Holding: (1) The defendant’s arguments that subsection (1) of the bank fraud statute, which covers schemes to deprive a bank of money in a customer’s deposit account, does not apply…

Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioners in this case. Holding: In the case of a…

Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit properly applied the court’s decision in Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission to affirm Bassam Salman’s conviction because, under Dirks, the jury could…

Disclosure: Vinson & Elkins LLP, whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel on an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in this case. Holding: The…

Holding: A defendant wishing to appeal an order imposing restitution in a deferred restitution case must file a notice of appeal from that order; if he fails to do so…