/whitecollar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: White Collar Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:48:39 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353327 As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:05:55 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2354126?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2354126 A physician has agreed to plead guilty to helping supply the ketamine that killed "Friends" star Matthew Perry, according to a plea agreement filed in California federal court Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:30:41 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353954?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353954 Payment processing company Paddle.com Market Ltd. agreed on Monday to pay $5 million to settle a suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission accusing it of assisting and processing payments for tech support scams. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:16:23 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2354040?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2354040 The U.S. Department of Justice has decided not to go after private equity firm White Deer Management LLC after it discovered and voluntarily disclosed that Unicat's former leadership had violated economic sanctions and export laws, according to an announcement made Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:55:41 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2354116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2354116 Two former Gree USA Inc. executives were sentenced to approximately three years in prison each by a California federal judge on Monday, after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by failing to report defective humidifiers in landmark criminal convictions under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:14:57 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2354035?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2354035 A Miami-Dade County investor has pled guilty to filing a false tax return with the Interanl Revenue Service in an attempt to shield $30 million in trading proceeds from capital gains taxes by moving to Puerto Rico and retroactively changing the status of his company to an S corporation. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:34:01 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353821?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353821 A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday set a fall trial date for a former top aide to two New York governors over allegations that she secretly acted as an agent of China's government in the U.S., while prosecutors intend to bring new charges within weeks. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:18:29 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353910 A Mexican national entangled in a sprawling indictment accusing 11 people of producing and selling millions of counterfeit bottles of 5-Hour Energy drinks in a long-running criminal scheme has been extradited from Italy and made his initial appearance in California federal court Friday, after being a fugitive for the last decade.聽 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:25:09 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353989 An Ohio social media finance influencer pled guilty to wire fraud and abetting a false tax filing tied to a $20 million real estate Ponzi scheme he was operating between 2019 and 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:12:26 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353938 A Houston judge has given prosecutors until the end of the month to address whether they should provide U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar with certain grand jury materials connected to his bribery case. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:10:30 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353662 A panel of the California State Bar Court's Review Department has affirmed the March 2024 recommended disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney, John Eastman, over attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:37:41 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353963?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353963 A New York man admitted Monday that he posed as a lawyer to steal over $290,000 from people who thought he was doing class action, discrimination and other legal work, copping to larceny and fraud charges in state court. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:30:56 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353814?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353814 A former employee for the state of Michigan was sentenced Monday to spend 41 months in prison and pay $1.5 million in restitution, the amount of a conspiracy a federal judge called "awful" to defraud the government of money meant for unemployment assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:03:34 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2349380?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2349380 With plaintiffs counsel鈥檚 rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:30:36 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353616?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353616 Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein has joined Baker McKenzie as chair of the national security practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:13:08 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353653?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353653 The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the case of a social media influencer who argued his case deserved to be heard by a jury after he was convicted of a misdemeanor in a bench trial. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:31:44 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353487?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353487 The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it is investigating potential price-fixing in the fragrance industry and asked a New Jersey federal judge for permission to intervene in litigation accusing fragrance giants of conspiring to reduce competition, saying it needs to protect the criminal investigation. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:42:43 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353333 Crypto trading firm Gotbit Consulting LLC was ordered to forfeit approximately $23 million in seized cryptocurrency and sentenced to a five-year probation term in the government's suit accusing it of market manipulation, while its founder received an eight-month term. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:01:04 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353189?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353189 A former chairman of media and technology company Vinco Ventures Inc. who in April copped to lying about company operations and secretly ceding control of the business to his romantic partner has reached an agreement to end parallel U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:00:04 +0000 /whitecollar/articles/2353507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /whitecollar/articles/2353507 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has withdrawn as counsel for the founder of Binance amid an $8.1 million lawsuit against him, telling a Massachusetts federal judge that the former cryptocurrency exchange executive has breached an agreement with the law firm and moved for arbitration against it.