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US v. Dr. James Heaton, Case No. 20-12568, Losing a §841(a) Challenge in a Post-Ruan World, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (filed 2/14/23).

After the Supreme Court’s opinion in Ruan v. United States, 597 U.S.__, 142 S. Ct. 2370 (2022),...

SCOTUS Takes a Close Look at White-Collar Crime in two recent cases: Percoco and Ciminelli

SCOTUS Takes a Close Look at White-Collar Crime in two recent cases: Percoco and Ciminelli

Lately, SCOTUS has taken an interest in white-collar criminal cases. Just last week, the Court...

Bankruptcy costs properly considered “actual losses” because “foreseeable” for purposes of federal sentencing guidelines in wire fraud case; Petitioner loses §2255 motion. United States v. Lagos, 25 F.4th 329 (5th Cir. 2022)

Sergio Fernando Lagos (“Lagos”) pled guilty in 2015 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire...