charges in connection with his friendship with Florida eye surgeon Salomon Melgen. Earlier this week, the Senator was indicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud, making false statements on government documents and eight counts of bribery, each of which carries a maximum...
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Federal sentencing guidelines and downward departures, P.3
In our last couple posts, we’ve been exploring the topic of downward departures in the context of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. We’ve already discussed the basic approach used by the guidelines in determining a defendant’s sentencing range for...
Federal sentencing guidelines and downward departures, P.2
In our previous post, we began looking at the issue of departures from federal sentencing guidelines. Departures, as we noted, can be either downward or upward depending on the circumstances. Downward departures, to be sure, present an opportunity for advocacy in...
Federal sentencing guidelines and downward departures, P.1
Sentencing is an important aspect of federal criminal cases. Although Federal Sentencing Guidelines provide a sentencing range deemed appropriate to the offender’s convictions, judges do have the discretion to depart from the sentencing range. Sometimes judges...
Work with an experienced attorney to minimize consequences of fraud charges
Criminal defense is not always a matter of attempting to avoid all criminal liability. In fact, many cases of criminal defense involve minimizing the consequences of criminal charges by ensuring that prosecutors are able to provide sufficient evidence to support each...
Federal Sentencing Commission to look into sentencing changes for white collar crimes
Readers may have heard before of the U.S. Sentencing Commission or the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The latter are rules which detail a uniform sentencing policy for federal judges to use in criminal cases. The rules are not binding on judges, but often determine...
US Sentencing Commission Set to Revise White-Collar Crime Sentences
Earlier this year the US Sentencing Commission reduced guideline ranges for nonviolent drug crimes. This past Thursday, the federal panel unanimously approved its latest set of priorities: white-collar crime sentences. The panel revealed that it is considering changes...
Health care executives get prison time for white collar offenses
It should come as little surprise to people in the Tampa area that federal prosecutors take their jobs very seriously, especially when it involves cases involving the defrauding of the federal government. In some cases, however, judges will not always impose the...
2 Hernando County Officers Accused of Fraud, Grand Theft
Two veteran officers with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office were arrested on Friday in unrelated cases. Both are accused of grand theft, and one is also charged with organized fraud. All of the charges are third-degree felonies. Both officers resigned in the wake...
Feds Make Example of Minor Player in First-Ever Cyber-RICO Case
In 2009, a 17-year-old Arizona boy paid $330 for a fake ID he ordered from a seller named "Celtic" on a website called Carder.su. The site was essentially an eBay-like forum where anonymous users bought and sold illegal items.The ID was flawless, and over the next...