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.elementor-element.elementor-element-53419fc0{width:36.027%;}}@media(min-width:1367px){.elementor-2620 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d3dda7b:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-2620 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d3dda7b > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-attachment:fixed;}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2620\" class=\"elementor elementor-2620\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3dda7b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d3dda7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6916fa\" data-id=\"a6916fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622b195 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"622b195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Charges<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30d60d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30d60d40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57dd0151 cases-content-col\" data-id=\"57dd0151\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4448e3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4448e3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Federal Cases Are Different<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6deb3a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6deb3a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Charges in the Southern District of Texas \u2014 What You're Actually Facing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c6c534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c6c534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the federal government decides to prosecute, everything changes. Federal cases are investigated by the country&#8217;s most powerful law enforcement agencies \u2014 the\u00a0<strong>FBI, DEA, IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ATF, and Secret Service<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 often over the course of months or years before a single arrest is made. By the time you hear from them, the government&#8217;s case is already built.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>Southern District of Texas (SDTX)<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the largest and most active federal districts in the nation. With courthouses in Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, McAllen, and Laredo, the SDTX handles an extraordinary volume of drug trafficking, immigration, financial fraud, energy industry crimes, and cybercrime cases. The Bob Casey Federal Courthouse at 515 Rusk Street in downtown Houston is where most Houston-area federal criminal cases are tried.<\/p><p>Federal prosecution is a different world than state prosecution. The stakes are higher, the resources are greater, and the consequences \u2014 measured in mandatory minimum sentences, federal sentencing guidelines, and no parole \u2014 are more severe.\u00a0<strong>You need an attorney who knows this system specifically.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51ba6bd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51ba6bd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-355bf534\" data-id=\"355bf534\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d126c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d126c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Texas State Court<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c3ad8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c3ad8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"compare-row\">Prosecuted by the Harris County DA or local DA<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Investigated by local police, sheriff, or DPS<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Texas Penal Code sentencing \u2014 judge has broad discretion<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Parole eligibility after portion of sentence<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Conviction rate varies by county and charge<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Investigation typically weeks to months<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-331a0355\" data-id=\"331a0355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebce884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebce884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Court (SDTX)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb5d3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb5d3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"compare-row\">Prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office (DOJ)<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Investigated by FBI, DEA, IRS-CI, HSI, ATF<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">U.S. Sentencing Guidelines \u2014 calculated, rigid ranges<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">No parole \u2014 must serve at least 85% of sentence<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Federal conviction rate exceeds 90%<\/li><li class=\"compare-row\">Investigation often runs 1\u20133+ years pre-indictment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56168ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56168ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Federal Charges in Houston<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd163ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cd163ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Crimes Prosecuted in the Southern District of Texas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a83944b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a83944b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SDTX prosecutes a wide range of federal offenses. Houston&#8217;s position as a major port city, energy hub, and financial center makes it a particular hotspot for the following charge categories:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-620b0e04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"620b0e04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1098c589\" data-id=\"1098c589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5002dea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5002dea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEA \u00b7 HSI<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bbaa97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37bbaa97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Drug Trafficking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d0d00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78d0d00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>21 U.S.C. \u00a7 841. Mandatory minimums based on drug type and quantity. Includes conspiracy charges under \u00a7 846.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ad942\" data-id=\"81ad942\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845ada4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"845ada4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBI \u00b7 IRS-CI<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3a956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b3a956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wire Fraud &amp; Mail Fraud<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f714e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f714e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1341, 1343. Up to 20 years per count. Often charged alongside money laundering and conspiracy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74fc101c\" data-id=\"74fc101c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201286e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"201286e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBI \u00b7 IRS-CI<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b34721c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b34721c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Money Laundering<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d3eafb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78d3eafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1956\u20131957. Up to 20 years. Frequently charged with underlying drug or fraud offenses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ddd1ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ddd1ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13039d4a\" data-id=\"13039d4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1ee75a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c1ee75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRS-CI<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a65386e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a65386e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tax