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UK Reports £612M Lost To Investment Fraud Last Year
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

UK Reports £612M Lost To Investment Fraud Last Year <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1823738?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Josh White Cryptocurrency scams accounted for the bulk of investment fraud cases that cost U.K. investors more than £612 million ($771 million) in 2023, according to crime data service Action Fraud. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1823738?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1823738?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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High Court Limits Use Of Confidential Info In $3.7B Asset Fight
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

High Court Limits Use Of Confidential Info In $3.7B Asset Fight <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1822192?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Eddie Beaver Relatives of a dead Russian oligarch and an investment company accused of international fraud on Friday partially succeeded in obtaining an order to prevent the alleged misuse of their confidential information. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1822192?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1822192?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Autonomy Became Less Transparent Before Sale, Jury Told
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

Autonomy Became Less Transparent Before Sale, Jury Told <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1824506?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Bonnie Eslinger An ex-market analyst testifying Thursday in a California criminal trial over claims that former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch duped HP into buying the British company for $11.7 billion told jurors that the company became less forthcoming about some of its accounting a couple of years before the sale. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1824506?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1824506?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Price-Fixing Cartel Self Reporting On 'Steady Uptick,' Panel Says
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

Price-Fixing Cartel Self Reporting On 'Steady Uptick,' Panel Says <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824401?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig U.S. and European antitrust enforcers touted a turnaround Thursday in the number of companies self-reporting price-fixing, bid-rigging and market allocation schemes in the search for "leniency" from financial and criminal penalties over the last three years. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824401?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824401?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Crypto Trader Hit With Judgment In SEC's $4.3M Fraud Case
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

Crypto Trader Hit With Judgment In SEC's $4.3M Fraud Case <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1824540?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Katryna Perera A cryptocurrency trader has consented to a judgment to end a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit accusing him of duping investors out of $4.3 million by falsely claiming the money would be invested in digital assets that could be obtained at a discount. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1824540?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1824540?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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FTC Curtails Treatment Provider's Sharing Of Health Data
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

FTC Curtails Treatment Provider's Sharing Of Health Data <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824494?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Allison Grande The Federal Trade Commission took its latest step Thursday to crack down on the mishandling of sensitive health information, announcing a settlement that requires a New York-based alcohol addiction treatment service to obtain affirmative consent before sharing this data with third parties and bars the company from disclosing this information for advertising purposes. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824494?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824494?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Ex-BigLaw Atty In OneCoin Scam A Flight Risk, Feds Say
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

Ex-BigLaw Atty In OneCoin Scam A Flight Risk, Feds Say <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1823877?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Elliot Weld A former Locke Lord LLP partner who was convicted of laundering proceeds from the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam has "every incentive" to flee the country, prosecutors told a New York federal judge, arguing he shouldn't be allowed to stay out on bail while his appeal is pending. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1823877?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1823877?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Pro-Trump Mich. Atty Gets New Trial Date After Skipping Court
by Gunnar Larson 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

Pro-Trump Mich. Atty Gets New Trial Date After Skipping Court <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1824302?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Danielle Ferguson A Michigan attorney accused of accessing voting machines after the 2020 presidential election said Thursday her old lawyer was dragging his feet in sharing critical documents as a judge rescheduled her trial for July following her attorney swap and her arrest for failing to appear in court. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1824302?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1824302?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Struggling Students Need Their Teachers to Show Up
by Gunnar Larson 13 Apr '24

13 Apr '24

Struggling Students Need Their Teachers to Show Up https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-12/michael-bloomberg-lea… Across the US, millions of students are struggling to overcome pandemic learning loss. It hasn’t helped that record numbers remain chronically absent from school, but the challenge has been magnified by another disturbing trend: the rise in teacher absenteeism.

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Ex-Ellenoff Grossman Atty Faces Possible Firing Suit Remand
by Gunnar Larson 13 Apr '24

13 Apr '24

Ex-Ellenoff Grossman Atty Faces Possible Firing Suit Remand <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824249?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Patrick Hoff A former Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP associate's suit saying she was fired for protesting sexual harassment should return to state court, a New York federal judge recommended, saying the federal court can't enforce arbitration pacts invalidated by a 2022 amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act. Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824249?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824249?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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