When an investigation is required within your company, do you do it internally or hire an outside firm to conduct an external investigation? Which is the better option depends on a number of factors and the specific people and activities being investigated. You need...
Last October, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two laws that prohibit people in New York from having what are commonly called “ghost guns” as well as the unserialized parts used to make them. These laws took effect on Feb. 25 of this year. Because ghost guns have no serial...
A New York couple is facing federal charges for allegedly trying to launder some $4.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency (crypto). It was taken in a hack of Bitfinex, a crypto exchange, back in 2016. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $3.6 billion of that money....
If you weren’t in the business world twenty years ago when the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act became law. You may not realize the impact it had on the way publicly held American companies report their financial information. The law was passed after a number of high-profile...
Rejecting a plea deal may seem absurd for many. After all, you are getting a better deal on the face of it. However, it is not always the case, and you need to go through everything in detail before committing yourself. Remember, accepting a plea deal means admitting...