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"Varsity Blues" Reversal Demonstrates Limitations of Conspiracy Allegations

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On May 10, 2023, the First Circuit dealt a major blow to the Department of Justice’s wide-ranging "Varsity Blues" investigation by reversing convictions of two defendants. Individuals, companies, and federal contractors in...more

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United States Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns Fraud Convictions

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In September 2016, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York charged, among other defendants, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s campaign manager, Joseph Percoco, not-for-profit Fort Schuyler...more

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Healthcare Law Update: April 2021

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William F. Gould In United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL 754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in violation of 18...more

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Court Reverses Foreign National’s FCPA Conviction, Setting a High Bar to Establish an Agency Relationship

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A ruling issued on Wednesday, February 26 by a Connecticut federal court details the type of control necessary to find that a foreign national acted as an agent of a U.S. domestic concern for purposes of falling within the...more

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Second Circuit Rejects DOJ Theories on FCPA Conspiracy and Jurisdictional Allegations

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In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) did not apply to a foreign national acting outside the United States without direct...more

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Sneaking Isn’t Laundering: Second Circuit Reverses Money Laundering Conviction for Insufficient Evidence of Intent to Disguise

In United States v. Rodriguez, a panel of the Second Circuit (Judges Katzmann, Walker, and Bolden (D. Conn., sitting by designation)) reversed the conviction of a defendant for money laundering....more

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Second Circuit Remands for New Trial Based on District Court’s Improper Exclusion of Advice-of-Counsel Testimony

In United States v. Scully, 16-3073-cr (Pooler, Lynch, Cogan[1]), the Second Circuit vacated the defendant’s conviction for various offenses, including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, the sale of...more

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Convictions reversed in LIBOR case

On July 19, 2017, in United States v. Allen, et al. (16-cr-98) (Cabranes, Pooler, Lynch), the Second Circuit issued a decision reversing the convictions of defendants Anthony Allen and Anthony Conti for wire fraud and...more

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