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Did the Southern District of Texas Just Legalize Securities Fraud?

Posted On Friday, March 22, 2024 At 3:12PM
By: Alexander M. Owens

In December 2022, the Department of Justice indicted eight individuals for securities fraud for allegedly operating a $114 million social media pump and dump scheme. United States v. Constantinescu,...

DOJ’s Emphasis of Individual Accountability – Where it Stands, and Where it Could be Headed

Posted On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 At 6:45PM
By: Scott A. Coffina

A recent article in Law360 sparked a vigorous conversation among members of Pietragallo's white collar practice group about the current state of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) evolving...

Cooperation Done Right: Making Your Client’s Cooperation Substantial

Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023 At 4:26PM
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The importance of adequately preparing a client to effectively cooperate with the government is illustrated by the recent fifty percent sentencing reduction granted to Dr. Michael Ligotti by Judge...

A House of Cards: From Co-inhabitants to Cooperators

Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023 At 3:07PM

The United States continues its investigation into the now bankrupt FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. Mr. Bankman-Fried was extradited from his luxurious Bahamas penthouse to the Southern...

A House of Cards Falls Down

Posted On Thursday, December 15, 2022 At 9:01PM

Takeaway: Ignorance was not bliss for Samuel Bankman-Fried. The young cryptocurrency entrepreneur faces 8 charges in the Southern District of New York for allegations that his company, FTX,...

47 People Charged in Largest Pandemic Fraud Case to Date

Posted On Thursday, September 22, 2022 At 12:33PM

Takeaway: The Biden administration underscored its promise to uncover and prosecute pandemic-related fraud this week, issuing indictments in its largest fraud case yet. On September 20,...

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