Phil Bantz
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Senior reporter for Law360 covering white collar crime. Send news tips to phillip.bantz@law360.com.
SCOTUS takes ex-Twitter employee's appeal of his conviction for secretly acting as an agent of the Saudi government, taking up what the petition called a deep circuit split over whether the government can bring charges for certain crimes virtually "anywhere." www.law360.com/articles/241...
Justices Take Up Venue Dispute In Twitter Saudi Agent Case - Law360
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider an ex-Twitter employee's appeal of his conviction for secretly acting as an agent of the Saudi government, taking up what the petition called a deep...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
SCOTUS takes ex-Twitter employee's appeal of his conviction for secretly acting as an agent of the Saudi government, taking up what the petition called a deep circuit split over whether the government can bring charges for certain crimes virtually "anywhere." www.law360.com/articles/241...
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Hear from our members and those across @newsguild.org who are sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence -- and how you can join our fight. #NewsNotSlop
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hear from our members and those across @newsguild.org who are sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence -- and how you can join our fight. #NewsNotSlop
Former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng's attempt to overturn his conviction in the $6.5 billion 1MDB corruption scheme hit a wall Friday at the Second Circuit, where a panel categorically rejected his multipronged appeal. www.law360.com/articles/241...
2nd Circ. Backs Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Conviction - Law360
Former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng's attempt to overturn his conviction in the $6.5 billion 1MDB corruption scheme hit a wall Friday at the Second Circuit, where a panel categorically rej...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng's attempt to overturn his conviction in the $6.5 billion 1MDB corruption scheme hit a wall Friday at the Second Circuit, where a panel categorically rejected his multipronged appeal. www.law360.com/articles/241...
"It's one thing to say that you'll appeal. It's another to actually file the brief, because they have to figure out what all the arguments are and go from there." www.law360.com/whitecollar/...
Appeal Of US Atty Invalidations May Be 'Devastating' To DOJ - Law360
As the list of interim and acting U.S. attorneys found to be unlawfully appointed under President Donald Trump grows, so too does the pressure on his administration to make the next move, which could ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"It's one thing to say that you'll appeal. It's another to actually file the brief, because they have to figure out what all the arguments are and go from there." www.law360.com/whitecollar/...
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They’re baaack. 🤣
Repairs and all…
Repairs and all…
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
They’re baaack. 🤣
Repairs and all…
Repairs and all…
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Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
June 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto
February 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto
As Adams Case Teeters, A DOJ 'Ideal' Hangs In The Balance
February 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As Adams Case Teeters, A DOJ 'Ideal' Hangs In The Balance
Meet The Key Players In Tom Goldstein's Tax-Crimes Case
January 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Meet The Key Players In Tom Goldstein's Tax-Crimes Case
"The prosecutors I have spoken to have expressed a deeper concern and anxiety than under any previous change of administration that I've ever experienced," former Watergate prosecutor Jon Sale of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP told Law360. www.law360.com/articles/228...
Trump's Return Brings 'Deeper Anxiety' To DOJ Fraud Attys - Law360
White collar practitioners say they've heard from U.S. Department of Justice attorneys who are anxiously bracing for the possibility of working with fewer resources while confined to narrower enforcem...
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January 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"The prosecutors I have spoken to have expressed a deeper concern and anxiety than under any previous change of administration that I've ever experienced," former Watergate prosecutor Jon Sale of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP told Law360. www.law360.com/articles/228...
President Joe Biden's pardon of his son over the weekend marks the latest example of a special counsel investigation fizzling and raises doubts over the future use of such probes, which can drag on for years and cost taxpayers millions of dollars. www.law360.com/articles/226...
Biden's Pardon Is Another Blow To Special Counsel Probes - Law360
President Joe Biden's pardon of his son over the weekend marks the latest example of a special counsel investigation fizzling and raises doubts over the future use of such probes, which can drag on fo...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:40 AM
President Joe Biden's pardon of his son over the weekend marks the latest example of a special counsel investigation fizzling and raises doubts over the future use of such probes, which can drag on for years and cost taxpayers millions of dollars. www.law360.com/articles/226...
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. www.law360.com/articles/226...
Gaetz Ends AG Bid, Citing 'Distraction' To Trump Transition - Law360
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. www.law360.com/articles/226...
Florida lawyer accused of duping at least 39 clients into paying nonrefundable retainer fees for legal services that were never delivered, allegedly causing a couple to lose their home while others lost custody of their children. www.law360.com/articles/188...
A Lawyer Promised Clients Fast Action. Then He 'Disappeared' - Law360
Dozens of ex-clients of a Florida lawyer have accused him of orchestrating a racketeering scheme in which clients were duped into paying nonrefundable retainer fees for legal services that were never ...
