The Future of Federal Fraud with Mark Allenbaugh

We spend so much time and engergy trying to develop our knowledge and skill to better represent our clients.  And keeping abreast of all major developments in the law is paramount to a successful legal practice. But there’s one thing every lawyer needs, and it does not exist – a crystal ball.  If we were…

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DePape (Pelosi Attacker) Sentencing Post-Mortem

It shocked the nation when David DePape, driven by insane QAnon conspiracy theories, violently attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.   A federal judge recently sentenced DePape to 30 years in prison.  With that de facto life sentence looming, we uncover a legal twist: the judge’s oversight during sentencing denied him the chance…

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JSIN: Will “Judicial Sentencing Information” Mutilate the Stats or Slash Sentences?

The US Sentencing Commission created “JSIN” (sounds like “Jason”) as a resource for Judges who want to understand how defendants are really being sentenced under the guidelines.   And, currently thirty-one federal jurisdictions are now incorporating JSIN data into the pre-sentence report. But, are the stats accurate?  Could these numbers help or harm our clients? Therefore,…

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BIG Guideline Changes on the Horizon (With Mark Allenbaugh)

On April 5, 2023, the United States Sentencing Commission voted to make several substantive changes to the federal sentencing guidelines.  If approved (or not acted upon) by Congress, some of the most significant amendments in recent memory will go into effect on Nov. 1, 2023.   These changes will effect anyone currently pending sentencing in federal…

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Trump The Terrorist? Jan. 6 Criminal Referral Sentencing Implications, Viewed Through The Lens Of The Recent Croft/Fox Michigan Militia Sentencings.

Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Well, January is shaping up to be an all Allenbaugh affair.  Although we finished our marathon session on December’s metric ton of high-profile federal sentencings, there was one other bombshell that we couldn’t leave untouched:  Congress’s criminal referral to the Dept. of Justice…

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Elizabeth Holmes: Sentencing Post Mortem

Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! On Friday, 11/18/22, a federal judge sentenced Elizabeth Holmes to over eleven years in prison.  Ms. Holmes was convicted after trial of a “fake it ’till you make it” fraud involving her company Theranos, and the revolutionary blood testing technology dream machine that…

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YouTube Bonus Episode: Sedition Edition!

The 1/6 hearings are in full swing. We don’t know what will come of it. What we do know is that there have already been two major indictments brought by the DOJ alleging the crime of “Seditious Conspiracy”. But, it is a total mystery what kind of sentences a judge may impose if convictions ensue.…

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