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Key Lessons for Colleges and Universities from Operation Varsity Blues
By Government Investigations Group
On March 12, 2019, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced federal criminal charges in “Operation Varsity Blues,” the largest college admissions case ever prosecuted by…
Legal Profession Blog
Another Marijuana-Related Suspension
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel imposed a 48-month suspension of an attorney convicted of criminal offenses.62CBS Detroit reportedA Huntington Woods attorney has pleaded guilty to fraud charges…
Simple Justice
Revenge of the Jones
My mother would have called it “keeping up with the Joneses,” the need to buy a new car when you couldn’t afford to furnish your living room because the people…
China Law Insight
上市公司刑事犯罪研究—上市公司遭受刑事诈骗
By King & Wood
在上一篇《2018年上市公司刑事犯罪报告概要》中，我们回顾了2018年上市公司涉及刑事犯罪的相关概况。其中，上市公司频频遭受刑事诈骗的情况引人关注。对此，结合2018年上市公司遭受刑事诈骗案件判决的情况，本文将着重分析常见受骗环节及诈骗手段。
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Mozambique’s Former Finance Minister Indicted Alongside Other Former Mozambican Officials, Business Executives, and Investment Bankers in Alleged $2 Billion Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme that Victimized U.S. Investors
More Than $200 Million in Alleged Bribes and Kickbacks Paid to Mozambican Government Officials and Investment Bankers in Corrupt Maritime Loans for Mozambique Attachment(s): Download Ematum Indictment A four-count indictment…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Arrests of Yale, U of Texas, Yale, Stanford, USC, UCLA, and Georgetown Staff for Bribery for College Admissions
Defendants include CEOs, actresses, university athletic coaches, and college exam administrators Dozens of individuals involved in a nationwide conspiracy that facilitated cheating on college entrance exams and the admission of…
Global Workplace Insider
Representations no longer required before precautionary suspension
On 19 February 2019, the Constitutional Court upheld the Labour Court’s finding that an employer need not afford an employee an opportunity to be heard before implementing a precautionary suspension.…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Experts Sued In Inexpert Fashion
The experts were hired, and now plaintiff (whose attorney hired them) says that they were inexpert. Marks Paneth LLP v Economic Alchemy LLC 2019 NY Slip Op 30532(U) February 26, 2019 Supreme Court,…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
U.S. Obtains Over $25 Million in Forfeited Funds as Part of a Successful Effort to Root Out Fraud and Corruption in Government Contracting in Afghanistan
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture case against assets owned by Hikmatullah Shadman that he wrongfully acquired as a government contractor in Afghanistan. Under…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Three Former Mozambican Government Officials and Five Business Executives Indicted in Alleged $2 Billion Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme That Victimized U.S. Investors
More Than $200 Million in Alleged Bribes and Kickbacks Paid to Mozambican Government Officials and Investment Bankers BROOKLYN, NY – An indictment was unsealed on March 4, 2019, charging Najib…