Doctor Receives Reduced Sentence

A doctor charged with drug trafficking and other violations of the Drug Device and Cosmetic Act, received a reduced sentence based upon Ms. Lefeber's arguments regarding his addictive personality.

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Supreme Court Holds That Guilty Plea Does Not Bar Legal Challenge to Constitutionality of Statute of Conviction on Appeal

March 29th, 2018

The Supreme Court recently held that a guilty plea does not bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of the statute of conviction on direct appeal. In Class v. United States, No. 16-424, _U.S._, 2018 WL 987347 (February… Read More

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Obstruction of Justice Enhancement Under U.S. Sentencing Guideline §3C1.1

February 7th, 2018

The Eighth Circuit in United States v. Parker, 2017 WL 400282 (8th Cir. 2017) held that conduct that occurred after the offense of conviction and after the trial does not constitute obstruction of justice. Bender, a defendant, was charged with cons… Read More

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10 Month Sentence in International Securities Fraud Case Involving Losses in Excess of $1.5 Million

Recently, in a complex case involving securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, where Ms. Lefeber’s client pled guilty to a $1.5 million scheme to defraud investors worldwide, and was facing 8 years imprisonment, Ms. Lefeber’s client was sentenced to serve 10 months in prison. Ms. Lefeber put on extensive mitigation test… Read More

3rd Circuit Vacates Conviction, Remands for Resentencing

The Third Circuit agreed with Ms. Lefeber’s novel arguments in United States v. Thomas Chau, 221 F. 3d 438 (3d Cir. 2002) and vacated and remanded the sentence of a man who had pled guilty to environmental crimes. Ultimately, Mr. Chau received a greatly reduced sentence. A pilot in the South Vietnamese army, Thomas Chau had fled to the Uni… Read More

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