Having a criminal record affects immigration. If you have been convicted of a crime in the U.S. or another country, your criminal history could negatively affect your ability to live in the U.S. if you are not a U.S. citizen. This is true even if you are a permanent resident or legally in the U.S. in another status. A criminal record affects immigration and could result in you being placed in removal proceedings and [...]

The Supreme Court of the United States' decision last week in Esteras v. United States1 restricted the factors lower courts may consider in imposing prison sentences following supervised release revocations. Those awaiting the Court's decision vigorously deliberated the extent to which the Court would constrain district judges' ability to sentence supervised release offenders based on past bad behavior, rather than on "forward-looking" factors. With Esteras decided, the practical impact on individual defendants—in the white-collar crime context and elsewhere—is [...]

On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, sent a memo to all criminal division personnel highlighting the focus areas of the division for white-collar crime. The memo included a list of "high-impact areas" that the division will prioritize investigating and prosecuting. Trade and customs fraud, including tariff evasion, was second on the list. The DOJ also revised its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and added "trade, tariff, and customs [...]