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Slight shift on cooperation credit

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||”] Change In Cooperation Credit Criteria Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced last week a change in the way cooperation credit is given to corporations in criminal cases. Rosenstein announced that the Department of Justice will allow a company to receive cooperation credit…

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Insys – one down and six to go.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||”] One Defendant Switches Sides In Insys Prosecution One defendant in the highly publicized Insys prosecution has agreed to switch sides and become a cooperator. Former Vice President of Sales at Insys, Alec Burlakoff, has agreed to plead guilty to a racketeering conspiracy. He faces…

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Department of Justice Updates United States Attorneys’ Manual

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||”] The United States Attorneys’ Manual Update After a review ordered by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Department of Justice has revamped and updated the United States Attorneys’ Manual.  This is the first comprehensive update of the Manual in 20 years.  The Manual is now…

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Federal agencies assisting in a criminal investigation ARE part of the prosecution team.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||”] Federal Prosecutors In The United States Attorney’s Office Assigned  A big victory for the defense in the prosecution of the founder and former top executives at opioid manufacturer Insys Therapeutics.  A magistrate judge assigned to the case ordered federal prosecutors in the United States Attorney’s…

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Sixth Circuit rules trial judge must use intended loss in calculating loss figure.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em”] Sixth Circuit Reversed The Sentences On Friday, the Sixth Circuit in the cases of United States v. Mehmood and United States v. Ahmadani reversed the sentences of two owners of home health care companies. The Sixth Circuit reasoned that the trial judge incorrectly applied the law…

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