By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA
The U.S. has now identified Chinese businesses as aiding Beijing’s military and has designated around two dozen including tech giants Alibaba Group and Baidu, limiting their operations in America. The additions include Chinese consumer and tech companies,...
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AI– what is the pathway to profitability?
A 24- to 26-Month Outlook for the Commercial Maturation of Artificial Intelligence
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. MBA, with the help of AI
I have been studying the significant advances of AI technology with...
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$549.5 million tariff fraud False Claims Act Settlement
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. MBA
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $549.5 million settlement with Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC (“Perfectus Aluminum”) and four affiliated companies (collectively, ending resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by evading customs duties.[1] The settlement is the largest trade-related...
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House Judiciary Committee passes bipartisan legislation to prosecute tariff and duty evasion, import and export restriction violations by Chinese companies
By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA
The House Judiciary Committee has passed bipartisan legislation targeting Chinese companies that abuse our nation’s trade laws, including tariff evasion, evasion of import and export sanctions, and money laundering. The legislation would create a new Department of Justice task...
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Aspiration Partners Co-Founder Sentenced to 14 years in prison for $248M Scheme to Defraud Investors
By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA
Joseph Sanberg, co-founder and former board member of Aspiration Partners Inc., a financial technology and sustainability services company, was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for a five-year scheme to defraud multiple lenders and investors of at least $248 million. According to...
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Dept of State announces new reward of up to $15 million for info disrupting finances of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA
The U.S. Department of State announced that it is now offering rewards for information on the sources of revenue for the IRGC, IRGC-QF, its branches or its key financial facilitation mechanisms. Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $15 million...
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New rewards for whistleblowers revealing semiconductor smuggling to China
By Jeffrey A. Newman, Esq. MBA with AI assistance
In late May 2026, the U.S. Senate did something rare in an era of legislative gridlock: it passed a bipartisan national-security bill without a single objection. The *Stop Stealing Our Chips Act* (S. 1473), introduced by Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and co-sponsored by Senator...
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In late May 2026, the U.S. Senate did something rare in an era of legislative gridlock: it passed a bipartisan national-security bill without a single objection. The *Stop Stealing Our Chips Act* (S. 1473), introduced by Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and co-sponsored by Senator...
Reuters reports a US fuel trader linked to a Mexican cartel regarding petroleum shipments
May 27, 2026
According to Reuters, Ikon Midstream, a Houston-based petroleum trader, is under investigation in Mexico relating to fuel smuggling. This investigation relates to maritime shipments of petroleum products from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico, allegedly part of a scheme to evade taxes due on the imports....
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What if we build the world’s data centers on the coast of Alaska?
What If We Built the World's Data Centers in Alaska?
*A thought experiment in the Elon Musk tradition of asking "why not?"*
Written by Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. MBA with the assistance of Claude.ai
Here's a problem hiding in plain sight: the AI revolution is generating an absurd amount of heat. Data centers already consume...
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*A thought experiment in the Elon Musk tradition of asking "why not?"*
Written by Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. MBA with the assistance of Claude.ai
Here's a problem hiding in plain sight: the AI revolution is generating an absurd amount of heat. Data centers already consume...
Perfectus Aluminum settles customs tariff fraud case for $549.5 million as DOJ deploys treble damages framework
By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. MBA
On May 12, 2026, the DOJ announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc. and affiliated companies agreed to pay $549.5 million to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations arising from a scheme to...
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