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White Collar - May, 2026

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• SEC Critic Pushes To Undo $31M Disgorgement Order
• Barclays Enabled Concierge Sex-Trafficking Ring, Suit Says
• NC Prosecutors Oppose Criminal Contempt For Witness
• FDIC Reaffirms Ex-Bank CEO's Penalty After High Court Trip
• NY Judge Doubts Nussbaum-Linked Firms Belong In Ch. 11
• Consultant In Rivera FARA Trial Asks For Redo
• Blood Test Lab Owner Gets 4 Years For $11M Tax Evasion
• Fla. Man Sentenced To 18 Months For $7M Biofuel Tax Fraud
• Dems Say DOJ Blocked Bondi On Trump Questions
• Oklahoma Justices Void Tulsa-Creek Jurisdiction Settlement
• Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs
• 'Operation Hard Money' Marks New Phase In Synthetic ID Fraud
• UnitedHealthcare Defrauded Mass. Of $100M, AG Says
• Key Target In NBA Betting Scandal Pleads Guilty
• Trump Ordered To Respond To Claims IRS Deal Was Fraud
• Ex-Prosecutor Wants Trump 'Slush Fund' Payments Blocked
• Financial Adviser Gets 2 Years For $3.7M Investment Fraud
• Ex-TD Bank Worker Admits Role In $3M Customer Fraud Scam
• SEC Says AI Crypto Trading Bot Was $12M Ponzi Scheme
• DOJ To Speed Up Review Of Qui Tam Benefits Fraud Claims
• Detroit Ex-Mayor Can't Prevent Seizure Of Bank Account
• Dem Sens. Ask DOJ To Preserve Trump-IRS Settlement Docs
• Man Who Used 'God And Ga. Football' For Fraud Gets 4 Years
• Goldstein Says Bad Jury Instructions Warrant New Trial
• 4th Circ. Rules IRS 'Cooperation' Doesn't Sink Tax Convictions
• Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Justices Revive Mississippi Death Row Inmate's Batson Claim
• Justices Say First Step Act Not 'Vehicle' For Innocence Claim
• Google Worker Charged With $1.2M Polymarket Insider Fraud
• CFTC Agrees To Abandon Biden-Era Gemini Crypto Settlement
• Meet Biden's Attys Fighting DOJ Release Of Memoir Materials
• Ex-Doximity Exec Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading Scheme
• Chicago US Atty Revamps Grand Jury Rules After Misconduct
• FIFA Corruption Charges Get Officially Tossed
• Ex-Judges Urge Court To Scrutinize Trump-IRS Deal
• PropertyTek CEO Says AI Can Curb Fraud, Boost Leasing
• Live Nation Wants AGs' Discovery To Wait On New Trial Bid
• Keanu Reeves Vouches For Director Who Conned Netflix
• 10th Circ. Affirms Dentist's 3½-Year Sentence For Tax Evasion
• Judge Doubts Prison Bureau Claim Trans Care Isn't Banned
• NY-Presbyterian Says DOJ's Antitrust Case Is Misguided
• NJ Disbars Attorney After He Lied To Prison Officials
• Ex-Federal Prosecutor Picked As NJ Insurance Fraud Chief
• Former NY Federal Prosecutor Joins Eversheds Sutherland
• Sher Tremonte Hires DOJ Antitrust Litigation Director
• NY Lawyer Gets A Year After $20M Emigrant Bank Fraud Trial
• ICE To Target Immigration Attys In Bid To Curb Asylum Fraud
• Quinn Emanuel Sues To Collect $1.5M From Binance's Zhao
• NJ Justices Revive Restaurant Franchise Fraud Conviction
• How 2 Execs Won 'Extraordinarily Rare' Navy Bribery Acquittal
• 3rd Circ. Grants Tax-Evading Mushroom Farmer New Sentence
• Arraignment Set For M&A Atty, Others In Insider Trading Case
• Crypto Co. Partner Looks To Escape $58M Fraud, RICO Suit
• Fenwick Reaches $54M Deal To Exit FTX Litigation
• Treasury Proposal Maps Compliance Road For Stablecoins
• Justices Pass On Fight Over Phone Search During Traffic Stop
• Comey Case Delayed Due To 'Gravity' Of Charges, Discovery
• 'Regretful' Billionaire Gets 12 Years For $2B Fraud, Bribery
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Bail For Bribe Case Cooperator: 'Why Not?'
• Adapting To AI-Driven Scrutiny Of Foreign Asset Disclosures
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ex-Prosecutor Among Latest To Challenge Trump 'Slush Fund'
• Ringleader Of $250M COVID Child Meals Fraud Gets 41 Years
• Ábrego García Case Shows Prosecutorial Abuse, Judge Says
• Ex-CEO Imprisoned With Lindberg Urges Lenient Sentence
• Regions Bank To Pay Feds $4.9M Over PPP Loan Forgiveness
• States Seek Ticketmaster Sale As Live Nation Wants New Trial
• Trustee Can Depose Jailed Tycoon Guo Before Ch. 11 Trials
• Texas Bank Says It's Not Liable In $100M Fraud Scheme
• DOJ Hid Grand Jury Misconduct In ICE Case, Ill. Judge Says
• World Cup Trafficking Raises Alarm For More Than Just Banks
• Pension Plans Can't Shake Belgium's $144M Tax Fraud Suit
• Tax Teams Get No Bright-Line Rule From AI Privilege Cases
• Resi Investor Inks Plea In $230M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Prosecutors Seek $1.98M Forfeiture In Goldstein Case
• Claiming The Narrative Before The SEC Files Charges
• 3 Rulings Show How Creditors Make Civil RICO Claims Stick
• Queso Fresco Maker Admits To Selling Contaminated Cheese
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Apple Wants Justices To Review Epic Games Contempt Order
• Citron Founder's Tweets Impacted Stock Prices, LA Jury Told
• Missouri Sues Crypto ATM Co. For Aiding Fraud, Excess Fees
• Goldstein Taps Ex-SG Prelogar Before Sentence, Likely Appeal
• Fraudster's Australian Prison Time Doesn't Cut US Sentence
• Reversing Course, Judge Tosses SEC Fund Fraud Case
• Ex-Atlanta Housing Exec Gets Sentenced For Section 8 Fraud
• SEC Gets Win In $112M Royal Bengal Ponzi Suit
• Feds Accuse Contractors Of DOD Bribery Scheme In Hawaii
• DOJ Activity Indicates Rising Antitrust Risk For Hospitals
• OCC Says Fintech Partner Bank Fell Behind On AML Controls
• BigLaw Deals Scandal Puts Boston Back On White Collar Map
• SEC Enforcement Has Continued Its Asset Management Focus
• Baker Donelson Found At Fault In Miss. Timber Ponzi Suit Trial
• Goldman Pens $500M Deal To End Investors' 1MDB Suit
• Advice For Responding To Minority Preservation Letters
• NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer
• PE Fund Managers Seek Toss Of $150M Florida Investor Suit
• Binance Libel Suit Doesn't Show Actual Malice, Dow Jones Says
• NBA-Linked Poker Dragnet Nets 3 Guilty Pleas
• FINRA Fines 2 Firms Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• Feds Want 14 Years For Mogul Who Sought 'Valhalla On Earth'
• Adobe Worker's Spouse Traded On Semrush Buy, SEC Says
• Ex-DOJ Atty Stole Trump Classified Docs Report, Feds Say
• Ga. Man Gets 20 Months In $9M COVID Loan Fraud Scheme
• SEC Watchdog Says Burglar Stole Laptops Amid Shutdown
• FINRA Opens Reg BI Sweep Over High-Risk Structured Notes
• How Anthropic's Mythos May Upend Defense Cyber Rules
• StraightPath Trio Gets Prison For Defrauding Pre-IPO Clients
• Comey Wants Arraignment Pushed For Dismissal Bid
• 2nd Circ. Pick Questioned At Hearing On Role As Trump Lawyer
• Goodwin Adds Another Jones Day Atty To Newest Calif. Office
• Watchdog Targets Convicted Ex-Legislator's Law License
• Trump-IRS Settlement A 'Corrupt Sham,' Capitol Cops Say
• Big Issues Linger After Senate Prediction Market Trading Ban
