Criminal case against Letitia James is a 'garden variety mortgage fraud prosecution,' DOJ argues

The criminal case against New York AG Letitia James is simply a "garden variety mortgage fraud prosecution," federal ...

Lisa Cook's attorneys call mortgage fraud allegations 'baseless,' say investigation into Fed governor should be dropped

Attorneys for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook are firing back against her criminal referral to the Department of Justice ...

Attorneys say fraud claim has no merits

In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disputed accusations by a ...
Law

Lawyer Tied to Ex-Willkie Partner's Fraud Case Speaks Out

After court documents pointed to New York attorney Gary B. Friedman as a "possible co-conspirator" with Keila Ravelo, a former Big Law partner charged in a fraud scheme, Friedman is speaking out, ...

Charlie Javice wants fraud conviction tossed — claiming judge’s clerks got jobs at law firm repping JPMorgan: filing

Charlie Javice, who was convicted for defrauding JPMorgan Chase out of $175 million, is demanding a new trial — claiming the ...
JD Supra

Court Rules That Crime-Fraud Exception Strips Firm’s Privilege Claim

Otherwise privileged communications between lawyers and their clients that further ongoing or even contemplated criminal conduct can lose ...

Letitia James says mortgage fraud charges should be dropped due to "outrageous government conduct"

New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawyers accused the Trump administration of "outrageous government conduct," arguing ...