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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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Restaurant Owner Money Laundering: Federal Defense When FBI Raids Your Business
Read →: Restaurant Owner Money Laundering: Federal Defense When FBI Raids Your BusinessWhen the FBI Raids Your Restaurant: What's Actually Happening The FBI showed up at your restaurant at 6 AM with a search…
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Real Estate Developer Fraud Charges
Read →: Real Estate Developer Fraud ChargesWhen Federal Agents Come for Real Estate Developers: What You're Actually Facing The FBI showed up at 6am with a search warrant.…
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Financial Advisor SEC Criminal
Read →: Financial Advisor SEC CriminalWhen Your SEC Investigation Becomes a Federal Criminal Case The SEC investigator said it was "just a routine inquiry." Three months later,…
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Role in Offense Adjustments: How Your Label Adds Years to Your Federal Sentence
Read →: Role in Offense Adjustments: How Your Label Adds Years to Your Federal SentenceYour Sentence Just Got Four Years Longer - And You Have 14 Days to Fix It The presentence report just labeled you…
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Obstruction Enhancement Risks
Read →: Obstruction Enhancement RisksWhen Your Past Actions Add Years to Your Federal Sentence You just recieved your Pre-Sentence Report and saw the words "obstruction of…
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Vulnerable Victim Enhancement: What Section 3A1.1 Means for Your Federal Sentence
Read →: Vulnerable Victim Enhancement: What Section 3A1.1 Means for Your Federal SentenceYour facing a federal sentencing enhancement that could add years to you're sentence, and the clock is ticking. You just recieved your…
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Acceptance of Responsibility Reduction
Read →: Acceptance of Responsibility ReductionAcceptance of Responsibility Reduction: What It Means and How Not to Lose It Your attorney mentioned "acceptance of responsibility" like you should…
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Multiple Counts Grouping Rules: What Federal Defendants Need to Know
Read →: Multiple Counts Grouping Rules: What Federal Defendants Need to KnowMultiple Counts Don't Mean Multiple Sentences-But Your Prosecutor Wants You to Think They Do You just opened your federal indictment and saw…
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Sophisticated Means Enhancement: What It Means for Your Federal Sentence
Read →: Sophisticated Means Enhancement: What It Means for Your Federal SentenceThe sophisticated means enhancement just added 14 months to your federal prison sentance. You didn't use offshore accounts. You didn't create a…
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Loss Amount Disputes Fraud Cases
Read →: Loss Amount Disputes Fraud CasesWhen Your Pre-Sentence Report Becomes Your Worst Nightmare The number on page 12 of your Pre-Sentence Report isn't just wrong - its…
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Entrapment by Federal Agents
Read →: Entrapment by Federal AgentsWhen the Setup Becomes Your Case That business partner who wouldn't take no for an answer? He was wearing a wire. That…
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Withdrawal from Conspiracy
Read →: Withdrawal from ConspiracyYou Left the Conspiracy Years Ago-Why Are You Being Charged Now? The indictment says you conspired to distribute 50 kilograms of cocaine…
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