In a case of first impression in the federal Courts of Appeals, the Second Circuit held that district courts may not consider a defendant’s potential eligibility for a sentence reduction under the First Step Act or programs...more
9/5/2025
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Appellate Courts ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
False Billing ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
First Impression ,
Forfeiture ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Identity Theft ,
Insurance Claims ,
Medical Bills ,
Restitution ,
Sentence Reduction ,
Sentencing ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
In the United States, a nonprofit called the American Registry for Internet Numbers (“ARIN”) is responsible for the assignment of IP addresses, the unique identifiers assigned to each device that connects to the Internet....more
9/4/2025
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Ciminelli v US ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Digital Assets ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Internet ,
IP Addresses ,
Nonprofits ,
Right to Control ,
Telecommunications ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
“Spoofing,” or the practice of submitting buy or sell orders to trading platforms with the intent to withdraw them prior to execution, is considered fraud under the Seventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Smith, issued...more
8/28/2025
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CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Defense Strategies ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Evidence ,
Fraud ,
Good Faith ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Market Manipulation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Spoofing ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud