Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
The Justice Insiders Podcast - AI-Washing: Everything Old Is New Again
False Claims Act Insights - Railroaded! How to Approach the Twin Tracks of Parallel Proceedings
Preparing for a Government Healthcare Audit
FCA Uncovered: Mitigating Risk in the Regulatory Spotlight — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - Help! I Got a Civil Investigative Demand from DOJ. What Do I Do?
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 30 - Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal – A Discussion With Author Eugene Soltes
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Using External Resources for Internal Investigations
What to Do If the Government Knocks on Your Company’s Door … or Breaks It Down – Speaking of Litigation Podcast
Episode 298 -- Electronics Communications Risks and Ephemeral Messaging
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Examining the Latest Updates in the Pending Criminal and Civil Litigation Against Trump
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 25 - An Investigative Journalist’s Insight Into the COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
Federal Investigations within the Department of Homeland Security
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Crime & Punishment - Part III
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 5 - Doing Business Overseas: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Ashley Coselli and Daniel Wendt on Difficult Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Projects
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a new settlement initiative for Syndicated Conservation Easements (SCEs) that are currently under audit and have not reached the Tax Court. This new settlement initiative...more
Q: What are the primary areas of focus in your practice related to government investigations? A: My practice primarily focuses on defense against enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies such as the Office of Foreign...more
Judge Batten, Chief United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, handed down lengthy sentences in the first-of-its-kind criminal trial related to syndicated conservation easements (“SCEs”). On January...more
[Editor’s Note: This article has been republished with permission. It was originally published December 20, 2023 on the eDiscovery Assistant Blog] In Episode 127, on the ACEDS and eDiscovery Assistant #CaseoftheWeek, Kelly...more
Last week, the first federal criminal trial related to syndicated conservation easement (“SCE”) deals began with impaneling the jury and opening statements. Each of the Fisher defendants on trial, Jack Fisher, James Sinnott,...more
The first criminal prosecution of syndicated conservation easement promoters began on July 18, 2023, with the government laying out its case against defendants Jack Fisher, James Sinnott, and Clayton Weibel. A Department of...more
In a rare unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed that existing law allows the IRS to probe your bank records, without ever notifying you. Under the applicable statute, the Court concluded the IRS is not...more
Polsinelli’s Government Investigations and Tax attorneys continue to follow the well-known Fisher case, the Department of Justice’s ("DOJ") first criminal indictment related to syndicated conservation easements. Walter...more
On September 21, 2022, the New York State Attorney General Tish James filed a civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and the Trump organization alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The Complaint described a...more
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice filed the first criminal indictment of promoters, appraisers and accountants connected to an alleged scheme to create syndicated conservation easements. The move followed increased...more
In civil and in criminal cases, the Government must generally act within a certain prescribed time to take action against taxpayers. In legal parlance, this period of time is known as the “statute of limitations.” The...more
Does your Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram or other social media feed feature photos of your new sports car, boat, fabulous vacation or the beach house that you bought with your crypto gains? Do you also report a low...more
Background - Sections 162(f) and 6050X changed the requirements for taxpayers to deduct amounts paid to the government or at its direction under court-ordered judgments, settlement agreements, non-prosecution agreements,...more
On January 12, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department released final regulations governing the deductibility of certain fines, penalties and other amounts paid to, or at the direction of, a...more
What is the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)? Congress enacted the statutory basis for the requirement to report foreign bank and financial accounts in 1970 as part of the “Currency and Foreign...more
En 1977, los Estados Unidos promulgó la Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (FCPA). El FCPA prohíbe una oferta, pago, promesa o la autorización de un pago de dinero o cualquier cosa de valor (también conocido como...more
In 1977, the United States enacted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA prohibits an offer, payment, promise or the authorization of a payment of money or anything of value (a/k/a bribery) to a foreign official...more
On September 3, 2020, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the Internal Revenue Service, along with investigators from the...more
While there has been a lot of controversy in the media surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), there is no question that the program has served as an invaluable lifeline to many small and medium-sized businesses...more
Court rules that a "John Doe" summons to obtain confidential client records from a law firm isn’t barred by attorney-client privilege. On May 15, 2019, a district court in the Western District of Texas held that the...more
Senate Finance Committee launches investigation, while anti-syndication bill is introduced in the House and Senate....more
When you get pulled over by the police while driving, the best way to handle is to be pleasant and not be argumentative. You listen to the officer as to why he pulled over. Being belligerent and non-cooperative will only lead...more
Government agencies apparently believe that expertise from blockchain analytic firms is required to assist with investigating illicit activities such as tax evasion, money laundering, terrorist financing, and drug markets. ...more
Forfeiture actions by Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) based on alleged structuring activity have come under fire, yet again. Specifically, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) obtained authorization from a California federal court last November to serve a John Doe summons on the virtual currency firm Coinbase in order to obtain customer information to determine...more