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July 10, 2025
10th Circ. Affirms Sentence in $1B Energy Tax Credit Scheme
A leader of a renewable-energy scheme that illicitly sought $1 billion in tax credits failed to persuade the Tenth Circuit to overturn his conviction by arguing that jurors were biased when his lawyer was identified as having helped Michael Jackson beat child molestation charges.
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July 10, 2025
BREAKING: Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jones Day partner Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency in a 50-45 vote along party lines, marking his return to the agency where he spent more than two years as chief counsel.
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July 10, 2025
Bitcoin Scammer Hit With 12 Years Over Restitution Failure
A federal judge in Manhattan slammed a bitcoin fraudster with a 12-year prison term Thursday for allegedly refusing to repay $20 million to an entrepreneur whose cryptocurrency he admitted to stealing, imposing punishment anew at a resentencing over strenuous defense objections.
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July 10, 2025
Dems Say Docs Show Circ. Nom Urged DOJ To Ignore Courts
Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee on Thursday unveiled 150 pages of documents, which they say substantiate whistleblower allegations against Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove and raise concerns about his conduct during his tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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July 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Axes Conviction Over False Text-To-Vote Memes
The Second Circuit on Wednesday overturned the conspiracy conviction of a onetime Twitter influencer who worked to convince Democrats in November 2016 they could cast votes for president by text message, saying there was scant proof he coordinated with others.
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July 09, 2025
Honduran Woman Gets 21 Months In Prison For Payroll Fraud
A Florida federal judge sentenced a Honduran woman to nearly two years in prison after she pled guilty to charges in a scheme to pay construction workers off the books to avoid paying payroll taxes and workers' compensation insurance premiums, resulting in a roughly $3.1 million loss, according to prosecutors.
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July 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Convictions For $150M 'Psychic' Fraud
The Second Circuit upheld Wednesday a Canadian man's 10-year prison sentence and fraud convictions stemming from a decades-long $150 million direct mailing psychic scheme that defrauded elderly victims, ruling there was sufficient evidence he intended to harm his customers who received something different from what was advertised.
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July 09, 2025
NC Man Gets 15 Years For Leading Sham $17M Loan Scheme
The ringleader of a $17 million loan scheme has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after federal prosecutors in North Carolina said he defrauded banks by directing a network of conspirators to file dozens of bogus loan applications on other people's behalf.
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July 09, 2025
OFAC Fines Tech Co. $1.4M Over Iran Sanctions Violations
Harman International Industries Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's trade sanctions enforcement arm that various compliance deficiencies at the audio electronics company contributed to Iran sanctions violations.
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July 09, 2025
DOJ Says Calif.'s Trans Student Athlete Policies Violate Title IX
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday accused the California Department of Education of illegally discriminating against cisgender female student athletes by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls' high school sports teams.
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July 09, 2025
Fla. Man Admits To Insider Trading On Google-ADT Deal
A Florida man has pled guilty to trading shares of ADT Inc. after learning from a family member about a planned investment in the security company from Google, which ultimately reaped him a profit of more than $314,000.
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July 09, 2025
Sandoz, Buyers Defend $275M Deal Amid State Objections
Counsel for consumers, insurers and others urged a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday to approve Sandoz and its subsidiaries' $275 million deal settling claims it conspired with other companies to fix some generic drug prices, with Sandoz separately calling states' objections "a paternalistic desire to control private class action settlements."
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July 09, 2025
Lowenstein Sandler Adds Experienced Tax Partner In NY
A onetime FBI special agent who has spent the past 18 years in BigLaw has come aboard Lowenstein Sandler LLP's New York office as a partner in the firm's tax practice.
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July 09, 2025
ABA Says Unlawful Discriminatory Jury Selection Breaks Rule
Lawyers may not knowingly engage in unlawful juror discrimination under the cover of "legitimate advocacy," the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility said in a formal opinion released Wednesday, finding that doing so violates prospective jurors' equal protection rights.
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July 09, 2025
DA Willis Urges Ga. Justices To Ax Trump Case Testimony Bid
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday to toss a subpoena seeking her testimony from the state Senate committee that was investigating her relationship with a special prosecutor during her prosecution of President Donald Trump in an election interference case, arguing the panel is "seeking to 'try' the district attorney in public."
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July 09, 2025
2nd Circ. Upholds Bookkeeper's Conviction In $7M IRS Fraud
The Second Circuit has affirmed the conviction of a moving company's top bookkeeper for his role in a scheme that paid movers off the books and bilked the IRS of $7.7 million in taxes, defending a lower court's decisions to allow testimony from a cooperating witness and other evidence.
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July 09, 2025
Former SEC Officials Discuss Agency's New Priorities
Though swift regulatory and enforcement changes at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have created a more business-friendly environment, three agency veterans now at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP caution to watch out for compliance landmines.
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July 09, 2025
Girardi Keese CFO's Chicago Plea Derails Over Repayment
A Chicago plea and sentencing hearing for law firm Girardi Keese's already-imprisoned former financial chief was abruptly halted Wednesday after his attorney flagged a dispute over whether both restitution and forfeiture should be ordered for his client's role in helping Tom Girardi steal millions from clients.
