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In United States v. Chastain, No. 23-7038, 2025 WL 2165839 (2d Cir. July 31, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated wire fraud and money laundering convictions in what the government described as its …
For nearly 40 years, regardless of whether confidential information belonged to a governmental entity or a private-sector business, its misappropriation could be prosecuted as a property crime. Lower federal courts relied on Carpenter v. United States,[1] a well-known …
In a notable decision issued on May 22, 2025, Kousisis v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant may be convicted of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 even when the scheme does not result in …
Two recent indictments highlight the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) continuing use of the traditional wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft statutes to pursue fraud involving digital assets, indicating that law enforcement will look to prevent theft and scamming regardless …
On February 7, 2023, Ishan Wahi (Ishan), a former Coinbase product manager, pled guilty to wire fraud charges in an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
Ishan admitted that he had used …
United States v. Blaszczak[1] has long been a one-off case that did not fit the mold of the traditional insider trading prosecution, but now — following a 2-1 decision of the Second Circuit in December, reversing most of the …
On December 29, 2022, the Second Circuit issued its highly anticipated opinion on remand in United States v. Blaszczak (“Blaszczak II”), reconsidering the case following the Supreme Court’s January 2021 vacatur of the Second Circuit’s original decision upholding …
On January 27, 2022, the Second Circuit reversed the wire fraud convictions of two traders for their purported roles in the London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) manipulation scandal, which previously resulted in a number of resolutions by banks. In United …
The coronavirus’ impact across the United States will make an epic, even Tolstoyan, saga, sweeping across all levels of American society and featuring brave heroes and tragic victims. But so far, this story has lacked one figure that every drama …
After the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Carpenter v. United States,[1] the federal mail and wire fraud statutes became potent prosecutorial weapons against insider trading when the information-owner is the victim. This post examines how criminal liability under the …