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Grand Jury Subpoenas Part 2 – Assessing A Client’s Level of Exposure

To briefly summarize the previous post on Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas, we understand that receiving a Grand Jury subpoena can be a frightening experience, especially if you are not aware of the ongoing investigation. While your instinct may be to tell the federal agents or prosecutor everything you know, it…

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Practical Challenges in Asserting an Advice-of-Counsel Defense in a Federal Criminal Case: Proving Disclosure of “All Material Facts”

As we noted in a prior post entitled, “The Promise and Pitfalls of the Advice-of-Counsel Defense,” an individual accused of a federal crime may be able to take advantage of the good-faith reliance on advice-of-counsel defense.  The Eleventh Circuit’s pattern jury instruction on point requires that an accused attempting to…

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Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas – Part 1: What you can learn from the subpoena itself

Being served with a Grand Jury subpoena by federal agents, a government attorney, or both can be a frightening experience. While the initial inclination may be to simply explain to the government agent everything that you know about the investigation, it is important to keep in mind that any statements…

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The Promise and Pitfalls of the Advice-of-Counsel Defense

Since the 1970s, the number of federal criminal statutes has exponentially increased. So too has the number of federal regulations, many of which carry criminal penalties. Though there is disagreement among DOJ lawyers, academics, and private lawyers about the precise number of criminal laws codified in federal statutes and regulations,…

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Supreme Court May Revisit the Law on the Use of Acquitted Conduct in Federal Sentencing Hearings

Those of us that handle federal criminal cases are closely watching a case that is currently before the Supreme Court concerning the use of acquitted conduct at sentencing.  The case, Asaro v. United States, which the Court has not yet decided it will hear, provides the Court with an opportunity…

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SCOTUS Case Preview: Kelly v. United States (“Bridgegate”)

On January 14, 2020, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Kelly v. United States (No. 18-1059), coined the Bridgegate case.  We are eager to see how the Court resolves this appeal because it raises important issues relating to the scope of money-or-property fraud prosecutions. The material facts in the…

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BP Settles Federal Criminal Case and Attorney for Rig Worker Accuses Government of Indicting a Scapegoat

Earlier today, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it reached an agreement with BP Oil in which BP agreed to plead guilty to a number of federal criminal violations. More specifically, according to the press release, BP has agreed to enter guilty pleas to violations of…

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