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October 14, 2012 by William K. "Chip" Bradford

Legal fraud: scammers got 2 million dollars from casinos

Three roulette players won two million dollars, and quite quickly. All they needed was knowledge of the law and a small laser. This laser was embedded in a cell phone and was used by a Hungarian citizen and two Serbian citizens. Everything was simple – they measured the wheel’s rotation speed and movement of the […]

FEDERAL APPEAL – CASE REVERSED ON SENTENCING ISSUE

Federal Drug Case Appeal Results in Remand for Resentencing In a Federal appeal of a drug conspiracy conviction, the Eleventh Circuit vacated the sentence and remanded the case back to the District Court for resentencing. Our client was charged in a multi-count federal drug trafficking / drug distribution case. We were successful in getting an […]

ZERO CRIMINAL HISTORY GUIDELINES AMENDMENT

Federal Sentencing Guidelines Zero Criminal History Amendment Will Be Retroactive The United States Sentencing Commission voted on August 24, 2023 to make the zero criminal history amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines retroactive with a delayed effective date. The Sentencing Commission approved the retroactive application of the amendment, but determined that the amendment would not […]