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Wire Act Prosecutions expected to increase with new DOJ opinion

February 1, 2019
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel recently published an opinionreviewing the Department’s interpretation of the federal Wire Act. The Wire Act has been a tool for prosecuting certain gambling activities since 1961. Codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1084, the Wire Act states that: Whoever being engaged in the business of betting or wagering […]

Updated U.S. Attorneys’ Manual renamed “The Justice Manual”

February 1, 2019
For the first time in over 20 years, the Department of Justice has updated the United States Attorneys’ Manual, including giving it a new name – “The Justice Manual.” The Justice Manual is a key resource for U.S. attorneys, detailing not only the current laws that govern federal criminal and civil cases, but also the […]

Michael Flynn Sentencing Report

January 18, 2019
TRANSCRIPT: Jim: Joining us now, CNN legal analyst, Page Pate, and chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo News, Michael Isikoff. Michael, if I could begin with you. You, of course, have been following the Russia investigation from the very beginning here. Focusing on Flynn for a moment, it was interesting, in mid-September, the last we had […]

Will Manafort Get a Pardon?

January 18, 2019
TRANSCRIPT: Robyn: CNN legal analyst Page Pate is here with me now to discuss all of this. Great to have you in the studio. Page: Thank you. Robyn: So, after all of this time with the Mueller investigation working on all of this with Paul Manafort, it appears that the President intends to pardon him […]

What is the “FIRST STEP Act” and how would it help people in federal court?

November 25, 2018
These past few weeks, news outlets have been heavily focused on the debate in Congress over the “FIRST STEP Act,” a bipartisan proposal to reform federal sentencing laws and conditions in federal prisons. With the president’s recent endorsement, the First Step Act has a good chance of being passed and signed into law next year. […]

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