Evasion &amp; Tax Fraud<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8adbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>26 U.S.C. \u00a7 7201. Up to 5 years per count. Failure to file, false returns, and employment tax fraud all prosecuted federally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a55b0\" data-id=\"95a55b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d363de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d363de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBI \u00b7 HHS-OIG<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e7136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32e7136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare Fraud\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d1356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93d1356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1347. Up to 10 years (20 if serious injury results). Houston is a major target for federal healthcare fraud prosecutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dd11df5\" data-id=\"6dd11df5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afba5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4afba5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ATF \u00b7 FBI\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd23a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd23a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Firearms Offenses\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37aed25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37aed25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 922. Felon in possession, straw purchases, trafficking. Often carries mandatory minimum sentences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-919901e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"919901e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5065f0\" data-id=\"e5065f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf71f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf71f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBI \u00b7 CISA\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ea9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37ea9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cybercrime &amp; Computer Fraud\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7b225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c7b225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1030 (CFAA). Hacking, ransomware, identity theft, and fraud schemes involving computer networks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71f581f\" data-id=\"71f581f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a71767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a71767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FBI<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f6476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53f6476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RICO \/ Organized Crime<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0350da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0350da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1961\u20131968. Up to 20 years per count. Used against alleged criminal enterprises, gangs, and corrupt organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f40d618\" data-id=\"f40d618\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a9ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12a9ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ATF \u00b7 FBI\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243b2a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"243b2a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Securities &amp; Investment Fraud\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86dbbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f86dbbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>15 U.S.C. \u00a7 78j. Insider trading, Ponzi schemes, and investment fraud. Particularly active in Houston&#8217;s energy sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e7e286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e7e286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d059622\" data-id=\"d059622\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078b9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"078b9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HSI \u00b7 CBP\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2a296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2a296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Immigration Crimes\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6474c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6474c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlien smuggling (8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1324), reentry after deportation (\u00a7 1326), and document fraud prosecuted heavily in SDTX.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9f1c3\" data-id=\"0d9f1c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e0918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4e0918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOJ \u00b7 FBI\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7097e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7097e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bribery &amp; Public Corruption\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b735ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b735ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 U.S.C. \u00a7 201. Federal officials, contractors, and anyone accepting bribes in connection with federal programs.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e5cb14\" data-id=\"4e5cb14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489bd06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"489bd06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secret Service \u00b7 FBI\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82737f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82737f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bank Fraud &amp; Counterfeiting\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56440f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d56440f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1344. Fraud against financial institutions. Up to 30 years. Includes mortgage fraud and check fraud schemes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330abbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"330abbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Sentencing \u00b7 U.S. Code<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b894c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30b894c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Penalties: Key Offenses &amp; Mandatory Minimums<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d818c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d818c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Federal sentencing is governed by the\u00a0<strong>U.S. Sentencing Guidelines<\/strong>\u00a0and, for many drug and firearms offenses, by\u00a0<strong>statutory mandatory minimum sentences<\/strong>\u00a0that judges cannot go below \u2014 regardless of circumstances. This is one of the most important differences between state and federal prosecution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fc0c14 my-table elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fc0c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\"><thead><tr><th>Offense<\/th><th>Statute<\/th><th>Max Sentence<\/th><th>Mandatory Minimum<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Drug Trafficking (e.g., 500g+ cocaine)<\/td><td>21 U.S.C. \u00a7 841<\/td><td>40 years<\/td><td>5 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drug Trafficking (e.g., 5kg+ cocaine)<\/td><td>21 U.S.C. \u00a7 841<\/td><td>Life<\/td><td>10 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drug Trafficking \u2014 Prior Felony Drug Conviction<\/td><td>21 U.S.C. \u00a7 841<\/td><td>Life<\/td><td>20 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Using Firearm in Drug\/Violent Crime (1st)<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 924(c)<\/td><td>Life<\/td><td>5 years (consecutive)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wire Fraud<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1343<\/td><td>20 years<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Money Laundering<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1956<\/td><td>20 years<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Healthcare Fraud (serious bodily injury)<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1347<\/td><td>20 