Can I Get Out of Jail While My Federal Criminal Appeal is Pending?
What do you have to show to win an ineffective assistance of counsel challenge to a federal criminal conviction?
How long does an appeal in a federal criminal case take?
What issues do people raise in a federal criminal appeal?
How do the federal sentencing guidelines work in federal fraud cases?
How do the federal sentencing guidelines work?
What's the process for imposing sentence in federal court?
How Does A Federal Judge Decide What Sentence To Impose In a Federal Criminal Case?
A federal jury in Las Vegas has convicted Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez, a former executive of a home healthcare staffing company, on charges of wage-fixing and wire fraud. The conviction marks the first successful jury verdict for...more
On January 30, a federal jury found six people guilty of federal civil rights offenses arising from their participation in a blockade of a reproductive health care clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The jury’s verdict is...more
In 2014, Las Vegas urologist, Dr. Michael Kaplan, was convicted by a federal jury for reusing single-use plastic needle guides during prostate biopsies. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit adulteration in violation of...more
The US Department of Justice announced that Khaled Elbeblaswy, the former owner and manager three Miami-area home health agencies, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay $36.4 million in restitution for his...more
Recent changes to our health care system have been at the forefront of the American news cycle for several years. But certain aspects have not received adequate attention. One example is the scrutiny federal and state...more
In a recently released decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the conviction of a former community mental health program director who was convicted after trial of conspiring to commit...more
In Brief: - A failure to meet medical standards, by itself, would not sustain a health care fraud conviction. - The government, however, typically offers additional evidence sufficient to establish knowledge...more