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Challenges Mounting for Manhattan DA in Harvey Weinstein Prosecution
Andrew Denney | October 19, 2018
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Brett Kavanaugh Recuses From Three Upcoming SCOTUS Arguments
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DOJ Hooks a Big Fish: StarKist Guilty Plea Offers Some Takeaways for GCs
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Manafort, Experiencing Health Issues, Gets February Sentencing Date
Ellis Kim | October 19, 2018
Manafort, who was convicted in August on eight tax and bank fraud charges, was pushed into the Eastern District of Virginia courtroom in a wheelchair Friday afternoon.
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Judge Orders $2.5M in Penalties, Restitution Against Crypto CEO, Company
Dan Clark | October 19, 2018
In the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's first anti-fraud enforcement action involving bitcoin, a federal judge in New York has ordered bitcoin-denominated hedge fund CEO Nicholas Gelfman and his company, Gelfman Blueprint Inc., to pay over $2.5 million in fines and restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme.
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A Third of Companies Aren't Preparing for Digital Changes Ahead
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Embattled Kavanaugh, Now Justice, Takes Bench With 'No Bitterness'
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