Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
In-House, Corporate Counsel Face Impending Conflicts in Criminal Investigations
In a major speech at New York City University this past September, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates announced that the U.S. Justice Department…
City Ban on Assault Weapons, Large Capacity Upheld, Next Challenge in the Works
According to FBI statistics, there were 11,961 murders committed in the U.S. in 2014. 8124 of the murders were committed using handguns. 262 people were…
Second Circuit Reverses Cannibal Cop Conviction, Says Government Cannot Prosecute Fantasies, No Matter how Gruesome
The Government is always trying to find a way to insert itself into the private lives individuals so it can better monitor and regulate our lives.…
Federal Bank Fraud Statute Used to Prosecute Small Time Check Forgers But Not Big Banks Responsible for Economic Meltdown
Due to devastating effects of the massive fraud committed within the financial sector over the years leading to the 2008 financial meltdown, bank fraud…
IRS Goes After Small Time Tax Cheaters but Massive Tax Avoiders Escape
On December 3, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service released its 2015 Annual Investigation Report (Report). The Criminal Investigation unit (CI) focused its investigative efforts at terrorist…
Criminal Justice Reform Conflicts with Aggressive White Collar Policy
Publicly, politicians and top law enforcement officials are loudly proclaiming the days of light fines and settlements with corporations to resolve allegations of criminal…
Appellate Court Agrees Prosecutors “Overreached at Trial” of Analogue Act Violation, Conviction Reversed
Iobal Makkar and Gaurav Sehgal operated a small town convenience store in northeastern Oklahoma named “Gitter Done.” Big Mistake to Ask Law Enforcement for…
Use of Drug Dog within Foot of Home Violates Forth Amendment, Case Reversed
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in Florida v. Jardines held that the police use of a drug-sniffing dog to investigate a home and its immediate…
The “Sadistic Conduct” Enhancement in Federal Child Pornography Cases
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 2G2.2(b)(4) authorizes a four-level enhancement in child pornography cases when the images possessed or distributed portray sadistic conduct or depictions…
Rule of Law Prevails Over Bad Facts in Child Sex Crime Case
A little over a decade ago, the New York Times called the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals—which encompasses North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West…
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