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Legal Articles
- Federal Seizures Present Traps for Unwary Owners in Maryland
- Maryland Law Re: Vacating Convictions Pursuant To Post-conviction and Coram Nobis Petitions
- Baltimore proposes legislation for police body cameras
- Understanding Ponzi scheme allegations
- Federal marijuana policy in question as more states vote for legalization
- Discerning the difference between embezzlement and larceny in MD
- Government health care fraud investigations show no sign of slowing
- New bill seeks to curb federal civil asset forfeiture laws
- University study on white collar crime: Is the government shifting focus?
- Man accused of using crowd-funding site to commit securities fraud
- How social media evidence can be used in a criminal trial
- Understanding tax fraud and its penalties in Maryland
- How Federal Forfeiture Works in Maryland
- Investigation of Federal Criminal Defense Cases
- Government Crackdown on Health Care Fraud Yields Record Recoveries
- Federal Forfeiture Overview for Claimants and Defense Counsel
- 1998 Downward Departure Review
- SEC increasing focus on microcap fraud, other offenses
- Random Thoughts (Some of Them Obvious) for Criminal Defense Attorneys Dealing With the Press in High Profile Cases
- FBI Washington office targets financial fraud
- Federal Government and Health Insurers Team up to Crack Down on Fraud
- Thank You Sir, May I Have Another: Attacking Maryland State Criminal Convictions Collaterally in State and Federal Court: Part Two
- Asset Forfeitures and Freezes in Health Care Fraud Litigation
- The Post-Koon Era of Downward Departure Jurisprudence: A Discussion of Koon and Post-Koon Cases Granting and Upholding Departures
- Federal Civil Asset Forfeitures: A Pre-Trial Roadmap for Litigators in Private Practice
- Substantial Assistance Case Law Review
- Silence at Sentencing on Fraud Amounts: Can a Defendant Say Mum? A Look at Mitchell v. United States, 119 S.Ct. 1307 (1999)
- Government Witness Perjury, Government Narcotics Expert Admits Perjury, Offering Post Conviction Possibilities In Case Where He Testified
- Federal Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions Have Intensified In Recent Years
- Federal Sentencing Update
- Review of Recent Substantial Assistance, Other Downward Departure Cases, and Guideline Amendments
- Bank to Pay Almost $2 Billion Civil Asset Forfeiture Judgment
- Supreme Court, Fourth Circuit and Maryland District Court Federal Sentencing Update
- Apprendi v. New Jersey: A Watershed Decision with Potentially Far Reaching Implications for Sentencing Practices in Criminal Cases
- Federal Sentencing Update Criminal Justice Panel Training
- A Primer on the Attorney-Client Privilege in Health Care Fraud and Abuse Litigation
- Booth M. Ripke just published a book review in this month's White Collar Crime Issue of, "The Champion" magazine. The article reviews Gleen Greenwald's most recent book, "With Liberty and Justice for Some." The focus is on the Government's unequal enforcement of criminal laws for certain high profile or economic crimes.
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