Telemedicine and Genetic Testing Fraud: Why Early Responsibility Is Critical in 2025 Health Care Fraud Investigations
The 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown charged 49 defendants in connection with more than $1.17 billion in fraudulent Medicare claims involving […]
Health Care Fraud and Prescription Opioids: What 2025’s Takedown Means for Medical Professionals Under Investigation
The 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown charged 74 defendants in opioid-related health care fraud. According to the DOJ, 44 of them […]
2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: The Rise of Transnational Fraud Schemes and the Cost of Waiting
The 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown exposed something federal prosecutors have long warned about: health care fraud is no longer just […]
Health Care Fraud and Early Cooperation: Lessons from the 2025 National Takedown
The Department of Justice just completed the largest health care fraud takedown in U.S. history. According to the DOJ, 324 defendants—including 96 […]
How 10-10-10 Planning Strengthens Your Case for BOP Home Confinement
I read 10-10-10 by Suzy Welch in April 2009, about a month before I was released from Taft Federal Prison. The Second […]
Second Chance Act BOP Implementation: How the FSA Time Credit Worksheet Adds Up to 12 Extra Months—If You Do the Work
The June 2025 BOP memo outlines a clear rule: if you’ve earned fewer than 365 days of First Step Act (FSA) Time […]
BOP Memo June 2025: Why More People Are Going Directly to Home Confinement—and How the Release Plan Tips the Scale
The June 2025 Bureau of Prisons memo makes one thing clear: if you qualify under the First Step Act (FSA) and/or the […]
First Step Act Home Confinement Update: How the Conditional Placement Date Accelerates Your Referral—If You’re Ready
The June 2025 BOP memo introduces a key concept that affects release timing: the Conditional Placement Date (CPD). This is not a […]
Bureau of Prisons New Home Confinement Directive: Why Your Release Plan Now Carries More Weight Than a Job Offer
The June 2025 BOP memo changes how home confinement referrals work. One of the clearest shifts is this: prior employment is no […]
Why Federal Judges Ignore Apologies—and What Defendants Should Do Instead
When I wrote my judge a letter from federal prison, I didn’t write to say I was sorry. I wrote to show […]
The Truth About Cooperation: What Judges Really Consider at Sentencing
In 2007, I spent nearly a full year working with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This was after my indictment, but before […]
What the SEC Wants to Hear if You Want a Shorter Sentence
Six Months After My Plea, Everything Changed I had already pled guilty. One count of conspiracy to commit fraud. The government knew […]