Federal Crimes

Thanks to several high-profile cases over the last few years, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies have made cracking down on investment fraud -- particularly Ponzi schemes -- an ongoing priority.While this...

While it went overlooked by many media outlets, the Obama Administration took a historic step earlier this month by enacting an almost-total ban on the sale of products containing ivory from African elephants.The move, which effectively ended a U.S. industry dating...

The United States Supreme Court ruled today that "the government cannot freeze the financial assets of people accused of crimes if the money has no connection to criminal activity and is needed to pay legal defense costs."This will have a tremendous affect on federal...

Previously, we mentioned that the case against a former New York police officer had been decided in his favor with respect to a charge under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.At present, the exact meaning of exceeding authorized access is not agreed upon by the...

Privacy is obviously an important right when it comes to criminal investigations, and a good deal of criminal defense work focuses on privacy-related issues. When investigators fail to abide by a criminal suspect’s privacy rights, they can unfairly benefit from...

In our last post, we began discussing the factors that go into assigning a sentencing range for federal embezzlement convictions and convictions for other theft offenses. We’ve already talked a bit about how an experienced criminal defense attorney may be able...

In our previous post, we began speaking about the crossover between civil rights claims and criminal defense with respect to the issue of arrests. As we noted, those who have been subjected to an arrest without probable cause may be able to pursue a civil rights claim...