Criminal Prosecution, Organized Crime

Podcast - "I Was Just Playing a Role"

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/2/2025

In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook," litigation attorney Dan Small explores the complicated dynamics of using informants in organized crime cases. Drawing from his prosecution of Sam Cammarata, Mr. Small explains...more

Podcast - Too Dirty for Dirty Crime

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/26/2025

In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small talks about his experience prosecuting the Cammarata Organization while serving with the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ)...more

Podcast - The Godfather of Houston

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/19/2025

In the 100th episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small introduces his listeners to Sam Cammarata, a career criminal who tried to follow his dreams and become the "Godfather of...more

The Hidden Stakes: Gilbert Arenas, High‑Stakes Poker, and the Legal Risks of Private Gambling

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 8/15/2025

On July 30, 2025, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was federally indicted for allegedly operating a high‑stakes illegal poker ring from his Encino mansion, alongside five co-defendants—including a suspected member of an Israeli...more

Congress Urged to Send Message to Organized Retail Crime

Cozen O'Connor on 2/28/2025

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 38 state and territory AGs urging Congress to pass legislation addressing the national rise in organized retail crime....more

Interpol's first Silver Notice: Increasing global law enforcement cooperation to facilitate international asset recoveries

White & Case LLP on 1/28/2025

Previously, where a country needed assistance from law enforcement in another jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute criminal offences, it would have to go through the notoriously slow and often fruitless process of...more