Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law

Skilling V. United States: Honest Services Fraud, a Decade Later

Before 2010, federal prosecutors routinely used the honest services component of the federal fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1346, to criminalize the failure of…

Federal Crimes: Your Frequently Asked Questions

There are 403 chapters in the United States Code. Each chapter has statutes that prohibit offenses specific to each chapter. Many, if not most,…

What Is Federal Obstruction of Justice?

Obstruction of justice may appear in dramatic movie courtroom scenes, but it can, and sometimes is, charged as a real criminal offense—one that carries…

TX Weapons Charges: More Than Just Guns

Weapons charges in Texas generally trigger images of large numbers of guns and/or knives. However, when it comes to weapons charges under the law,…

FBI Wins Narrow Victory in Surveillance Case

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the Twin Towers in New York City, America was besieged with fear, suspicion,…

Are You a Convicted Felon? Then You Can’t Have Firearms

A tragic set of circumstances recently unfolded in the Dallas area that involved guns – and it turned out the person who riggered the…

How Can You Commit Federal Credit Card Fraud?

Credit card fraud can be perpetrated on a very large scale. Some criminal organizations steal information from many people at once, usually through some…

Oath Keepers Join Terrorists as Groups Charged with Seditious Conspiracy

The Oath Keepers, an extremist anti-American government group, was founded in 2009 by a Plano, Texas resident named Elmer Stewart Rhodes. The Oath Keepers…

How Extortion Led to Federal Kidnapping, Conspiracy, and Gun Charges

Facing criminal charges in federal court is both intimidating and daunting. That’s because the most serious crimes originating in a state that ultimately crosses…

Hate Crimes in Texas Are a Federal Matter

Hate crimes unfortunately have become a fixture in the United States – and there does not appear to be an immediate law enforcement remedy…

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