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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Matter of Nemis (Conspiracy, CIMT, Modified Categorical Approach; Discretion)
Matter of Nemis, 28 I&N Dec. 250 (BIA 2021) Headnotes: (1) Applying the categorical approach, the conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (2012), is overbroad relative to the generic definition of a crime involving moral turpitude, and divisible...
Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
over 7 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Studies Link Rejection of Established Climate Science with Conspiracist Ideation
A new psychology study has strongly linked rejection of the scientific consensus on climate change to conspiratorial thinking. The study, led by Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky, builds on his previous research connecting a general belief in conspiracy theories...
Ted Zwayer
over 7 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change - Media Gallery
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over 7 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
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Jack Townsend
over 8 years ago
Tax Law
International Taxation
Accountant Sentenced For Tax Crimes; Conduct Included FBAR Violations
The United States Attorney's office has announced the sentencing of "Dennis Duban, a Los Angeles-based accountant and tax return preparer." The press release is here . He was sentenced to 24 months in prison pursuant to his plea for one...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Cyrus D. Mehta on USA v. Olivar: Conspiracy Prior to Naturalization Can Trigger Denaturalization
Cyrus D. Mehta, May 16, 2016 - "One of the advantages of becoming a US citizen is that one is no longer susceptible to being deported from the United States, especially if the person has been convicted of a crime. While being convicted of a crime...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA9 Rejects Matter of Richardson: USA v. Garcia-Santana (Conspiracy Requires Overt Act)
"... [ Matter of] Richardson [25 I&N Dec. 226 (BIA 2010) ] interpreted “conspiracy” under § 1101(a)(43)(U) as referring to the common-law definition, and thus as omitting any overt-act requirement. ... We cannot accept this interpretation...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA9 on Conspiracy; Nevada; Burglary; Aggravated Felony: U.S. v. Garcia-Santana
"The government appeals the dismissal of Xochitl Garcia-Santana’s indictment for unlawful reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The district court determined that Garcia’s prior removal order was constitutionally inadequate because...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 8 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Fraud Mastermind Uses Straw Buyer To Pull Off $2.1 Million Mortgage Theft
A six-count indictment has been filed in federal court charging Derryl L. Tanner and Julie A. Becker with engaging in a $2.1 million mortgage-fraud scheme. Tanner and Becker are accused of conspiring in 2006 to defraud several lending institutions related...
Vandeventer Black LLP
over 9 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Party Relationships: Contract Form Can Dictate
Virginia Construction Law News and Notes When parties go into relationships they often think the relationship is one thing; but legally the relationship may be another. Judge Hughes' recent decision in the case of PEAC Consulting, LLC v. The...
Jack Townsend
over 9 years ago
Tax Law
Federal Taxation
The Intersection of Conspiracy and Tax Obstruction
In United States v. Floyd , ___ F.3d ___, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 253 (1st Cir. 2014), here , the First Circuit panel affirmed the defendants' convictions and sentencings arising from their tax evading payroll tax scheme and warehouse banking scheme...
Jack Townsend
over 9 years ago
Tax Law
Federal Taxation
Strange Behavior Even by Tax Protestor / Defier Standards - Mens Rea for the Crime and Competence for Trial
In United States v. McQuarry , 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9529 (D MN 2014), here , the defendant "was indicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286 [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] and...
Steven A. Meyerowitz
over 9 years ago
Financial Fraud Law
Financial Fraud Law Blog
$28 Million of Silk Road’s Bitcoins Are Forfeited, US Attorney Says
Approximately 29,655 Bitcoins, worth approximately $28 million, that had been seized from the Silk Road server have been forfeited to the U.S. government in what federal prosecutors called the largest ever forfeiture of Bitcoins. Preet Bharara, the...
Steven A. Meyerowitz
over 9 years ago
Financial Fraud Law
Financial Fraud Law Blog
Family that Commits Identity Theft Together Goes to Prison Together
Mary Young and her husband, Christian Young, and her son, Octavious Reeves, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. Mary Young was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison, Christian Young was sentenced...
Steven A. Meyerowitz
over 9 years ago
Financial Fraud Law
Financial Fraud Law Blog
Stamford Attorney Admits Role in $7 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Christopher Brecciano, an attorney in Stamford, Connecticut, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to conspiring to defraud financial institutions through an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of Connecticut properties. According...
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