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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter (August 2025)

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/5/2025

Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general (“State AGs”) across...more

SEC and DOJ Charge SafeMoon Cryptocurrency and its Executives For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

The Volkov Law Group on 11/17/2023

On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought charges against cryptocurrency project SafeMoon LLC and its U.S. subsidiary SafeMoon US LLC, along with...more

First-of-its-Kind Crypto Insider Trading Conviction

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes on 1/12/2023

In the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrencies, a crypto trader was convicted of insider trading in federal district court and recently sentenced to 10 months in prison. The defendant, Nikhil Wahi, pleaded...more

NY Attorney General’s Office Fall Round-Up: AG Letitia James’ Actions & Initiatives Related to Cryptocurrency Since August 2021

Shipkevich PLLC on 11/22/2022

On November 15, 2022, the New York Attorney General’s Office released its Fall Round-Up (“Round-Up”) describing major actions and initiatives implemented by New York Attorney General Letitia James (“AG James”) since August...more

In Depth: Regulation and Enforcement of the Digital Assets Markets, Part Two – Focus on Enforcement

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/18/2022

In last week's Cabinet News and Views, we examined the U.S. regulators' approach to the digital asset space, with a focus on the assertion of jurisdiction by the CFTC, the SEC, prudential regulators, state executive and...more

From cryptic to (some) clarity: English law and policy rising to the challenge of cryptoassets (Part 1)

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 5/4/2022

Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, wants English law to be at the forefront of developments relating to cryptoassets and smart contracts. In his thought-provoking foreword to the government-backed UK Jurisdictional...more

[Webinar] Restructuring Webinar Series - Cryptocurrency financial fraud - February 11th, 2:00 pm EST

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/1/2021

This panel will discuss fraud in the crypto space, including but not limited to origination, transfers, tracking, tracing, and other blockchain-related issues....more

Multimillion Charity Scam | Data Privacy Risks Of Fertility App | Lexis Settles Whistleblower Complaint

Cozen O'Connor on 9/25/2020

Charities- Alleged Scammers Collected Tens of Millions of Dollars for Fake Charities- Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal, New York AG Letitia James, Virginia AG Mark Herring and the Federal Trade...more

Court Tells Asylum Seeker Fear of Retaliation by Homeland Does Not Justify Concealing Funds through Cryptocurrency

Polsinelli on 4/23/2020

Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Ukrainian citizen seeking asylum in the United States, was convicted for defrauding Microsoft of more than $10 million in digital currency. Evidence showed that Mr. Kvashuk used a program to steal gift...more

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