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On-air analyst for the Diddy federal trial - commentary reaching millions.
Ongoing analysis across Fox News and CNN. Todd also authored "My Advice to Diddy" in The Spectator - published commentary, not just quotes.
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THE LEDGER · 2013 - 2026
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JUL 2026MPB NEWSHinds County jail homicide investigation - Todd Spodek: gang motive may explain an attack, not how it was allowed inside a government-run jailJUL 2026OK MAGAZINEAnnemarie Wiley files for divorce and restraining order against Marcellus Wiley - Todd Spodek on how emergency orders force quick temporary decisions on contact, custody, and the homeJUL 2026OK MAGAZINEKim Kardashian moves to renew restraining order against alleged stalker - Todd Spodek quoted: renewals signal continuing concern, not a historical oneJUL 2026AOLKim Kardashian restraining-order renewal - Todd Spodek on documentation, digital evidence, and practical safety plans for high-profile casesJUL 2026NY POSTWoman loses savings in AI deepfake "Dubai prince" scam - Todd Spodek quoted on social engineering fraud: "The first step is education."JUL 2026NY POSTFBI update on Nancy Guthrie ransom notes - many leads reached dead endsJUN 2026OK MAGAZINESean "Diddy" Combs faces LA prosecutor review - Todd Spodek: "under review" means charging decisions are being made behind closed doorsJUN 2026OK MAGAZINETodd & Julie Chrisley $25M lawsuit against former defense team - Todd Spodek: "Suing your former defense attorney isn't just an uphill battle; it's a legal decathlon"JUN 2026OK MAGAZINEJudge dismisses Dawn Richard lawsuit against Diddy - Todd Spodek: "Diddy won on the calendar, not the facts"JUN 2026NEWSNATIONNancy Guthrie kidnapping - Todd Spodek quoted on Bitcoin ransom tactics: suspects likely not professionals, cryptocurrency left untraceableJUN 2026NEWSNATIONNancy Guthrie kidnapping - Todd Spodek on FBI Bitcoin ransom strategy: withholding payment was a valid law enforcement choiceJUN 2026NY POSTThe $152 crypto mistake that helped Nancy Guthrie detectives trace the caseMAY 2026OK MAGAZINELindsie Chrisley DUI arrest in Georgia - Todd Spodek on how traffic stops snowball into serious jeopardyMAY 2026OK MAGAZINEBritney Spears DUI case - Todd Spodek: first-time cases often resolve with probation, classes, and fines rather than jailMAY 2026OK MAGAZINEBritney Spears & Kevin Federline headlines - Todd Spodek: overlapping celebrity legal stories are often media dynamics, not a single legal feudMAY 2026KY RIGHTSSPLC federal indictment - Todd Spodek: "This isn't a fraud case - it is a political attack on standard investigative tradecraft"MAY 2026NY POSTNJ father-daughter art fraudsters passed off $2M Picasso, Warhol, and Banksy forgeriesMAY 2026ART PAPERFather-daughter forgery scheme sold fake works through New Jersey galleriesAPR 2026NY TIMES$2M Banksy and Warhol forgery case - Todd Spodek represents Karolina Bankowska after guilty plea in counterfeit art schemeAPR 2026NY1NTSB school bus alcohol detection recommendation - Todd Spodek quoted: "If you're in a position of control of something like that, you should be held to a higher scrutiny."APR 2026AP WIREQuoted nationwide as the defense voice on the SPLC federal indictment: "The prosecution is trying to turn operational discretion into a felony, which is a massive overreach."APR 2026FOX NEWSNJ father-daughter team pleads guilty to peddling fake Picassos, Warhols, and moreAPR 2026INDEPENDENTFather and daughter accused in Andy Warhol and Banksy art forgery scamAPR 2026GLOBAL NEWSFather and daughter accused of selling fake Picasso and Banksy worksAPR 2026APNTSB recommends alcohol detection systems on school buses after drunken-driving casesAPR 2026APSouthern Poverty Law Center federal fraud indictment - Todd Spodek quoted on prosecution overreachAPR 2026GUARDIANSPLC fraud charges explained - Todd Spodek on the federal indictmentAPR 2026APDOJ SPLC indictment coverage - defense perspective on investigative tradecraftMAR 2026NY POSTEx-NYPD sergeant arrested in federal corruption probe over migrant shelter contractsFEB 2026ATHLETICEmmanuel Clase MLB pitch-rigging scandal - Todd Spodek represents Robinson Vasquez Germosen: "Mr. Vasquez is completely innocent"FEB 2026NY POSTInternational fugitive returned to US to face 2022 NYC hit-and-run chargesJAN 2026FOX NEWSAlexander brothers trial - Todd Spodek on jury bias, defense strategy and risks ahead: "Uphill battle"2025-26FOX · CNNOn-air legal analyst for the Sean Combs federal trial - commentary reaching millionsDEC 2025INSIDER$15M Coinbase customer-care scam - Todd Spodek retained for Ronald Spektor; client pleaded not guilty, challenging "speculative" allegationsDEC 2025ABC7$16M Coinbase phishing indictment - Todd Spodek on Ronald Spektor case: "We're disputing everything, and we'll deal with them in court"DEC 2025BTCCBrooklyn cryptocurrency scam prosecution - Todd Spodek on the