Amanda S. Marshall
Former U.S. Attorney
(Local Counsel)
Lynette Byrd
Former Assistant
U.S. Attorney
Roger Bach
Former Special
Agent
(OIG & DEA)
Joe Brown
Former U.S. Attorney
Dr. Nick Oberheiden
Attorney & Founder
How Does the IRS Handle Audits from Deceased People?
How Does the IRS Handle Audits from Deceased People? The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) handles audits of deceased people in the same way that it handles audits of living people. From the perspective of the person being audited, though, these audits are often confusing because they do not involve income...
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What are the Seven Grounds for OFAC Clearance?
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is responsible for enforcing economic sanctions imposed by the United States on foreign nationals and companies. If you or your company are on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs), other people and corporations will face steep penalties...
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Five Things to Know About OFAC’s Requirements
Global turmoil and the war in Ukraine have made the United States drastically expand the breadth of the economic sanctions that it has imposed on foreign nationals. Using statutes passed by Congress that authorize him to do so, the President of the United States has imposed these sanctions against thousands...
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The Intersection of AML Law and OFAC Enforcement: Seven Things to Know
Money laundering is a huge issue for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that is tasked with enforcing the U.S. economic sanctions that are imposed by the President of the United States. As such, there are numerous instances where OFAC’s...
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Six Tips for Complying With OFAC and FINRA Enforcement
U.S. securities professionals occupy a complex place in the global financial landscape. They manage and invest billions of dollars of other people’s money and stand between investors who want to maximize their returns and organizations who desperately need an influx of cash to expand or just to get off the...
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What are the Charges for PPP Loan Fraud?
Due to a high volume of calls, we are able to only take those PPP clients who have received a PPP loan greater than $100,000. If your loan is less, we have created a list of PPP resources that should help you with any challenges that you might have. PPP...
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Does a Subpoena Have to Be Served in Person?
Being served with a subpoena immediately leaves you with lots of questions, and the subpoena itself provides very few answers. It also provides you with very little time to get your bearings and make the decisions you need to make in order to protect yourself. If you received your subpoena...
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What are the Red Flags for PPP Loan Fraud?
Due to a high volume of calls, we are unable to take on more PPP clients at this time. However, we have created a list of PPP resources that should help you with any challenges that you might have. PPP Resources: Find an attorney to defend you - https://lawyers.findlaw.com/lawyer/practice/white-collar-crimes Find...
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How Far Back Can the IRS Audit You?
Generally speaking, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can audit your tax filings from up to 3 years in the past. However, if there are significant errors in your returns, the IRS can double this limitation and look back up to 6 years. If the IRS decides that there are signs...
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Understanding SEC Investigations
What happens during an SEC investigation? Our federal securities fraud defense lawyers explain. Attorney John W. SellersSEC Investigation Team LeadFormer DOJ Trial Attorney Each year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brings hundreds of civil and administrative enforcement actions against individuals and companies for violations of the nation’s securities...
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