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Travel Ban Order Challenged in Court

January 21, 2018

Transcript: Interviewer: Bringing in CNN Political Analyst and New York Times Deputy Culture Editor, Patrick Healy. CNN Legal Analyst and Criminal Defense Attorney, Danny Cevallos. CNN Political Commentator and Senior Columnist for The Daily Beast, Matt Lewis. And Criminal Defense Attorney and Constitutional Attorney, Page Pate. Wow. This is some panel, beautiful. All right, let&#8217…

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RICO conspiracy charges against Mongols Motorcycle Club in Tennessee may be too broad

January 19, 2018

This week, federal prosecutors in the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville announced they have indicted over twelve members and associates of the Clarksville Chapter of the Mongols Motorcycle Club, a motorcycle club with membership across the country. The indictment is extensive, and perhaps overly broad. There are 54 counts that include a wide variety […]

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Our firm helps secure $10.5 million whistleblower settlement over unpaid customs duties

January 17, 2018

Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced that they had reached a settlement with Bassett Mirror Company over allegations our firm raised in a whistleblower lawsuit that the company had avoided paying millions of dollars in customs duties for wooden bedroom furniture it imported from China. Bassett was not the only company to avoid payment of […]

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Drug conspiracy charges and possible defenses for pharmacists charged in “Operation Faux Pharmacy”

December 6, 2017

The DEA announced today that it has launched “Operation Faux Pharmacy,” a large-scale investigation targeting 26 pharmacies across California, Hawaii, and Nevada. As the name Operation Faux Pharmacy suggests, the DEA is investigating whether these pharmacies distributed prescription opioids “outside the bounds of legitimate medicine” and in violation of the Controlled Substances Act…

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New fentanyl conspiracy charges in North Dakota and Mississippi

October 21, 2017

Fentanyl conspiracy charges were filed this week after federal grand juries in Mississippi and North Dakota charged two Chinese nationals and their American and Canadian associates with allegations of importing and distributing fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and other drugs. I completely understand the government’s focus on fentanyl (it is indeed a dangerous drug), but these indictment…

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