Fraud is one of the most commonly prosecuted white collar crimes and is predominantly present in the banking, securities, insurance, and healthcare industries.

It did not take long after the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) for the lower courts to struggle with implementing the Court’s new Second Amendment test in real life cases.

Since the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111 (2022), federal defendants have been challenging the constitutionality of federal firearm laws under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) with varying degrees of success. 

Earlier this year we reported on the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s proposed 2024 U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Amendments. On April 17, 2024, the Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to adopt every proposed amendment.

We previously reported on the wake the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111, 213 L.Ed.2d 382 (2022) has made in challenging the constitutionality of various federal gun laws. Since the Count’s October 2022 decision, district and appellate courts across the country have been split on how application of Bruen’s history and traditions test applies to various subsections of federal gun crimes codified under Section 922 of Title 18.

First published at The Federal Docket on December 28, 2023. The 2023 version of the United States Sentencing Guidelines took effect on November 1, 2023. Now that the Sentencing Commission has finally regained a voting quorum for the first time since 2018, there are substantial changes to the newest version of the Guidelines Manual.

First published at The Federal Docket on December 28, 2023. On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission published its proposed amendments for the 2024 amendment cycle. These amendments are subject to public comment through February 22, 2024. A public hearing on the amendments will be held in Washington, D.C., and the Commission will vote on whether to adopt the amendments sometime in April or May 2024.

White Collar Crimes are non-violent, financially motivated, usually for personal gain. These crimes often refer to individuals in a position to be handling large sums of money on behalf of a business or client, and taking advantage of that position in some way.

First published at The Federal Docket on December 28, 2023. On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission published its proposed amendments for the 2024 amendment cycle. These amendments are subject to public comment through February 22, 2024. A public hearing on the amendments will be held in Washington, D.C., and the Commission will vote on whether to adopt the amendments sometime in April or May 2024.