Written by the lawyers who fight these cases.

The federal grand jury subpoena communicates more than most recipients perceive on first reading. Before the envelope is opened, before counsel is…

The Small Docket Problem The District of Vermont prosecutes fewer federal criminal cases than nearly any district in the country, and that…

The Conviction Rate and What It Permits An 89 percent conviction rate should end most conversations about whether to cooperate with IRS…

The investigation is over before you know it has begun. The agents who appear at your door are not beginning their work;…

Criminal Liability for FDA Misbranding A corporate officer can be sentenced to federal prison for a violation she did not commit, did…

Prescription Pills Without a Prescription in New York Possession of a single prescription pill without the corresponding prescription constitutes a criminal offense…

First Appearance in Federal Court The pretrial services report will reach the magistrate before you do. That document, assembled from an interview…

Detention Hearing Strategy: Preparation, Presumptions, and the Seventy-Two Hours That Determine Everything Most defendants are detained because their attorneys treated the hearing…

The sentence you receive for PPP fraud is not determined by the money you received. It is determined by the money you…

Cooperation with federal authorities reduces sentences in roughly the same way that confession reduces guilt: conditionally, incompletely, and only when the institution…