White Collar

  • May 13, 2026

    Weinstein Reports Chest Pains Amid Jury Evidence Request

    A jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's third Manhattan rape trial requested several pieces of evidence on Wednesday, including cross-examination testimony by his accuser, as the ex-Hollywood producer reported chest pains from the courthouse's holding area.

  • May 13, 2026

    Super Micro Hit With Investor Suit Over China Chip Sales

    A Super Micro Computer Inc. investor says he suffered losses as a result of a secret and illegal sale of servers embedded with Nvidia chips to China and the company's misleading statements, leading to a drop in its stock price, according to a proposed class action in California federal court.

  • May 13, 2026

    Aluminum Tariff-Dodging Cos. Ink $550M FCA Deal With Feds

    A group of California businesses agreed to pay nearly $550 million to resolve civil allegations that they lied to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to avoid paying duties on extruded aluminum imported into the U.S. from China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.

  • May 13, 2026

    DOJ Fraud Division Set To Shake Up White-Collar Enforcement

    President Donald Trump's administration created the U.S. Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division with a narrow focus on combating government program fraud, but a move to retain federal prosecutors focused on other types of fraud could signal a wider scope with potential ripple effects across white-collar enforcement.

  • May 13, 2026

    SEC Inks $2.6M Settlements Over High-Yield Fraud Claims

    A purported financial services firm and two of its executives have agreed to pay over $2.6 million to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims they were part of a $26 million scheme to defraud would-be investors in purported high-yield investment programs that never actually happened.

  • May 13, 2026

    Ex-NY Judge Charged With $5M Real Estate Investment Scheme

    A recently resigned Brooklyn state judge and a real estate investor were arrested Wednesday on federal charges they scammed $5 million from investors who backed their purported New Jersey commercial sale, allegedly pitched using the judge's good name.

  • May 13, 2026

    11th Circ. Rejects Trump Rehearing In Clinton RICO Fight

    The Eleventh Circuit will not reexamine the dismissal of President Donald Trump's racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, which claims the pair falsely accused Trump of colluding with Russia during his 2016 campaign.

  • May 13, 2026

    Couple Settles Annuity Fraud Suit With Ameritas, Ex-Agent

    A retired military officer and his wife have agreed to end a lawsuit against Ameritas and a former insurance agent alleging a fraudulent investment scheme based on the sale of unsuitable equity-indexed annuities, according to a notice filed Wednesday in North Carolina federal court.

  • May 12, 2026

    NYC China Police Station Case Is Overblown, Jury Hears

    Counsel for a Chinese American man accused of running a secret police station in New York City for China's government told a Brooklyn federal jury Tuesday that his client is being railroaded for helping out his community.

  • May 12, 2026

    Citron Founder Didn't Believe His Own Position, Jury Told

    A cannabis company CEO testified Tuesday as the first witness in Citron Research founder Andrew Left's criminal securities fraud trial, telling a California federal jury that Left published an inaccurate short sale report on his company that quickly tanked its stock even though it appears he lacked the "conviction" of his attack.

  • May 12, 2026

    DC Circ. Asks Why Gov't Used 'Toxic' Detail In Crypto Trial

    The D.C. Circuit didn't seem sure which way to come down Tuesday morning on the various arguments put forth by the convicted operator of the Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer in an attempt to overturn his conviction.

  • May 12, 2026

    SCOTUSblog Founder Can't Delay Tax Fraud Sentencing

    A Maryland federal judge has rejected SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's request to push back sentencing for his tax evasion conviction, finding that Goldstein "has not shown good cause to continue sentencing."

  • May 12, 2026

    4th Circ. Allows $3.6M Seizure In IPhone Trafficking Case

    The Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that federal prosecutors can seize over $3.6 million in assets from a North Carolina man who was convicted on multiple counts of selling illegally obtained iPhones and other electronics to buyers overseas.

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-Lottery.Com CEO Wants SEC Fraud Suit Tossed

    The former CEO of Lottery.com has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims he participated in a scheme to inflate the gambling platform's fiscal performance, arguing the suit does not show he intentionally duped investors or had incentive to do so.

  • May 12, 2026

    9th Circ. Orders New Tax Fraud Trial Over Juror's Racial Bias

    An Idaho federal court wrongly denied a man of Mexican descent a new trial after discovering a juror had made racially biased comments about people of Mexican ethnicity during deliberations on whether to convict him of preparing false tax returns, a split Ninth Circuit panel said Tuesday.

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-FCA Exec Must Answer GM Discovery In UAW Bribery Suit

    Former Fiat Chrysler labor executive Alphons Iacobelli, who was convicted for his role in a union bribery scheme, must answer hundreds of deposition questions in General Motors' sprawling civil suit, a Michigan appellate panel ruled.

  • May 12, 2026

    Head Of First Liberty Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty To Fraud

    The leader of what Georgia and federal securities regulators have called a $140 million Ponzi scheme pled guilty to a federal wire charge Tuesday over allegations that he preyed on seniors and funneled money to right-wing politicians.

  • May 12, 2026

    Trump Gets Time For Justices To Review $83M Carroll Verdict

    President Donald Trump can delay enforcement of the $83.3 million verdict for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll while he appeals the Second Circuit's en banc refusal to rehear his appeal, as long as he puts up $7.5 million in interest that may accrue during Supreme Court proceedings, the panel said Monday. 

  • May 12, 2026

    Stacey Abrams Subpoenaed In Ga. Campaign Finance Probe

    A Georgia state Senate committee has issued subpoenas to former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and two allies, calling on them to testify at the state Capitol on Friday about violations of campaign finance law during the 2018 election cycle.

