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Trump 'Resorted To Crimes' To Cling To Power, Feds Say
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Trump 'Resorted To Crimes' To Cling To Power, Feds Say <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1886110?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Ali Sullivan Donald Trump's alleged scheme to subvert the 2020 election results was "fundamentally a private one," special counsel Jack Smith told a D.C. federal judge in a newly unsealed brief that vies to prove that the former president is not immune from charges of election interference. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1886110?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1886110?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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MSU Halted Paying Legal Bills After Critical Report, Firm Says
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

MSU Halted Paying Legal Bills After Critical Report, Firm Says <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1884696?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Danielle Ferguson Michigan State University stopped paying outside counsel to defend its board of trustees chair after an investigative report appeared to support claims the chair bullied colleagues, the counsel said, filing a state complaint seeking two months' worth of fees. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1884696?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1884696?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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Secret Service Failures Offer Lessons For Private Sector GCs
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Secret Service Failures Offer Lessons For Private Sector GCs <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1884269?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> The Secret Service’s problematic response to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump this summer provides a crash course for general counsel on how not to handle crisis communications, says Keith Nahigian at Nahigian Strategies. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1884269?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1884269?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Crypto Fund Manager Bitwise Files Plans For XRP-Tied Fund
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Crypto Fund Manager Bitwise Files Plans For XRP-Tied Fund <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1885932?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Tom Zanki Crypto-focused asset manager Bitwise filed a registration statement Wednesday that proposes to list the first exchange-traded product tied to the price of XRP, a digital currency that has long faced regulatory resistance. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1885932?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1885932?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Bullying In Law Is Pervasive, Drives Turnover, Ill. Attys Say
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Bullying In Law Is Pervasive, Drives Turnover, Ill. Attys Say <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1885782?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aebra Coe Nearly a quarter of those who responded to a recent large-scale survey of Illinois lawyers said they had been bullied at work within the last year, with those numbers spiking among women and other traditionally underrepresented attorneys in the profession, a report released Tuesday found. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1885782?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1885782?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Former C-Quest Capital CEO Indicted For Carbon Credit Fraud
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Former C-Quest Capital CEO Indicted For Carbon Credit Fraud <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1886132?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Rae Ann Varona Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday announced criminal charges against Kenneth Newcombe, the former chief executive officer of carbon project developer C-Quest Capital, accusing him of scheming to submit altered data relating to cookstove projects abroad to obtain millions of dollars worth of carbon credits. 4 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1886132?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1886132?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Ex-Federal Judge's Sex Misconduct Spurs New Criminal Trial
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Ex-Federal Judge's Sex Misconduct Spurs New Criminal Trial <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1886093?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Ryan Boysen The sexual misconduct scandal that toppled a federal judge in Alaska has now caused a criminal conviction to be overturned, despite prosecutors' insistence that the judge's "out-of-court judicial misconduct" had no effect on the trial. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1886093?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> |

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Wells Fargo Says Atty Can't Blame It For Getting Scammed
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Wells Fargo Says Atty Can't Blame It For Getting Scammed <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1884579?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Daniel Ducassi Wells Fargo has asked a Colorado state judge to dismiss claims brought by an attorney and conservative political figure alleging the bank failed to cancel his wire transfer from a client's account to what ended up being a scammer's Hong Kong account. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1884579?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1884579?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Panel Revives Fraud Suit On Merchant Cash Advance Cos.
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Panel Revives Fraud Suit On Merchant Cash Advance Cos. <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1885757?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Ryan Harroff An Ohio state appeals court revived part of S&T Bank Inc.'s suit against more than 30 merchant cash advance companies that it accused of working with convicted fraudster Harold Sosna to help him run a check-kiting scheme that cost the bank $58 million. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1885757?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1885757?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Crypto Fund Manager Bitwise Files Plans For XRP-Tied Fund
by Gunnar Larson 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Crypto Fund Manager Bitwise Files Plans For XRP-Tied Fund <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1885932?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Tom Zanki Crypto-focused asset manager Bitwise filed a registration statement Wednesday that proposes to list the first exchange-traded product tied to the price of XRP, a digital currency that has long faced regulatory resistance. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1885932?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1885932?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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