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Federal judge imposes (within guideline) sentence of 155 months on former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani
Last month, as blogged here, US District Judge Edward Davila sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to a (within guideline) prison term of 135 months. Today brought sentencing for former Theranos…
Shufti Pro Blog
FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service Warn of Prevailing Telephone Scams
FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service have warned of prevailing telephone fraud in which callers act as court officers, marshals, or other legislative bodies in order to collect fines from…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Inside fake German heiress Anna Sorokin’s immigration battle
The immigration case of Anna Sorokin, whose elaborate fraud captured the world's imagination, continues. The subject of the Netflix series "Inventing Anna", Sorokin served about four years in prison after found…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Suzanne Durrell Honored as Top Woman of Law For Her Career Fighting Fraud
Last week, our co-founder Suzanne Durrell was honored as a Top Women of Law. The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly bestows this award annually to recognize women lawyers who are pioneers, educators,…
Rivkin Rounds
NY Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty to Money Laundering During COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on November 16 that two pharmacy owners from Forest Hills, New York have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering through submission…
Simple Justice
Why Not Life Plus Cancer For Holmes?
As frauds go, Theranos was a doozy, for which Elizabeth Holmes was properly convicted.and sentenced to 135 months (11 years, three months for base 12 impaired). Few people shed tears…
The Blockchain Monitor
DOJ Seizes Over $3 Billion in Historic Crypto Dark Web Fraud Case
By Teresa Goody Guillén, Carlos Ortiz
On November 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had seized more than $3.36 billion worth of bitcoin as part of a continuing investigation into a…
Other
Any final thoughts on today’s federal sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes?
As I write this post, the federal sentencing of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to begin after she was found guilty of four of 11 charges of fraud…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Any final thoughts on today's federal sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes?
As I write this post, the federal sentencing of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to begin after she was found guilty of four of 11 charges of fraud…
Hague Law Blog
Cryptocurrency suits and service abroad
By Aaron Lukken
[caption id="attachment_6016" align="alignright" width="320"] CryptoWallet.com, via Wikimedia Commons. The height of irony, this credit.[/caption] We've seen a big uptick lately in disputes over cryptocurrency platforms-- many of which are legit,…