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DOJ’s Enforcement and Compliance Changes: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Voluntary Disclosures

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The Justice Department certainly has altered the landscape of enforcement, compliance priorities, and ultimately corporate decisions surrounding voluntary disclosure.  It has become a little bit more complicated to sort out...more

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A Lighthearted Look at "Notable" Quotes from In re Grand Jury Oral Arguments

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 9, 2023, in the In re Grand Jury case. Despite the nondescript title, the stakes in the case are stratospheric for the future of the attorney-client privilege....more

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Federal Grand Jury Indictment Defense Strategies

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Federal criminal cases can broadly be divided into four phases: (i) the government’s investigation, (ii) grand jury proceedings, (iii) pretrial practice, and (iv) trial. The empanelment of a grand jury is a critical juncture,...more

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COVID-19’s Effects on Grand Juries, Indictments & Jeopardy to Defendants’ Rights

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The COVID-19 pandemic has collided with the constitutional requirement that “infamous” crimes be charged by a grand jury. For the first time in United States history, grand juries in federal courts have been suspended because...more

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Trial Date Set for Former Trump Adviser Charged with Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has set jury selection to begin September 7, 2022, in regard to the prosecution of Thomas Barrack, a friend and former key adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald...more

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10 Steps to Take if You Receive a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena - and 5 to Avoid

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Receiving a federal grand jury subpoena is a serious matter. Whether you are the target of a federal investigation or prosecutors believe you have information they can use to pursue charges against another person or company,...more

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I Received A Target Letter, Now What?

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What Is A Target Letter? Federal investigations are complex, time-consuming, and often a cause of great anxiety for the individuals involved. The government has a variety of tools in its arsenal to gather preliminary...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Impeachment Implications

This is the seventh and last post in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed sanctions and export controls trends in 2020. We...more

Carlton Fields

Devil in the Details: Gilbert King on Truth and Transparency in the Judicial Process

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Attorney David Karp and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, discuss the importance of access to historically...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

In Divided Decision, Court Rejects Challenge to Conspiracy Conviction Based on Grand Jury Clause

In United States v. Dove, 14-1150-cr, the Second Circuit (Walker, Pooler, Chin) upheld a drug conspiracy conviction against claims that the government improperly shifted its case away from the broader conspiracy charge in the...more

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D.C. District Court Compels Former Lawyer To President Trump's Campaign Manager To Answer Special Counsel's Questions Regarding...

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On October 30, 2017, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed an order granting the Office of the Special Counsel’s (“SCO”) motion to compel the former counsel...more

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Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Could Fall Apart After Scandal

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Greenberg Glusker litigation partner Ricardo Cestero was quoted in a Law360 article, Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Could Fall Apart After Scandal, (subscription required), addressing a customer class action filed against the...more

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Mind the Red Flags – FinCEN Issues Penalty for Failure to File SARs on Director’s Suspicious Activity

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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently penalized First National Community Bank (FNCB) $1.5 million for failing to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) despite the existence of...more

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Responding to a Grand Jury Subpoena

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Federal prosecutors use the grand jury, which consists of 16 to 23 jurors who operate in secrecy, to decide whether to charge someone with a serious crime. To further its investigation, the grand jury issues subpoenas—at...more

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Supreme Court Holds That Criminal Defendants Challenging Pre-Trial Asset Seizure Cannot Contest a Grand Jury’s Determination of...

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On February 25, 2014, in Kaley v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that criminal defendants challenging the legality of a §853(e)(1) pre-trial asset seizure may not contest a grand jury's determination of...more

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