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Fraud
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Oil and Gas Fraud Lawyer Blog
When Oil Flows, Fraud Festers
What happens over three million times a day? According to a 2018 Fortune article, the answer can be found in the Texas and New Mexico Permian Basin. Oil and Gas…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Defendant Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar Prize-Promotion Scam Affecting Elderly Victims
An individual who defied court orders by operating a multimillion mass-mailing fraud scheme pleaded guilty on October 12, 2018, in federal court on Long Island before a magistrate judge, the…
Intellectual Property Law
Beware of A Scam Affecting the Amazon Brand Registry!
Attention brand owners and users of the Amazon Brand Registry: you need to be aware of a scam currently happening at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Scammers…
Media Law Prof Blog
Facebook Now Facing Claims of Fraud In Lawsuit Over User Video Viewing Metrics
Some advertisers are suing Facebook over what they say is overestimation of user video viewing, which they say meant advertisers were more inclined to pay for video ads on Facebook…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Two Former Deutsche Bank Traders Convicted for Role in Scheme to Manipulate a Critical Global Benchmark Interest Rate
A former supervisor of Deutsche Bank’s Pool Trading Desk and a former derivatives trader were convicted in New York for their participation in a scheme to manipulate the London Interbank…
Data Counsel
SEC Investigation Highlights BEC Risk and Need for Comprehensive Risk Assessments by Public Companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release and an investigative report on Oct. 16 cautioning public companies to consider cyber threats when implementing internal accounting controls. The report…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Backdating–When is it Appropriate?
Our son is the fourth generation to play a violin made in the early 20th century by Prague luthier Janek (John) Juzek. Although based upon its age our son’s instrument…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras Agrees to Pay More Than $850 Million for FCPA Violations
Reaches Agreement with Brazilian Authorities in Related Investigation Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Petrobras), a Brazilian state-owned and state-controlled energy company, entered into agreements with U.S. and Brazilian authorities and…
Compliance Building
Weekend Reading: Bad Blood
Add Bad Blood to the top of your to-read list. Bad Blood tells the terrible story of Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes. She took the Silicon Valley habit of…
Bankruptcy Litigation Briefing
Alert: Liquidation Trustee Awarded $17 Million Against Former CEO and Others
In a suit by the trustee of the liquidation trust of Green Field Energy Services, a defunct oil services business, against the debtor's former CEO and others, the U.S. Bankruptcy…