Tipsters Could Receive Payment for Reporting Criminal Misconduct on Corporations The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a pilot program to launch later this year that would see non-culpable whistleblowers receive monetary payments in exchange for information of...
Federal Crimes
Classified Information Exchanged on Dating Site
Retired Veteran Accused of Leaking Sensitive Information to Ukrainian Woman A retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, David Franklin Slater, 63, was recently arrested and is accused of leaking highly sensitive information to a purportedly Ukrainian woman he had met online...
Biden Administration Asks Court to Allow Extension of Controversial Surveillance Program Before April Expiration
Federal Government Seeks to Extend Authorization of Warrantless Surveillance The Biden Administration announced that it would seek will ask a court to renew the certification necessary to conduct surveillance authorized by a controversial surveillance program, set to...
Supreme Court to Weigh Scope of Federal Bribery Statute
US Supreme Court to Review Potential Limits of Statute A case pending before the Supreme Court, Snyder v. United States, is set for oral arguments on April 14, 2024, with a ruling expected in the following months which could impact how and when the federal government...
83-Year-Old Arrested for Bank Robbery Spree
Convicted Bank Robber Arrested for Valentine’s Day Robbery Donald "Doc" Bennett, an 83-year-old convicted felon who served more than thirty years in prison for a string of robberies in the 1980s, was arrested by the F.B.I. in connection with a recent series of...
New Rule Proposed by the Government to Further Monitor Possible Money Laundering
Proposed Rule to Curb Money Laundering Through Real Estate As we have previously discussed, the United States Treasury Department has recently implemented or proposed new rules to crack down on money laundering through corporate ownership interest and is now seeking...
Judge Rules Rap Lyrics Inadmissible at Trial
Rapper Accused of Killing Run-DMC Member Jam Master Jay Will Not Have Rap Lyrics Read at Trial A federal judge in New York City ruled earlier this week that rap lyrics performed by Karl Jordan Jr, aka “Yadi” or “Young Yadi,” will not be admissible at his trial because...
Department of Justice Release New Guidance on Specialized Police Units
New Guidance Commissioned in Wake of Memphis Man’s Death at Hands of Police The Department of Justice released a new guide meant to assist law enforcement agencies oversee and manage special units on the one-year anniversary of the death of Tyre Nicols, who was beaten...
Federal Bureau of Prisons in Need of Overhaul as Issues Mount
Legislation to Authorize Independent Oversight Stalls in the Senate The Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) has faced mounting criticism after conditions have slowly deteriorated over decades, culminating in the federal government settling up a hotline for incarcerated...
Utah Supreme Court Rules Fifth Amendment Protects Cell Phone Passwords
In Contrast to Illinois Supreme Court, Utah Rules that Police Cannot Compel Suspect to Turn Over Password to Cell Phone In an update to our prior coverage of an Illinois State Supreme Court decision earlier this year, the Utah Supreme Court has reached the opposite...