Most people know the United States government has jurisdiction over the immigration policy. They enforce the immigration laws and the states normally work in cooperation with the federal government. This means when immigration laws are violated on a criminal level,
Read MoreThe federal securities law defined under 18 U.S.C. § 1348 was formed after the mail fraud and wire fraud statutes which makes it a federal crime to defraud someone related to a security, or obtain money or property using false
Read MoreMost federal corporate fraud cases are a highly complex area of law involving many different statutes. Just an allegation of corporate and business fraud can be life-changing. It can destroy a career that took a lifetime to achieve. In many
Read MoreMost people are not familiar with the process of a federal criminal case filed by the United States Department of Justice. Criminal cases involving federal laws can only be handled in federal courts. Federal crimes involve offenses committed on federal property,
Read MoreMoney laundering is generally described as financial transactions involving money that was obtained through criminal activity. In other words, a money laundering transaction is to take money earned through illegal activity and make it look legitimate. The term “laundering” refers to
Read MoreOrganized crime is generally described as a criminal enterprise where members engage in criminal activity for financial gain. Initially, the federal RICO Act was used by government to prosecute mob bosses, but now used more broadly for a variety of
Read MoreA federal mail fraud case is generally described as someone making false representations or promises, with intent to defraud, by use of the mail to execute the scheme. Mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 is closely related to wire
Read MoreFederal prosecutors often file conspiracy charges under 18 U.S.C. § 371 that cover a wide range of alleged criminal conduct. Conspiracy charges are typically difficult to defend and a federal criminal lawyer must thoroughly investigate the prosecutor’s evidence in order
Read MoreHow to Talk Your Way into An Indictment By Speaking With The Government – Lessons From the Federal Cases of Martha Stewart, Michael Flynn, and Others. As a federal criminal defense attorney, it is almost a cliché that the prudent
Read MoreCNN recently reported on a complex criminal matter involving, among others, Eisner Gorin LLP client Raul Vivas, which involved a money laundering scheme in the 1990s. At trial, prosecutors alleged that Mr. Vivas and his co-defendants orchestrated a fraudulent scheme
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