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How Long a Federal Fraud Appeal Takes, Step by Step
White Collar Crime18h ago

How Long a Federal Fraud Appeal Takes, Step by Step

A federal fraud appeal is mostly waiting, punctuated by a few deadlines that end your case if you miss them. Here is the sequence, from the 14 day notice of appeal to the Supreme Court's 90 day window, with the federal median attached to each stage.

White Collar Crime1d ago

What a Presidential Pardon Does Not Erase in a Fraud Case

A pardon ends the criminal case, not the fight over money. A Sept 9, 2026 ruling in the Nikola founder's case shows what clemency removes and what it leaves in place: investor suits, arbitration awards, the conviction record and state exposure.

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White Collar CrimeSep 4

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.

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White Collar CrimeAug 17

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.

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White Collar CrimeJul 17

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.

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