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The Oregon man who asked to be arrested for sending bitcoin to Edward Snowden back in 2015 got his wish this week.
- Meanwhile, a Southern California man who was convicted for offering bogus loan modification programs back in 2015, had his sentence vacated by the Ninth Circuit, which ruled that tougher sentences for offenses involving misrepresentations of acting on behalf of a government agency does not include mere references to victims about government agencies.
- A Hawaiian man allegedly posed as the owner of oil and gas wells in Wyoming for a decade to get loans for private jets and really good artwork.
- The former judge in Arkansas who was convicted for dismissing pending cases in exchange for sexual acts from young men was sentenced to five years in prison.
- The former DOJ attorney who got caught stealing and selling sealed whistleblower lawsuits says the pressure of being a Biglaw lawyer drove him to do it.
- Lastly, one of our favorite white collar criminals (and subject of a class action lawsuit for fraud) celebrated his birthday this week. He’s back on tour with Ashanti like it’s 2002. Here’s Ja Rule’s famous ode to attorney responsiveness:
