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Criminal Case From Arrest to Disposition When the person gets arrested for the first time, he or she will be most likely terrified and shocked and will have tons of questions regarding the process and its outcome. Often, family and friends get involved in looking for the criminal defense attorney and they as well will have numerous questions regarding the reason for arrest, the rules of arraignment and bail, the adjournments of Court appearances, and, most importantly, the ...Continue reading

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES IN FEDERAL COURTS. The majority of white-collar criminal cases prosecuted in Federal court are wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, Medicaid & health care fraud & related conspiracies. Before an arrest is made, there is usually a long-term investigation, often involving confidential sources & surveillance. The role of loss amount in such cases is hard to overestimate. The reason for this is the structure of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USG...G). Defendant pleads guilty in exchange for the Government’s recommendation of the sentencing range. This recommendation, however, is not binding on the Judge, who can sentence the Defendant to any punishment allowed by law. Federal law is notorious for very lengthy sentences. For example, the sentencing range for wire fraud is up to 30 years of imprisonment. The Judge is allowed to sentence the defendant outside of the Guidelines, & must take into account various factors regarding the defendant, his role in the offense. USSG provides the sentencing range in months of imprisonment, which is a function of the criminal history category & the offense level, which is calculated based, among other things, on loss amount to victims. White-collar criminal cases are very complex, require diligent work by defense counsel to achieve the best possible result. If you have questions about federal charges such as wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, Medicaid & health care fraud & others, please contact us See more

GRAND JURY. Felony is a serious criminal charge in NY. It is when an accused faces over 1-year in jail. It also carries potential collateral consequences in employment, immigration, professional licensing, housing, voting rights, etc. A person who is charged with a felony has an absolute right to have his case presented to a grand jury by the prosecutor. If grand jury issues a true bill, the defendant is indicted, and the prosecution is continuing. If grand jury issues no tr...ue bill, the case is over. The great dilemma for many defendants is whether to testify before the grand jury. If we think the client's testimony may be beneficial, we then gather several criminal defense attorneys from our firm and sit for a mock grand jury presentation with attorneys playing roles of prosecutor and grand jurors. This way we try to evaluate whether the client's story is credible and whether he/she is a good witness to testify in a grand jury. It takes a team of experienced criminal defense attorneys to evaluate the case with felony charges to properly advise the client whether he should give testimony to the grand jury or waive his right & let the prosecution present only their case. The decision to testify before a grand jury is a very important one. If the grand jury believes the accused, it may dismiss the case completely. If you need assistance with a criminal defense or a second opinion about your current matter, please contact our firm. See more

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