years<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tax Evasion<\/td><td>26 U.S.C. \u00a7 7201<\/td><td>5 years\/count<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RICO Conspiracy<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1962<\/td><td>20 years<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Felon in Possession of Firearm<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 922(g)<\/td><td>15 years (ACCA)<\/td><td>15 yrs if 3+ prior violent\/drug felonies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bank Fraud<\/td><td>18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1344<\/td><td>30 years<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reentry After Deportation (prior aggravated felony)<\/td><td>8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1326<\/td><td>20 years<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3395981c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3395981c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note: Sentences shown are maximums per count unless noted. Federal defendants often face multiple counts, resulting in significantly higher exposure. Consecutive sentences under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 924(c) can stack dramatically. Consult an attorney for case-specific analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20eec7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20eec7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sentencing Strategy<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a02d849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a02d849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding the Federal Sentencing Guidelines<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1650d715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1650d715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a federal conviction or guilty plea, sentencing is determined using the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) \u2014 a complex grid system that calculates a recommended sentencing range based on two axes: the Total Offense Level (based on the nature and severity of the crime) and the Criminal History Category (based on prior convictions). The intersection of these two numbers produces a Guidelines range in months.<\/p><p>While federal judges have discretion to sentence outside the Guidelines range after United States v. Booker (2005), the Guidelines remain the starting point for every federal sentence and are followed in the vast majority of cases. An experienced federal defense attorney fights at every level of this calculation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5ac541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5ac541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdef68e\" data-id=\"fdef68e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330965e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"330965e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Drives the Offense Level Up\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b516230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b516230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Drug quantity or loss amount (fraud)<\/li><li>Use of a weapon or firearm<\/li><li>Leadership role in the offense<\/li><li>Vulnerable victim (elderly, minor)<\/li><li>Obstruction of justice<\/li><li>Number of victims<\/li><li>Sophisticated means (fraud cases)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c6a7c5\" data-id=\"9c6a7c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a2a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83a2a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Can Reduce Your Sentence<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1194dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1194dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Acceptance of responsibility (\u00a7 3E1.1) \u2014 up to 3 levels<\/li><li>Minor or minimal role in offense (\u00a7 3B1.2)<\/li><li>Safety valve relief (drug cases, \u00a7 5C1.2)<\/li><li>Substantial assistance to the government (\u00a7 5K1.1)<\/li><li>Aberrant behavior departure (\u00a7 5K2.20)<\/li><li>Downward variance based on 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 3553(a) factors<\/li><li>First Step Act credits and programming<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd8ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd8ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before Charges Are Filed\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82a0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c82a0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Target Letters, Grand Jury Subpoenas &amp; The Pre-Indictment Phase\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8582531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8582531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many federal defendants make their worst mistakes\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0they are ever charged. The pre-indictment phase \u2014 when federal agents contact you, issue a target letter, or subpoena your records \u2014 is often the most critical window in a federal case. And it is the phase where an attorney can have the most impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b7a046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79b7a046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Federal Target Letter?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585615c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585615c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A target letter is a written notice from the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office stating that you are the &#8220;target&#8221; of a federal grand jury investigation \u2014 meaning the government has substantial evidence linking you to a crime and intends to seek an indictment. It is not a charge, but it is a serious warning. The letter may invite you to testify before the grand jury, which is almost always a trap.<strong> Do not respond to a target letter without an attorney.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86301cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86301cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5038fa\" data-id=\"e5038fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520fecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"520fecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The single most important rule in a federal investigation:<\/strong>\u00a0Do not speak to federal agents \u2014 FBI, DEA, IRS, HSI, or any other agency \u2014 without an attorney present. You cannot talk your way out of a federal case. You can only make it worse. Agents are trained interviewers whose job is to gather evidence and identify inconsistencies. Anything you say can and will be used against you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee18e12 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee18e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:(832)%20202%20-%208409\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I've Been Contacted by Federal Agents \u2014 Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5293d41 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5293d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grand Jury Subpoenas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df9d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df9d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A grand jury subpoena may demand your testimony, your documents, your phone records, or your financial records. You generally must comply unless a valid privilege (such as attorney-client privilege or Fifth Amendment protection) applies. An attorney can help you respond to a subpoena in a way that protects your rights and limits your exposure \u2014 or, in appropriate cases, move to quash it.