News & Analysis as of August 2, 2025

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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain.

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

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/18/2025

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

SEC Enforcement Action Against Alleged Real Estate Fraudster Heats Up

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/2/2025

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

U.S. Department of Justice Curtails “Regulation by Prosecution” in Digital Asset Enforcement

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/14/2025

A new DOJ policy directs prosecutors to focus on crypto fraud and use of digital assets to facilitate other crimes. On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum titled, “Ending Regulation by...more

Can Government Use Criminal Fraud Statute to Get Around “Personal Benefit” Requirement for Insider Trading?

Carlton Fields on 5/15/2024

The government prosecutes insider trading against insiders who convey material nonpublic information (“tippers”) and outsiders who acquire material nonpublic information (“tippees”) through two avenues: civil proceedings...more

A Parallel Universe: Navigating Discovery in Concurrent Civil and Criminal Proceedings

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 3/8/2017

As criminal law has expanded into almost every sector of the American economy, one byproduct is the rise of "parallel proceedings"—lawsuits that proceed concurrently in criminal and civil court based on largely the same...more

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