There's no reduced charge or misdemeanor alternative to wire fraud; you'll either win or lose the case (a win can be a dismissal of you as a...

How long can it take after you have been sentenced to Federal Time, but still sitting in Chatham County Jail?

The Federal Bureau of Prisons' designation process typically takes 7 days, and inmates typically arrive at the designated institution within 30...

How to file a document to have a federal sentence run concurrent with a state sentence?

Since he's in primary state custody, the state court sentence will run concurrently with the federal sentence if the state court judge orders it. ...

I have custody of my son but cps has protective supervision, can I leave the country, or will that become a federal crime?

The International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act prohibits your leaving the United States with the children. See 18 U.S.C. § 1204 for the...

The only applicable rules are the (1) the court must hold the sentencing without "unnecessary delay," and (2) the defendant is entitled to receive...

What Consequenceces am I looking at for selling a sawed off shotgun

Selling a sawed-off shotgun to a prohibited person is a serious offense—moreso than selling a legal weapon to a person illegally. And it's even...

Federal proffer agreements often exclude protection from violent, civil rights, and tax crimes. Furthermore, even if the proffer agreement covers...

A US Marshals Service "hold" is a detainer lodged by that agency as a result of a federal arrest warrant. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

The Government must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that you *knowingly* possessed the images. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

My husband was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for mail fraud. How long will he actually have to serve?

A federal inmate will receive a 15% "good conduct time" sentence reduction, and he or she will be eligible for placement in community confinement...