Pretrial detention imposes severe burdens on a defendant's ability to prepare for trial.
One such burden is that the prosecution may receive, without a warrant, recordings of the defendant's electronic communications,...more
Pretrial detention imposes several unreasonable burdens on a defendant's ability to prepare for trial. One such burden is that the prosecution often gains access—without a warrant—to the defendant's telephone calls because...more
James P. McLoughlin Jr., Mary Katherine Stukes and Pierce Werner of Moore & Van Allen discuss the arguments, background and questions surrounding the Supreme Court's upcoming review of the Chevron doctrine.
On May 1, 2023,...more
Following quickly on our reporting on United States v. Jindal, in which the Department of Justice indicted the former executive and owner of a physical therapy business in Texas for conspiring to suppress compensation to...more
In December, the Department of Justice filed its first ever criminal case for price fixing of wages. DOJ indicted the owner of a physical therapist staffing company for instigating a conspiracy among physical therapy...more
1/14/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Investigations ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act ,
Wages
Businesses are facing this system hack with ever-increasing frequency: An accounts payable employee receives new or updated payment instructions from a vendor via email. The email appears to be from a familiar counterpart at...more
Servotronics, Inc., v. The Boeing Company, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 9872, Case No. 18-2454 (4th Cir. March 30, 2020) (Opinion by Neimeyer, J.)
In noteworthy endorsement of international arbitration, in its Servotronics, Inc....more
On November 6, 2019, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and the CFTC, announced settlements of their spoofing and market manipulation...more
12/24/2019
/ Bad Actors ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Market Manipulation ,
Plea Agreements ,
Remedial Actions ,
Restitution ,
Rule 506 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Traders ,
Self-Reporting ,
Settlement ,
Spoofing ,
U.S. Attorney ,
Waivers
On September 16, 2019, the Department of Justice and the CFTC jointly announced the indictment of three precious metal traders for an alleged eight year conspiracy to manipulate gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures...more
12/13/2019
/ Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Commodities Traders ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Indictments ,
Market Manipulation ,
RICO ,
Spoofing ,
White Collar Crimes
The flow of media coming at us reminds us that we continue to live in the challenging times that began in 2007. For our clients and companies, we can provide effective leadership and advice by maintaining focus on our...more