White Collar Crime
5 articles on white collar crime from Gavel Daily.
When a Judge Sentences Above the Guideline Range
A federal judge in San Francisco just sent a former Google engineer to prison after a guideline range that allowed no prison at all. Here is how above-range sentences work, what notice you get before one, and what preserves your appeal.
Your $100,000 Fraud Loss Is Worth Two Fewer Levels on November 1: The Guidelines Just Rewrote the Money Tables and the Grouping Rules
The U.S. Sentencing Commission unanimously promulgated seven amendments on April 16, 2026. Two of them cut white collar exposure: every dollar threshold in the Manual rises for the first time since 2015, and the multiple-count grouping rules collapse into a single guideline that takes the highest offense level instead of adding across guidelines. A $100,000 loss scores +8 through October 31 and +6 on November 1. Here is what changes, who it reaches, and why the date of your sentencing hearing now matters more than almost anything else in the file.
The Sentencing Credit for Fixing Your Life Before Sentencing: The Commission Floated It, Then Left It Out of the November 1 Rules
A first-of-its-kind federal guideline would have rewarded documented rehabilitation before sentencing. The U.S. Sentencing Commission proposed Section 3E1.2 in December 2025, then declined to adopt it on April 16, 2026. Here is what it would have done, why it stalled, and what actually changed for white-collar defendants on November 1.
The Fraud Sentencing Overhaul Almost No White Collar Defendant Knows About: On November 1 the Federal Loss Table Collapses From 16 Tiers to 8
On November 1, 2026 the federal guideline that drives most fraud, embezzlement, tax, and insider-trading sentences gets its biggest rewrite in years. The loss table drops from 16 tiers to 8, dollar thresholds rise, and the change is not retroactive. Here is what it means for anyone facing an economic crime charge.
Federal Court Blocks Arizona AG's Criminal Case Against Kalshi: Why Federal Preemption Is Becoming the White Collar Defense Move of 2026
A May 5, 2026 federal injunction blocking Arizona's criminal case against Kalshi just handed white collar defendants a portable preemption playbook against state AG charges in CFTC, SEC, and federally chartered industries.