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Second Circuit Decision Clarifies Scope of Honest Services Wire Fraud Statute

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in United States v. Lopez that foreign commercial bribery schemes fall within the ambit of the honest services wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. §...more

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Will DBE Fraud Continue to Be Prosecuted? The Impact of the Kousisis Decision in the Shifting Affirmative Action Landscape

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On May 22, the Supreme Court in Kousisis, et al., v. United States, affirmed the convictions of a painting subcontractor and its owner (defendants) under the federal wire fraud statute for conspiring to defraud the Department...more

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The JustPod: Defending the "Evil Genius:" A Conversation with Leonard Ambrose

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The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Leonard Ambrose about his representation of the...more

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Former MoviePass Executive Consents and Pleads Guilty in Parallel SEC and DOJ Cases

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In Hollywood, the sequel (or, even more so, the third installment) is rarely as good as the original movie. In the world of enforcement, the same rings true....more

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Investigations Newsletter: UCHealth Settles FCA Violations for $23 Million

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UCHealth Settles FCA Violations for $23 Million - On November 12, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims...more

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Hong Kong CFI Jury Convicts Three Individuals in Its First Market Manipulation Case

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The first-ever SFO offence to be tried by a jury in the CFI emphasises the SFC’s commitment to prosecuting market misconduct through various enforcement powers. The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) has convicted...more

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From the NBA Finals to Federal Prison - “Big Baby” Sentenced to 40 months in NBA Healthcare Plan Scheme

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Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison after being convicted for his role in a scheme to defraud the NBA healthcare plan. Davis’ sentence comes almost a year after the scheme’s...more

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‘If Only She Could Have Been Stronger’: Miami Trial Fraud Leads to Prison, Personal Loss

In September 2015, while working in an office on the grounds of Mercy Hospital in Miami, Ivette Maria Portela Martinez learned about an upcoming clinical trial for treatment of symptoms of Clostridium difficile infections and...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Enters Into DPAs with Former Deerfield Traders and CMS Consultant

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DOJ Enters Into DPAs with Former Deerfield Traders and CMS Consultant - On July 24, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into deferred prosecution agreements with Theodore Huber and Robert Olan, former traders...more

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RICO Requires Transfer of Title to Forfeit Trademarks: USA v. Mongol Nation, No. 19-50176 and 19-50190 (9th Cir. Jan. 6, 2023)

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The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the denial of the United States’ second motion for preliminary order of forfeiture of the Mongol Nation’s trademarks.  The Ninth Circuit held that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies That Fiduciary ‘Duty of Oversight’ Applies to Officers and Extends Fiduciary Duty Claims to...

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In what seems destined to be a landmark Delaware Court of Chancery decision, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster denied former McDonald’s Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer David Fairhurst’s motion to...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - January 2023 #2

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Introducing Our Secret Plan to Fight Inflation - It’s simple: Don’t fall afoul of the FTC - ’Twas Ever Thus - Every year, like the swallows returning to Capistrano, the Perseid meteor shower, or a Real Housewives...more

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Second Circuit Vacates Insider Trading Convictions, Narrowing the Scope of Future Prosecutions

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As discussed more fully in our alert when Blaszczak I was issued, the crux of this case was that four individuals were charged with and convicted of an alleged scheme to obtain nonpublic information from the Centers for...more

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Terrorism, “sting” operations, prisoner swaps and Brittney Griner

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How did the fate of Brittney Griner, an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association, cross paths with Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer serving a twenty-five...more

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Investigations Newsletter: COVID-19 Fraud Update

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Khadijah Chapman of Georgia, Daniel Labrum of Utah, and Eric O’Neil of Connecticut were all charged in separate indictments with submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. According to the DOJ,...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Dozens Charged in $1.2 Billion Nationwide Telemedicine and DME Fraud Scheme

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On July 20, 2022, the Justice Department announced that it brought criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the country, charging more than $1.2 billion in alleged telemedicine, cardiovascular and...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in...

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Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Former Theranos President and COO, Found Guilty on All Twelve Fraud Counts in High-Profile Trial - On July 7, 2022, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found Ramesh “Sunny”...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 19, Number 6. In This Month's E-News: June 2022

Report on Research Compliance 19 no. 6 (June, 2022) - Auditors for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General (OIG) questioned $35,316 of costs claimed by the University of Idaho (UI) among $42.7...more

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Failure to prevent bribery

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On 14 April three individuals and three companies were sentenced for their role in a bribery scheme spanning nine years. The prosecution merits consideration because, as well as securing convictions for corruption and...more

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Department of Justice Prosecutions in Employment-Related Antitrust Suits Fall Flat in DaVita Inc. and Jindal

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Juries Acquit Criminal Antitrust Defendants of All Charges - This month, federal juries acquitted defendants facing criminal antitrust convictions in two trials against employers accused of improperly restraining trade in...more

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JHL Biotech Co-Founders Sentenced to Jail for Theft of Trade Secrets

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California has announced that Racho Jordanov, a co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of JHL Biotech, and Rose Lin, a co-founder and former Chief Operating...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Millennial Couple Faces Twenty Years in Prison for Largest DOJ Bitcoin Seizure in History

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Millennial Couple Faces Twenty Years in Prison for Largest DOJ Bitcoin Seizure in History - On February 7, 2022, authorities arrested a husband and wife in their 30s, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, accused of...more

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Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Former Seattle, Washington, Barrel Cleaning/Reconditioning Plant Manager Pleads Guilty to...

The United States Attorneys Office (Western District of Washington) issued a January 27th news release stating that John Sanft pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Seattle to: Mr. Sanft is described as a former plant...more

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Investigations Newsletter: 4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Medicaid Suit Against Allergan 

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4th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Medicaid Suit Against Allergan - On January 25, 2022, a majority of the Fourth Circuit panel affirmed the dismissal of a relator's False Claims Act complaint against Allergan Sales LLC,...more

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Substantial Sentence Likely for Convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes

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The federal conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on Monday night, January 3, 2022, has been of great interest in legal and business circles. One question that has been consistently asked in various media reports is what type of...more

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