• DOJ Unseals Charges Against Ex-Cuban Prez Raul Castro
• DOJ's Embrace Of Data Sets Off Compliance 'Arms Race'
• Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing
• New CFTC Policy Eyes Smaller Fines, More Declinations
• Trump Banking Orders Boost Fintechs, Block Immigrants
• Consulting Co. Execs Acquitted In Navy Admiral Bribery Case
• Feds Seek To Drop Emissions Case For 2 Ex-Fiat Managers
• Ex-Strip Club Operator To Forfeit $1.5M In Prostitution Plea
• Ex-Trump Fundraiser Dodges Prison For Straw Donor Scheme
• Ex-One Sotheby's Agent Gets 21 Months In $3.7M Condo Theft
• DOJ Says Container Makers Fixed Prices During Pandemic
• Hanna Wants 3rd Circ. To Weigh Homebuyers' Antitrust Suit
• $1.8B IRS Deal Fund 'Not Slush Fund,' Blanche Tells Senators
• Seeborg's Term As Calif. Northern District Chief Judge To End
• Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need
• DOJ Adds Sweeping Tax Audit Relief To Trump-IRS Settlement
• AI Regulatory Gaps May Fuel FCA Enforcement Action
• Brother May Pay Ex-BigLaw Atty's Legal Fees In Insider Case
• AI Agents Will Test The Bounds Of Expert Witness Rules
• Pot Co. Fraud Suit Over $13M Tax Debt Ends In Settlement
• FirstEnergy Urges 6th Circ. To Again Nix Investors' Class Cert.
• Madigan Ruling May Offer High Court New Bribery Test
• Jailed Ex-Union Leader Says Only He Can Keep Ill Wife Alive
• Ex-Austrian Bank CEO To Plead Out In $170M Odebrecht Case
• Wyoming Prosecutor Confirmed Despite Misconduct Rebuke
• DOJ Charges Bring More Complications For Key Bridge Ship
• Real Estate Broker Gets 55 Months In $2.25M Investor Fraud
• Venezuelan Official Laundered Food Aid Cash, US Says
• Ex-Willkie Atty Banned By SEC For Insider Trading
• Del. Dispatch: The Hurdles To Early Fraud Claim Dismissal
• Reel Justice: 'Project Hail Mary' Can Aid Cross-Examination
• SEC Ends 'Gag Rule' Policy For Enforcement Settlements
• NCAA Bans Ex-College Hoopster Indicted For Game Fixing
• Feds Move To Drop Adani Group Chair's Criminal Charges
• Ex-Pol's Insider Trading Case Not Fit For Top Court Review
• Attorney Lifts Veil On Jay Peak Visa Fraud Recovery Efforts
• Trump-IRS Deal To Create $1.8B 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution
• Atty Tied To Trump Pardon Headed For August Extortion Trial
• Citron Founder Phoned Fed. Agent During FBI Raid, Jury Told
• Lindberg Wants Credit For Time Served Applied To Sentence
• Fed Frees UBS From Order On Credit Suisse's Archegos Work
• RideNow Avoids SEC Suit Following Spat With Ex-CEO
• What Jury Holdouts Can Teach Trial Lawyers About Strategy
• NC Social Worker Wants Resentencing In Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Nursing Home Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Ex-Execs Over Lost Funds
• DOJ Open To Criminal Enforcement Against Pricing Software
• Alston & Bird, Banks Sued Again Over $328M Goliath Scam
• Miami Developer Admits To $89M Fraud Scheme
• Balancing The Scales: Justices To Revisit Sentencing Rules
• 4 Key Takeaways From SEC's Semiannual Reporting Proposal
• Turkish Fintech Exec Cops To Duping Venture Capital Backers
• Latham Hires Ropes & Gray Practice Lead, DOJ Alum
• Mistrial In Weinstein Case As NY Jury Splits 9-3 To Acquit
• 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid
