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14 Mar 2024, 7:24 am by Holly
The post Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional appeared first on Business & Litigation Lawyers . [read post]
14 Mar 2024, 2:00 am
FACED UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON MERELY BECAUSE OF THEIR MEDICAL CONDITIONAccording to a press release issued by the United States Department of Justice in mid-February, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) allegedly discriminated against those sex workers who were impacted by the human immunodeficiency virus (or “HIV”), by imposing harsher criminal penalties.When prostitutes were criminally prosecuted, charges were increased from a misdemeanor (up to six months in… [read post]
12 Mar 2024, 11:01 pm by Josh Blackman
The Judicial Conference of the United States has strengthened the policy governing random case assignment, limiting the ability of litigants to effectively choose judges in certain cases by where they file a lawsuit. [read post]
7 Mar 2024, 1:00 am
But rather than purchasing those goods, GG pocketed some $2.8 million in cash.While his sentencing had not yet been scheduled -- as of the date of the press release issued by the United States Department of Justice -- the man faces up to two decades in prison for wire fraud, up to five years for making a false statement to an IRS special agent, three years for impersonating a federal officer, and two years for aggravated identity theft.An indictment is merely an allegation. [read post]
6 Mar 2024, 11:14 am by Reference Staff
They were out to seek their fortunes in land and litigation, sometimes even in genteel larceny. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 1:00 am
WAS SENTENCED TO TWELVE YEARS IN PRISONIn early February, the United States Department of Justice announced that MJ (54), of East Northport (NY), was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay some $336 million in restitution for his role in defrauding health insurance companies.Apparently, MJ operated medical billing companies which served doctors throughout the country. [read post]
27 Feb 2024, 6:05 am by Katherine Yon Ebright
Both when enacted and in subsequent litigation, the Alien Enemies Act’s proponents defended its constitutionality on the ground that the “rules of war under the laws of nations” rendered a belligerent’s citizens “liable to be treated as prisoners of war” and thus subject to detention or deportation. [read post]
26 Feb 2024, 1:00 am
The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.Ironically, that stalker is now getting stalked by the United States Department of Justice ….# # #DOJ PRESS RELEASE ~ 01.10.23 [read post]
25 Feb 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
As I recently noted, “One hundred years ago this month, the first gas chamber execution was carried out in the United States. [read post]
19 Feb 2024, 5:56 am by Joumana Seif
I am working with Syrian civil society and the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project to establish this Syria Victims Fund. [read post]
18 Feb 2024, 6:16 pm by Elise Baker
At present, the United States and many European countries are effectively profiting off violations of international law in Syria. [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 9:30 pm by ernst
Rev. 2135 (2023).ICYMI: "Of Course Presidents Are Officers of the United States," says Mark Graber (The Atlantic). [read post]
15 Feb 2024, 1:00 am
ATTORNEY MADE $10 MILLION SELLING PHONY CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONSIn mid-January, MLM, an attorney from Davie, Florida, pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion,” for promoting a tax shelter scheme that involved “false charitable deductions. [read post]
14 Feb 2024, 1:00 am
”According to a press release issued by the United States Department of Justice, WZ received payments totaling about $14,866.In a written statement, Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. [read post]
13 Feb 2024, 11:53 am by Phil Dixon
He requested discovery about prior allegations of misconduct and any litigation involving the officer. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 1:00 am
AWARDED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS IN EXCHANGE FOR CASHIn a press release issued in mid-February, the United States Department of Justice announced that a former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison for receiving cash payments in exchange for awarding municipal contracts.APO (53) is said to have engaged in that misconduct from 2019 thru 2021 and is alleged to have accepted “thousands of dollars in cash bribes on a regular basis. [read post]
9 Feb 2024, 1:00 am
., of Bucyrus, Kansas, was sentenced in mid-January to two years in prison for misdirecting $2.2 million in employment taxes.Apparently, since 2010 -- through her various construction businesses -- S.C. collected the monies from her employees and then pocketed the cash.In addition to her sentence, S.C. faces three years of supervised release must pay the United States some $2,223,174.41 in restitution.Talk about a tax break .....# # #DOJ PRESS RELEASE ~ 01-19-24 [read post]