On March 26, 2020, Attorney General William Barr sent a memorandum to the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand the use of home confinement  as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in order to mitigate the spread of…

The SEC announced a whistleblower reward to an internal auditor in the amount of $450,000.  The auditor who had compliance related duties received the award after reporting concerns internally within the company and followed up with the SEC 120…

CARES Act legislation passed during the pandemic crisis has modified federal criminal practice. These provisions are in operation only during the emergency period. The three areas modified are home confinement, visitation, and court conferencing:   Expanded home confinement: during…