Financial Crimes, White Collar Crimes, Wire Fraud

Recent Developments in the Law of Federal Property Fraud: It’s a Long and Winding Road

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/18/2025

In two recent high-profile decisions, Chastain v. United States and Johnson v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed wire fraud convictions that were based on theories resembling insider...more

Second Circuit Narrows Scope of Federal Criminal Fraud Statute in NFT “Insider Trading” Case

Perkins Coie on 8/14/2025

In United States v. Chastain, a split panel of the Second Circuit recently vacated the convictions of a former executive of an NFT marketplace who had been charged with misusing confidential information to trade NFTs for...more

Elder Wire Fraud Scams Rising, Produce Huge Losses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/15/2024

As part of implementing a robust cybersecurity standard, we must understand how bad actors are intentionally targeting our older colleagues and loved ones. On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...more

DOJ Relies on Traditional Statutes To Charge Defendants in Cryptoasset Fraud Cases

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/1/2023

Two recent indictments highlight the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) continuing use of the traditional wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft statutes to pursue fraud involving digital assets, indicating that law...more

The George Santos Indictment: An Explainer

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/12/2023

On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, U.S. Rep. George Santos was charged in a 13-count federal indictment in the Eastern District of New York. Elected in 2022, Rep. Santos represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District, covering the...more

Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Money Laundering Over $100 Million in Cryptocurrency for North Korea

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/12/2020

Case Sheds Light on Latest Methods to Evade Detection: “Peeling” Chains - On March 2, the U.S. government sanctioned and indicted two Chinese nationals for helping North Korea launder nearly $100 million in stolen...more