<\/p><p>Early attorney intervention at the grand jury stage sometimes results in the government declining to indict \u2014 the best possible outcome. Even when indictment is likely, early involvement allows your attorney to gather evidence, interview witnesses, and develop a strategy before the government locks in its case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23110e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23110e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Federal Case Timeline\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783c111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"783c111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How a Federal Criminal Case Proceeds in the SDTX\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f45749d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f45749d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-540364e5\" data-id=\"540364e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19764699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19764699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fab7b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fab7b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Investigation\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47381a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47381a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Federal investigations often run for months or years before an arrest. Agents conduct surveillance, execute search warrants, subpoena records, use wiretaps (with court authorization), and flip cooperating witnesses. By the time you are aware of the investigation, it is usually well advanced. This is why pre-indictment legal representation is critical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d320dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d320dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If contacted:<\/strong>\u00a0Invoke your right to counsel immediately. Say: &#8220;I want to speak with a lawyer before answering any questions.&#8221; Then stop talking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-660a5904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"660a5904\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6371f89a\" data-id=\"6371f89a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49103b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49103b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a9af07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a9af07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grand Jury Indictment or Information\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390c478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390c478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFederal prosecutors typically charge defendants either through a grand jury indictment (for felonies) or an information (when a defendant agrees to waive indictment and proceed to a plea). A grand jury must find probable cause to believe a federal crime was committed. Grand jury proceedings are secret \u2014 the defendant and their attorney are not present.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-19c7938b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19c7938b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e425518\" data-id=\"1e425518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56547af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56547af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3036acde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3036acde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initial Appearance &amp; Detention Hearing\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414285b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"414285b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After arrest on a federal indictment, you appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge, who advises you of the charges and addresses whether you will be detained or released pending trial. Federal detention hearings are critical \u2014 the government frequently seeks detention (no bond) in serious cases. Your attorney argues for release based on flight risk and danger to the community factors under the Bail Reform Act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e7ba08b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e7ba08b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5155b8cc\" data-id=\"5155b8cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23064d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23064d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c84d96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c84d96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arraignment &amp; Plea\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ce06c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ce06c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou enter a formal plea before the assigned U.S. District Judge. Federal cases in the SDTX are assigned to one of the district judges in the Houston Division. Your attorney begins communicating with the assigned Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) about the case.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b01d5a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b01d5a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-507e28ac\" data-id=\"507e28ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47da303c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47da303c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">05<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5156b882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5156b882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discovery &amp; Investigation\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184b759f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"184b759f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe government must disclose evidence under the Jencks Act, Brady v. Maryland (exculpatory evidence), and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Federal discovery in complex cases can involve hundreds of thousands of pages of financial records, communications, surveillance logs, and agent reports. Your attorney reviews everything for weaknesses, Brady violations, and suppression issues.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63188a6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63188a6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f96626\" data-id=\"73f96626\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e26f5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e26f5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">06<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e6101e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e6101e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Trial Motions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1032ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1032ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Motions to suppress evidence (illegal searches or seizures), motions to dismiss (insufficient evidence or constitutional violations), motions challenging wiretap authorizations, and motions for severance (when co-defendants&#8217; interests conflict) are all tools a federal defense attorney uses to weaken the government&#8217;s case before trial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e918a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e918a42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4009e7f\" data-id=\"4009e7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4407b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4407b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">07<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc05377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc05377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plea Negotiations or Trial\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee88104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee88104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vast majority of federal cases resolve through negotiated plea agreements. A good plea agreement can include charge reductions, sentence recommendations, and cooperation agreements. If no acceptable offer is made, your attorney tries the case before a U.S. District Judge and jury. Federal trials are highly technical \u2014 jury selection, expert witnesses, and cross-examination of federal agents are all distinct skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b47cca6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b47cca6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b4ee50\" data-id=\"6b4ee50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de77b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de77b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">08<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db9f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db9f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sentencing\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae271f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae271f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following a conviction or guilty plea, the U.S. Probation Office prepares a Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) calculating the Guidelines range. Your attorney files objections to the PSR, submits a sentencing memorandum arguing for a below-Guidelines sentence, and presents mitigating evidence to the judge. Sentencing advocacy in federal court is a specialized skill that can mean the difference of years in prison.