July 22nd, 2015 On June 19, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that a nonprofit organization was not barred by the Anti-Injunction […]
U.S. authorities are enlisting check-cashing businesses in a crackdown on tax-refund fraud.
Faced with a surge in tax refund check fraud in South Florida, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Monday issued a geographic targeting order for the region’s check cashers, temporarily enhancing identification requirements for customers to deter and help prosecute these crimes.
Cashing a tax refund check greater than $1,000 in Miami-Dade or Broward counties? Starting Aug. 3, additional ID will be required.
Federal officials are cracking down on a form of tax fraud that is hugely popular in South Florida.
July 8th, 2015 On June 19, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) vacated and remanded the decision of the United States […]
July 7th, 2015 The provision of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (“LAMC”) that requires hotel owners to provide guest registries to law enforcement on demand is facially unconstitutional due to […]
July 6th, 2015 On June 18, 2015, the Supreme Court in Ohio v. Clark (slip opinion available here), held that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause applies to out-of-court statements by unavailable witnesses to […]
July 2nd, 2015 On April, 10, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”) does not explicitly preempt […]
June 24th, 2015 The United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is authorized to conduct benchmark surveys of U.S. direct investment abroad every five years pursuant to […]
