Articles
- The Federal Appeal Process: What You Need to KnowHow a federal criminal appeal works: the 14-day deadline to file, what the appeals court reviews, how long it takes, and what can happen next.
- Federal Drug Trafficking: Statutes and SentencesThe basics of federal drug trafficking penalties under 21 U.S.C. § 841: drug amounts, mandatory minimums, maximum sentences, and fines.
- Federal Fraud ChargesAn overview of the main federal fraud statutes, their penalties, and notable cases from 2016 to 2019, with updates on how some of them turned out.
- Sex Offender Registries and the ConstitutionHow courts have ruled on challenges to sex offender registries, from Smith v. Doe to Millard v. Rankin, and what federal registration law requires.
- Health Care Fraud and Abuse ExplainedA plain guide to the federal health care fraud laws: 18 U.S.C. § 1347, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and the False Claims Act.
- How Federal Money Laundering Charges WorkHow federal money laundering law works under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, the penalties, cash reporting rules, and key Supreme Court cases.
- Trespassing in Cyberspace: The Law of Federal CybercrimeHow federal law treats hacking and online crime, from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to wire fraud and identity theft, with a look at Celebgate.
- COVID-19 in Prisons: July 2020A July 2020 snapshot of COVID-19 in federal prisons, plus later changes to CARES Act home confinement and compassionate release.
Federal charges explained
Charged with a federal crime? Choose the charge below to see what it means, what the government has to prove, and what penalties apply.
- Federal crimes: an overview of the common federal charges
- Federal Arson Crimes
- Federal Bank Robbery
- Federal CCE & RICO
- Federal Child Pornography
- Federal Cyber Crimes
- Federal Drug Conspiracy
- Federal Drug Crimes
- Federal Embezzlement & Employee Theft
- Federal Firearm Crimes
- Federal Fraud Conspiracy
- Federal Healthcare Fraud
- Federal Identity Theft
- Federal Immigration Crimes
- Federal Insurance Fraud
- Federal Juvenile Crimes
- Federal Mail Fraud
- Federal Mortgage & Bank Fraud
- Federal Tax Fraud
- Federal White Collar Crime
- Federal Wire Fraud
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