When your client is under investigation by the Federal Government, a time-honored practice that is often pursued by white collar practitioners is an early sit down with the lead AUSA to discuss the...
read moreThe importance of adequately preparing a client to effectively cooperate with the government is illustrated by the recent fifty percent sentencing reduction granted to Dr. Michael Ligotti by Judge...
read moreReal Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah was sentenced to 78 months in prison on January 6, 2023, in the Southern District of New York on charges of masterminding a wire fraud scam from...
read moreTakeaway: A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision gives trial judges the ability to dismiss charges against mentally ill defendants who will never be found competent to stand trial. In 2009,...
read moreTakeaway: A federal appeals court held that a witness does not waive their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination at trial by giving deposition testimony in the same case. In a...
read moreTakeaway: Attempt crimes can be proven only where a defendant’s objective is in fact illegal. If the government cannot prove that the defendant sought to do something which is, in fact, illegal,...
read moreIf you or your company becomes embroiled in any federal or state investigation contact us.
