Is it legal to accept money from someone for money owed when you know the

If the money is over $10,000 or can be said that the payment to you is intended to disguise the illegal nature of the money it is money laundering...

Your first mistake is taking legal advise from a hooker. Your second mistake is taking legal advise from this forum. The "ramifications" are that...

My husband is in federal custody for Passport Fraud he already declared himself guilty but has charges with county what happens?

What happens depends on which authority arrested him first. If he was arrested first by the Feds, he will be sentenced by the federal judge and...

How many judges decide a matter in federal district court?

With very rare exception, cases in the district court are decided by one judge. To appeal an adverse determination in the district court, there is...

If someone got a 99 month Federal sentence for drugs what would that sentence be comparable to now with Amendment 782?

The sentencing commission recently decided that new guideline amendments that reduce drug offenses by two levels will apply retroactively beginning...

What is the least sentence given out on a conpiracy methanphetamine

The ultimate sentence will depend on the quantity of meth, his prior record, his role in the offense and many other factors. With the limited...

It is not unusual for the transfer to take 4 to 6 weeks. The marshals will transfer the defendant to federal custody. There are many factors that...

A 5k is a motion brought by the government to reduce a defendant's sentence based on his substantial assistance in the prosecution of another. A 5...

A person on a federal case doesn't go to a federal prison but does it in state prison is that because the person toon a 5k

Doing time in state prison rather than federal is probably because he had a separate state case. Getting a 5k has no effect on whether you do your...

What is the difference between state attorney and federal attorney?

In the United States, the state court system is completely separate from the federal system, with different rules, laws, and procedures. There are...