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Did the Southern District of Texas Just Legalize Securities Fraud?

Posted On Friday, March 22, 2024
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
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
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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...

Will That Be Cash, Card, Bond, or Crypto? Stablecoins Could be Used to Post Bail Under Proposed New York Bill

Posted On Friday, May 12, 2023
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New York’s intention to create a comprehensive regulatory scheme is clear with the May 10th proposal of Bill 7024 on the back of the CRPTO Act that was proposed by New York Attorney General...

CRPTO Act Cracks Down on Crypto

Posted On Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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Regulators have been slow walking the imposition of cryptocurrency regulation schemes despite multi-billion-dollar thefts and losses. This lack of regulation could be coming to an end…and fast,...

A House of Cards: From Co-inhabitants to Cooperators

Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023

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...

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Did the Southern District of Texas Just Legalize Securities Fraud?

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

Cooperation Done Right: Making Your Client’s Cooperation Substantial

Will That Be Cash, Card, Bond, or Crypto? Stablecoins Could be Used to Post Bail Under Proposed New York Bill

CRPTO Act Cracks Down on Crypto

A House of Cards: From Co-inhabitants to Cooperators

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