Treasury Lowers Cash Reporting Threshold to $200 for Southwest Border Counties by James Mills by James Mills The United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has announced a new rule that lowers the currency transaction report (“CTR”) limit to $200 for certain counties along the Southwest …

Arkansas Supreme Court Rules § 16-93-609(b)(2)(B), Relating to Parole Eligibility for Residential Burglary Conviction, Applies Retroactively to Defendant by Sagi Schwartzberg by Sagi Schwartzberg The Supreme Court of Arkansas, in two companion cases, held that there was no designation in Appellant’s sentencing order to § 16-93-609 of the Arkansas Code Annotated …

California Court of Appeal Reverses Felony Murder Conviction Because Evidence Insufficient to Support Underlying Predicate Felony of Attempted Robbery by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, reversed Dwayne Lamont Burgess’ felony murder conviction because the evidence was insufficient to support the underlying predicate …

Second Circuit Vacates § 924 Convictions Predicated on Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated two 18 U.S.C. § 924 convictions that were predicated on attempted Hobbs Act robbery because attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not categorically …

Sixth Circuit: Unarmed Bank Robber Who Ordered Tellers to Get on the Floor Not Subject to Enhancement for Physical Restraint by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the sentence of a convicted bank robber who did not have a gun, …

Newly Hired Florida Cop Arrested for Pawning Multiple Police-Issued Guns and Fraudulently Using Partner’s Credit Card by Kaden Gicker Leonardo Carbo was hired as a police officer in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on June 27, 2022. Just over three months later he was out of the job and under arrest. How …