US DOJ says Lopez wants judge to 'ignore his victims' of wage-fixing, fraud
( October 6, 2025, 18:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice told a US judge that the sentencing memorandum of healthcare staffing executive Eduardo Lopez, who a jury convicted of wage-fixing and fraud, "continues his refrain that he is above the law." In a reply to Lopez's sentencing memorandum, the Antitrust Division said the defendant wants the judge "to ignore his victims." "His proposed sentence would communicate that white-collar crime is unworthy of serious punishment but white-collar defendants are worthy of privileged treatment," the DOJ wrote. See court document. ...
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