The Procurement Collusion Strike Force is a DOJ, states Attorneys General, Department of Defense, and Federal Trade Commission joint effort to crack down on antitrust and anticompetitive activities in public procurement. It focuses on government contractors and looks for bid…
If you own stocks and are engaged in buying them and selling them then there are laws which govern your involvement in the market. One of those laws is that the playing field must be even. If you have information…
In a previous post, we covered the Armed Career Criminal Act. This Act names someone a “career criminal” if they commit three prior violent felony or have three prior serious drug offense convictions. To qualify as an ACCA crime, they…
You can absolutely hire a federal criminal attorney before charges are filed. In fact, there are many good reasons to do just that, especially if you already know or have reason to believe that you’ve become the target of a…
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division opened 146 grand jury investigations last year, the most in thirty years. The federal government has requested a budget increase of 9% for the Antitrust Division. It’s obvious this is going to be a…
As technology has improved, both state and federal law enforcement agencies have begun using “reverse warrants” in their quest to investigate crimes. While critics often state that these warrants are little better than dragnets, they have not been successful at…
Right now, three men are on trial for the murder of 25-year old Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was out for a jog when three white men gunned him down. Unfortunately, hate crimes are getting a lot more common….
You may have heard “RICO” mentioned on various police shows…or you might realize you’re up against RICO charges right now. Either way, it’s not a term that’s in common, everyday use. “RICO” stands for “racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations.” The…
The Department of Justice has been putting a lot of focus on health care fraud cases. For example, in 2020 the DOJ recovered $3.1 billion after a series of successful health care fraud investigations. Fortunately it’s really not possible to…
One of the first cases that the Supreme Court will hear in 2022 is Wooden vs. The United States. This is a case that pertains to the Armed Career Criminal Act, which asks the courts to clarify when a person…