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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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How to Get a 5K1.1 Motion for Sentence Reduction
Read →: How to Get a 5K1.1 Motion for Sentence ReductionThe Government's Motion, Not Yours The single most consequential fact about a 5K1.1 motion is the one most defendants learn too late:…
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Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas
Read →: Federal Grand Jury SubpoenasThe federal grand jury subpoena communicates more than most recipients perceive on first reading. Before the envelope is opened, before counsel is…
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Should I Respond to a Target Letter Without a Lawyer?
Read →: Should I Respond to a Target Letter Without a Lawyer?The answer to this question has already been decided for you, though not in the way you might expect. A federal target…
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Vermont Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers
Read →: Vermont Federal Criminal Defense LawyersThe Small Docket Problem The District of Vermont prosecutes fewer federal criminal cases than nearly any district in the country, and that…
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IRS Criminal Investigation: Tax Crime Investigation Defense
Read →: IRS Criminal Investigation: Tax Crime Investigation DefenseThe Conviction Rate and What It Permits An 89 percent conviction rate should end most conversations about whether to cooperate with IRS…
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DEA Investigation Defense: Responding to Drug Enforcement Agents
Read →: DEA Investigation Defense: Responding to Drug Enforcement AgentsThe investigation is over before you know it has begun. The agents who appear at your door are not beginning their work;…
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FBI Investigation Defense: What to Do When Contacted by FBI
Read →: FBI Investigation Defense: What to Do When Contacted by FBIMost federal prosecutions do not begin with an arrest. They begin with a conversation the defendant believed was voluntary. The business card…
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FDA Misbranding Criminal
Read →: FDA Misbranding CriminalCriminal Liability for FDA Misbranding A corporate officer can be sentenced to federal prison for a violation she did not commit, did…
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Prescription Pills Without Script
Read →: Prescription Pills Without ScriptPrescription Pills Without a Prescription in New York Possession of a single prescription pill without the corresponding prescription constitutes a criminal offense…
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First Appearance Federal Court
Read →: First Appearance Federal CourtFirst Appearance in Federal Court The pretrial services report will reach the magistrate before you do. That document, assembled from an interview…
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Detention Hearing Strategy
Read →: Detention Hearing StrategyDetention Hearing Strategy: Preparation, Presumptions, and the Seventy-Two Hours That Determine Everything Most defendants are detained because their attorneys treated the hearing…
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines for COVID Loan Fraud
Read →: Federal Sentencing Guidelines for COVID Loan FraudThe sentence you receive for PPP fraud is not determined by the money you received. It is determined by the money you…
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