/whitecollar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: White Collar Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:42:58 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357265 The legal ethics watchdog Campaign for Accountability on Wednesday accused interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba of an "abuse of power" over her office's recent investigations and arrests of New Jersey officials and called for an ethics investigation. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:39:33 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357008 Emil Bove, nominee for the Third Circuit, who previously served as President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and was a top acting official at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year, and where he took various controversial actions, made his case on Wednesday for judicial confirmation. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:19:45 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357483?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357483 U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver pled not guilty Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to assault and interference charges stemming from an incident at an immigration detention center in Newark on May 9. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:59:39 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357373 A New Jersey accountant admitted to promoting fraudulent conservation easement tax shelters to wealthy clients in connection with a $1.3 billion scheme that triggered decades-long prison sentences for two ringleaders, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:41:43 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357015 The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week in Esteras v. U.S., limiting the factors that lower courts may consider in imposing prison sentences for supervised release violations, is symbolically important, but its real-world impact will likely be muted for several reasons, say attorneys at Perkins Coie. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:39:35 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357501 A suburban Philadelphia wealth manager was sentenced Wednesday to just over eight years in prison for using nearly $25 million of his clients' money on properties, country club fees and luxury vacations, his counsel said. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:22:31 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357052?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357052 A Massachusetts lawyer, whose conviction for attempting to bribe a police chief to endorse his client's retail cannabis license application had been partly reversed at the First Circuit, was re-sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison by a federal judge who said the attorney should have known better. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:55:54 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2356558?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2356558 The U.S. Department of Justice's recent firing of a prosecutor-turned-whistleblower involved in the Abrego Garcia v. Noem case illustrates the tricky balancing act between zealous client advocacy and a lawyer’s duty of candor to the court, which many clients fail to appreciate, says David Atkins at Yale Law School. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:20:17 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357135?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357135 A contractor tapped to manage and operate a tank farm holding millions of gallons of hazardous and radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington will pay $6.5 million to settle claims it overcharged the U.S. Department of Energy for labor hours, according to federal prosecutors. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:10:45 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357326?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357326 A Miami lobbyist who admitted to evading taxes was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution to the U.S. after prosecutors said he spent years pretending to sell his house to pay off his debt, according to a Florida federal court. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:54:21 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357556?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357556 Federal legislation that could codify stablecoins as payment-related assets — not securities — has the potential to impact the Manhattan U.S. attorney's $40 billion criminal case against Terraform founder Do Kwon, a federal judge said Wednesday. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:35:20 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357104?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357104 An attorney drew upon his past as a federal prosecutor in New Jersey and as a healthcare compliance counsel to get all charges dropped against a doctor accused of accepting close to $150,000 in bribes through Insys Therapeutics for "sham" speaker program engagements. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:41:09 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2357282?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2357282 Italian authorities arrested 11 people in Italy on suspicion that they participated in a massive €520 million ($604 million) value-added tax fraud scheme tied to mafia operations, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:30:30 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2354445?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2354445 Latham & Watkins LLP on Wednesday announced the addition of a new D.C.-based antitrust partner with the hiring of Andrew Forman, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division who is rejoining private practice after three years of helping lead civil competition enforcement. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:43:09 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2356545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2356545 Colorado's highest court granted a new securities fraud trial Monday to a man whose testimony in his own defense about advice of counsel was curtailed by a judge, saying legal advice is unquestionably relevant in mounting a defense around "willfulness." Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:07:55 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2356496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2356496 A Florida federal grand jury has charged the founder of a special needs nonprofit and its accountant with multiple counts of fraud stemming from a scheme to steal $100 million from the organization, alleging they diverted money through a slush fund used to pay for personal expenses. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:41:16 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2356384?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2356384 A former Gree USA executive has appealed his conviction and 38-month prison sentence in the first-ever criminal prosecution of individuals under the Consumer Product Safety Act, according to a Tuesday filing in California federal court. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:33:31 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2356908?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2356908 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with a now-defunct Chicago investment firm in its lawsuit accusing the firm of mismanaging $1 billion in assets, ahead of a trial, with the firm and its co-defendants agreeing to fork over more than $5.8 million collectively. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:26:05 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2356912?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2356912 Retired Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Mike Rucker and his wife unknowingly invested in a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by their longtime financial adviser who is now under criminal indictment in North Carolina, according to a state court complaint they filed accusing him of mismanaging their money for decades.