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James Trusty Quoted on Rod Rosenstein’s Role in the Russia Probe
Rod Rosenstein faces new scrutiny for approving surveillance of Trump associate Less than a year after leaving Maryland with a reputation for staying above the political fray, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein was thrust again into the maelstrom Monday after a report indicated he approved the continued surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser. The… Read More
Jeff Ifrah Comments on the Legality and Likely Enforcement Response to New Single Match Fantasy Sports Offering
New fantasy sports game revives sports betting concerns A new daily fantasy sports game that lets users hone in on a single NFL playoff game has some gambling experts wondering if the contest inches the industry closer to the territory of sports betting that remains illegal in most of the United States. The “Showdown” variant… Read More
George Calhoun and Ifrah Law Credited for SEC Dropping Investigation of Client YouStake
SEC DROPS YOUSTAKE INVESTIGATION, COUNTERING ACTION DISMISSED Counsel representing the online poker staking platform YouStake and the site’s founder, Frank DeGeorge, have dropped a lawsuit against the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the SEC’s dropping of a lengthy investigation into YouStake. At issue was whether the site might be in violation of… Read More
Jeff Ifrah Quoted on the Potential Broad Legal Implications of the Supreme Court’s Sports Gambling Ruling
With New Jersey sports betting case, Supreme Court could affect wide array of issues WASHINGTON — New Jersey is likely to get what it’s been seeking for years when the U.S. Supreme court rules in the next few months on the state’s fight to allow sports betting at casinos and racetracks, law professors and attorneys… Read More
NBC Quotes Jeff Ifrah on Supreme Court’s Hearing of Sports Betting Case
Supreme Court to decide if more states can legalize sports betting Nevada’s decades-long monopoly on legal sports betting could be broken by the U.S. Supreme Court, depending on the outcome of a case to be argued Monday. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is asking the justices to strike down a federal law that prevents the… Read More
Jeff Ifrah Quoted on Supreme Court Sports Betting Case, Christie v. NCAA
More than six years after New Jersey voters endorsed legal wagering on football, baseball and other sports events, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could make sports betting – already a multi-billion-dollar illegal industry – legal in the state and elsewhere. The case scheduled to go before the court Monday will determine… Read More
Michelle Cohen Comments on Potential Immunity Exception for Online Companies if SESTA Passed in Congress
Concern has been raised by the US tech community about the possible repercussions of the proposed amendment to Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act 1996 (‘CDA 230’) which protects US companies from civil liability for user-generated content on their digital platforms, following the US Senate Commerce Committee’s approval of the latest version of… Read More
Emory University School of Law Announces James Trusty Joining Ifrah Law in Alumni Milestones
FORMER DOJ CHIEF TRUSTY 89L JOINS IFRAH LAW IN D.C. James Trusty 89L, former chief of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Section, is now a partner at Ifrah Law, PLLC, in Washington, D.C. “After 28 years as a prosecutor, James Trusty brings extensive experience in complex, multi-district white collar litigation, especially in matters involving… Read More
Ifrah Achieves Speedy Removal from OFAC List for International Payment Processor
Last year, without warning, filed charges, or arrests, prominent payment processor and Ifrah Law client PacNet was targeted by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which placed the company on the same list it uses to designate terrorist or organized crime entities like MS-13. An article in The American Lawyer, The Feds… Read More
James Trusty Quoted by AP on the Prioritization of DOJ Crackdown on MS-13 Gang
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday promised an even stricter crackdown on the brutal MS-13 street gang, whose members are suspected in a series of killings in New York City’s suburbs. The attorney general designated the gang with Central American ties as a “priority” for the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, which has historically… Read More
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