• Platinum Execs, Feds Spar Amid $70M Bond Fraud Appeals
• Adani Group Chair, Nephew Ink $18M Deal To Exit SEC Case
• Takeda To Pay $13.6M Over Antidepressant Drug Kickbacks
• FINRA Official Says Cooperation Credit Updates Incoming
• Ex-Newsom Aide Cops To Campaign Fund Theft, False Taxes
• Ill. Rep.'s Ex-Aide Pleads Not Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
• Insider Trading Case Shows BigLaw Associate Vetting Gaps
• Sentencing Tips For Defending Crypto Conspiracy Cases
• Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2nd Circ. Backs 20-Year Stretch For Forcount Fraudster
• Fenwick Hit With FTX Suit In DC Over $525M Losses
• DOJ Goes After DC Bar, Courts For Discipline Of Ex-DOJ Atty
• Pa. Crypto Scam Convict In Custody Over Fake Girlfriend, $60
• 2nd Circ. Backs Fed Reserve's Power To Cut Master Accounts
• Arbitrators See Global Stakes In Trump BigLaw EO Fight
• HealthSplash CEO Found Guilty In $450M Medicare Fraud Trial
• SEC's New Enforcement Chief Touts 'Back To Basics' Message
• Weinstein Reports Chest Pains Amid Jury Evidence Request
• Super Micro Hit With Investor Suit Over China Chip Sales
• Aluminum Tariff-Dodging Cos. Ink $550M FCA Deal With Feds
• How Cos. Can Navigate Iran Sanctions Risks In China
• DOJ Fraud Division Set To Shake Up White-Collar Enforcement
• SEC Inks $2.6M In Settlements Over High-Yield Fraud Claims
• Ex-NY Judge Charged With $5M Real Estate Investment Scheme
• The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind
• 11th Circ. Rejects Trump Rehearing In Clinton RICO Fight
• Key Tronic Case Shows SEC Isn't Ignoring Controls Violations
• Couple Settles Annuity Fraud Suit With Ameritas, Ex-Agent
• NYC China Police Station Case Is Overblown, Jury Hears
• Citron Founder Didn't Believe His Own Position, Jury Told
• DC Circ. Asks Why Gov't Used 'Toxic' Detail In Crypto Trial
• SCOTUSblog Founder Can't Delay Tax Fraud Sentencing
• 4th Circ. Allows $3.6M Seizure In IPhone Trafficking Case
• Ex-Lottery.Com CEO Wants SEC Fraud Suit Tossed
• 9th Circ. Orders New Tax Fraud Trial Over Juror's Racial Bias
• Ex-FCA Exec Must Answer GM Discovery In UAW Bribery Suit
• DOJ's FCA Data-Miner Focus Raises Compliance Stakes
• Head Of First Liberty Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Trump Gets Time For Justices To Review $83M Carroll Verdict
• 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language
• Stacey Abrams Subpoenaed In Ga. Campaign Finance Probe
• Dinsmore Grows With Addition Of Litigation Firm In Chicago
• Weinstein Accuser Credible, Jury Told As 3rd NY Trial Ends
• Ship Managers Indicted Over Baltimore Bridge Disaster
• CORRECTED: Senate Advances 13 US Attorneys In En Bloc Vote
• Real Estate Influencers Indicted Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• Widow Says ChatGPT Helped Shooter Plan Deadly FSU Attack
• Ohio Public Safety Director Tapped To Replace Outgoing AG
• Ex-US Rep. Faces $1.4M Sanction In Venezuela Contract Fight
• Trading Scheme Is A 'Wake-Up Call' For BigLaw Compliance
• Binance Win Shows Constraints On Anti-Terrorism Act Claims
• NY Ethics Panel Finds US Attorney Committed Misconduct
• Understanding The Insider Trading Gap In Prediction Markets
• Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved
• Embezzler's $250M Suit Against FanDuel Sent To Arbitration
