Internal investigations have long been a valuable tool for companies and their executives to manage civil, regulatory, and criminal liability. By investigating potential corporate misconduct with the help of counsel, a...more
6/16/2025
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White Collar Crimes
On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced significant revisions to the Department of Justice’s corporate criminal enforcement policies. Monaco’s remarks, delivered in a speech at New York...more
This past month, federal sentencing statistics became even more important for defense lawyers. The U.S. Sentencing Commission released the Judiciary Sentencing INformation platform, or JSIN — a new data tool that provides...more
Over 90 percent of federal defendants plead guilty, and 83 percent of those who go to trial are convicted on at least one count.1 In most indicted federal cases, the question is not how to persuade a jury at trial, but how to...more
In December, the U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a report on the influence of the U.S. sentencing guidelines on average sentences imposed. The commission found that the guidelines "generally continue to have a substantial...more
As the coronavirus pandemic affects the normal way of life across the country, federal prosecutors and investigative agencies have begun establishing initiatives to investigate and combat fraudulent schemes related to the...more