Federal Crimes

In our previous post, we began discussing the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Packingham v. North Carolina, a case which Justice Anthony Kennedy called the first "to address the relationship between the First Amendment and the modern Internet."To...

The Supreme Court of the United States officially wrapped up its 2016-17 session earlier today by releasing six decisions, including its ruling on the Trump administration's so-called travel ban.While most of the media coverage will now focus on this decision and the...

In a post last week, our blog discussed how U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to adopt increasingly hard-line approaches to crime, suggesting that his tenure as the nation's top cop will be nothing short of controversial.Interestingly enough, while...

Two years, ago the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a groundbreaking decision in Riley v. California, holding that law enforcement officials must secure a warrant prior to undertaking a search of a cellphone seized during an arrest.SCOTUS is now poised...

In a series of ongoing posts, our blog has been discussing the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act -- or FCPA -- the landmark legislation passed by Congress back in 1977 to address corruption in the global marketplace. In particular, we've been focusing on its anti-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...