/whitecollar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: White Collar Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:05:22 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329417?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329417 A former CIA official-turned-contractor pled guilty on Wednesday to surreptitiously using his high-level security clearance to lobby for foreign national clients, including an individual seeking a U.S. visa despite terrorism financing allegations, according to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:35:46 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329226 The U.S. Sentencing Commission overstepped by telling prisoners serving unusually long sentences that they can seek early release due to changes in sentencing law, the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday, deeming the move "a heavy-handed and unseemly power grab by the commission."聽 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:52:07 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328160 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聽Office of the Comptroller of the Currency enforcement action and her unsuccessful lawsuit to get the matter expunged. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:44:16 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329164?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329164 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:56:16 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329486?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329486 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:49:55 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329248?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329248 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:45:03 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329092?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329092 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:25:17 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329356 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:24:47 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2327004?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2327004 Shifting policy focus under the Trump administration's Justice Department has created uncertainty for individuals considering voluntarily self-disclosing crimes that are no longer considered an enforcement priority, but there has been no indication that the administration intends on dialing back self-disclosure programs, say attorneys at Fox Rothschild. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:31:55 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329142?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329142 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:57:57 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328798?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328798 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:23:03 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328244?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328244 Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:55:15 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329311?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329311 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聽as well as the onetime chief of the agency's entire litigation team. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:48:13 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2329194?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2329194 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. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:38:22 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328956?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328956 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." Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:40:29 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328952 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. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:28:10 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328530 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. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:17:17 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328737?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328737 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. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:13:09 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328935?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328935 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. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:57:36 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2328547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2328547 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.