Last week, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced Joel Esquenazi, the former president of Miami-based Terra Telecommunications Corp., to an unprecedented 15 years in prison. In August, Esquenazi and a former executive vice president of Terra, Carlos Rodriguez, were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), substantive FCPA violations, and money laundering associated with paying bribes to officials [...]

A DWI Conviction could cost you $10,000. After the attorney's fee, fines, court costs, alcohol classes, and insurance premiums, you could be looking at a cost of $10,000! Simply, the difference between a conviction and a not guilty verdict, could save you money but most importantly save your reputation. The penalties for a DWI conviction differ drastically and will depend on many factors determined by the Judge. There are five levels for a DWI [...]

A senior corporate executive is under investigation by the Department of Justice for accounting fraud. In the course of discovery, he learns that the investigators and prosecutors secured a warrant to seize a large number of personal emails from an Internet-based electronic mail service. The executive is unsure whether or not the prosecutors can lawfully make use of this material in their investigation or at trial. Civil Litigation v. Criminal Investigations Unlike their civil [...]