Misrepresentation, Criminal Prosecution, Fraud

No Harm, Still Foul: Supreme Court Affirms Expansive Reach of Wire Fraud Statute in Kousisis

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 5/29/2025

In a recent decision upholding the expansive reach of the federal wire fraud statute (18 U.S.C. §1343), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909 (May 22, 2025) that a defendant can be convicted of...more

The Dangers of Defrauding the Government: Recent Cases Confirm Fraudulent Contractors May Face Civil and Criminal Penalties

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/3/2024

It should go without saying that contractors should do their best to avoid lying to the government in the bidding and performance of federal contracts. The government has a host of remedies available to ensure contractors who...more

JHL Biotech Co-Founders Convicted in Genentech Trade Secret Theft

Goodwin on 9/10/2021

Recently, JHL Biotech co-founders Racho Jordanov and Rose Lin pled guilty and were convicted of conspiring to steal trade secrets related to Genentech’s cystic fibrosis drug Pulmozyme, and cancer drugs Rituxan, Herceptin, and...more

U.S. SEC and Longfin CEO settle fraud action

Hogan Lovells on 1/21/2020

The SEC has settled its fraud action against Longfin CEO Venkata Meenavalli, who has agreed to pay $400,000 in disgorgement and penalties. The SEC's complaint alleged that Longfin and Meenavalli obtained qualification for...more

Boustani acquittal raises questions about how far the US government can reach

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 12/13/2019

On December 2, 2019, a jury in the Eastern District of New York acquitted Jean Boustani, a Lebanese citizen who is alleged to have been a key player in coordinating more than $200 million in bribe and kickback payments to...more

Small Business Fraud Leads to Large Monetary Liability in Recent Cases

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/1/2018

Two Washington, D.C. area government contractors have agreed to pay the government for their respective roles in defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in schemes to fraudulently obtain government contracts...more

Grand Jury Indicts Startup Founder Isaac Choi – Implications for Silicon Valley

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/21/2017

On June 7, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested Isaac Choi, the founder and former chief executive of the Silicon Valley startup, WrkRiot, on wire fraud charges. A San Jose, California grand jury had indicted Choi under...more

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