The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 42 - AI in Criminal Justice: Opportunity or Opportunity for Misuse?
The Justice Insiders Podcast - Demystifying Sentences for White Collar Crimes: What's Next for SBF
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 31 - An Introspective Look at Bridgegate: Bill Baroni’s Journey
Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 - Parallel Proceedings: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law
How One Hospice Owner Got Convicted of Healthcare Fraud and How You Can Avoid That Fate
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Developments in the Trump Indictments and Recent Supreme Court Issues
Law Brief®: Rich Schoenstein and Marie Pereira Discuss High-Profile Verdicts
Elizabeth Holmes, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 34]
Criminal Appeals from the Federal Public Defender’s Perspective | Matthew Wright | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Law Brief®: Michael Grudberg, Robert Heim and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Theranos Verdict
Extraordinary Writs in Criminal Cases | Michael Falkenberg | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Revisiting McGirt: New Legal Developments Challenge Oklahoma’s Landmark Ruling
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Court of Appeals Reversals from a Criminal Perspective | Jim Huggler | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
From the Trial Bench to the Court of Criminal Appeals | Judge Bert Richardson | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
The Immediate and Lasting Impacts of McGirt: A Novel Ruling for Oklahoma
Stare Decisis and Advocacy in the Court of Criminal Appeals | Judge David Newell | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Dewey Bozella on His Wrongful Conviction
High at Work? Key Considerations for NYS Employers Regarding Legal Adult-Use Marijuana
Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian on His Iranian Imprisonment
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), IRS Criminal Investigations (CI) and international tax authorities continue to prosecute tax abuses related to digital asset transactions. In imposing a multiyear prison sentence in a recent...more
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Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy - A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more
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Recent Filings Shed Light on DOJ’s View of Supreme Court’s Recent FCA Ruling - On June 1, 2023, the US Supreme Court explained that an assessment of a defendant’s subjective beliefs — rather than what an objectively...more
The U.S. Justice Department recently announced an increased nationwide coordinated law enforcement effort aimed at combatting COVID-related fraud. The initiative seeks to identify and prosecute individuals and companies who...more
Summary: In this collection due process (CDP) case, Mehlek Dawveed sought review of the determination by the IRS to uphold a notice of Federal tax lien (NFTL) and a notice of intent to levy for 2010. The IRS took these...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases: Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105: This case presents an issue of federal arbitration law. The question presented is: Whether a...more
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On July 27, 2022 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed significant modifications to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption). The DOL will accept written comments and requests for public...more
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California Man Convicted in $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme - After a trial before a federal jury, a California man was convicted of bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering for...more
Charles Lieber, former chair of the chemistry and chemical biology department at Harvard University, was convicted on December 21st by a jury on two counts of making false statements to federal authorities, two counts of...more
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Nakeisha Hall was sentenced in federal district court in August to serve nine years and two months in prison after she plead guilty for crimes she committed while working for the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. Instead of...more