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Criminal – Government can’t sandbag defendant during sentencing

Where the government initially argued the defendant’s four prior convictions qualified him for an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, which requires three predic...

Criminal – Court upholds manual cell phone searches at border

Where the defendant argued that the search of his iPhone at the border was unlawful, and that the resulting sexually explicit photos and videos of prepubescent girls should have be...

A Company That Isn’t The Importer Of Record Can’t Get In Trouble For Customs Fraud, Right? Wrong!

Criminal – Defendant’s motion to suppress is denied

Defendant Peewee Carmelo Martinez’s motion to suppress evidence was denied by the WDVA court, citing sufficient nexus and the good-faith exception. The post Criminal – Defendant’s...

Criminal – Former chief of police convicted of sex trafficking of a minor

Where the defendant argued his attorney’s representation posed an unwaivable conflict, but his motion for a new trial was filed too late, and he repeatedly consented to the attorne...

‘HA!': Trade Judge ‘Stunned' With Feds' Proposal on IEEPA Duty Refunds

The U.S. Department of Justice's Claudia Burke suggested the trade court waive its filing fees in an attempt to steer the judge away from certifying a class of the thousands of imp...

DOJ asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Abrego Garcia

In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

Criminal – Correctional officer’s civil rights’ violation conviction is vacated

Where the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the government’s proximate cause burden when a defendant is charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 242, which makes it illegal f...

DOJ Unseals “War Room” Indictment Alleging RICO Enterprise and $12 Million Medicaid Fraud

Federal prosecutors have unsealed a nine-count indictment charging Louis Trejo, Kenneth Garner, Harold Stevenson, and Erihk Belis in a sweeping alleged scheme that combines classic...

DOJ Unseals “War Room” Indictment Alleging RICO Enterprise and $12 Million Medicaid Fraud

Federal prosecutors have unsealed a nine-count indictment charging Louis Trejo, Kenneth Garner, Harold Stevenson, and Erihk Belis in a sweeping alleged scheme that combines classic...

DOJ, DHS Publish Trade Fraud Enforcement Guide Highlighting Customs and Tariff Enforcement Priorities