Insider trading prosecutions have been around for decades and in the simplest terms, are understandable: don’t trade (or tip) if you have confidential information that could affect market pricing. Simple, right? As it turns out, conduct that could be deemed illegal...
Earlier this week, the United States Sentencing Commission released its annual Overview of Federal Criminal Cases. This year’s report highlighted several significant numbers, including: A 16% decrease in sentenced defendants A 14% increase in sentence modifications,...
In September 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1950, which shortened the length of probation in both misdemeanor and felony cases. Under this law, probation is capped at one year for misdemeanors and two years for felonies. Of course, there are some...