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September 25, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Florida lawyer accused of duping at least 39 clients into paying nonrefundable retainer fees for legal services that were never delivered, allegedly causing a couple to lose their home while others lost custody of their children. www.law360.com/articles/188...
The jury in "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's involuntary manslaughter trial has reached a verdict ... after about 2 hrs of deliberation. Waiting for the verdict now. Meawhile, here's how the closing arguments went down: www.law360.com/articles/181...
March 6, 2024 at 11:07 PM
The jury in "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's involuntary manslaughter trial has reached a verdict ... after about 2 hrs of deliberation. Waiting for the verdict now. Meawhile, here's how the closing arguments went down: www.law360.com/articles/181...
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Cancel the Passive Voice Pulitzers folks, we have a winner
February 19, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Cancel the Passive Voice Pulitzers folks, we have a winner
A legal dust-up over compromised text messages between a movie prop weapons expert and her lawyer in the "Rust" film shooting case raises questions about whether attorneys should text with clients. www.law360.com/articles/179...
February 14, 2024 at 4:39 PM
A legal dust-up over compromised text messages between a movie prop weapons expert and her lawyer in the "Rust" film shooting case raises questions about whether attorneys should text with clients. www.law360.com/articles/179...
The D.C. Circuit put significant pressure on Trump & his legal team to quickly seek SCOTUS review and avoid further delays as prosecutors look to try the former president on election interference charges before November, experts say. www.law360.com/articles/179...
February 7, 2024 at 12:56 AM
The D.C. Circuit put significant pressure on Trump & his legal team to quickly seek SCOTUS review and avoid further delays as prosecutors look to try the former president on election interference charges before November, experts say. www.law360.com/articles/179...
In the race to try Trump on criminal charges before the general election, two cases against the former president currently have the most realistic chance of crossing the finish line first — and one could be far more consequential than the other, experts say. www.law360.com/articles/178...
January 12, 2024 at 5:26 PM
In the race to try Trump on criminal charges before the general election, two cases against the former president currently have the most realistic chance of crossing the finish line first — and one could be far more consequential than the other, experts say. www.law360.com/articles/178...
Any leniency that Leonard Francis might have expected for his cooperation as a star witness in a bribery scandal that rocked the U.S. Navy likely flew out the window when he fled the U.S., experts said on the eve of his first court appearance since being apprehended. www.law360.com/articles/178...
January 4, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Any leniency that Leonard Francis might have expected for his cooperation as a star witness in a bribery scandal that rocked the U.S. Navy likely flew out the window when he fled the U.S., experts said on the eve of his first court appearance since being apprehended. www.law360.com/articles/178...
Attorneys for several former U.S. Navy officials who were charged in the "Fat Leonard" bribery scandal have filed a complaint with California's state bar accusing a team of federal prosecutors of intentionally hiding key evidence from the defense.
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December 19, 2023 at 11:57 PM
Attorneys for several former U.S. Navy officials who were charged in the "Fat Leonard" bribery scandal have filed a complaint with California's state bar accusing a team of federal prosecutors of intentionally hiding key evidence from the defense.
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December 13, 2023 at 8:19 PM
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Tell Law360 Management: Stop the Threats and Delays!
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A medical malpractice suit that was compared to a Wagnerian opera (or a soap opera) for its length and drama - Painkillers! Rivalries! Secret Tapes! - is drawing to a close, with a key figure dropped and one of the lawyers telling Law360 the rest will soon settle: www.law360.com/pennsylvania...
Operatic UPMC Med Mal Saga Drops Dr., To Settle Soon - Law360
The curtain will soon fall on a medical malpractice suit that a Pennsylvania judge once compared to Wagner's "Ring Cycle" opera for its length and conflict, as the plaintiffs dropped a University of P...
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December 13, 2023 at 12:24 AM
A medical malpractice suit that was compared to a Wagnerian opera (or a soap opera) for its length and drama - Painkillers! Rivalries! Secret Tapes! - is drawing to a close, with a key figure dropped and one of the lawyers telling Law360 the rest will soon settle: www.law360.com/pennsylvania...
The revised gag order for Donald Trump in his federal criminal election-interference case is likely to survive further scrutiny from the appellate courts because it's so narrowly tailored, experts say — but that's also why it could be especially challenging to enforce. www.law360.com/articles/177...
December 12, 2023 at 9:04 PM
The revised gag order for Donald Trump in his federal criminal election-interference case is likely to survive further scrutiny from the appellate courts because it's so narrowly tailored, experts say — but that's also why it could be especially challenging to enforce. www.law360.com/articles/177...