While many of us were focused on the second impeachment of former President Trump, news broke that the Fulton County District Attorney has initiated a criminal investigation into the multiple contacts by Trump and others in the aftermath of the Georgia Presidential election. This post is an update to our previous analysis of Donald Trump’s
Interested in Recent Developments and Emerging Risks in White Collar Crime?
2020 was a unique year in the world of white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions. In this two-session presentation, Thompson Hine’s compliance and white-collar team will review the enforcement risks created by the global pandemic and discuss what we expect to happen as the new administration begins to implement its enforcement priorities. We will also identify
Guided by Garland: Predicting the Path of the Biden DOJ
Earlier this year, various news outlets reported that then-President-Elect Joe Biden intended to nominate D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General. Judge Garland obviously authored numerous opinions during his years on the D.C. Circuit, but before Judge Garland was Judge Garland, he held various capacities in public and private practice including, notably, serving
“Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.” – President Trump’s efforts to influence Georgia election raise specter of criminal consequences.
Amid the seemingly endless stream of news that underlies America’s currently tumultuous political climate, you would be forgiven for missing (or simply forgetting) the fact that President Trump may have a serious Georgia problem. No, we are not merely referring to the results of the recent Presidential and Senate runoff elections, which demonstrated a momentous
Public Corruption Indictments in Ohio: From the Queen City to the State Capitol
The Southern District of Ohio, where interstate highways stretching from the southern tip of Florida enter the southwestern point of Ohio, usually and understandably boasts a steady stream of interstate drug trafficking cases. Since 2019, however, the District has prosecuted a growing number of public corruption cases as well. In that short time, the United
The Ohio Ethics Law: A Weapon Against Public Corruption
It seems that every corner of Ohio has seen a high-profile federal public corruption prosecution in recent years. So much so that some may not know that Ohio has its own statutory scheme to hold wayward public officials accountable: the Ohio Ethics Law.
What Is It?
The Ohio Ethics Law, which was enacted in 1974,
Federal Charges Filed Against Toledo City Councilmembers
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio filed a criminal complaint charging four Toledo City Councilmembers and a local attorney for their participation in an alleged years-long bribery and extortion scheme. These charges add to a long line of public corruption cases brought by federal prosecutors in Ohio
The Strange Twists in the Investigation and Prosecution of Turkish Bank Halkbank
In his recently published book, “The Room Where It Happened,” former national security adviser John Bolton reported that in late 2018 in Buenos Aires, President Trump assured Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he would stop the then-ongoing criminal economic sanctions investigation of Halkbank in the Southern District of New York. Halkbank is a bank majority-owned