Last week, our blog began discussing how many people might have missed the recent introduction of a new tough-on-crime bill by federal lawmakers -- one that could significantly alter the criminal law landscape -- thanks to everything taking place on Capitol...
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Month: May 2017
Why are so many speaking out against the Back the Blue Act?
Given everything that has transpired in the halls of Congress over the last several months, it has been somewhat difficult keeping track of seemingly more mundane matters, including the drafting, debate and passage of legislation.Indeed, amid all of the coverage...
How does the IRS distinguish between tax fraud and negligence? — III
In our previous post on this subject we began delving into the important issue of how exactly the Internal Revenue Service distinguishes between mistakes and willful acts. In other words, we looked at how tax auditors are able to differentiate between tax fraud and...
AG calls on federal prosecutors to adopt harsher charging policies
In an earlier post, our blog discussed how Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it very clear upon assuming the role of the nation's top cop that he would be departing from the efforts of his predecessors. Indeed, in a memo to federal prosecutors in March, he indicated...
What business owners should know about the FCPA — II
In a previous post, we began discussing the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or FCPA, a landmark law passed by Congress back in 1977 to combat international corruption via anti-bribery provisions. Specifically, we discussed not only what it is, but what it prohibits...
How does the IRS distinguish between tax fraud and negligence? — II
Last time, our blog discussed how the busy pace of life more than likely prevented many people from giving their tax returns the sort of in-depth review they would have preferred, meaning there could be mistakes.We also discussed how even though this isn’t the...