by Elena Fast | Oct 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The short answer is yes, you can get in trouble for purchasing a fake COVID-19 vaccination card under federal and New York State Laws. With the federal government and several states passing vaccine mandates or vaccination requirements in order to partake in indoor...
by Elena Fast | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
PPP Loan Fraud involves submission of false or fraudulent information to the Small Business Administration in an effort to secure funding under the Paycheck Protection Program. What is the Paycheck Protection Program? The Paycheck Protection Program (commonly...
by Elena Fast | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Safety Valve is a provision codified in 18 U.S.C. 3553(f), that applies to non-violent, cooperative defendants with minimal criminal record without a leadership enhancement convicted under several federal criminal statutes. Congress created Safety Valve in order to...
by Elena Fast | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Understanding Spousal Privilege in Criminal and Civil Cases Spousal Privilege in Criminal Cases, frequently called marital privilege, protects communications between spouses. Similarly, spousal privilege also applies in civil cases, however it is slightly different....
by | Aug 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
404(b) evidence is evidence of prior bad acts that the prosecution can introduce in their case-in-chief. Under Federal Rule of Evidence (commonly abbreviated ‘FRE’) 404(b), the prosecution is able to introduce evidence of Defendant’s prior bad acts...
by Elena Fast | Aug 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest mysteries that we all want to know, but are afraid to ask: How Can Someone be Liable in a Civil Case but Not Guilty in a Criminal Case? In the American legal system, when an individual commits a wrongdoing, they may be faced with the headaches of...
