Is the Trump Administration Unraveling DOJ’s Landmark FIFA Bribery Case?
A federal court in Brooklyn vacated corruption charges Wednesday against two defendants convicted in the U.S. crackdown on FIFA bribery, after the Trump administration said the cases no longer fit its prosecutorial priorities.
BNP Paribas Makes Case to Overturn $21mn Sudan Human-Rights Verdict
BNP Paribas is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a landmark jury verdict that found the French bank liable for enabling human rights abuses in Sudan, arguing the trial judge misapplied both Swiss and U.S. law.
Unlike the Marquis, France’s Biggest Ponzi Schemer Avoids Prison
Gérard Lhéritier, the French businessman convicted of running what prosecutors called the largest Ponzi scheme ever uncovered in France, has avoided prison after negotiating a last-minute plea bargain citing age and health.
Federal Judge Blocks U.S. Sanctions against U.N. Special Rapporteur
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sanctions against a United Nations official who has called for war crimes charges against Israeli officials over their actions in Gaza, ruling that the penalties violated her free-speech rights.
SDNY Offers Broad Leniency for Self-Reported Fraud, Even After Headlines
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are urging Wall Street companies to confess to fraud in exchange for behind-the-scenes deals that would spare them from criminal charges, fines, and public disclosure of their wrongdoing.
A Defunct Crypto Company Wants Its Money Back from the SEC
Lawyers for Bittrex, the shuttered U.S. cryptocurrency exchange that paid $24 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit in 2023, are asking a federal judge to throw out the agreement and order the agency to return the money.
After Seeking $200 Million in 2024, SEC Settles for $1.5 Million in Musk Case
Elon Musk has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in 2022 by failing to properly disclose his growing stake in the social media company.
Jury Convicts Ex-Lawmaker of Secretly Working for Venezuela
A federal jury on Friday convicted former Republican U.S. Rep. David Rivera of Florida and political consultant Esther Nuhfer of secretly working as foreign agents for Venezuela’s government in 2017 and 2018, capping a five-week trial that featured testimony from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
‘Father’ of Catalan Nationalism Deemed Unfit for €290mn Corruption Trial
A Spanish court has declared former Catalan leader Jordi Pujol, 95, unfit to stand trial in a long-running corruption case alleging his family concealed as much as €290 million in illicitly obtained wealth in Andorra
Ex-Swedbank CEO’s 2024 Conviction Overturned by Swedish Supreme Court
Sweden’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Swedbank chief executive Birgitte Bonnesen, overturning the only prison conviction handed to a senior Nordic banker in connection with one of Europe’s biggest money-laundering scandals.