RICO Charges in Federal Court: What You& #x27;re Really Facing I did not see anything wrong with that. Actually, all of our law enforcement clients have agreed that it is a good idea. What…
Within the context of federal law, there is a distinct difference between lawful tax avoidance and willful tax evasion. Tax avoidance involves legitimately minimizing the amount of taxes owed under the Internal Revenue Code.…
The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 established 18 U.S.C. Sections 1956 and 1957. Section 1956 contains several different offenses, and while each has different intent and conduct requirements, they also all require that…
Federal Embezzlement Charges and PenaltiesThere is no single general offense of federal embezzlement. Instead, federal embezzlement is prosecuted through several different criminal statutes, each of which imposes different substantive and procedural requirements. A federal…
Although a bribery conviction turns on proof of a corrupt quid pro quo involving a public official, federal law treats public corruption as an umbrella designation rather than a standalone offense. Section 201(b) of…
What Is Considered a White Collar Crime? You Googled this phrase at 2am because something happened. Maybe the FBI left a business card at your office. Maybe your accountant got subpoenaed. Maybe you...
Money laundering charges are added to fraud indictments for a specific reason: they increase the sentencing exposure and they are difficult to defend against once the predicate offense is established. The federal money laundering…
Public corruption is the federal crime that arrives with the most institutional weight behind it. The FBI's Public Corruption Unit is the bureau's largest field-based investigative program, and the Department of Justice treats corruption…
The prosecution of public officials in federal court has contracted. Not in volume, but in doctrine. Three Supreme Court decisions between 2016 and 2024...
The Government Must Prove You Intended to Cheat \n\n Ninety percent of federal tax evasion prosecutions end in conviction. That figure, drawn from IRS...