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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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What Is the Penalty for Lying on a PPP Loan Application?
Read →: What Is the Penalty for Lying on a PPP Loan Application?The penalties are federal, they are accumulating, and they have not begun to slow down. In February 2026, a judge in the…
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Money Laundering Charges for Misusing PPP Funds
Read →: Money Laundering Charges for Misusing PPP FundsThe fraud charge is not the one that determines the sentence. In case after case, federal prosecutors have demonstrated that the act…
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False Statements Charge (18 USC 1001) for SBA Loan Fraud
Read →: False Statements Charge (18 USC 1001) for SBA Loan FraudThe Interview as Prosecution The charge most likely to attach to your SBA loan case is not the one you are preparing…
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How to Handle an SBA Subpoena for PPP Loan Records
Read →: How to Handle an SBA Subpoena for PPP Loan RecordsImmediate Response to the Subpoena The subpoena is not the beginning of the investigation. It is, in most cases we have encountered,…
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I Was Served a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena - Now What?
Read →: I Was Served a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena - Now What?I Was Served a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena: Now What A federal grand jury subpoena is the one document in American law…
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FBI Agents Showed up at My Door - What Are My Rights?
Read →: FBI Agents Showed up at My Door - What Are My Rights?FBI Agents Showed Up at My Door: What Are My Rights? The knock is voluntary. This is the single fact that reconfigures…
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How the SEC Works with the DOJ
Read →: How the SEC Works with the DOJThe SEC cannot send anyone to prison. That limitation defines the entire architecture of federal securities enforcement and, in particular, the relationship…
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Can an SEC Investigation Lead to Criminal Charges?
Read →: Can an SEC Investigation Lead to Criminal Charges?The SEC cannot put anyone in prison. That limitation, which is statutory and absolute, provides less comfort than one might expect. The…
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SEC Parallel Proceedings: Civil and Criminal Investigations
Read →: SEC Parallel Proceedings: Civil and Criminal InvestigationsThe person who cooperates most willingly with an SEC civil investigation is, in a considerable number of cases, the person who furnishes…
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What Factors Do Judges Consider in 5K1.1 Departures?
Read →: What Factors Do Judges Consider in 5K1.1 Departures?The five factors enumerated in Section 5K1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines are the least interesting thing about a 5K1.1 departure.…
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WHO Attends a Federal Proffer Meeting?
Read →: WHO Attends a Federal Proffer Meeting?The room where a federal proffer session convenes is smaller than most clients expect. A conference table at the United States Attorney's…
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Letter Agreements vs. Formal Cooperation Plea Agreements
Read →: Letter Agreements vs. Formal Cooperation Plea AgreementsThe letter agreement and the formal cooperation plea agreement are two instruments that sound as if they belong to the same family,…
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