Category Archives: White Collar Crime
U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Give A New Definition To Political Corruption
Corruption came into being the moment mankind learned that a few men could hold sway over most other men. It became known as power—the…
Republican Judges Give Governor Perry a Free Pass on Abuse of Power Indictment
FORMER TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY GETS FREE PASS ON ABUSE OF POWER INDICTMENT On February 24, 2013, the Texas Court of Appeals put an…
Government’s Ability to Garnish Accounts for Restitution Limited to Amount of Payments Past Due
In 1996, Congress enacted the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA). The Act is codified as amended in 18 U.S.C. § 3563A. This statute requires…
Unconstitutional Special Condition of Supervised Release Vacated
Sentencing the federal court is a mess. 1984 was a bad year for the federal criminal justice system. The U.S. Senate, by a vote…
In-House, Corporate Counsel Face Impending Conflicts in Criminal Investigations
In a major speech at New York City University this past September, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates announced that the U.S. Justice Department…
IRS Goes After Small Time Tax Cheaters but Massive Tax Avoiders Escape
On December 3, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service released its 2015 Annual Investigation Report (Report). The Criminal Investigation unit (CI) focused its investigative efforts at terrorist…
Criminal Justice Reform Conflicts with Aggressive White Collar Policy
Publicly, politicians and top law enforcement officials are loudly proclaiming the days of light fines and settlements with corporations to resolve allegations of criminal…
Texas Medicaid Fraud Investigations, Prosecutions Flawed
Medicaid is a jointly funded state and federal health care program. The program was established in Texas in 1987. It is administered by the…
Use of Whistleblowers, Corporate Snitches, on the Rise, Says Department of Justice
The Department of Justice and Securities Exchange Commission, along with other federal regulatory agencies, are following the lead of traditional law enforcement agencies like…
Federal Sentencing in White Collar, Fraud Cases Needs Reform
As criminal defense lawyers who represent individuals accused of white collarand fraud cases, we often object to the severe sentences suggested by the federal…
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