• Ex-CEO To Pay SEC $1.6M Over Cannabis Biz Fraud Claims
• Judge Probes Cert. For Diverse Worker Class In No-Poach Suit
• Block Sets Aside $240M Amid Talks To Settle DOJ Probe
• Seagram's Heiress In NXIVM Case OK'd For Fiji After Prison
• White House Defends Pardon Process Following Dem Inquiry
• Ex-Wachtell Lipton Atty Tied To Stolen BigLaw Info Trades
• Ex-NFL Player Gets 16-Plus Years For $200M Healthcare Fraud
• Transpo Tracker: Boeing 737 Max, John Deere Deal
• Expect US Enforcers' Cartel Crackdown To Continue
• 3rd Circ. Rejects NJ Man's Bid To Revisit $40M Tax Conviction
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Goliath Investors Add Companies To Alston & Bird Scam Suit
• Eversheds Sutherland Hires Ex-SEC Counsel In DC
• Ex-US Diplomat Who Spied For Cuba Faces Denaturalization
• Prosecutors Oppose Move To Put Off Goldstein Sentencing
• Morgan Lewis Hires 2 More Hunton Litigators
• Judiciary Panel Punts AI Rules, Mulls Judges' Survey Results
• SEC Fines Ex-BigLaw Atty For Insider Trades On Apollo Deal
• Insurance Co. Says Fraudster Can't Arbitrate $524M Claim
• Ex-Beneficient CEO Convicted In $150M Shell Co. Fraud
• Failed Okla. Bank's Ex-CEO Cops To Fraud Charge
• Church Exec Seeks Crowdfunding OK In Forced-Labor Case
• Ill. Congressman's Aide Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
• Sanctions Sought For Trader Accused Of Using Frozen Funds
• Pharma Cos. Hit With $2M Judgment Over CBD Investor Fraud
• Arguments Show Justices Vacillating On Geofence Warrants
• Ex-Jackson Walker Atty Seeks Breakup With Romance Suit
• Judge Wants States To Outline Live Nation Antitrust Remedies
• Surveying The CFTC Campaign To Control Prediction Markets
• Comey Retains NC Criminal Defense Pro For 2nd Indictment
• FinCEN Rule Could Reshape AML Priorities Across Finance
• Why Compliance Is Getting Complicated In Latin America
• Calif. Man Gets 2½ Years For Swindling $2M From Ill. Investor
• Judge Cuts 13 Wire Fraud Counts From $1B Tax Shelter Case
• The SEC Should Institute A New Enforcement Scorecard
• Toss Of Ex-Shkreli Atty's Deal May Be Error, 2nd Circ. Hints
• FBI Assistant GC Joins FBI Alum At Fenwick
• Gov't Says It Can Prioritize US In Hacker Extradition Row
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fulton County Can't Force Return Of Ballots Seized By Feds
• Trump Wants Time For Justices To Review Carroll Verdict
• Epstein's Alleged Suicide Note Unsealed In Cellmate's Case
• 'GothFerrari' Gets 6.5 Years For Role In $250M Crypto Heist
• Lindberg Says He Owes 'Zero' Despite $1.6B Restitution Report
• Celsius Exec's Help Was Key, Feds Say Before Sentencing
• North Korea Victims Fight Crypto Co. Over $71M Frozen Funds
• Booz Allen Says Fla. Senator's Tax Leak Suit Is Too Late
• Fla. Couple Sentenced For Evading $37M In Payroll Taxes
• Financier Charged With Fleecing Billionaire Out Of $450M
• CFTC Fines Trader $200K For Treasury Futures Spoofing
• Why White Collar Juries Resist 'Honest Mistake' Defenses
• High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling
• Mich. Gov. Ex-Appointee Accused Of $20 Million Grant Fraud
• 4th Circ. Appears Unpersuaded By $22M Tax Fraud Appeal
• Feds Say 4th Circ. ICE Ruling Doesn't Help Ex-Wis. Judge
