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Criminal defense attorney, Lorraine Gauli-Rufo shares news and articles pertaining to criminal and federal law.

 

Medicare Fraud Update

Recently the Department of Justice announced that it would focus on healthcare fraud investigations on Medicare Part C (“Medicare Advantage”). Specifically, there will be investigations into Medicare Advantage fraud. Under traditional Medicare, Medicare pays providers...

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United States Sentencing Commission adopted amendments

In November of this year, the United States Sentencing Commission adopted amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Amendment 814 makes changes to §1B1.13 concerning the standard under which a motion for reduction in sentence may be brought. This motion is...

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New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen

In the landmark Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, The Court held that in order to find a gun regulation constitutionally permissible, courts must employ a two-step test. First, the court must inquire as to whether the plain...

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Pharmacy Fraud

Recently, it seems that the federal government has been closely scrutinizing the actions of several pharmacy and compound pharmacy companies and has brought federal charges against many of these owners.  They have been charged with a variety of federal crimes,...

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Habeas Update SCOTUS

Habeas Update SCOTUS In June of this year, the Supreme Court ruled on a case related to habeas corpus. More specifically, in Jones v. Hendrix, the Supreme Court discussed habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 when a subsequent (or second) motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255...

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Admissibility of Social Media Evidence in Court

The Federal Rules of Evidence state that admissions by a party-opponent can be introduced in court. This may include relevant text messages, social media posts, and statements made to the media. In order for evidence derived from social media platforms to be...

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Honest Services Fraud

The Supreme Court issued two opinions limiting the scope of federal fraud statutes that prohibit “honest services fraud” in Ciminelli v. United States and Percoco v. United States. 18 U.S.C. § 1346 states, “a scheme or artifice to defraud includes a scheme or artifice...

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