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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Sentencing Commission Rejects Actual Versus Intended Loss Distinction

The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines play an enormous role in federal sentencing. While courts are not required to follow the guidelines, the guidelines remain the starting point for determining a defendant’s ultimate sentence. For...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Power of the Sentencing Disparity Argument and Using the Judicial Sentencing Information Platform to Make One

At last week’s sentencing of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, the government recommended a 36-month prison sentence. Despite the serious nature of Zhao’s crimes – failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program,...more

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White Collar Quarterly Report | Q1 2024

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We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural issue of our quarterly White Collar newsletter, a dedicated resource from Benesch’s White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group. Each issue...more

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Elizabeth Holmes’ Sentence Brings Into Focus The Troubles Plaguing Our Culture Of Incarceration

There has been tremendous buzz surrounding the recent sentencing of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11.25 years in prison. Some have argued that, in light of the life sentence suggested by the Federal sentencing...more

Carlton Fields

Sentencing Commission Data Tool Is Deeply Flawed

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This past month, federal sentencing statistics became even more important for defense lawyers. The U.S. Sentencing Commission released the Judiciary Sentencing INformation platform, or JSIN — a new data tool that provides...more

The Volkov Law Group

Criminal Sentencing and Deterrence: White Collar Crime and Corporate Misconduct (Part I of III)

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The sentencing of criminal defendants continues to create controversy. There are so many categories of crime and ranges of punishment – the issue always calls for difficult judgments and inevitably results in vigorous...more

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The Inside Scoop: What does Tabernula tell us about the future of criminal insider dealing enforcement in the UK?

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The high-profile insider trading prosecution dubbed “Operation Tabernula”, brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), has this month secured two further convictions. After a 12-week trial, Martyn Dodgson and Andrew...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Focus on China - October 2015

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Welcome to the third issue of Focus on China Compliance for 2015. According to the FCPA Blog’s October 2015 Corporate Investigations List, China leads the countries reported to be involved in FCPA investigations with 29...more

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