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DOJ Target Letters
Read the article: DOJ Target LettersYou received a target letter from the U.S. Attorney’s office. You’re freaked out. You Googled “What should I do if I received a target letter?” and you’re now…
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Federal Border Crossing Violations: Illegal Entry Defense
Read →: Federal Border Crossing Violations: Illegal Entry DefenseYou've been arrested at the border. Federal agents. Handcuffs. Felony charges. The terror is real and immediate-your mind racing through what happens…
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Federal Customs Violations at Border: CBP Criminal Charges
Read →: Federal Customs Violations at Border: CBP Criminal ChargesYou're standing in the secondary screening area at the border, watching CBP officers examine you're luggage with increasing intensity. What started as…
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South Carolina PPP Loan Fraud Lawyers: Federal Defense in Charleston and Columbia
Read →: South Carolina PPP Loan Fraud Lawyers: Federal Defense in Charleston and ColumbiaYou received a letter from the SBA Office of Inspector General. Or maybe an FBI agent called asking to "discuss your PPP…
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Federal Aggravated Felony Immigration Charges: Deportable Offenses
Read →: Federal Aggravated Felony Immigration Charges: Deportable OffensesYour facing deportation based off an "aggravated felony" conviction. Maybe it was a theft charge from 2008. Maybe it was a drug…
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Federal Immigration Removal Defense: Criminal Consequences
Read →: Federal Immigration Removal Defense: Criminal ConsequencesYou've been arrested. Your not a U.S. citizen. Now ICE is involved and you're criminal defense attorney just told you they got…
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Federal Rioting Charges: Civil Unrest Prosecutions
Read →: Federal Rioting Charges: Civil Unrest ProsecutionsThe knock at your door comes three months after the protest. Two FBI agents with badges, asking you to "come downtown for…
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Oregon PPP Loan Fraud Lawyers: Federal Defense in Portland
Read →: Oregon PPP Loan Fraud Lawyers: Federal Defense in PortlandFacing federal PPP fraud charges in Oregon? Experienced Portland defense attorneys explain investigation process, federal charges, sentencing realities, and defense strategies in…
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Pennsylvania PPP Loan Fraud Lawyers: Federal Defense in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Read →: Pennsylvania PPP Loan Fraud Lawyers: Federal Defense in Philadelphia and PittsburghWhen a Philadelphia restaurant owner opened the certified letter from the SBA Office of Inspector General, his hands trembled. The letter stated…
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Federal Drug Conspiracy Defense: Understanding 21 USC 846
Read →: Federal Drug Conspiracy Defense: Understanding 21 USC 846You see your name on the indictment-but so are eight other people. Some you barely know. Some you've never heard of. The…
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Federal Drug Trafficking Charges: What You're Facing
Read →: Federal Drug Trafficking Charges: What You're FacingFederal Drug Trafficking Charges: What Your Actually Facing The DEA agent hands you a card. Federal charges. Your first thought: how is…
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Federal Cocaine Distribution Defense: Weight Thresholds and Penalties
Read →: Federal Cocaine Distribution Defense: Weight Thresholds and PenaltiesFederal Cocaine Distribution Defense: Sentencing Guidelines Federal cocaine charges exist in two worlds-powder and crack. Same drug, chemically identical, dramatically different sentences.…
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Defending Federal Methamphetamine Charges: Mandatory Minimums Explained
Read →: Defending Federal Methamphetamine Charges: Mandatory Minimums ExplainedFederal methamphetamine charges carry some of the harshest mandatory minimums in the criminal code. Five years for 50 grams of pure meth.…
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