Federal Crimes Blog

When you go into federal court to enter your plea, the judge goes through a long colloquy related to your rights, what you're getting yourself into, and your discussions with your attorney. It is rare that a federal judge would allow a person to withdraw a plea. There certainly are grounds, in so...

What most people don't realize is that a federal criminal money laundering case can take many different forms and it's a bit confusing because you look at the law on this subject and a lot of these websites are just spouting off a bunch of law without giving any explanation — without breathing any life into the subject matter...

In the twenty-five years that I've been defending police officers who have been charged I've noticed that a lot of times once a police officer is charged, unfortunately they are treated and viewed as the very criminals that they are sworn to protect society against. I really think it does them a ...

This is a good question because a lot of federal criminal cases, multiple defendants are charged at the same time, and usually what you'll see is whoever's at the top of the indictment in a federal criminal case, is usually who the prosecutors or government view as the most serious players in the...

When it comes to sentencing in federal criminal cases, judges can look at all sorts of different factors, and certainly person's family circumstances would be a relevant inquiry.  But, the reality is, unless you've got some serious family circumstances, it's unlikely that the court in a federal c...

When it comes to sentencing at a federal level as it relates to criminal cases, one of the key things that you and your attorney want to try to do is obviously, give all of the mitigating information related to you and your circumstances and this concept of minor role and definitely help in that....

Federal sentences can be reduced for substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another, and the mandatory minimum may not have to be followed. There are rules under which a sentence is commonly reduced for “substantial assistance,” including Section 5K1.1 of the U.S. Sentencing...

Say nothing to the police! At the time of arrest, the goal of most police officers when talking to you and asking you questions is to get you to say self incriminating statements. For this reason, once they have your basic information, you do not have to explain anything. Everything you say, even...

Federal Sentencing Guidelines: According to the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, federal crimes can be classified in terms of 43offense categories. The offense level is matched up with the Criminal History Category (there are six different history categories) to determine sentencing. To find a...