Criminal Law & White Collar
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Second Circuit Nixes Bitcoin Trader's 'Transfer' Challenge, Affirms Conviction
The Second Circuit on Monday upheld the conviction of a bitcoin trader known as "Mustangy" who operated an unlicensed money transmitting business, rejecting...
Florida Judge Slams Sex Trafficker With 135-Month Prison Sentence
A Florida federal judge sentenced a defendant to more than 11 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a min...
Geo Group Seeks 'Qualified Immunity' Shield Against Trafficking Claims
A Colorado federal judge is being asked to grant qualified immunity protections to The Geo Group Inc., shielding the private prison contractor from trafficki...
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Eleventh Circuit Nixes Georgia's Appeal Over 'Limited Remand' Bid
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday dismissed Georgia's appeal of a federal judge's refusal to grant a "limited remand" for a superseding indictment in a criminal case against two fe...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Jet Ski Driver's Conviction After 'Drowning' Death
The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a Nevada boater's misdemeanor conviction and six-month sentence for operating a jet ski negligently when his passenger drowned, ruling that "t...
Eighth Circuit Slams Challenge to Heroin Conspiracy, Dodges 'Community Service' Issue
The Eighth Circuit on Thursday upheld a drug dealer's conspiracy conviction after finding that coded jailhouse calls about retrieving 'dog food' and 'toys' from a hidden wall co...
8th Circuit Nixes Protester's Excessive Force Claim Against Cop Who 'Could Not See' Him
The 8th Circuit on Monday affirmed summary judgment for a Minneapolis police officer who struck a protester with a foam projectile, finding no constitutional violation because t...
Second Circuit Nixes Bitcoin Trader's 'Transfer' Challenge, Affirms Conviction
The Second Circuit on Monday upheld the conviction of a bitcoin trader known as "Mustangy" who operated an unlicensed money transmitting business, rejecting his argument that ex...
Texas Judge Orders $6K Restitution In Child Exploitation Case
A Texas federal judge ordered convicted defendant Clinton Harnden to pay $6,000 in restitution to two victims of child exploitation crimes Tuesday, while declining to award dama...
Judge Weighs Anonymous Jury For MS-13 'Murder' Trial After Gov't Cites 'Violence'
A California federal judge is considering whether to empanel an anonymous jury for an upcoming MS-13 murder trial after prosecutors argued Monday that the gang's "extraordinaril...
Judge Nixes Bail For Teen In Federal Gun Case, Cites 'Troubling' Videos
A California federal magistrate judge on Sunday denied bail for an 18-year-old man charged with aiding unlicensed firearms dealing, finding that his alleged involvement in contr...
Federal Judge Orders 'Immediate' Release From Custody In Sagar Case
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of petitioner Sagar Sagar from custody, granting in part his petition against corrections officials while re...
Colorado Judge Orders Bond Hearing For ICE Detainee In 'Interior Arrest' Case
A Colorado federal judge on Monday granted a habeas corpus petition from a Mexican national detained by ICE, ordering authorities to provide him a bond hearing within seven days...
Colorado Judge Orders ICE To Show Cause In Detention Challenge
A Colorado federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered immigration officials to justify the continued detention of an applicant at an Aurora facility, finding "good cause" to mov...
Geo Group Seeks 'Qualified Immunity' Shield Against Trafficking Claims
A Colorado federal judge is being asked to grant qualified immunity protections to The Geo Group Inc., shielding the private prison contractor from trafficking claims in a long-...
Florida Judge Axes ICE Detention, Orders Release Of 'Career Criminal'
A Florida federal judge on Monday ordered ICE to release a Cuban national with multiple criminal convictions after finding his seven-month detention violated constitutional limi...
Federal Judge Axes Binance Crypto Assets In Default Forfeiture Case
A Florida federal judge on Sunday ordered the forfeiture of cryptocurrency assets stored in a Binance account to the United States in a civil asset forfeiture case that proceede...
Florida Judge Corrects Restitution For Six Defendants In $3.1M Fraud Case
A Florida federal judge on Monday corrected restitution amounts for six defendants in a long-running criminal fraud case, ordering payments totaling over $3.1 million with the l...
Florida Judge Denies Deputies' Summary Judgment Bid in Seizure Taser Case
A federal judge in Florida on Monday denied sheriff's deputies' motion for summary judgment in a civil rights lawsuit, ruling that genuine disputes remain over whether officers...
Florida Judge Sentences Defendant To 27.5 Years For Drug 'Death' Conspiracy
A Southern District of Florida judge on Thursday sentenced Jimmy Sanchez to 27.5 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges and causing a death during th...
Florida Judge Rejects Investor's Injunction Motion Against Bankman-Fried Over 'Unbacked' AMC Tokens
A Florida federal judge on Monday denied a pro se investor's emergency motion seeking to block convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and others from issuing allegedly 'unbacke...
Federal Judge Nixes Pro Se Plaintiff's 'Emergency' Bid to Block Law Enforcement
A Florida federal judge on Monday rejected a pro se plaintiff's emergency motion seeking to block what he claimed were coordinated law enforcement actions, finding his allegatio...
Miami Police Officers Slam 'Fabrication' Claims, Seek Summary Judgment
Two Miami-Dade police officers asked a Florida federal judge Monday to grant them summary judgment in a civil rights lawsuit, arguing they had probable cause to arrest a woman f...