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How Our Former Federal Agents Help Protect Businesses Facing Allegations of Fraud and Misconduct
- October 12, 2025
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How Our Former Federal Agents Help Protect Businesses Facing Allegations of Fraud and Misconduct FBI agents showed up at your office this morning with federal grand jury subpoena. It says “all documents related to government contracts, billing practices, and communications with federal agencies from January 2020 to present.” Your general…
Read MoreConducting Internal Investigations in Whistleblower Litigation
- October 12, 2025
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Conducting Internal Investigations in Whistleblower Litigation Employee filed whistleblower complaint with SEC yesterday. Alleged accounting fraud, falsified financial statements, violations of internal controls. SEC hasn’t contacted you yet but complaint means investigation is coming. You’re trying to figure out: Do we investigate this internally before SEC shows up? If we…
Read MoreFederal Reporting and Self-Disclosure
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Reporting and Self-Disclosure Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience navigating federal self-disclosure decisions that determine whether companies face criminal prosecution or receive declinations. On May 12, 2025, DOJ announced revisions to its Criminal…
Read MoreHow Do You Conduct an Undercover Corporate Investigation?
- October 11, 2025
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How Do You Conduct an Undercover Corporate Investigation? Your inventory numbers don’t match what’s in the warehouse. Cash register receipts are down 15% but foot traffic is steady. Three employees suddenly have new cars. Your CFO says “losses happen” but won’t explain where $200K went last quarter. You’re wondering: Is…
Read MoreFDA Fraud Defense – OCI Enforcement
- October 11, 2025
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FDA Fraud Defense – OCI Enforcement Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and federal contractors in FDA investigations and organizational conflict of interest proceedings. On January 15, 2025,…
Read MoreAccounting Fraud and Corporate Theft
- October 11, 2025
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Accounting Fraud and Corporate Theft The FBI showed up at your office this morning. Your bookkeeper hasn’t been at work for three days. The bank called yesterday asking about “irregularities” in account transfers. You’re looking at spreadsheets that don’t match, invoices you’ve never seen, vendor payments to companies you don’t…
Read MoreFederal False Statements Charges (18 USC 1001)
- October 11, 2025
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Federal False Statements Charges (18 USC 1001) FBI agents just showed up at your door wanting to ask “a few questions” about investigation they’re conducting. You agreed to talk thinking cooperation would help clear things up. During interview, agents asked whether you met with certain person on specific date. You…
Read MoreFederal Securities Fraud Charges
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Securities Fraud Charges SEC just sent Wells notice informing you they’re recommending enforcement action for securities fraud violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5. Or maybe federal prosecutors indicted you for securities fraud based on alleged misrepresentations in company press releases, financial statements, or private communications with investors. You’re…
Read MoreFederal Bank Fraud Charges
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Bank Fraud Charges Federal agents just executed search warrant at your business and home, seizing loan applications, financial statements, and banking records. The warrant cites investigation into bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344 – allegations you submitted false information to FDIC-insured financial institution to obtain loan, line of…
Read MoreFinancial and Banking Industry Investigations
- October 11, 2025
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Financial and Banking Industry Investigations You got a letter from the SEC. Or FINRA. Or the OCC. Or FinCEN. It says “investigation” and your firm’s name. There’s a document demand, a timeline, references to potential violations. You’re trying to figure out: What did we do? How serious is this? What…
Read MoreFederal Mail Fraud Charges
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Mail Fraud Charges Federal agents just executed search warrant at your business, seizing years of correspondence, contracts, and financial records. The warrant cites investigation into mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 – allegations you used United States Postal Service or private carriers like FedEx to execute scheme to…
Read MoreExecutive Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Breaches
- October 11, 2025
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Executive Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Breaches Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending executives in fiduciary duty litigation and prosecuting breach claims for damaged corporations. The corporate governance principle seems straightforward: executives owe…
Read MoreResponding to an FTC Civil Investigative Demand (CID)
- October 11, 2025
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Responding to an FTC Civil Investigative Demand (CID) You opened an envelope from the Federal Trade Commission. It says “Civil Investigative Demand” at the top and your company’s name below. There’s a 30-day deadline printed on the cover page. You’re googling “what is FTC CID” at midnight, trying to figure…
Read MoreFederal Wire Fraud Charges
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Wire Fraud Charges FBI agents just seized your business computers and bank records. The warrant says they’re investigating wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 – allegations you used interstate wire communications to execute scheme to defraud investors, customers, or business partners. You’re reading the warrant thinking: “I sent…
Read MoreEmployee Investigations
- October 11, 2025
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Employee Investigations Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending employers in litigation arising from botched workplace investigations. The standard advice employers receive about employee investigations is dangerously incomplete: investigate promptly, document thoroughly, remain impartial….
