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Read the article: Long Island Joint Custody LawyerA child custody order determines everything pertaining to the care, education, healthcare, and religion of a child. It also decides the most appropriate child...
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Should I Take My Federal Case to Trial?
Read →: Should I Take My Federal Case to Trial?The Cost of Going to Trial The federal trial is a wager with asymmetric consequences, and the terms are set before you…
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Obstruction of Justice in Federal Cases
Read →: Obstruction of Justice in Federal CasesHow Obstruction Charges Arise The federal obstruction of justice charge is, in most cases, the charge the defendant manufactured after the investigation…
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Federal Bribery and Public Corruption Charges
Read →: Federal Bribery and Public Corruption ChargesThe Problem With "Official Act" Federal bribery charges survive or collapse on a distinction the statute declines to articulate with precision. The…
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Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges Explained
Read →: Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges ExplainedThe federal drug conspiracy statute accomplishes what no other charge in the criminal code can: it converts proximity into culpability. Under 21…
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Bank Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344): Charges and Penalties
Read →: Bank Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344): Charges and PenaltiesThe Reach of Section 1344 The federal bank fraud statute is shorter than most defendants expect it to be. Two subsections, one…
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PPP Loan Fraud Investigations: What You Need to Know
Read →: PPP Loan Fraud Investigations: What You Need to KnowThe Statute That Moved The window for federal prosecution of PPP loan fraud is not closing. In August 2022, Congress extended the…
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Healthcare Fraud Defense: Protecting Doctors and Providers
Read →: Healthcare Fraud Defense: Protecting Doctors and ProvidersThe Current Enforcement Environment Most physicians do not commit fraud. The federal government prosecutes them anyway, and the volume of prosecution has…
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Securities Fraud: SEC Investigations and Criminal Exposure
Read →: Securities Fraud: SEC Investigations and Criminal ExposureThe SEC investigation you are responding to is, in all likelihood, already a criminal matter. The distinction between a civil inquiry and…
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Federal Mail Fraud Explained: Elements and Defenses
Read →: Federal Mail Fraud Explained: Elements and DefensesThe Statute and Its Reach Section 1341 was written in 1872, amended without meaningful revision for over a century, and remains the…
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Federal Wire Fraud Charges (18 U.S.C. § 1343): Defense Strategies
Read →: Federal Wire Fraud Charges (18 U.S.C. § 1343): Defense StrategiesThe statute that governs federal wire fraud is not a scalpel. It is a net, and for the better part of three…
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Federal Money Laundering Charges and Defenses
Read →: Federal Money Laundering Charges and DefensesThe charge that transforms every other count on a federal indictment is money laundering. A wire fraud case carrying a sentencing range…
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Can I Get Probation Instead of Prison for a Federal Crime?
Read →: Can I Get Probation Instead of Prison for a Federal Crime?Probation is available in federal court. The conditions under which a judge may impose it are considerably narrower than most defendants comprehend…
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