-Chicago Teacher Gets 1 Year For Southwest Voucher Fraud
• Terraform Founder Seeks Five Years At Most For Crypto Fraud
• 1st Circ. Tosses Omni's Medicare Fraud Suit Over UTI Tests
• CFTC's Pham Expands 'Due Process' For Enforcement Targets
• 11th Circ. Reverses Energy Co. Win In Investor Suit
• Man Appealing Federal Indictment By DC Jury Seeks Stay
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• Duo Gets Probation For Robocalls Targeting Black Voters
• Takeaways From First Resolution After FCPA Pause Was Lifted
• Mental Exam Ordered For Man Accused In Tax Shelter Scheme
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3rd Circ. Says Habba Barred From Serving As Acting US Atty