White Collar

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Rabobank Exec Seeks $5M To Cover OCC Fight Legal Bill

    A former Rabobank chief compliance officer has asked the Ninth Circuit to award her more than $5 million in attorney fees and expenses to cover both her defense of a now-discontinued Office of the Comptroller of the Currency enforcement action and her unsuccessful lawsuit to get the matter expunged.

  • April 23, 2025

    Genetic Testing Co., Marketer Settle FCA Case For $6M

    A genetic testing company, marketing firm, and their top executives have agreed to pay $6 million to resolve the government's allegations that they billed Medicare for unnecessary medical tests, in violation of the False Claims Act.

  • April 23, 2025

    SCOTUSblog Sold Amid Goldstein's Criminal Case

    SCOTUSblog has been sold to digital media company The Dispatch, according to announcements from both publications Wednesday, marking a new chapter for the U.S. Supreme Court-focused legal publication while its co-founder Tom Goldstein faces criminal charges.

  • April 23, 2025

    Mich. Judge Faces Ethics Complaint After Criminal Plea

    Michigan's judicial watchdog on Tuesday filed a complaint against the chief judge of a Michigan state district court who pled guilty to domestic violence charges for hitting his spouse, alleging that the jurist violated ethical codes for the criminal case and for disrespecting officers during the investigation.

  • April 23, 2025

    Weinstein Challenges Accusers' Credibility As Retrial Begins

    Harvey Weinstein's attorney told a majority-women jury in his sexual assault retrial Wednesday that the "casting couch is not a crime scene" and that he merely had "mutually beneficial" relationships with aspiring actresses who later accused him of rape and sexual violence.

  • April 23, 2025

    Judge Exits Allied Wallet Exec's Trial Over Plea Interference

    A Massachusetts federal judge agreed to step aside Wednesday from the criminal bank fraud case of a former Allied Wallet executive after acknowledging that he had improperly inserted himself into plea negotiations.

  • April 23, 2025

    Dems Demand DOJ Explain Marshals Sent To Ex-Official

    A group of Democrats are pressing the U.S. Department of Justice for answers on why U.S. marshals were sent to the home of the fired U.S. pardon attorney days before she was to appear before a congressional hearing.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Chief Of SDNY Fraud Unit Joins Fenwick White Collar Team

    The former co-chief of the Southern District of New York's illicit finance and money laundering unit has returned to private practice at Fenwick & West LLP, where the firm said Wednesday he'll focus on white collar crime and fraud matters.

  • April 23, 2025

    Bernstein Litowitz Looks To Hire SEC's Ex-Top Crypto Cop

    Investor-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP has disclosed in a court filing that it is seeking to hire Jorge Tenreiro, the former head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's crypto enforcement unit as well as the onetime chief of the agency's entire litigation team.

  • April 23, 2025

    AI Entrepreneur In Talks To Resolve $10M Fraud Case

    The founder of an education-based artificial intelligence company accused of fleecing investors of $10 million is in talks with prosecutors to resolve the case, according to a Wednesday letter.

  • April 22, 2025

    Girardi's Son-In-Law Wants Chicago Client Theft Case Tossed

    Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi's son-in-law Tuesday urged an Illinois federal court to toss a superseding indictment accusing him of helping steal millions from clients of the now-defunct Girardi Keese, saying prosecutors created confusion around the charged offenses by highlighting California legal ethics rules without explaining their relevance, "if any."

  • April 22, 2025

    Feds Say Crypto Exec Spent Investors' $57M On Lamborghinis

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Virginia federal prosecutors have launched parallel cases against the founder of a cryptocurrency trading company, alleging that he misappropriated over $57 million of investor funds after orchestrating a type of multilevel-marketing scheme that brought in about $200 million to the company.

  • April 22, 2025

    Kan. Tribe Fights Sheriff's Authority In Tribal Jurisdiction Suit

    The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is disputing a county sheriff's bid in Kansas federal court to toss the Native American tribe's latest complaint in its suit claiming that he has repeatedly overstepped his authority by interfering with activities on reservation land.

  • April 22, 2025

    Judge Prods DOJ For Proof Of Bias In Colo. Clerk Prosecution

    A Colorado federal judge on Tuesday was dubious of the state's claim that a statement of interest filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in a convicted county clerk's habeas case amounts to a "threat" against state prosecutors and the rule of law, but pressed the federal government on whether it has evidence state prosecutors were politically motivated.

  • April 22, 2025

    Ga. Woman Gets 12 Years In $156M FEMA Fraud Case

    A Georgia woman convicted of defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a case involving nearly $156 million in fraudulent contracts related to Hurricane Maria relief has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

  • April 22, 2025

    FTX Ch. 11 Trust Says Ex-Exec's Wife Spent $600K Since Dec.

    The FTX Recovery Trust urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to enjoin the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame from spending additional money that the trust said was fraudulently taken from the company before its bankruptcy filing, saying Michelle Bond has spent more than $600,000 since mid-December on legal fees, luxury vacations and credit card bills.

  • April 22, 2025

    4th Circ. Rejects Full Court Review Of Credit Union's Liability

    The Fourth Circuit has declined to take a second look at a panel decision finding a credit union cannot be held liable for a scammer's use of its services to swindle a metal fabricator out of $560,000.

