As of today, twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. (A complete list of … Learn More
In recent years the United States has increasingly amplified the pressure on United States persons to disclose assets they hold … Learn More
In Basulto, et. al. v. Hialeah Automotive, etc., et. al., SC09-2358 (March 20, 2014), the Florida Supreme Court addressed the … Learn More
On April 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Clarke, a case which … Learn More
While serving a prison sentence, a convicted drug trafficker in Texas was able to transfer proceeds from his narcotics sales to an account accessed by his associates. Learn More
The following post, which was authored by Joseph DiRuzzo, originally appeared on the Federal Tax Crimes Blog on May 5, 2014. We re-post it here … Learn More
A recent win for a large company in a False Claims Act suit (a seeming rarity as of late) alleging … Learn More
Since early 2013, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has been formally targeting banks that service a wide range of lawfully operating businesses that it and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) consider “high risk.” The probe, known as “Operation Choke Point,” was started as an outgrowth of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Taskforce and seeks banks’ assistance in choking off access to the financial services industry by shutting down the bank accounts of high risk businesses.
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As more States move towards the legalization of marijuana in various forms and to various degrees, marijuana is quickly becoming a growing and profitable industry. Learn More