Category: Sentencing
Jeff Sessions recently released a memo to all U.S. Attorneys. The memo directs U.S. Attorney’s offices across the country to charge the most serious crime they can in all …
Two Ponderosa High School students have been charged in El Dorado County with secretly making a video of one of the students and a third minor having sex. The …
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 …
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 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 …
I love my job. I love being a criminal defense lawyer but it can be a hard job. I care about my clients and I care about what happens to …
People required to register under Penal Code section 290 are also subjected to the 2,000 foot rule. That rule prevents anyone who is a registered sex offender from living …