by admin | Feb 26, 2015 | Federal Criminal News
Recently, in United States v. Ashokkumar, a federal criminal case involving a doctor who accepted illegal kickbacks, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a physician was subject to a two-level adjustment for abuse of a position of trust pursuant to United... by admin | Feb 23, 2015 | Federal Criminal News
On January 9, 2015 the United States Sentencing Commission published the proposed federal criminal Sentencing Guideline Amendments, including revisions to the sentencing guideline governing fraud. The proposed amendments are summarized here: Guideline §2B1.1 governing... by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Federal Criminal News
United States v. Davenport, a recent federal sentencing decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, held that the Government did not breach the terms of a defendant’s plea agreement by arguing for a two-level enhancement under the United... by admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Criminal News
In a unanimous ruling on January 8, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an individual’s prior dismissed adult criminal and juvenile charges do not form the basis to deny a defendant’s acceptance into the pretrial intervention program (PTI). The Court...