  • April 22, 2025

    Real Estate Investor Cops To $19M Loan Fraud

    A Massachusetts real estate investor pled guilty Tuesday to defrauding multiple lenders of more than $19 million by submitting forged leases and rent rolls in support of $60 million worth of loan applications, federal prosecutors said.

  • April 22, 2025

    Santos, Attys Say Social Media Posts Don't Negate Remorse

    George Santos and his attorneys wrote to a Brooklyn federal judge saying the former Congressman's posts on social media claiming to be a victim of government persecution don't negate the remorse he feels for stealing from campaign donors and inflating fundraising numbers.

  • April 22, 2025

    Jay Clayton Sworn In As Interim US Atty For SDNY

    Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, was sworn in Tuesday as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan on an interim basis while he awaits confirmation from the Senate.

  • April 22, 2025

    Chase Bank Can't Ditch Claims It Aided $119M Ponzi Scam

    A California federal judge trimmed on Monday SiliconSage Builders LLC receiver's lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase of allegedly helping the now-defunct real estate developer carry out a massive $119 million Ponzi scheme, tossing an unjust enrichment claim, but allowing the bulk of the aiding-and-abetting allegations to survive.

  • April 22, 2025

    NJ AG Pushes To Revive RICO Case Against Power Broker

    New Jersey urged a state appellate court to revive its sprawling racketeering indictment against Garden State power broker George E. Norcross III, politically connected attorneys and others, arguing that the trial court undertook a review that doesn't exist in criminal practice.

  • April 22, 2025

    Pharma Co. Owner Cops To Selling $60M Of Sham HIV Drugs

    An owner of a pharmaceutical company has pled guilty in Florida to participating in a $60 million nationwide scheme to illegally distribute misbranded and adulterated HIV drugs to patients.

  • April 22, 2025

    Hemp Group Drops DEA From Suit Over Police Raid, Arrest

    A hemp trade group and the owner of a smoke shop are dropping claims against the U.S. government and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from a suit alleging law enforcement wrongfully raided the shop.

  • April 21, 2025

    Mexican Banks Escalate Discovery Fight With Sanctions Bid

    A Mexican bank and its affiliates have asked a Texas federal judge to sanction a businessman and his attorneys in a fraud case, saying they have deliberately obstructed court-ordered discovery in litigation accusing him of diverting and concealing corporate assets.

Expert Analysis

  • Executive Orders That Could Affect Financial Services In 2025

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    The incoming Trump administration is likely to quickly revive or update a number of prior executive orders, and possibly issue new ones, that could affect financial services by emphasizing market discipline rather than regulatory initiatives to drive change in the industry, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • What To Know About FinCEN's Deepfake Warning

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    A recent alert from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network warns about the increased use of deepfake media to target financial institutions and their customers, showing that what seems like futuristic technology is a current threat that requires diligent controls and awareness of red flags, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • 'Minimal Participant' Bar Is Tough To Clear For Whistleblowers

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    Under the U.S. Department of Justice’s corporate whistleblower pilot program, would-be whistleblowers will find it tough to show that they only minimally participated in criminal misconduct while still providing material information, but sentencing precedent shows how they might prove their eligibility for an award, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

  • Impact Of Corporate Transparency Act Ambiguity On Banks

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    Even though banks generally needn't file beneficial ownership information reports, financial institutions must continue to monitor the status of the Corporate Transparency Act and understand its requirements in case the nationwide injunction that was issued against the CTA earlier this month is overturned, say attorneys at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • A Look At SEC, CFTC's Record Year For Whistleblower Awards

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    Another banner year shows that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission have developed the gold standard for whistleblower award programs, but a CFTC funding crisis threatens to derail that program's success, say Andrew Feller and Geoff Schweller at Kohn Kohn.

  • What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

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    The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Expect Continuity In 2025 Anti-Money Laundering Policy

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    The past year has seen a range of anti-money laundering actions from federal financial regulators, and notwithstanding the imminent change from the Biden administration to the Trump administration, continuity may be more prevalent than change in the AML compliance space in 2025, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • 5 Notable Anti-Money Laundering Actions From 2024

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    Regulators' renewed interest in anti-money laundering programs in 2024 led to numerous enforcement actions and individual prosecutions in industries like banking, cryptocurrency and gaming, including the blockbuster TD Bank settlement and investigations of casinos in Nevada, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of Eye Contact At Trial

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    As a growing body of research confirms that eye contact facilitates communication and influences others, attorneys should follow a few pointers to maximize the power of eye contact during voir dire, witness preparation, direct examination and cross-examination, says trial consultant Noelle Nelson.

  • Series

    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • How White Collar Defense Attys Can Use Summary Witnesses

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    Few criminal defense attorneys have successfully utilized summary witnesses in the past, but several recent success stories show that it can be a worthwhile trial tactic to help juries understand the complex decision-making at issue, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • The Current State Of Play Around Corporate Transparency Act

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    Although a Texas court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and paused an impending Dec. 31 reporting deadline, multiple states have similar requirements, so companies should continue to monitor compliance obligations regardless of the CTA's constitutionality, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • How White Collar Attys Can Use Mythic Archetypes At Trial

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    A careful reading of a classic screenwriting guide shows that fairy tales and white collar trials actually have a lot in common, and defense attorneys would do well to tell a hero’s journey at trial, relying on universal character archetypes to connect with the jury, says Jack Sharman at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

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