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Fraud
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New York Commercial Division Round-Up Blog
New York County Commercial Division Decision Highlights the Hurdles Defendants Face in Asserting Fraudulent Inducement Defense to Breach of Contract
A recent decision from New York County Commercial Division Justice Joel M. Cohen highlights the hurdles that defendants face in trying to assert a fraudulent inducement defense to a breach…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Feeding Our Future Continuing Fallout: A Guilty Plea, More Indictments, and New Counterclaims
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced last month that the executive director of House of Refuge Twin Cities pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA update on reducing and preventing financial crime
By Anita Edwards, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 8 February 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published an update on its progress in tackling financial crime, which identifies four areas of focus for the coming year. The…
Commercial Case Notes
Six-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Based on Fraud
By John Lundin
On February 1, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Board of Mgrs. of the 443 Greenwich St. Condominium v. SGN 443 Greenwich St. Owner LLC, 2024 NY Slip…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Charges Founder of American Bitcoin Academy Online Crypto Course with Fraud Targeting Students
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Brian Sewell and his company, Rockwell Capital Management, agreed to settle fraud charges in connection with a scheme that targeted students taking…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Man posed as funeral director to steal life insurance money, police say
Two individuals, Javian Major, and Sandy Broussard, are accused of posing as funeral directors to steal life insurance money from grieving families. The victims, including Anita Thomas, Shatammiz Hicks, and…
SEC Actions
Crypto/Cyber /Fraud Collapses After Raising $1.7 Billion
Promoters engaged in offering frauds often use the language of popular investment products such as crypto assets to give the scheme they are selling an attractive sound or look.…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Charges Founder of $1.7 Billion “HyperFund” Crypto Pyramid Scheme and Top Promoter with Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Xue Lee (aka Sam Lee) and Brenda Chunga (aka Bitcoin Beautee) for their involvement in a fraudulent crypto asset pyramid scheme known as…
Oregon Whistleblower’s Blog
If you think God is telling you to do fraud.
As excuses go, “the dog ate my homework” is pretty piss-poor. It raises way more questions than it answers: How’d the dog get on your desk? Why was your homework…
Oregon Whistleblower’s Blog
Fraud is . . . billing for time spent watching “There’s Something About Mary”
I thought we all agreed, as a society, not to mess around with fire prevention at a nuclear site. That seems like something we could all get behind, right? Think…