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The White Collar Appeal: Second Circuit Holds That Judges Can’t Increase Sentences to Offset Reductions from the First Step Act or...

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In a case of first impression in the federal Courts of Appeals, the Second Circuit held that district courts may not consider a defendant’s potential eligibility for a sentence reduction under the First Step Act or programs...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Government Cannot Cut Corners: Appellate Courts Reverse Sentences in Three Recent Cases Because the Government Did Not...

Three appellate courts recently reversed sentences because the government did not adequately present evidence to support the alleged loss calculation underlying the court’s determination of the sentencing guidelines range. In...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sentencing Guidelines: Third Circuit Rejects Use of “Intended” Loss in Favor of “Actual” Loss

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Sentencing in federal fraud cases is driven by loss amounts. To seek a higher sentencing guidelines range, the government often relies on a defendant’s “intended” loss,” rather than the “actual” loss. That approach no longer...more

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