Emma Ellman-Golan

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Circuit Reinstates Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Conviction In Case Of RMBS Trader

On Friday, the Second Circuit (Livingston, Carney, Sullivan) reinstated the conviction of a former Nomura Securities International, Inc. (“Nomura”) bond trader, Michael Gramins, in United States v. Gramins, No. 18-2007-cr,...more

9/25/2019 / Broker-Dealer , Criminal Convictions , Criminal Prosecution , RMBS , Securities Fraud

Circuit Affirms Sentence Enhancement for Child Porn but Remands as to Conditions of Supervised Release

The Second Circuit (Walker, Cabranes, Sack) issued a per curiam decision in United States v. Bleau, 18-cr-1574 affirming a sentence based on a conviction for receiving and possessing child pornography, but remanding for...more

7/15/2019 / Child Pornography , Convictions , Criminal Prosecution , Sentencing Enhancements

Second Circuit Vacates Life Sentence, Citing Failure to Apply the Categorical Approach

The Second Circuit (Leval, Lynch, Droney) issued a decision reversing a mandatory life sentence, finding plain error because the district court failed to apply the categorical approach when considering whether the...more

3/14/2019 / Criminal Prosecution , Prior Conviction , Sentencing , Sentencing Enhancements , Sentencing Factors

Circuit Upholds Rajaratnam SEC Civil Penalty

In an appeal arising in the aftermath of Raj Rajaratnam’s criminal conviction for insider trading, the Second Circuit (Lynch, Raggi, Droney) issued an opinion upholding an almost $93 million Securities and Exchange Commission...more

3/7/2019 / Civil Monetary Penalty , Criminal Convictions , Criminal Prosecution , Insider Trading , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Exchange Act , Securities Fraud

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