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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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Virginia Beach Tax Fraud Lawyers
Read →: Virginia Beach Tax Fraud LawyersRichard Yanek of Virginia Beach withheld employment taxes from his employees' paychecks for years. He gave them false tax forms showing the taxes…
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Can Federal Charges Be Dropped
Read →: Can Federal Charges Be DroppedThe technical answer is yes. The practical answer is almost never. Federal prosecutors have a 92% conviction rate because they only bring charges they…
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SEC Form 1662
Read →: SEC Form 1662SEC Form 1662: The Document That Tells You Your Rights But Nobody Explains What They Actually Mean The SEC gives every subpoena recipient Form 1662 -…
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Off-Channel Communications: the $600 Million WhatsApp Problem That's Coming for Individual Brokers
Read →: Off-Channel Communications: the $600 Million WhatsApp Problem That's Coming for Individual BrokersSEC collected $600 million in off-channel communications penalties in 2024 alone. Over $3.5 billion in combined penalties since 2021. Firms paid. But FINRA is now suspending individual brokers for…
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Can You Be Investigated Without Knowing
Read →: Can You Be Investigated Without KnowingYes. Right now, today, a federal grand jury might be hearing testimony about you. Witnesses who know you might be answering questions under…
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New York Social Worker License Defense Attorney
Read →: New York Social Worker License Defense AttorneyThe state only needs to believe you are 51% likely to have committed misconduct to revoke your social work license. Not "beyond reasonable doubt."…
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What to Do If Federal Agents Want to Talk to You
Read →: What to Do If Federal Agents Want to Talk to YouFBI agents don't record interviews. They take notes while you talk, then write a summary of what you said - in their words,…
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Insider Trading
Read →: Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Insider TradingFederal Sentencing Guidelines for Insider Trading: Why Raj Rajaratnam Got 11 Years Raj Rajaratnam built the Galleon Group into one of the largest…
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Mail Fraud
Read →: Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Mail FraudMail fraud is the godfather of federal fraud prosecutions. Enacted in 1872 - before telephones, before the internet, before wire transfers existed…
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Securities Fraud
Read →: Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Securities FraudFederal Sentencing Guidelines for Securities Fraud: The SEC Trap Nobody Sees Coming The SEC investigation is the criminal investigation. You just don't know it…
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Wire Fraud
Read →: Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Wire FraudFederal Sentencing Guidelines for Wire Fraud: What Actually Determines Your Prison Sentence The wire fraud statute is a trap. It's intentionally broad, devastatingly vague,…
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Federal Felon in Possession Charges
Read →: Federal Felon in Possession ChargesFederal Felon in Possession Charges: How One Old Conviction and One Gun Creates 15 Years Felon in possession is the multiplication crime.…
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