The intersection of artificial intelligence and white-collar crime has emerged as one of the most consequential enforcement frontiers in 2025. Federal prosecutors are pursuing AI washing securities fraud and deepfake-enabled wire fraud cases aggressively, often seeking enhanced penalties. Dynamis LLP breaks down DOJ's enforcement priorities and defense strategies for businesses and executives.

Kousisis preserves limits on wire fraud

Frog embryos and smuggling

Department of Justice Revised Enforcement Priorities

Judge Dugan arrested for allegedly obstructing ICE

Trump executive order targeting Perkins Coie

Andrew Left SEC Petition to SEC for regulatory clarity.

Crypto mixing services are under attack by law enforcement in the United States.

Boston federal prosecutors unannounced unsealing of a deferred prosecution agreement with McKinsey.

Blog post about crypto-asset litigation in Boston, Massachusetts and beyond.

DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Program

New case alert: US v. Alladawi - a case incorporating the Ciminelli right-to-control theory to find a defendant not guilty.

Title 18 Section 1348 “Materiality” Standard as compared with Title 15 securities fraud cases.

The 9th Circuit last week released its opinion in United States v. Milheiser, 16-CR-00076, in which the Court overturned six convictions of defendants who had been convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud arising from the defendants’ sales companies’ aggressive tactics in selling printer toner. The 9th Circuit adopted the “benefit of the bargain” theory of wire fraud, under which individuals cannot be convicted of wire fraud if the alleged victims received the “benefit of the bargain,” even if they were induced to make a purchase through misrepresentations.

Prosecutors frequently argue that 18 USC 1348 (Title 18 securities fraud) has a lower materiality standard than Title 15 securities fraud (10b-5). This blog post argues that there is little reason for courts to impose a lower materiality standard for the same conduct.

Dynamis attorney Eric Rosen defeated the DOJ in a motion to dismiss the Indictment in the “Atlas Trading” case