Conspiracy
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Fake It Till You Make It: When Silicon Valley’s Culture Turns Criminal
By Maryclaire M. Farrington It’s a tale as old as time: the Ivy League dropout turned tech icon.[1] Media’s maître… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 3/25-3/29
R.F. v. Cecil County Public Schools This case is a civil case where the parents of a child with disabilities… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 3/19 – 3/23
By: Ashley Collette & Evan Reid Jimenez-Cedillo v. Sessions A Mexican citizen present in the United States without authorization pled… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Sentencing Enhancements for “Relevant Conduct”
By John Van Swearingen On January 24, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More
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The Fourth Circuit Remands Qui Tam Proceedings Based on Possible Fraud Leading to Successor Corporate Liability
By M. Allie Clayton On November 15, 2016, the Fourth Circuit released a published opinion in the civil case of… Read More
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Nephew/Uncle Conspiracy to Sell “Stolen” Marlboros Remanded Back for Resentencing
By Mikhail Petrov Today, in the published criminal case of United States v. Qazah, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Defendants’… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Revisits Sex Trafficking Case
By Malorie Letcavage On August 18, 2015 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its published opinion in the criminal… Read More
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Presentence Reports Insufficient to Attribute Drug Quantities in a Conspiracy
By Lauren D. Emery On March 3, 2015, in the published criminal opinion, U.S. v. Flores-Alvarado, the Fourth Circuit vacated… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Mandatory Consecutive Sentencing Under 18 U.S.C. § 924(j)
By Carson Smith Today, in the criminal case United States v. Bran, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Eastern District of… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Sentencing Enhancement in Conspiracy to Possess Counterfeit and Identity Theft Case
By Taylor Ey Last Friday, November 7th, the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in United States v. Mendez affirming the sentencing decision… Read More
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Summary Judgment on Business Conspiracy and Breach of Contract Claims Affirmed
By Evelyn Norton Did the District Court Err in Granting Summary Judgment in Defendants’ Favor? Today, in Rogers v. Deane,… Read More
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Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Conviction Affirmed
By Dan Menken Today in United States v. Garnes, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Charlotte Elizabeth Garnes for… Read More