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What Is an SEC Subpoena and Why Did I Get One?
Read the article: What Is an SEC Subpoena and Why Did I Get One?The envelope changes nothing. By the time an SEC subpoena reaches your desk, the investigation that produced it has been running for months, sometimes longer, through channels you…
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I Received an SEC Subpoena - What Should I Do Now?
Read →: I Received an SEC Subpoena - What Should I Do Now?The subpoena is not the beginning. By the time an SEC subpoena reaches a desk, a majority of the Commissioners have already…
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How 5K1.1 Motions Work and the Risks of Proffering
Read →: How 5K1.1 Motions Work and the Risks of ProfferingA defendant who provides truthful, complete, and assistance delivered on a timeline the government considers acceptable may receive nothing for it. The…
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Life After Cooperation: Moving Forward After a Federal Case
Read →: Life After Cooperation: Moving Forward After a Federal CaseFor most federal cooperators, the sentencing hearing functions as the end of a negotiation but the beginning of something less defined. The…
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Is Federal Cooperation Worth It?
Read →: Is Federal Cooperation Worth It?The Proffer and Its Consequences Cooperation with the federal government is not a negotiation. It is a forfeiture of information in exchange…
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Can My Cooperation Be Used Against Me in State Court?
Read →: Can My Cooperation Be Used Against Me in State Court?The Short Answer Is Yes, and the Longer Answer Is Worse A federal proffer agreement does not bind a state prosecutor. One…
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Will My Cooperation Be Mentioned at Sentencing?
Read →: Will My Cooperation Be Mentioned at Sentencing?The cooperation will be mentioned. Not in the way most defendants fear, and not always in a manner visible to the public,…
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How Long Until I'm Sentenced After Cooperating?
Read →: How Long Until I'm Sentenced After Cooperating?The Question Without a Number Cooperation in a federal criminal case does not produce a sentencing date. It produces a plea agreement,…
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What Happens After I Finish Cooperating with the Government?
Read →: What Happens After I Finish Cooperating with the Government?The cooperation is finished, and nothing has been resolved. This is the condition that most federal defendants do not anticipate: the months,…
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After Cooperation
Read →: After CooperationThe cooperation is finished, and nothing has changed. The proffer sessions are complete. The debriefings have been transcribed, the testimony delivered, the…
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Second Opinions on Federal Proffer Agreements: When to Get One
Read →: Second Opinions on Federal Proffer Agreements: When to Get OneThe proffer letter is not a gesture of goodwill. It is a contract, and like most contracts drafted by one party for…
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Using Cooperation to Avoid Trial in Multi-Defendant Cases
Read →: Using Cooperation to Avoid Trial in Multi-Defendant CasesThe Cooperator's Calculation Someone in every multi-defendant federal case cooperates first. The question that governs the remaining defendants' exposure is not whether…
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How to Get a Non-Prosecution Agreement Through Cooperation
Read →: How to Get a Non-Prosecution Agreement Through CooperationCooperation as Currency The non-prosecution agreement is not a reward for good behavior. It is a transaction, and the government sets the…
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