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Navigating New Rules of the Road: How Companies Can Adapt to Revised DOJ Guidance on Criminal Prosecutions

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Since the election in November 2024, there have been many changes to DOJ’s enforcement policies. Earlier this year, now-Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, announced at the...more

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A New Era of Trade Enforcement: DOJ Expands Criminal and Civil Focus on Tariff Fraud

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The shifting tariff landscape in 2025 has incentivized businesses to reexamine their import practices and identify any available options to reduce their tariff exposure and liability....more

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The White Collar Appeal: Seventh Circuit Holds Spoofing is Fraud

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“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

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Rare Circuit Court Decision on Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act Demands Notice In and Beyond Addiction Treatment Industry

The Ninth Circuit recently decided United States v. Schena, 142 F.4th 1217 (9th Cir. 2025), which considered the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). EKRA, enacted in 2018 to address “body brokering” and other...more

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From the Ballpark to the Courtroom: “Babe Ruth” Charged in $550K Class Action Fraud Scheme

Class action settlements are designed to provide relief to individuals who have been harmed by unlawful practices—not to be exploited as personal piggy banks. Yet, a recent indictment in Tennessee highlights how vulnerable...more

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UK Authorities Revamp Joint Corporate Prosecution Guidance

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On 18 August 2025, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced the updated version of the joint guidance in relation to the prosecution of corporate entities (the “Guidance”). The...more

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Second Circuit Widens the Gap Between Wire Fraud and Intangible Interests - Confidential Business Information Without Commercial...

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The Second Circuit has narrowed the wire fraud statute (18 U.S.C. § 1343), ruling that a fraudulent scheme must target property with actual commercial value to the victim; mere confidential business information...more

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Second Circuit Reverses Wire Fraud Conviction After Supreme Court’s Ciminelli Ruling: Key Takeaways on the Right-to-Control and...

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This month marked a significant development in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2023 rejection of the “right-to-control” theory of fraud in Ciminelli v. United States. In Johnson v. United States, the Second Circuit...more

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Reversals of Fraud Charges Highlight Difficulties in Bringing Market Manipulation Cases

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Establishing that criminal defendants engaged in market manipulation is extremely difficult, often due to the difficulty in establishing that the defendant created prices that did not reflect legitimate sources of supply or...more

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Justice recalibrated: What the Criminal Courts Review means for economic crime prosecution

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The publication of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts in June 2025 marks a significant attempt to reshape the structure, governance and workload of England and Wales' criminal justice system. The Review has clear...more

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Enforcement is alive and well, despite changes to CFTC referral policy

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory regarding criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that de-emphasizes strict liability. Criminal enforcement of referrals will continue for...more

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DOJ Deploys Specialized Criminal Unit to Target Tariff Evaders

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has deployed its Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit to target tariff evasion, a clear sign of the escalation of trade enforcement. The Criminal Division’s specialized unit,...more

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NY Medical Transport Owner Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud

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The owner of Sublime Medical Transportation in Schenectady County, New York was recently sentenced to three to nine years in state prison for orchestrating a large Medicaid fraud scheme. Muhammed Adnan Saeed netted over...more

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[Podcast] Deceiving Your Way to the American Dream: The George Santos Story

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In this jaw-dropping episode of Wicked Coin, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati are joined by their Wiley colleague Rob Walker – former Chief Counsel to both the House and Senate Ethics Committees – for an unflinching look...more

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DOJ Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts Targeting Tariff Evasion and Trade Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it is expanding its enforcement priorities to include a focus on import-related fraud — particularly schemes aimed at evading U.S. tariffs and duties. This marks a...more

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The Supreme Court on tax fraud in connection with labor exploitation

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On July 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court issued a significant judgment (No. 25167/2025) concerning liability for fraudulent tax return filing through the use of invoices for non-existent transactions (Article 2 of...more

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DOJ Expands Enforcement of Trade Fraud and Tariff Evasion

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On July 10, 2025, officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a significant shift in DOJ’s strategy for fraud enforcement, consolidating resources from the Criminal Division and the Civil Division to create a...more

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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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The DOJ’s Top Priorities in White Collar Crime

The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Office of the Assistant Attorney General, has issued a memorandum outlining DOJ’s primary points of focus in white-collar crime. The memo details how white-collar crime is...more

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SEC Enforcement Action Against Alleged Real Estate Fraudster Heats Up

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On May 22, 2025, the SEC brought a case of affinity fraud before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bay Area real estate investor Kenneth Mattson alleging more than $46 million in...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Co-Founder and Accountant of Leading Special Needs Trusts Charged in $100 Million Alleged Fraud Scheme

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Earlier this week, the government unsealed an indictment against Leo Joseph Govoni, the co-founder of the nonprofit Center for Special Needs Trust Administration (CSNT), and John Leo Witeck, an accountant for CSNT, charging...more

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[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

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Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

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DOJ’s Revised Policy on Crediting Fines: Emphasis on Victims

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Without fanfare, the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) has published a memorandum revising its policy on when – and how – it will give credit to companies for fines and other payments made to other agencies,...more

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The Latest Refinements to DOJ’s White Collar Enforcement Policy

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Last month, the head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued a Memorandum outlining DOJ’s enforcement priorities and policies for prosecuting white-collar crime,...more

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Robbinhood ransomware hacker pleads guilty to charges stemming from 2019 attack on Baltimore

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Sina Gholinejad, an Iranian hacker involved in the 2019 international extortion scheme against the City of Baltimore using the Robbinhood ransomware, pleaded guilty to computer fraud and wire fraud charges on Tuesday, May 27,...more

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