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Marijuana in the Workplace
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Stealth Lawyer: Dawn Porter, Filmmaker, 'Gideon's Army'
N.Y. Anti-Terror Law Diminishes Pursuit of Terrorism: Lawyer
Weekly Brief: New DOJ Tact Pushes Bank Subsidiaries To Admit Guilt
What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation
Weekly Brief: Courthouse Violence on the Rise
How Does Immunity Work in a Federal Criminal Case?
What Happens in a Federal Grand Jury?
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The increased focus by the IRS on foreign income has generated a lot of news and a slew of criminal prosecutions. While US citizens need to consider the possibility of monetary penalties or a long prison sentence, resident...more
Tax Amnesty Programs As discussed in a number of previous Tax Alerts, since 2009 the Internal Revenue Service has created three separate tax amnesty programs in order to encourage U.S. taxpayers to properly report and...more
Two cases when considered together raise the prospect that communications in writing and notes and recollections of conversations between taxpayers and return preparers may have serious consequences for members of the...more
The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
On January 11, 2012 Michael Reiss, a physician from NJ was sentenced for failing to report offshore (Swiss) bank accounts(11:CR:0068),United States District Court SDNY. The sentencing memos of the U.S make some important...more
Since 2009 the IRS and some state governments have initiated settlement programs designed to encourage taxpayers with offshore financial accounts to come forward with the expectation that by doing so they will avoid criminal...more
Background and Context: •Mexico’s Drug War •Drugs going North and Guns going South •Since President Calderon’s election in Dec. 2006, it is estimated there have been over 36,000 deaths •DOJ considers the Mexican drug...more
In an unanimous decision issued on June 1, 2010, by the Supreme Court of the United States, it was decided that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not protect an individual acting in his official capacity on behalf of...more
As a US appeal's court overturns a US$10 million award for Jose Guevara, the Venezuelan who helped capture Peruvian spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos, lawyers acting for Guevara say the decision marks a 'dangerous precedent' for...more
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Openers 2. ABCs of Immigration: J-1 Visas – Waivers of the Two-Year Home Residency Requirement 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News 5. News From The Courts 6. News Bytes 7....more
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Openers 2. ABCs of Immigration: J-1 Visas 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News 5. News From The Courts 6. News Bytes 7. International Roundup 8. Legislative Update 9. Notes from the...more
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Openers 2. ABCs of Immigration: H-1B Visas 3. Ask Visalaw.com 4. Border and Enforcement News 5. News From The Courts 6. Government Processing Times 7. News Bytes 8. International Roundup 9....more
The brief notes that international law concerning sexual violence is a relatively recent development: “When the International Criminal Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda began their work, they encountered a...more
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