In August 2019, federal prosecutors indicted Feng Tao, a Chinese scientist conducting research at the University of Kansas (“KU”), on fraud charges. The indictment of a Chinese national by federal prosecutors and the...more
On May 29, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lagos v. United States and held that legal fees and other costs associated with a victim company’s independent investigation of misconduct ultimately resulting in criminal...more
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On November 8, 2017, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York indicted Joseph P. Willner—a securities trader from Pennsylvania—for securities fraud, money laundering, and associated conspiracy charges related...more