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Should I Cooperate With Federal Prosecutors? The decision to cooperate with federal prosecutors is one you cannot reverse. Once you have entered…

Most of what determines the outcome of a federal arraignment occurs before the defendant enters the courtroom. The hearing itself, governed by…

Target Letter vs. Grand Jury Subpoena: What Is the Difference? The Paradox at the Threshold The document that announces worse news carries…

The False Statement The lie does not need to be elaborate. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, a single false statement to an…

The penalty is never the point. The penalty is the instrument the Commission employs to extract something more durable than money: a…

The person who cooperates first receives the most favorable sentence, and the person who cooperates last receives, in most cases, the mandatory…

The warrant that authorized the search of your property may be the single most important document in your case, and the government…

Cooperation Is the Second Question The distinction between a civil settlement and a federal indictment, in most COVID loan cases, turns on…

The Investigation That Already Ended The federal investigation into your Paycheck Protection Program loan has, in all probability, already concluded its most…

Received a Civil Investigative Demand for My EIDL Loan: Now What? The Government Already Has a Theory A Civil Investigative Demand does…

You can. The question is whether you should, and the answer, in the overwhelming majority of circumstances, is no. The SBA Office…

Backdated Documents for PPP Applications: Legal Consequences The Document That Confesses for You A backdated document is not a lie told to…