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New York Law Journal

Alex Spiro Accuses Prosecutors of 'Unethical' Comments in Adams' Bribery Case

The attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams told a judge he was simply defending his client against prosecutors' own extrajudicial statements.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GC Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $7.4 Million From 3 Banks

James Blose's decade-long scheme went undetected at banks in Pennsylvania and New York before a bank in Connecticut caught him last year.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Feds Chide Defense Attorney Alex Spiro for Extrajudicial Comments in NYC's Adams Case

“Since the unsealing of the Indictment in this case, defense counsel has repeatedly made false public statements about the facts and evidence in this case,” prosecutors claimed of the Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Top Aide to NYC Mayor Is Charged With Bribery Conspiracy

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, represented by Arthur Aidala, entered a plea of "not guilty." At a press conference earlier this week she said she'd been "falsely accused."
3 minute read

Law.com

High Court May Limit the Reach of the Wire Fraud Statute

On Dec. 9, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in 'Kousisis v. United States', which considers the viability of the fraudulent inducement theory under which the government argues that deception to induce a commercial exchange can constitute mail or wire fraud, even if inflicting economic harm on the alleged victim was not the object of the scheme.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Enemy of the State: Foreign Sovereign Immunity and Criminal Prosecutions after ‘Halkbank’

Now that the Halkbank and In re Grand Jury Subpoena decisions have made clear that foreign sovereign immunity does not prevent DOJ from enforcing grand jury subpoenas through criminal contempt charges, state-owned corporations must understand these risks and incorporate them as the costs of doing business in the United States.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Government Attorneys Are Flooding the Job Market, But Is There Room in Big Law?

“It is truly remarkable how many phone calls we are getting and how many candidates we have on the market right now. I mean, honestly, I have not seen anything like this,” said D.C.-based recruiter Rachel Nonaka at Macrae.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Mayor Loses Bid to Toss Bribery Count From Public Corruption Case

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho rejected defense allegations that prosecutors failed to meet the legal standards for bribery.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Son-in-Law of Top Foe of Venezuela’s President Sentenced to 30 Months on Money Laundering Charge

Fernando Vuteff, 53, was charged in Miami federal court with laundering bribes and illicit proceeds from a fake foreign currency exchange scheme involving senior Venezuelan officials.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

China Resident Sentenced to 2 Years for Stealing Tesla Trade Secrets

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn allege that Klaus Pflugbeil openly admitted he was selling the same equipment manufactured by Tesla.
2 minute read

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