What To Do After Being Charged With Money Laundering
Immediately invoke your right to remain silent and hire an experienced federal white-collar criminal defense attorney. Do not discuss the facts of your case or your finances with anyone—including law enforcement, colleagues, or family—without your lawyer present. Money laundering transforms illegally obtained resources through legal businesses and transactions to appear legitimate. Federal money laundering charges […]
Federal Asset Forfeiture
Federal law permits the government to seize and take ownership, or “forfeit,” any real or personal property that it can connect with a federal crime. In cases not involving controlled substances, such as cases involving fraud, the government must prove that the property was involved in an illegal transaction, or traceable to such illegal transaction. […]
Bonds in Federal Criminal Cases
The two issues that a federal court considers in its determination of whether to release a defendant on bond pending trial are whether he or he poses a serious risk of flight, or a danger (including physical and financial harm) to any other person or the community. The Process The arresting agency must take the […]
Federal Investigations: Are You the Subject or a Target?
A subject is a person whose conduct is within the scope of the investigation, but whom the government hasn’t yet determined has committed a crime. A target is a person against whom the government has obtained substantial evidence linking him or her to a crime, and who the government has decided will be a defendant in a forthcoming prosecution. Who Is a “Subject” in a Federal Investigation? Federal law enforcement agents […]
What to Know About Sentencing Hearings in Criminal Cases
If you find yourself charged with a crime, you may picture court as the tense back and forth of witness testimony and cross-examination. This may be a part of it, but your fate will ultimately be determined at a sentencing hearing. This is depicted less often in the media, so you may not know what […]
Should I Willingly Give My Phone to Police in an Investigation?
Our cell phones are more than simple devices–they house most of our personal information, conversations, and sometimes revealing data. Many people would be lost without their phones on a daily basis. So what happens if the police want your phone during an investigation? With a warrant, they can take your devices whether you’re willing or […]