Category: Federal Court
It goes something like this…. The FBI discovers someone they think is trading child pornography. The FBI gets a search warrant. They bust the person they think was trading. …
There is currently a circuit split between the Ninth Circuit and the Second Circuit regarding what prosecutors are required to prove in order to obtain an insider trading conviction. …
Criminal defense attorneys have noticed for the past five or six years that the focus of federal prosecutors across the country has been more and more on so-called white …
In January 2015 Senator Orin Hatch, along with numerous co-sponsors, introduced the “Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act”. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, …
Criminal defense lawyers across the nation have been complaining for years that the US Attorney’s office is targeting low level employees and outsiders in white collar crime investigations while …
Jared Fogle, the ex-subway spokesman, is expected to plead guilty later today in Federal Court in Indianapolis. Fogle is expected to plead to engaging in sex acts with a …
In Elonis v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of free speech in the social media era. The case dealt with a Pennsylvania man, Anthony Elonis, …
The United States Sentencing Commission voted last month to recommend certain changes to the guidelines. If approved by Congress those changes will go into effect on November 1, 2015. …
The United States Attorney’s office in San Francisco recently filed charges against more than 30 people based on allegations that they were involved in an illegal prescription drug scheme …
The F.B.I. defines white collar crime as “a full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals.” These offenses can range from minor benefits fraud to sophisticated Ponzi …