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…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created fraudulent opportunities according to The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ has warned of scammers who are attempting to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide through a variety of scams. DOJ has reported the following…

by: Philip H. Hilder The U.S.  Department of Justice recently established the Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force. Prosecution punishes hoarding as defined as not allowing a person to accumulate: 1. in excess of the reasonable of  demand of…