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New York Law Journal

Bureau of Prisons Designates White-Collar Defendant to Alternative Prison Following Novel Ruling

Federal Judge Gary Brown ruled he would vacate a prior carceral sentence in the event the BOP designated a septuagenarian defendant to an "inhumane" facility in Brooklyn. The Bureau of Prisons will send the man elsewhere.
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New York Law Journal

Witness in Corruption Trials Should Be Fully Liable for $12 Million Restitution, Corrections Union Says

Jona Rechnitz was initially ordered to pay nearly $12 million restitution in 2019. In the five years since, he has only paid $315,000, according to court papers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lowenstein Adds Federal Prosecutor and Former GC to Build 'Key Practice Areas'

Jason Gould spent the last eight years in the U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey, while Courtney Posner was GC at an asset management firm.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Talking Shop About Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial With My Colleague Amanda Bronstad

Last week a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted former powerhouse plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi of four counts of wire fraud in cases where his clients weren't paid what they were due in settlements. We discussed the trial with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad, who has covered Girardi for two decades and was at the trial each day.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Counsel Files 2nd Bid to Remove Case to Federal Court, Delay Sentencing

A federal judge ruled last year that Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case did not involve official acts taken by him as president. His defense team argues the recent SCOTUS decision changes the game.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

The New Federal Sentencing Factor in Downstate New York? Prison Conditions

Federal judges in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York are fashioning alternative sentences because conditions are so bad at a Bureau of Prisons Facility in Brooklyn.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

How a Team at Steptoe Helped Unravel the 'Dinosaur Bones' Case

When four people were charged with shipping $1 million in dinosaur bones allegedly stolen from public lands in Utah to China, the New York Post and USA Today picked up the story. Prosecutors dropped all charges last week.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Complete Coverage of Fraud Trial of Autonomy Execs Lynch, Chamberlain

HP in 2011 paid $11 billion to buy Mike Lynch's software company, Autonomy—a deal that turned out disastrously for the Silicon Valley giant. The question for jurors was whether Lynch and Stephen Chamberlain used accounting trickery to dupe HP into overpaying.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Mike Lynch's Brush With Prison Taught Him Life Is Precious. Then a Yacht Accident Proved Him Right

As a teenager, Lynch worked as a porter at a hospital, surrounded by elderly and gravely sick patients who knew they'd never be discharged. He testified at his trial that the experience helped him appreciate he wasn't invincible and "realize what that arc of existence is."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Romantic Partner of Ex-FTX Executive Charged With Campaign Finance Crimes

Federal prosecutors allege Michelle Bond and Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame cooked up a fake consulting agreement between Bond and FTX, for which she was paid $400,000. The funds were allegedly funneled to her campaign.
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