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The Charge That Arrives Twice Insider trading is prosecuted as two proceedings against the same person for the same conduct. The SEC constructs the civil case. The Department of Justice, working from the same…

I Received an FBI Target Letter: What Should I Do Now? A federal target letter is the government's admission that it does not yet possess what it needs to prosecute you. That distinction, between…

The Piece of Paper That Ends Careers The form they present you is not an invitation. It is DEA Form 82, the Notice of Inspection of Controlled Premises, and the six rights printed on…

Most practitioners who receive a visit from the DEA will not see the inside of a federal courtroom, let alone a federal prison. That sentence will not comfort you if agents arrived at your…

The Contract the Government Already Plans to Leave Professional agreements with the government dissolve not because the sovereign lacks the capacity to honor them, but because it possesses a particular authority that most private…

Welcome to Spodek Law Group P.C.. Our goal is answering the question behind the question. If you're searching "FBI took my phone," you're probably thinking about how to get it back. When you can…

You received a target letter about your PPP loan. Your first instinct is relief - finally, you're being told what's happening. You have advance notice. You have time to prepare, to explain, to hire…

You just learned that your PPP preparer is "under investigation." Maybe you saw it in the news. Maybe someone told you. Maybe you got a strange phone call. Your first instinct is that this…

You had your tax preparer handle your PPP application. They calculated the payroll numbers. They filled out the forms. They submitted everything electronically. You figured that was their job - that's why you paid…

The person who helped you with your PPP loan just got arrested. You saw it on the news, or someone called to tell you, or you found out scrolling social media. Your first thought…