• 4th Circ. Frees Noncitizen From Deportation, Faulting Judges
• Judge Won't Force Hunter Biden's Foreign Agent Registration
• Feds Say Stolen BigLaw Deal Info Aided Huge Trading Scheme
• Pa. 'Cruel Punishments' Ruling Sets Up Sentence Challenges
• Insider Trading Safeguards Can Mitigate Sports Betting Risk
• Miller & Chevalier Hires DOJ Nat'l Security Atty In DC
• 'Varsity Blues' Coach 'Not Close' In New Trial Bid, Judge Says
• Exelon Shareholders Fight Objectors' Fee Bid On Bribery Deal
• Ex-CEO Gets 5 Years In Prison For $212.5M Fraud Case
• Judge Blocks Arizona From Policing Prediction Markets
• Kilpatrick Adds Buchalter Financial Services Partner In Seattle
• Ex-Miami Official Accused Of Misusing Funds Settles Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds Sentences In Medical Device Fraud Case
• Texas Appeals Court Wary Of Reviving Trustee's $100M Claim
• DC Circ. Says SEC Whistleblower Denial Doesn't Pass Muster
• Tax Shelter Trial Defendants Claim Promoter Misled Them
• Fugitive Trader's Wife Held In Contempt Amid $67M Fraud Suit
• SVB's $73M Fraud Losses Not Covered, Insurers Say
• DOJ Asks To Toss Subpoena Defeats In Powell Case As Moot
• Bet On Prediction Market Regulation To Accelerate
• Taft Brings Seward Gov't Practice Chair To New NYC Office
• Freshfields Adds Skadden White Collar Lawyer In DC, NY
• Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order
• 2nd Circ. Raises Concern Over Challenge To NY US Atty's DQ
• SEC Drops Suit Against Iconix Founder After Conviction Nixed
• OCC Pushes Back On Ex-Rabobank Officer's $4M Fee Bid
• Wells Fargo, Law Firm Sued Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme Ties
• Ex-IRS Agent Accused Of Stealing $12M From Fuel Co.
• Kalshi 'Swimming Upstream' In Appeal, Mass. Justices Say
• Military Atty Can Prosecute Minn. Civilian Despite Regulations
• Managers Of Embattled Easement Say RICO Suit Lacks Details
• Cooley Adds Kirkland Partner To Lead DC Antitrust Practice
• Bondi Spurs Ethics Doubts By Using DOJ Official As Counsel
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• WilmerHale Adds SEC Veteran As Financial Services Partner
• NJ Court Says Gun Law Doesn't Justify Firing Cops Over Pot
• Diagnostic Imaging Co. Pays $8.3M To End FCA Case
• Weinstein Atty Features Rape Accuser's Warm Words For Him
• Boeing, DOJ Say No Need For Full 5th Circ. Review Of NPA
• Citron Founder Slips False Statement Charge In Calif. Case
• $110M Embezzlement Suit Discovery Blitz Called Harassment
• Legal Meth Does Not Exist, 7th Circ. Says
• Crypto 'Wash Trading' Co. Employee Ordered To Self-Deport
• Tax Shelter Defendant Says Discovery Errors Allow Dismissal
• Untangling The Legacy Of LIV's Bid To Upend Pro Golf
• How Paul Clement Does It All
• Ex-Drexel Athlete Sues UMich Over Coach Hacking Scandal
• Ex-Staffer Says 50 Cent Pushed Her To Frame Bodyguard
• Whistleblower Says DOJ Rushed SPLC Indictment
• Ex-Budget Official's Sentencing Set Before 2nd Bribery Trial
• Ex-Bondi Adviser Tapped As Fraud Task Force's Chief Lawyer
• Judge Wants DOJ Answers On Timeline Of Fulton Ballot Raid
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOJ Faces Key Hurdles In Proving SPLC Donor Fraud Theory
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Guilty Of FARA Violations For Venezuela Work