By Andrea L. Moseley Over the last few months, I have provided insight into how individuals and small businesses can mitigate risk related to pandemic fund fraud allegations. In this article, I will include an enhanced reference guide with five simple tips on how to...
By Andrea L. Moseley If you applied for pandemic relief funds and your business is in Virginia, you should be aware that civil and criminal fraud investigations and prosecutions are going to intensify in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). Shown above, this...
By Sara Kropf It’s July 2020. One day we’ll look back at this time with some perspective. We’ll tally with certainty how many people died from a pandemic that could undoubtedly been stopped sooner. We’ll evaluate whether the Black Lives Matters protests led to...
Blog Post by Andrea L. Moseley This week the Grand Jury Target authors want to make sure you read an article about the law of conspiracy that is hot off the press. You do not want to miss this timely article that lays out valuable defense strategies against the...
By: Sara Kropf When I first started doing white-collar criminal defense work as an associate at a big firm, I noticed that the partner always seemed to know the other lawyers on the case. They had been AUSAs together, or worked at Main Justice at the same time, or...
By Dan Portnov Sometime this summer, perhaps as soon as mid-August, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will be sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan. Flynn’s sentencing piques both pro-Trump and anti-Trump interest because he was one of the...
By: Sara Kropf If you are new to white-collar work, you will quickly hear about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or FCPA. For you seasoned attorneys out there, you may feel like you've heard too much about it. But here's the thing: you can always learn more. And I...
By: Sara Kropf Representing a witness during a voluntary interview or proffer session with the government requires preparation. As the lawyer, you will get ready by reviewing documents, talking to other lawyers in the joint defense group about anticipated questions...
By: Sara Kropf Many of my white-collar clients are startled to learn how long a government investigation and criminal trial take. They think it will last a year, maybe 14 months. Instead, it can take years. Delay can work to my clients’ advantage, allowing us time to...
By: Sara Kropf Regular readers of this blog know that I resent when the government forces private industry to do the government’s job. Internal investigations are a good example. Companies spend millions conducting them into possible wrongdoing—hoping for leniency—and...