There are a few different ways that something can qualify as a federal crime instead of a state crime. For example, if the U.S. Constitution has been violated, or if the crime specifically violated federal laws and not state laws, then federal courts have...
Many people may never have heard of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For those involved in large scale businesses, they may have heard of the EPA but had few direct dealings with it. The EPA is a federal agency tasked with setting and enforcing environmental...
As a business owner who sells products, you rely on your cargo being shipped around the country and beyond in an efficient manner. Your cargo needs to arrive on time and in one piece. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen, and cargo can be damaged during transit....
People use their phones in many different ways in 2024, from messaging to social media to email communications to making phone calls. They send and receive voice messages, and many people even communicate with pictures or videos. Data transfer has never been faster...
Transshipping is the practice of transferring imported goods from one form of transportation to another during their journey from their country of origin to their final destination. Transshipping can be perfectly legal – and efficient. It can be more economical to...
Phishing is a fraudulent scheme that intends to steal personal information from others for personal gain. Victims of phishing could reveal their online usernames, Social Security numbers, bank account information, credit card numbers, passwords, etc. This stolen...
One of the last decisions the U.S. Supreme Court handed down before the justices recessed until October has a lot of people wondering just what constitutes bribery under the law. What does the 6-3 ruling mean for federal anti-corruption laws? The case that made its...
Litigation can be an incredibly effective tool when business disputes occur. You might just use the threat of it to encourage the other party to move back into line and fulfill their part of a contract. Or you might keep it in your back pocket, knowing that you can...
The term “disgorgement” sounds like something that’s very painful. It certainly can be – financially. Disgorgement is a legal remedy that involves returning profits that were obtained through fraudulent methods (often referred to as “ill-gotten gains”) to those who...
There are many different kinds of fraud. Some forms of fraud are less obvious and can involve more than one person, such as pyramid schemes and bank fraud. Other forms of fraud can involve individuals, such as mortgage fraud. One kind of fraud that can happen to...