Despite a plainly erroneous “willfulness” instruction, which related to the key issue at trial, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the...

A recipient of a grand jury subpoena cannot assert the Fifth Amendment act-of-production privilege where it is a “foregone conclusion”...

Bank fraud requires submission of a false or misleading statement to a bank itself—not merely a separate fraud that results in...

The Second Circuit recently rejected a number of arguments from Roger Ng, the former Goldman Sachs managing director convicted in...

Overview A cooperating defendant can obtain a sentence below the mandatory minimum only when the value of his cooperation—as distinct...

A corporate executive seeking to introduce evidence of the involvement of the company’s attorneys does not necessarily effect waiver, the...

Crypto M&A is surging as crypto prices decline—a mix that can turn signed deals into battlegrounds. In Q3 2025, M&A deal values jumped...

In United States v. Taylor, the defendant argued that she could not have acted willfully because she was not familiar with Iowa election...

This week’s unsealing in Boston of a superseding indictment charging eight defendants in an alleged insider trading ring spanning...

In a nonprecedential decision, the Ninth Circuit vacated a jury verdict after the district court allowed the jury to review a copy of the...

In a case involving dirt biking with a broken taillight, the Ninth Circuit waded into the muddy terrain of criminal enforcement of...

In 2022, a split Ninth Circuit panel vacated a 324-month sentence for credit card fraud where the district court had relied on a...