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By B. Colby Hamilton | July 12, 2017
A pump-and-dump sting that stretched from New York to San Diego netted 14 in connection with an alleged $147 million stock manipulation scheme, the Eastern District U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.
By B. Colby Hamilton | July 10, 2017
With the convictions of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos on appeal before the circuit, the ruling upholding the conviction of William Boyland Jr. is expected to play less of a role as precedent than as an example of the circuit committing to reviews of the facts of each case specifically to determine what, if any, of the U.S. Supreme Court's public corruption precedent should be applied.
By Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack | July 10, 2017
White-Collar Crime columnists Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack discuss the Crime Victim Rights Act, writing: To be sure, advocacy by putative victims can exert influence on prosecutors and courts in a manner that complicates defense of a white-collar case. At the same time, the rights of putative victims may, on occasion, give rise to disclosures that assist the defense.
By Sue Reisinger and Kristen Rasmussen | July 10, 2017
Last fall the U.S. Department of Justice proudly claimed a major victory for its Health Care Corporate Fraud Strike Force when it nailed Tenet Healthcare Corp. for a multimillion-dollar kickback and bribery scheme. It was the strike force's first major victory—it also may have been its last.
By Andrew Denney | July 7, 2017
The district judge presiding over a proposed securities fraud class action suit against Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras should have taken a closer look at the types of stock purchases the plaintiffs made before class certification, an appeals court has ruled.
By B. Colby Hamilton | July 7, 2017
Gerald Cocuzzo pleaded guilty to a single count of securities fraud after prosecutors alleged he was part of a scheme to defraud investors in the LED lighting company ForceField by controlling the price and volume of its shares.
By William F. Johnson | July 5, 2017
In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson writes: Corporations and individuals cooperating in government investigations must be sharply focused on finding out the essential facts of the historical conduct at issue—what happened and why it happened. For its part, the government is also sharply focused on what happened and why. In the last few years, however, the interest of the DOJ, in particular, has expanded beyond just the what and why and it is now significantly involved in how companies actually conduct internal investigations.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 30, 2017
Contractual Disclaimers of Reliance Do Not Render Oral Misrepresentations Immaterial
By Andrew Denney | June 28, 2017
In opening arguments for the securities fraud trial for pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, his attorney called on jurors to keep an “open mind” to weigh accusations against a defendant that they may find detestable.
By B. Colby Hamilton | June 28, 2017
Former executives of one of Canada's largest energy companies face regulatory action for allegedly artificially lowering the company's operating costs…
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