Defense Attorneys Seek Downward Departure from Federal Sentencing Guidelines Defendant Ruben Weigand was charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1349. He was charged with participating in a scheme to trick banks into… Read More

It has been over a year since Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which authorized forgivable small business loans through the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) p… Read More

The increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum has prompted the IRS, Department of Justice (DOJ), and other government agencies to aggressively investigate and prosecute people who use digital assets to commit crypto tax frau… Read More

In 2016, the SEC charged Charles Liu and Xin Wang with defrauding Chinese investors in a project that the couple falsely claimed met the requirements of the EB-5 Investment Program, which is subject to federal securities laws. Fifty investors paid ne… Read More

In March 2021, the Second Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a Queens, New York immigration disbarred lawyer who was charged with falsifying asylum applications. However, an appellate judge’s concurring opinion questioned whether prosecutors… Read More

On March 2, 2021, the New York Attorney General announced a $105 million settlement against a New York City hedge fund manager and his firm for alleged tax evasion. The claim was filed by a whistleblower client under the New York False Claims Act and… Read More

In March, software innovator John McAfee and his bodyguard, a decorated former-Navy Seal named Jimmy Gale Watson, Jr., pled Not Guilty to federal criminal charges in New York federal court. The pair face charges of fraud, conspiracy, and money launde… Read More

Van Buren v. United States was the Supreme Court’s first opinion interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1986. Originally drafted as an anti-hacking statute, the Act prohibits people from accessing computers or computer systems “w… Read More