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July 09, 2025
Antitrust Enforcers Beat Google, Try Meta And Keep Going
When U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema held on April 17 that Google was liable for illegally monopolizing two out of three advertising placement technology markets targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice, her ruling contributed to potentially one of the most consequential convergences of antitrust enforcement in recent memory.
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July 09, 2025
Feds Charge Pair In Alleged $650M Investment, Crypto Scam
Two men have been indicted in Puerto Rico for allegedly operating and promoting OmegaPro, an international investment scheme that prosecutors say defrauded investors of more than $650 million.
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July 09, 2025
DOJ Charges Oak View CEO With Rigging Arena Project Bid
The U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment on Wednesday of Oak View Group's CEO Tim Leiweke for allegedly rigging the bid to build and operate the Moody Center arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
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July 09, 2025
Ohio Man Gets 5 Years For Trafficking Fake 'US-Made' Armor
An Ohio federal judge sentenced a 70-year-old man to five years in prison and $5.2 million in restitution for smuggling in Chinese body armor and selling it as domestically made, certified products to American law enforcement agencies.
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July 08, 2025
'Tiger King' Star 'Doc' Antle Sentenced For Wildlife Trafficking
Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, a star of the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King," was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison and ordered to give up three chimpanzees, having pled guilty in South Carolina federal court to wildlife trafficking and money laundering.
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July 08, 2025
Chinese Man Arrested Over COVID Data Theft, Law Firm Hack
Federal agents have arrested a Chinese citizen to face criminal charges for his alleged role in the Microsoft "HAFNIUM" cyberattack in which the People's Republic of China allegedly directed him and a co-conspirator to hack email accounts at a law firm and a Texas university to steal crucial COVID-19 vaccine information.
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July 08, 2025
Crypto Groups Back Developer's Money Transmitter Challenge
A coalition of crypto industry groups voiced their support for a challenge seeking to protect software developers from catching criminal cases over others' use of their creations, telling the Texas federal judge overseeing the case that the U.S. government has recently taken "an unprecedented, sweeping interpretation" of money transmission statutes.
Expert Analysis
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New FCPA Guidance Creates 5 Compliance Imperatives
In light of new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines that mark a fundamental shift in enforcement priorities, companies should consider several specific steps to ensure compliance, from enhanced due diligence to robust whistleblower protections, says Andrew Wirmani at Reese Marketos.
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How Justices' Ruling Limits Options To Challenge DHS Orders
In Riley v. Bondi, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a 30-day deadline for challenging deportation orders begins when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issues a final administrative review order, opening the door for the government to effectively bar circuit court review in future similar cases, says Kevin Gregg at Kurzban Kurzban.
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Series
Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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DOJ Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
Recent investigations, settlements and a declination to prosecute suggest that controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country, and redressing what the administration sees as reverse discrimination, are likely to be at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement agenda the rest of this year, say attorneys at Baker Botts.
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Federal Regs Order May Spell Harsher FDCA Enforcement
A recent executive order aimed at reducing criminal prosecutions of those who unknowingly violate complex federal regulations may actually lead to more aggressive felony indictments under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, but companies and executives can mitigate risks by following several key principals, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.
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DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to charge private equity firm White Deer Management — the first such declination under an M&A safe harbor policy announced last year — signals that even in high-priority national security matters, the DOJ looks highly upon voluntary self-disclosures, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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3rd-Party Audit Tactics To Improve Export Control Compliance
Companies should take a strategic approach to third-party audits in response to the Trump administration's ramp-up of export control enforcement with steps that strengthen their ability to identify the control weaknesses of distributors, dealers and resellers, say Michael Huneke at Hughes Hubbard, and John Rademacher and Abby Williams at Secretariat Advisors.
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Evading DOJ Crosshairs As Data Security Open Season Starts
As the U.S. Department of Justice begins enforcing its new data security program — aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from accessing government-related and personal sensitive data — U.S. companies will need to understand the program’s contours and potential pitfalls to avoid potential civil liability or criminal scrutiny, say attorneys at Cohen & Gresser.
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How Trump Admin Treasury Policies Are Reaching Banks
The Treasury Department has emerged as an important facilitator of the Trump administration's financial policies affecting banks, which are now facing deregulation domestically and the use of international economic authorities in cross-border trade and investment, say attorneys at Davis Polk.
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Series
My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.
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A Look At DOJ's Dropped Case Against Early Crypto Operator
The prosecution of an early crypto exchange operator over alleged unlicensed money transmission was recently dropped in Indiana federal court, showcasing that the U.S. Justice Department may be limiting the types of enforcement cases it will bring against digital asset firms, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Policy Shifts Bring New Anti-Money Laundering Challenges
In the second half of 2025, the U.S. anti-money laundering regulatory landscape is poised for decisive shifts in enforcement priorities, compliance expectations and legislative developments — so investment advisers and other financial institutions should take steps to prepare for potential new obligations and areas of risk, say attorneys at Linklaters.
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8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.