A split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in United States v. Chastain (No. 23-7038), recently voted 2-1 to vacate convictions for wire fraud and money laundering because of ...
A recent Ninth Circuit opinion instills the importance of raising an often overlooked defense in federal fraud cases: that the defendant’s misrepresentation did not affect the “nature of the bargain.” ...
James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. The term occupancy fraud refers to a form of mortgage fraud that occurs when the borrower lies about the ...