Coinbase phishing caseDEC 2025NEWS 12Brooklyn man charged with $16M cryptocurrency scam targeting 100 investorsDEC 2025TIMES OF INDIANY man accused of posing as Coinbase employee to steal $15MDEC 2025CRIME WORLDRoadshow of fraud - Irish organized crime gang hunted by the FBIOCT 2025BBC PIDGINSean Combs federal sentencing - Todd Spodek quoted on guidelines and prosecution vs. defense positions ahead of sentencing hearingMAY 2025SPECTATOR"My Advice to Diddy" - authored commentary by Todd A. SpodekAUG 2025WHYYDelaware $9.1M PPP fraud - Todd Spodek represented Jady Solano; quoted on nationwide pandemic relief scams after client sentenced to 6+ yearsNOV 2025CRIME WORLDIrish "traveling conman" fraud case - Todd Spodek cuts $1.5M plea deal for client John O'Brien in multi-state wire fraud prosecutionMAR 2025WHYYDelaware detective federal prosecution - Todd Spodek retained as defense counsel in child exploitation caseSEP 2024NY POSTBronx immigration fraud plea - Todd Spodek on client Kofi Amankwaa: "has accepted full responsibility and is doing everything in his power to right his wrongs"SEP 2024REUTERSCovington insider trading settlement - Todd Spodek on Philip Markin SEC case: resolved without admitting allegations, no criminal charges from SDNYSEP 2024REUTERSSEC widens insider trading case tied to stolen Covington M&A informationFEB 2024JS ONLINEWisconsin sports ticket scam - Todd Spodek on client guilty plea to wire fraud over fake NFL and NBA tickets, including 2021 Bucks FinalsFEB 2024PEOPLEBebe Rexha phone assault - Todd Spodek on possible charge reduction after community serviceJAN 2024DEL ONLINEEx-Smyrna officer child pornography case - Todd Spodek retained as "Inventing Anna" lawyer for Michael Kealty federal prosecutionJUL 2023NY POSTMan who threw phone at Bebe Rexha seeks plea deal - Todd Spodek represents defendantJUL 2023PEOPLEConcert projectile trend - Todd Spodek quoted after Bebe Rexha onstage assaultJUL 2023PEOPLEDrake dodges thrown phone - Todd Spodek on rising concert assault casesJUL 2023PEOPLEAdele on concert etiquette - Todd Spodek quoted on prosecuting onstage assaultsJUL 2023PEOPLECharlie Puth urges fans to stop throwing objects - Todd Spodek on concert assault lawJUN 2023PEOPLEBebe Rexha concert aftermath - Todd Spodek continues representing phone assault defendantJUN 2023PEOPLEBebe Rexha eye injury update - Todd Spodek on felony assault charges against fanJUN 2023PEOPLEBebe Rexha assailant charged - Todd Spodek: defendant thought it would be funnyJUN 2023THE CUTBebe Rexha stitches after alleged concert attack - Todd Spodek on the prosecutionMAY 2023NY POSTSubway chokehold death - Todd Spodek on possible involuntary manslaughter chargesMAR 2023GQGwyneth Paltrow ski trial - Todd Spodek on courtroom presentation and strategyMAR 2023NY POSTNYC man threatens jump after FBI search - Todd Spodek on high-stakes federal searchesMAR 2023NY POSTEx-NYC jail captain convicted in inmate suicide - Todd Spodek quoted on verdictNOV 2022NY POSTSerial shoplifter prosecution debate - Todd Spodek on prosecutorial discretionMAR 2022INSIDERGhislaine Maxwell juror blames boredom on questionnaire - Todd Spodek represents jurorFEB 2022NEWSWEEKInventing Anna - Newsweek profiles Todd Spodek's wife Victoria Spodek and Caitlin FitzGerald as the fictionalized MargaretFEB 2022NEWSWEEKNewsweek profiles the real Todd Spodek behind Inventing Anna's courtroom scenesFEB 2022BUSTLEInventing Anna's Todd Spodek - Bustle on representing a juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell caseFEB 2022NETFLIXInventing Anna dramatizes the Sorokin defense - Todd portrayed by Arian MoayedFEB 2022THE CUTHow Anna Delvey tricked New York - Todd Spodek on the Sorokin defenseJAN 2022SCMPGhislaine Maxwell trial juror who prompted calls for a new trial turns to Anna Sorokin's lawyerJAN 2022INSIDERGhislaine Maxwell trial juror retains Todd Spodek after deliberation disclosures prompt defense motion for a new trialJAN 2022NY POSTGhislaine Maxwell trial juror retains Anna Sorokin's lawyerNOV 2021EURONEWSR. Kelly trial witness intimidation - Todd Spodek on sentencing in fire attack caseAPR 2021HBOFeatured in HBO's Generation Hustle documentary seriesAPR 2019INSIDERAnna Delvey trial - Todd Spodek tells INSIDER the Fortress loan scheme was "not good enough to be a crime"MAR 2019NY TIMESThe Times covers the Sorokin opening: "There's a little bit of Anna in all of us."MAR 2019GQGQ covers the Sorokin trial wardrobe: "Anna's style was a driving force in her business, and life, and it is a part of who she is."MAR 2019NY POSTAnna Sorokin trial opening - Todd Spodek quotes Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York": "Anna had to do it her way"MAR 2019THE CUTThe Cut profiles Todd Spodek on the Anna Delvey trial - fashion as part of the defense strategyMAR 2019INSIDERBusiness Insider quotes Todd on the Sorokin defense strategy against the banksNOV 2013NBCThe Alec Baldwin stalking matter - 210 days in jail
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