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799b7f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"799b7f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defense Strategies\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60964146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60964146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Federal Charges Are Defended\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316daef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316daef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite high conviction rates, federal cases are won \u2014 and significantly reduced \u2014 every day. An experienced federal defense attorney approaches your case looking for every available avenue:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bbf7895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bbf7895\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-139bf72\" data-id=\"139bf72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68015e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68015e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fourth Amendment Suppression\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51908bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51908bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf federal agents searched your home, car, phone, or records without a valid warrant or exception, the evidence obtained may be suppressible under the exclusionary rule. A suppression win can gut the government&#8217;s case entirely.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1709ff61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1709ff61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ccc278f\" data-id=\"4ccc278f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa555a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fa555a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brady \/ Giglio Violations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16545064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16545064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe government is constitutionally required to disclose exculpatory evidence (Brady) and evidence that impeaches its witnesses (Giglio). Failure to do so is grounds for dismissal or a new trial. Experienced federal attorneys scrutinize every disclosure for compliance.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a31856b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a31856b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d2f1e49\" data-id=\"4d2f1e49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d87ba0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d87ba0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrapment\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d78422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d78422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If federal agents induced you to commit a crime you would not have otherwise committed, entrapment is a complete defense. Government sting operations \u2014 particularly in drug and cybercrime cases \u2014 are common in the SDTX and must be scrutinized for overreach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af974ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5af974ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c8850b\" data-id=\"8c8850b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698147f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"698147f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lack of Intent \/ Knowledge\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19638adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19638adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many federal offenses require specific intent or knowledge. Fraud requires intent to defraud. Money laundering requires knowledge of the illegal source of funds. Establishing lack of the required mental state can defeat the charge entirely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c82bb46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c82bb46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f816402\" data-id=\"5f816402\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0e067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef0e067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenging Cooperating Witnesses\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d48afa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d48afa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Federal prosecutions frequently rely on cooperating witnesses who received plea deals in exchange for their testimony. These witnesses have powerful incentives to lie or exaggerate. Thorough cross-examination of cooperators is one of the most important federal trial skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccae3b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccae3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3869b50d\" data-id=\"3869b50d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f71bec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f71bec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jurisdictional &amp; Charging Defects\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce91bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ce91bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Federal jurisdiction has specific requirements \u2014 the government must prove a nexus to interstate commerce, federal property, or a federally regulated activity. Defects in the indictment or lack of federal jurisdiction can result in dismissal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba3cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba3cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cd90b4d\" data-id=\"6cd90b4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51dc4056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51dc4056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wiretap Challenges (Title III)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a54aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21a54aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Federal wiretaps and electronic surveillance must comply with strict requirements under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act. Procedural violations in the wiretap application, approval, or execution process can result in suppression of all intercepted communications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2428c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2428c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09e4470\" data-id=\"09e4470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e2603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41e2603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sentencing Mitigation\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f5a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f5a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even when conviction cannot be avoided, aggressive sentencing advocacy \u2014 through Guidelines objections, downward variance motions, and mitigation evidence \u2014 can reduce a sentence by years. Sentencing is not the end of the fight; it is often where the most meaningful ground is won.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762347c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762347c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610defd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610defd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Criminal Defense in Houston \u2014 Answered\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ffc5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"52ffc5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-18caa2269e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-18caa2269e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-18caa2269e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What is a federal target letter and what should I do if I receive one?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-18caa2269e2fdee8b289\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>A target letter is a written notice from the U.S. Attorney's Office that you are the target of a federal grand jury investigation \u2014 meaning prosecutors believe you have committed a federal crime and are likely to seek an indictment. This is not yet a charge, but it is a serious development. Do not respond to it, speak to federal agents, or contact the prosecutor on your own. Hire a federal criminal defense attorney immediately. The pre-indictment phase is often the best \u2014 and sometimes only \u2014 window in which an attorney can intervene to prevent charges from being filed or to negotiate a more favorable outcome before the government's case is locked in.