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Senators Demand Answers From DOJ About The Controversial Use Of Stingray Surveillance Technology

Posted On Thursday, August 3, 2017

What Happened? A group of bipartisan senators petitioned the Department of Justice to disclose details about law enforcement’s use of cell-site simulator devices known as Stingrays. The...

Contractor Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Scheme To Defraud The NWCDC

Posted On Monday, July 31, 2017
By: Christopher A. Iacono

What Happened? This week, Kevin Gleaton, 53, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after conspiring to commit wire fraud to defraud the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation...

Halliburton Settles FCPA Allegations For $29.2 Million

Posted On Friday, July 28, 2017
By: Douglas K. Rosenblum

What Happened? On July 27, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Halliburton Company with violating the books and records, as well as the internal controls, provisions of the...

Second Circuit Vacates Silver Conviction, Questions Whether All Official Acts Worth Punishing

Posted On Friday, July 21, 2017

What Happened? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the judgment of conviction against Sheldon Silver, the former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, who was found guilty...

Department Of Education Revisits Title IX Due Process For Respondents: What Does This Mean For Higher Education?

Posted On Tuesday, July 18, 2017

What Happened? The Department of Education’s recent comments strongly suggest that it will be revisiting the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, particularly whether the required process for...

SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Founder Of Bitcoin Store

Posted On Thursday, July 13, 2017
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What Happened? At the end of June, the SEC filed fraud charges against Renwick Haddow, a U.K. Citizen and alleged founder of a Bitcoin platform and chain of shared office spaces, alleging his use...

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Senators Demand Answers From DOJ About The Controversial Use Of Stingray Surveillance Technology

Contractor Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Scheme To Defraud The NWCDC

Halliburton Settles FCPA Allegations For $29.2 Million

Second Circuit Vacates Silver Conviction, Questions Whether All Official Acts Worth Punishing

Department Of Education Revisits Title IX Due Process For Respondents: What Does This Mean For Higher Education?

SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Founder Of Bitcoin Store

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