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The Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions in 2018
December 01, 2018
<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>The U.S. Supreme Court last year continued to express concern about government overreach, and otherwise handed down decisions favorable to defendants. Although the Court rendered only one major criminal law decision in that term, many other cases it decided hold important lessons for defense counsel.
Case Note
December 01, 2018
'Clerical Error' Must Be Altered to Reflect the Plea, Not the Indictment
Business Crimes Hotline
December 01, 2018
New Department of Justice Guidance for Compliance Monitorships
In the Courts
December 01, 2018
High Court Rules Against SFO in Barclays Appeal
Supreme Court Forecloses Reimbursement for Certain Internal Investigations Under Mandatory Victims Restitution Act
November 01, 2018
In Lagos v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporate victims of criminal offenses cannot recover expenses incurred from internal investigations that the federal government has neither requested nor required under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996,
The Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions in 2018
November 01, 2018
<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>The United States Supreme Court's October Term 2017 was a good year for criminal defendants in areas as varied as the Fourth Amendment, obstruction of justice, the death penalty, and criminal restitution. There was only one major criminal law decision this term — <i>Carpenter v. United States</i> — but there were several decisions that defense counsel would do well to study.
Get It in Writing: Deducting False Claims Act Payments
November 01, 2018
In fiscal year 2017, the DOJ collected more than $3.7 billion dollars from False Claims Act (FCA) cases — part of the $86 billion it has collected from FCA cases since 1986. States and municipalities are aggressively pursuing FCA recoveries as well. Whether or not such payments are deductible as business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code is an important consideration when negotiating a settlement with the government.
Washington's FARA Frenzy Spurs New Legal Business
November 01, 2018
<b><i>The FARA feeding frenzy had already been building in recent years, but it gained traction in the months since Manafort's indictment last fall.</b></i><p>The U.S. Justice Department's aggressive enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) has drawn blood throughout the consultant class in Washington, with lawyers assessing the casualties and prowling for new business.
In the Courts
November 01, 2018
Former CFO of Bankrate Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $25 Million Fraud Scheme
Business Crimes Hotline
November 01, 2018
Petrobras Pays $853.2 Million to U.S. and Brazil Authorities to Settle FCPA Charges

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