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-4213baf69e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-4213baf69e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-4213baf69e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How is a federal case different from a state case in Texas? <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-4213baf69e2fdee8b289\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <div class=\"faq-item open\"><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>Federal and state cases differ in almost every important way. Federal cases are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office (not the local DA), investigated by federal agencies with far greater resources, and tried under federal law in U.S. District Court. Sentencing follows the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which produce rigid ranges, and there is no parole in the federal system \u2014 defendants serve at least 85% of their sentence. Federal conviction rates exceed 90%, meaning the government almost never brings a case it doesn't expect to win. Mandatory minimum sentences in drug and firearms cases further limit judicial discretion. All of these factors make experienced federal defense representation essential.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"faq-item\">\u00a0<\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-863684869e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-863684869e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-863684869e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Can federal charges be dismissed?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-863684869e2fdee8b289\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <div class=\"faq-item open\"><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>Yes, though it is less common than in state court. Federal charges can be dismissed for constitutional violations (illegal searches, Brady violations), legal insufficiency of the indictment, lack of federal jurisdiction, or because the evidence does not support the charge beyond a reasonable doubt. Pre-trial motions to suppress and to dismiss are important tools. In some cases, effective pre-indictment representation convinces the U.S. Attorney's Office not to seek an indictment at all \u2014 the most complete outcome possible. An attorney who knows the assigned AUSA and the SDTX judges can often gauge whether the government's case has weaknesses that make dismissal a realistic goal.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"faq-item\">\u00a0<\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1367faf69e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1367faf69e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1367faf69e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What are federal sentencing guidelines and how do they affect my sentence?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1367faf69e2fdee8b289\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines are a system that federal judges use to calculate a recommended sentencing range. The calculation starts with a base offense level based on the crime, then adds or subtracts points based on specific offense characteristics (drug quantity, loss amount, role in the offense, use of a weapon, etc.) and the defendant's criminal history. The resulting number maps to a sentencing range in months. While judges have some discretion to sentence outside the range after United States v. Booker (2005), they must calculate the Guidelines range first and explain any departure. Your attorney fights at every stage of this calculation \u2014 contesting factual findings in the Presentence Report, arguing for mitigating adjustments, and presenting a sentencing memorandum to the judge.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-b12156869e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-b12156869e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-b12156869e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What is a cooperation agreement and should I consider cooperating with the federal government?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-b12156869e2fdee8b289\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>A cooperation agreement (often tied to a \u00a7 5K1.1 substantial assistance motion) is an arrangement in which a defendant agrees to provide the government with information and\/or testimony about others in exchange for the government's recommendation of a below-Guidelines sentence. Cooperation can result in dramatically reduced sentences \u2014 in some cases, the difference between years and decades in prison. However, cooperation is not right for everyone. It involves risk (the government may not file the motion if it deems your assistance insufficient), and it requires providing truthful and complete information. Whether to cooperate is one of the most consequential decisions in a federal case and should only be made with experienced legal counsel who has reviewed all the evidence.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-5-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-73a196b69e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-73a196b69e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-73a196b69e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What should I do if federal agents come to my home or business?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-73a196b69e2fdee8b289\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-5-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Stay calm and do not resist or obstruct. If agents have a warrant, they have the legal right to execute it. Ask to see the warrant and review it carefully \u2014 it specifies what they are authorized to search and seize. Do not consent to any search beyond what the warrant authorizes. Do not answer questions, explain anything, or make small talk. Politely but clearly state: \"I am invoking my right to remain silent and my right to an attorney.\" You are not required to speak to federal agents at any time. Take note of every agent's name and agency, and call a federal criminal defense attorney immediately after they leave.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-6-52ffc5b3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-4c05d5369e2fdee8b289\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-4c05d5369e2fdee8b289\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-4c05d5369e2fdee8b289\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How long does a federal case take in the Southern District of Texas? <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-right-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-arrow-up-line\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-4c05d5369e2fdee8b289\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-6-52ffc5b3\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e2fdee8b289\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Federal cases in the SDTX Houston Division typically take 12 to 24 months from indictment to sentencing, though complex cases \u2014 particularly those involving large amounts of discovery, multiple defendants, or extensive pre-trial litigation \u2014 can take longer. The Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. \u00a7 3161) requires trial to begin within 70 days of indictment, but numerous exclusions allow both parties to extend this timeline. The pre-indictment investigation phase can add years to the overall timeline. Your attorney can give you a more accurate estimate based on the specific charges, the assigned judge, and the current SDTX docket.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53419fc0 case-sidebar jkit-sticky-element--enabled jkit-sticky-element-on--both\" data-id=\"53419fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jkit_sticky_device&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;],&quot;jkit_sticky_top_position&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:80,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jkit_sticky_bottom_position&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a685644 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a685644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cases We Handle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6503ed accident-cases-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2c6503ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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