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Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction
Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday lost his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. In a unanimous decision, […]
Fourth Circuit rejects aiding-and-abetting finding on third loan
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal trial court committed material factual and legal errors when it found the defendant liable for aiding and abetting fraud […]
Fraud scheme targeting immigrants leads to $811 million judgment
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a massive judgment exceeding $811 million and a permanent injunction against several corporate and individual defendants accused of orchestrating a nationwide fraud […]
New York sues Zelle operator over fraud failures
New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Zelle’s parent company, alleging security failures that enabled fraud, after the CFPB dropped a similar case.
Fast-evolving cryptocurrencies challenge lawyers
New leadership in the White House has meant a lot of noisy changes, but some of the quieter and more far-reaching ones might be occurring in the area of digital […]
Former SCANA exec spared prison time
A former SCANA executive avoided going to prison when a federal judge reduced his sentence last week from an active sentence to home confinement, the South Carolina Daily Gazette news […]
Former Westinghouse executive sentenced in VC Summer case
Jeffrey Alan Benjamin, 62, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his role in keeping false records at SCANA related to the failed V.C. […]
Civil RICO: A tool of advocacy
Since 1985, RICO has become the weapon of choice for civil plaintiffs because of the broad and liberal construction of the statute and the potential of the litigation equivalent of terror or a thermonuclear device — the availability of treble damages.
Controversial DC councilman faces bribery charge
WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia councilman known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for pressuring district employees to extend city contracts for violence intervention services, authorities alleged in court records unsealed Monday.
Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, a Republican from […]
Boeing case now in hands of federal judge
The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 […]
Supreme Court affirms sharp reduction of punitive damages
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a trial court's deep reduction of punitive damages in a case involving the sale of a "clipped car," citing due process concerns.
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