We are awaiting any day now a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Steve Bannon's appeal of his conviction for violating Title 2, United States Code, Section 192 by willfully refusing to
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A Tale of Two Sentencing Memos
Peter Navarro, former Presidential Advisor to Donald J. Trump, will be sentenced tomorrow in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was found guilty by the jury of two misdemeanor counts alleging violation of Title 2,…
Supreme Court Grants Cert. Petition in Fischer v. United States
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted the Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed in Fischer v. United States, one of three cases in which the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit interpreted 18 U.S.C. Section 1512(c) in…
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By Ellen Podgor
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and peaceful new year!(esp)
Fortenberry Conviction Reversed on Venue Issue
By Ellen Podgor
In United States v. Fortenberry, the Ninth Circuit "reversed former congressman Jeffrey Foretnberry's conviction" for allegedly making a false statement in violation of the false statement statute (18 USC 1001). It remands the case without prejudice to retry in a…
Supreme Court Grants Cert. Petition in Snyder v. United States
There is a circuit split on whether 18 U.S.C. Section 666 prohibits bribes alone or bribes and gratuities. We recently discussed it here. Yesterday the Supreme Court finally decided to resolve that split, granting the petition for writ of certiorari…
Free Speech v. Fair Trial: D.C. Circuit Rules on Trump Gag Order
On Friday, December 8, 2023, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan's Gag Order in U.S. V. Trump. Here is the…
Hunter Biden Tax Evasion Indictment
The Hunter Biden Indictment for tax evasion, filing false tax returns, and failure to pay and file taxes was handed down last Thursday in the Central District of California. There were nine counts–three felonies and six misdemeanors. The felonies were…
Trump Immunity Claim Rejected By D.C. Circuit For Now
On Friday December 1, 2023, in Blassingame v. Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that, at this stage of the proceedings, former President Donald Trump is not entitled to dismiss the consolidated civil case against him…
U.S. v. Calk: 18 U.S.C. Section 215 and Perspective Rolls
In a case of first impression in the Second Circuit regarding 18 U.S.C. Section 215, a panel has affirmed the conviction of Stephen Calk. Calk facilitated The Federal Savings Bank's ("TFSB") approval of significant loans to Paul Manafort in exchange…