Some thoughts on how 2020 will shape up in the white-collar crime world. Will the Senate pass the legislation the House adopted defining insider trading? https://t.co/uEmiUsOu4N
The Supreme Court may cut back on the SEC's strong weapon in fraud cases: disgorgement. We will see what happens in the Liu case. https://t.co/G1i4ckdEE4
A federal judge overturning a jury verdict is a rare sight, but in the Platinum Partners case charges against one defendant were dismissed for lack of evidence and a new trial ordered for the second defendant. This isn't something you see very often. https://t.co/CUrpRbLg5t
Not since the Princeton Newport case in the mid-1980s have we seen RICO charges filed for trading on Wall Street. Now it's back! https://t.co/0hrDPu4BGl
The Speech or Debate Clause in the Constitution only goes so far in protecting members of Congress. Insider trading is not one of those areas when the conduct does not involve any legislative action. https://t.co/uA8RQvdTC8
The Economic Espionage Act is one of the more complicated statutes in the federal criminal code, and Anthony Levandowski can challenge the case by questioning whether he had the requisite intent. https://t.co/qeoC9Gj4VF
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act does not apply to foreign officials who accept bribes, but a bill in Congress seeks to hold them accountable. https://t.co/S79MC4Ro8n
When it only takes the Second Circuit 3 weeks to decide the appeal, and then it's by a summary order, that doesn't indicate there were many tough issues in the case. https://t.co/dclGaAg1dD