Any amount of illegal narcotics qualifies for Federal prosecution.

Procedure for notifying Central District court of settlement??

Mr. Chambers is correct.

My indictment was sealed for my trial. is there any way for my attorney to see my grand jury indictment

Your attorney should be able to get this under most circumstances. Work with your attorney. There are several reasons applicable here preventing...

If you have 4 different charges under 1 cause number will those charges run concurrent when dealing with the feds?

It is possible. Are you saying that you have four counts under one indictment? At sentencing, the US sentencing guidelines may group the counts...

What kind of time is my brother looking at? What should we be doing as a family to help reduce time?

This is a whole lot of time. I understand your need to get an expectation about this, but you must wait until his attorney has a chance to go...

Are charging / indictment decisions made by one District / State / US Attorney or collectively generally?

You can find the AUSA policies at the link below.

What is the difference between a federal pre-trial witness conference and a proffer conference?

Witness vs. defendant is the basic difference. A defendant makes a proffer or admission. A witness discusses pretrial, testimony to be offered. ...

Is it easy to get federal sentencing reductions for being a minor or minimal participant?

There is an enhancement and a reduction, both of which your attorney should be able to argue at sentencing under 3553.

There is no hypothetical here - get an attorney before talking to anyone. If you cannot afford an attorney, the Federal defenders can appoint you...

In the context of federal crime, what does mean to "come clean" to avoid a 18 USC 1001 violation?

Place a proffer on the table. But please do not try this alone. Get an attorney to negotiate the terms to provide some sort of immunity.