  • May 12, 2026

    Dinsmore Grows With Addition Of Litigation Firm In Chicago

    Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its footprint in Chicago with the addition of litigation and advisory firm Galarnyk & Associates Ltd. and its three-attorney team.

  • May 12, 2026

    Weinstein Accuser Credible, Jury Told As 3rd NY Trial Ends

    A Manhattan jury heard closing arguments Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's third New York rape trial, with a prosecutor arguing that aspiring actress Jessica Mann "has absolutely no motive to lie" about an assault she said took place in 2013.

  • May 12, 2026

    Ship Managers Indicted Over Baltimore Bridge Disaster

    Federal prosecutors accused the management company and a supervisor of the container ship that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 of recklessly operating the ship, forging inspection documents and misleading safety investigators, according to a Maryland federal grand jury's criminal indictment unsealed Tuesday.

  • May 11, 2026

    Senate Confirms 13 US Attorneys In En Bloc Vote

    The Senate voted 46-45, along party lines, to confirm 13 U.S. attorneys on Monday as part of a larger nominations package.

  • May 11, 2026

    Real Estate Influencers Indicted Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme

    A pair of Philadelphia-based real estate influencers were indicted by a federal grand jury in Ohio on charges that they defrauded more than a dozen investors, according to court documents unsealed Friday.

  • May 11, 2026

    Widow Says ChatGPT Helped Shooter Plan Deadly FSU Attack

    The widow and children of one of the people killed in the April shooting at Florida State University hit OpenAI with a suit on Sunday in federal court alleging that its ChatGPT program fed the shooter's delusions and helped him plan the details of his attack on the school's campus.

Expert Analysis

  • How Cos. Can Navigate Iran Sanctions Risks In China

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    For multinational financial institutions and other companies caught between the U.S. and China’s competing compliance regimes as they relate to Iranian oil, finding a path forward will require careful, jurisdiction-specific analysis, say attorneys at Perkins Coie and Ashurst.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

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    Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

  • Key Tronic Case Shows SEC Isn't Ignoring Controls Violations

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's first nonfraud enforcement action against a public company during Chairman Paul Atkins' tenure reflects the commission’s willingness to bring enforcement actions that charge books and records and internal controls violations, despite deviating from policing technical violations, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • DOJ's FCA Data-Miner Focus Raises Compliance Stakes

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    A new U.S. Department of Justice initiative aims to help its Civil Division better vet False Claims Act suits brought by data-mining whistleblowers, signaling that data-driven qui tam enforcement is a priority and making it increasingly important for attorneys and companies to bolster compliance, documentation and internal data monitoring, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language

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    Over the last year, at least five federal district courts have issued or analyzed specific protective order provisions restricting the use of generative artificial intelligence platforms with protected materials, establishing that proactive AI-specific provisions are now standard practice and demonstrating that no single model works for every case, says Joel Bush at Kilpatrick.

  • Binance Win Shows Constraints On Anti-Terrorism Act Claims

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    The Southern District of New York's recent ruling in Troell v. Binance illustrates that the Second Circuit's earlier decision in Ashley v. Deutsche Bank is holding weight with courts, and companies facing aiding and abetting risk should thus monitor evolving case law and assess exposure based on nexus allegations, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • Understanding The Insider Trading Gap In Prediction Markets

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    While the first-ever insider trading indictment involving a prediction market — the recent prosecution of a service member involved in the capture of Nicolás Maduro — comprised extreme facts and straightforward legal theories, future cases will test the bounds of insider trading law, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved

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    While a New York federal judge’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner resolved a privilege question surrounding client-side artificial intelligence use, it did not address how to mitigate the risks that can arise when confidential information enters the operative context of an AI system used by an attorney, says Jianfei Chen at Quarles & Brady​​​​​​​.

  • Expect US Enforcers' Cartel Crackdown To Continue

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    Since agencies’ coordinated enforcement efforts targeting cartel-related activity have not slowed, U.S. companies in Latin America should assess new business lines for designated-cartel ties, scrutinize highest-risk third parties, and enhance training and internal investigation practices, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents

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    With autonomous artificial intelligence agents now able to take action without explicit instructions from — or the awareness of — their human owners, the bar must confront whether existing frameworks like informed consent and client privilege will be sufficient on the day an AI agent calls seeking counsel, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

  • Arguments Show Justices Vacillating On Geofence Warrants

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    Questions and statements by the justices during recent oral arguments in Chatrie v. U.S., probing the Fourth Amendment limits of geofence warrants, revealed a Supreme Court that is skeptical of the government’s most sweeping claims, uncomfortable with the petitioner’s broadest theories and searching for a narrow off-ramp, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.

  • Surveying The CFTC Campaign To Control Prediction Markets

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is simultaneously asserting exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets and signaling aggressive enforcement within them, a combination that will reshape the regulatory landscape for event contract platforms — pending the outcome of several court cases throughout the country and a likely circuit split, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • FinCEN Rule Could Reshape AML Priorities Across Finance

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    Financial institutions should prepare for a proposed Financial Crimes Enforcement Network rule that would heighten scrutiny of anti-money laundering requirements and encourage responsible use of technology, potentially reorienting compliance, governance decisions and enforcement exposure for organizations across the financial sector, not just banks, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Opinion

    The SEC Should Institute A New Enforcement Scorecard

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    Amid controversy over the recent release of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's annual enforcement statistics, the SEC should use a new scorecard that measures how well the Division of Enforcement detects and stops intentional fraud in order to refocus on its core mission of investor protection, says Peter Chan at Baker McKenzie.

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    Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the ability to keep the bigger picture in mind while working through the details, says Tazia Statucki at Proskauer.

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