On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 31, 2019 | Federal Crimes, Firm News
If you are like a lot of people in New York, you may at times get confused between the various federal agencies that may be involved in immigration activities. There is the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement office but there is also the United States...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 29, 2019 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
After several weeks during which the Second Circuit was unusually active, this week was quiet with no precedential decisions and only two unexceptional summary orders. The New York Court of Appeals continued its anti-criminal-defendant direction with its decision in...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 24, 2019 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
People in New York may be well aware of the myriad of legal issues that have been plaguing the former campaign chair to the current President. However, they may not always understand some of the legal nuances involved in the cases, including in the recent case...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 21, 2019 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
The Second Circuit published two interesting precedential opinions this week, finding: (1) in Black that a defendant in the WDNY was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial (third time in two years that the Circuit has found a 6thAmendment speedy trial...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 17, 2019 | Embezzlement, Firm News
A criminal conviction for embezzlement can significantly hinder your opportunities to move with your life after you have completed whatever criminal penalties your convictions forced you to complete. For this reason, many in your same position have come to us here at...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 14, 2019 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
Another week where there were no precedential opinions in criminal cases from the Second Circuit, but quite a few summary orders. Second Circuit Last Friday, in United States v. Benton, in a summary order, the Circuit affirmed defendant’s convictions for conspiracy to...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 12, 2019 | Firm News
You get accused of white collar crime, and the charges are serious. They allege that you have spent years or even decades financially benefiting yourself through illegal means. They’re threatening to make you pay through fines, jail time and other ramifications....
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 10, 2019 | Federal Crimes, Firm News
If the federal government charges you with having committed a RICO violation in New York, you may wonder exactly what these charges entail. Per the U.S. Department of Justice, RICO stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act that Congress passed...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 7, 2019 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
This was a quiet week for precedential decisions in the Second Circuit, but it was a busy one for summary affirmances. Second Circuit On Tuesday (3/5), in United States v. Kroll, the Circuit vacated defendant’s life sentence, imposed by now-deceased EDNY Judge Leonard...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Mar 1, 2019 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
A couple of surprising trends this week. For the second time in three weeks (Fernandez, below, and Orlando v. Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, here), the Circuit reversed the denial of a habeas conviction in a New York State murder case after petitioners’...
