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Saul Ewing LLP

Second Circuit Narrows Definition of "Property" Under Wire Fraud Statute in United States v. Chastain

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Overview - A split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in United States v. Chastain (No. 23-7038), recently voted 2-1 to vacate convictions for wire fraud and money laundering because of improper jury...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Department of Justice Takes Historic Step in Charging Former NFT Insider for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with...

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A product manager at OpenSea, a $13 billion online marketplace for non-fungible-tokens (“NFTs”), was indicted in the first-ever “insider-trading” action brought against a person using blockchain-based assets to allegedly...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOJ brings first-ever NFT “insider trading” case

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the unsealing of a first-of-its-kind indictment involving a digital asset “insider trading” scheme. The indictment charges Nathaniel...more

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