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3 Russians Indicted in $62M Bulletproof Hosting Case

DOJ charges a St. Petersburg trio who allegedly rented server space to ransomware gangs, no arrests, just a $10M bounty.

Legal Jul 2, 2026

Charged: Stokes, 19, Tied to $100M Spider Case

He flaunted diamond chains and Paris hotels online while still a minor. Now, at 19, the Scattered Spider hacker faces federal charges in Chicago.

Deals Jun 18, 2026

Cleared: Santander's $12.3B Webster Deal Needs Fed

Santander's $12.3B Webster bid cleared OCC in 74 days, but Fed, ECB, and DOJ reviews still stand between Santander and a $327B U.S. lender.

Deals Jun 16, 2026

DOJ Cleared $111B Paramount Deal; Staff Wanted to Sue

DOJ greenlit a $111B streaming merger over the objections of its own antitrust staff, and state AGs are already lining up a lawsuit to stop it.

Deals Jun 15, 2026

Fox Bought Roku for $22B at $160 a Share

Fox agreed to pay $160 a share for Roku, a $22B bet that owning the streaming distribution pipe is worth more than just filling it with content.

Legal May 28, 2026

DOJ Charged Google Engineer Over $1.2M Polymarket Bets

A Google engineer bet $2.7M on Polymarket using confidential search rankings and won $1.2M, until Discord figured out who AlphaRaccoon was.

Legal May 14, 2026

Jho Low, Still Fugitive, Files 1MDB Pardon Bid

Jho Low, the 1MDB fugitive charged in the largest-ever FCPA case, petitioned DOJ for a pardon while his co-defendants serve prison time.

Legal Apr 29, 2026

Arrested in Patagonia, Stericycle Finance Chief Faces June 1 FCPA Trial

DOJ charged Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes, former finance director of Stericycle's Latin America division, with two counts of conspiracy under the Foreign…

Legal Apr 21, 2026

Zaglin Drops New Trial Motion, 8-Year FCPA Sentence Stands

Carl Zaglin, convicted of FCPA violations in the Southern District of Florida, has withdrawn his Second Motion for a New Trial — quietly collapsing a bid…

Legal Apr 18, 2026

FinCEN Filed NPRM Offering 10-30% Cut to Financial Crime Whistleblowers

FinCEN published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under 31 U.S.C. § 5323 that would pay whistleblowers 10-30% of monetary sanctions collected in cases…

Legal Apr 16, 2026

Judges Dismissed 5 FCPA Cases Over DOJ Misconduct in 26 Trials

Judge Howard Matz called it "an unusual and extreme picture of a prosecution gone badly awry.

Legal Apr 15, 2026

Seventh Circuit Frees 2 ComEd Execs, Orders New Trial

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered two former Commonwealth Edison executives released from federal prison hours after oral arguments on the FCPA's…

Legal Apr 15, 2026

Cleared: Judge Hoyt Acquits Rovirosa in FCPA's 4th Post-Trial Win

Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed the FCPA indictment against Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez…

Legal Apr 14, 2026

Filed: DOJ Moves to Block Rovirosa Release Before Hoyt's Dismissal

The DOJ asked U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Hoyt in the Southern District of Texas to stay his forthcoming dismissal order in the foreign bribery…

Legal Apr 11, 2026

Blocked: Arizona Can't Enforce Gambling Laws Against Prediction Markets

A Phoenix federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against federally regulated prediction markets.

Legal Apr 5, 2026

DOJ Backs Pharma on 340B, Leaving Safety-Net Hospitals Exposed

The DOJ reversed course to back pharma in the 340B contract pharmacy dispute, leaving safety-net hospitals without a federal ally.