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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The White Collar Crime Prof Blog is one of the original blogs of the Law Professor's Blog Network started by Dean Paul Caron. It was November 2004 and initially it was co-authored by Professor Peter Henning and myself and later with others. Over 5 million page views and many have been the readership of the
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Willfulness Instruction When Considered As A Whole
In United States v. Sanders, Cory Sanders was convicted of wire fraud pursuant to a jury instruction that defined willful intent, in part, as follows: “Willful intent or guilty knowledge may be inferred from the secretive or irregular manner in which a transaction is carried out.” Sanders complained on appeal that this instruction effectively lessened
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The Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich 34th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing
The Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich 34th Annual National Seminar on Federal SentencingJuly 30 – August 1, 2025 For more information, see here. (esp)
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STETSON LAW REVIEW 2025 SYMPOSIUM: WHITE COLLAR CRIME
STETSON LAW REVIEW 2025 SYMPOSIUM: WHITE COLLAR CRIME White collar crime is ever evolving as it intersects with advances and changes in technology, regulation, and politics, among other areas. The white collar crime sessions of the symposium are designed to address both the evolving social justice landscape and the trends in enforcement related to non-violent
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AG Pam Bondi’s New Memo on “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences”
Among the 14 new Memorandum issued by AG Bondi is a Memo related to DEI. It states in part, "To fulfill the Nation's promise of equality for all Americans, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division will investigate, eliminate, and penalize illegal DEi and DEIA preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities in the private sector
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AG Pam Bondi Issues New Guidance Memos – Third Party Settlements
According to Lawfare here, AG Pam Bondi issued several new guidance memos today. Several relate to white collar crime – This is a discussion of the one on Third Party Payments - Third Party Settlements – "Settlements, including civil settlement agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, non-prosecution agreements, and plea agreements, are a useful tool for Department
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ABA White Collar Crime – 40th National Institute on White Collar Crime
The Criminal Justice Section is excited to host the American Bar Association's 40th National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami, Florida, from March 4-7, 2025. As an ABA leader who resides or works in Florida, the Criminal Justice Section kindly asks you to share this information with your networks. This premier event is the nation’s leading gathering of professionals in white collar crime enforcement and
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Final Report of the Special Counsel Under 28 C.F.R. § 600.8
The Final Report on the Special Counsel’s Investigations and Prosecutions, Volume One: The Election Case, January 2025 is available on the DOJ's Special Counsel website here. The Report itself on this website is here. (esp)
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Criminal Division Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
Using civilians outside DOJ to assist in the fight against crime is not new. We have seen it with the addition of Civil RICO in 1970 (18 U.S.C. 1964), and of course the government partnership with those outside the government under the False Claims Act. We have also seen government calls to the public for
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Project 2025 – Wakeup!
Project 2025's (here) Presidential Transition Project, a Report coming from the Heritage Foundation, is a disappointing work that is surprisingly coming from an organization that spent time in its past to do reports on topics such as Overcriminalization, working in a bipartisan approach to study correctable and needed areas of the law. This Report, however,
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