Intent Not Needed To Boost ID Theft Senten…

Federal prosecutors need not show that a defendant intended to commit fraud with stolen materials that have authentication features, such as driver’s licenses, for courts to apply a sentencing enhancement for possessing those materials, the Ninth Circuit has held.

Source: law360

White Collar : Law360 : Legal News & Analy…

Legal news and analysis on criminal litigation and enforcement. Covers cases, verdicts, settlements, appeals, related civil suits, regulation, legislation, criminal procedure.

Source: law360

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Tricolor CEO Collected $30 Million in Year…

Tricolor Holdings founder Daniel Chu collected nearly $30 million in compensation in the year leading up to the subprime auto lender’s collapse amid alleged fraud, according to a lawsuit filed by the trustee overseeing the company’s liquidation.

Source: BLaw

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:25:57 GMT

Chicago Firm Taps Ex-Prosecutor For White…

Chicago law firm Goldberg Kohn has tapped a former federal prosecutor to not only lead and build a new white collar practice but also assist its commercial litigation and whistleblower-focused false claims groups.

Source: law360

4 Judges Who Battled Criminal Charges In 2…

A number of high-profile cases in 2025 found judges taking on the role of criminal defendants over a wide range of allegations, from murder and sexual assault to corruption and interfering with an ICE arrest.

Source: law360

2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On…

The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California’s financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

Source: law360

Blue Cross Seeks McDonald Hopkins’ Fraud W…

Advice that McDonald Hopkins LLC gave a Florida hospital manager about potential exposure to criminal prosecution for healthcare fraud is neither privileged nor work product, and so should be handed over to a Blue Cross health insurer being sued for malicious prosecution in Georgia federal court, the insurer said.

Source: law360

Ex-Trump Defender Corcoran Leaves Brownste…

President Donald Trump’s lawyer in two federal investigations, Evan Corcoran, has started a new law firm after leaving Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

Source: BLaw

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:00:20 GMT

WVSC to hear appeal of case about charter…

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has docketed an appeal challenging a Kanawha Circuit Court order that permanently enjoined the enforcement of key provisions of the state’s

Source: Legal Newsline

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:02:00 GMT

Trump Donor Wiederhorn Reaches Deal With S…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a deal to resolve corporate fraud allegations against Trump donor Andrew Wiederhorn and FAT Brands Inc., according to Tuesday court filings.

Source: BLaw

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:07:36 GMT

2025 Bank Regulatory Roundup and What to L…

U.S. banking regulation underwent a material reset in 2025. With new leadership at the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC, the second Trump Administ…

Source: Passle

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:25:30 GMT

Recent False Claims Act Settlement Highlig…

A recent False Claims Act settlement between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the US Department of Justice further demonstrates the need for federally funded research institutions to have proper checks in place to ensure that they do not submit federal grant applications with materially false or misleading statements.

Source: WilmerHale

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

OIG Audit of Humana Medicare Advantage Con…

On December 16, 2025, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the results of its audit of a Louisiana-based Medicare Advantage contract for Humana, the second-largest Medicare Advantage organization in the country.

Source: WilmerHale

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

FBI investigating missing lawyers who disa…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is launching a probe into the disappearance of two lawyers who didn’t return from a weekend fishing trip about 70 miles offshore of Southwest Florida’s coast, according a report by the U.S. Sun.

Source: ABA Journal

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:38:00 GMT

Section 16 Reporting Requirements Expanded…

The President signed a law requiring foreign issuer directors and officers to file Section 16 reports on ownership and securities transactions.

Source: WilmerHale

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Judge Rejects PPP False Claims Act Suit, A…

Refrigeration services company The Articom Group LLC and others won dismissal of a False Claims Act suit alleging fraud under the Covid-19 pandemic Paycheck Protection Program, but they didn’t show that whistleblower suits violate Article II of the US Constitution.

Source: BLaw

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:14:59 GMT