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SAN DIEGO – The United States took action in federal court today to protect and ultimately return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation and then seized by law enforcement during the FBI’s investigation of the theft. The United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of California to protect Sony’s interest in the property, which an employee allegedly embezzled in May 2021 and converted to more than 3,879 Bitcoins valued today at more than $180 million. Those funds were seized by law en...

Greg Marshall is an attorney with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP represents companies and individuals defending government enforcement, white-collar criminal, and civil litigation matters.

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Randy Grossman, who previously served as second-in-command for San Diego’s top federal prosecutor, began his term today as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California. Grossman fills the role of departing U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer, who was asked to submit his resignation last month as part of the transition to the Biden administration. Brewer had served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California — which covers San Diego and Imperial counties — since early 2019, but was asked to step down along with other Donald Trump-appointed federa...

Brewer called Grossman an outstanding prosecutor and leader with vast experience as a trial attorney. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Grossman's legal career began as a deputy district attorney with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, where he tried more than 70 cases including homicides and other crimes of violence over the course of eight years. He then left the office to enter private practice at two international law firms. In March of last year, he began serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Border Enforcement and the Major Frauds/Public Corruption Section of...