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Ninth Circuit Decision Clarifies EKRA Enforcement

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On July 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision clarifying the scope of Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA). In affirming a Northern California-based medical testing laboratory’s convictions under EKRA, the...more

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What’s the difference between a Red Corner Notice and a Red Notice?

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What’s the difference between a Red Corner Notice and a Red Notice? Michelle Estlund knows that being wanted by INTERPOL is often frightening, isolating, and unjust. She has a proven track record of success with INTERPOL...more

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The Meaning of Corruption (Revisited): United States v. Robertson and Further Considerations for White Collar Practitioners from...

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A previous post examined interpretations of the statutory term “corruptly” in case law arising from prosecutions of participants in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. A significant new case from the D.C. Circuit, United...more

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Crypto + Evasion = Jail - The Government’s Old Math for a New Technology

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), IRS Criminal Investigations (CI) and international tax authorities continue to prosecute tax abuses related to digital asset transactions. In imposing a multiyear prison sentence in a recent...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Controversial ‘Keyword Search’ Warrant Leads to Arrests in Murder Case

Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld a criminal conviction which relied in part on evidence obtained pursuant to a warrant for Google search data. People v. Seymour, 2023 CO 53 (Oct. 16, 2023) (available at...more

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012 Why Doesn’t INTERPOL List all the Red Notice Subjects on its Website?

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Michelle Estlund knows that being wanted by INTERPOL is often frightening, isolating, and unjust. She has the proven track record of success with INTERPOL cases, and she uses that knowledge every day to help clients get their...more

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Deputy Attorney General Monaco Announces Additional Measures Targeting Corporate Criminal Conduct: The Impact for Life Sciences...

In a speech on September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several important updates to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) approach to investigating and prosecuting corporate crimes. These...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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Federal Grand Jury Indictment Defense Strategies

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Federal criminal cases can broadly be divided into four phases: (i) the government’s investigation, (ii) grand jury proceedings, (iii) pretrial practice, and (iv) trial. The empanelment of a grand jury is a critical juncture,...more

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DOJ, FBI Targeting U.S. Citizens and Foreign Nationals Suspected of Acting as Agents of Foreign Governments

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In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against eight individuals accused of operating “repatriation squads” in the United States on behalf of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It announced...more

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Dewey Bozella on His Wrongful Conviction

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This episode profiles Dewey Bozella, a former professional boxer and WilmerHale client who spent 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Bozella is interviewed by WilmerHale Partner Ross Firsenbaum and former...more

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Federal Indictment? Five Potential Outcomes and Five Potential Defenses

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If you have received a federal indictment, you are facing a serious set of circumstances. Unless you are able to have your indictment dismissed, you will go to trial on federal charges, and you will be at risk for facing...more

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Theft of U.S. Companies’ IP Assets and Other National Security Issues Involving Foreign Governments and Foreign-Controlled...

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Federal authorities have recently described the threat of economic espionage from foreign entities as one of the greatest threats to the economic vitality of the United States, and this has led to an increase in...more

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Hong Kong Implements New National Security Law - Hong Kong has recently implemented a national security law that aims to safeguard...

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On June 30, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China passed the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more

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DOJ's Antitrust Division Convicts Seventh Foreign Executive Following Extradition Proceedings

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The latest extradition of a foreign executive highlights ongoing efforts by the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to arrest foreign executives abroad in order to face charges in the United States....more

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Q4 2019: Latin America Enforcement Review

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In the fourth quarter of 2019, U.S. enforcement authorities sustained efforts to prosecute individuals violating U.S. anticorruption laws in matters related to Latin America, while authorities in Latin America, including in...more

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Devil in the Details: Gilbert King on Truth and Transparency in the Judicial Process

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Attorney David Karp and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, discuss the importance of access to historically...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more

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Year One of Trump’s DOJ: An Overview of the Four Major Categories of Offenders

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This article is the second in a series analyzing the Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for Fiscal Year 2018, recently released by the United States Sentencing Commission. As discussed in our first article, the...more

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2017’s Bad Guys in Energy

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Once again we look back at the continuing cavalcade of crooks, criminals, miscreants and, to put it kindly, morons the less intellectually gifted, who met justice face-to-face in 2017. This year’s class includes a preacher,...more

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Former IRS Employee Reports to Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud

Nakeisha Hall was sentenced in federal district court in August to serve nine years and two months in prison after she plead guilty for crimes she committed while working for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. Instead of...more

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