Read MoreFederal Racketeering (RICO) Charges
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Racketeering (RICO) Charges Your federal indictment charges you with violating 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) – conducting the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. You’re reading the indictment thinking: “I’m not in the mob. I run a legitimate business. How can I be charged under a…
Read MoreFederal Money Laundering Charges
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Money Laundering Charges FBI agents just executed search warrants on your business. They seized bank records showing wire transfers totaling $2.3 million over eighteen months – transfers you made on behalf of a client who said the funds came from legitimate overseas investments. Or maybe you’re charged with money…
Read MoreCrisis Containment Program
- October 11, 2025
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Crisis Containment Program Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience managing corporate crises that threaten reputation, shareholder value, and executive freedom. 2025’s crisis management environment is characterized by uncertainty and unpredictability, where crises are defined…
Read MoreCorruption, Bribery, and Other Corporate Crimes
- October 11, 2025
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Corruption, Bribery, and Other Corporate Crimes Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending corporations and executives in FCPA prosecutions, commercial bribery cases, and white-collar crime matters. February 10, 2025 created unprecedented uncertainty in corporate…
Read MoreFederal Conspiracy Charges: What You Need to Know
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Conspiracy Charges: What You Need to Know You just received your federal indictment. Count One charges conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 371 – conspiracy to commit wire fraud, or conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, or conspiracy to defraud the United States. You’re reading the indictment thinking: “I never actually…
Read MoreCorporate Private Investigator
- October 11, 2025
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Corporate Private Investigator Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience supervising corporate investigations and defending companies when investigations go wrong. Hiring a corporate private investigator seems straightforward: You suspect employee theft, you hire a PI,…
Read MoreHow To Conduct an Internal Investigation
- October 11, 2025
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How To Conduct an Internal Investigation Your company just received a complaint alleging sexual harassment by a department supervisor, or maybe internal audit flagged suspicious expense reports suggesting embezzlement, or perhaps a whistleblower reported potential securities fraud to the board. You’re the General Counsel or Compliance Officer tasked with conducting…
Read MoreCorporate Intelligence & Investigations
- October 11, 2025
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Corporate Intelligence & Investigations Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending corporations and executives in Economic Espionage Act prosecutions. Corporate intelligence gathering exists in constitutional territory most companies don’t understand: the line between legal…
Read MoreHow Does Attorney-Client Privilege Work in Internal Investigations
- October 11, 2025
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How Does Attorney-Client Privilege Work in Internal Investigations Your company just launched an internal investigation into accounting irregularities. Outside counsel is interviewing employees, reviewing documents, and preparing findings for the Audit Committee. The CFO asks: “Will these investigation findings be protected by attorney-client privilege, or will DOJ demand we produce…
Read MoreConducting Corporate Investigations for SEC Compliance
- October 11, 2025
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Conducting Corporate Investigations for SEC Compliance Your Chief Financial Officer just disclosed to the Audit Committee that revenue from the last two quarters might have been recognized prematurely – service contracts booked as revenue before performance obligations were satisfied, potentially inflating reported earnings by 4-6%. Or maybe your external auditor…
Read MoreCorporate Audit Services Firm
- October 11, 2025
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Corporate Audit Services Firm Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending corporations facing audit-related legal issues. Companies assume financial audits satisfy regulatory requirements and detect fraud. They don’t. Financial audits test whether statements comply…
Read MoreConducting Corporate Investigations for FCPA Compliance
- October 11, 2025
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Conducting Corporate Investigations for FCPA Compliance Your internal audit team just flagged consulting fees paid to third-party agents in Qatar – $1.2 million over eighteen months to entities whose services aren’t clearly documented, and due diligence records show one of the agents is related to a government official who awarded…
Read MoreResponding to an Anti-Trust Civil Investigative Demand (CID)
- October 11, 2025
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Responding to an Anti-Trust Civil Investigative Demand (CID) You opened a letter from the Department of Justice. Or the Federal Trade Commission. It says “Civil Investigative Demand” at the top and your company’s name below that. There’s a return date 30 days out. You’re googling at midnight, trying to figure…
Read MoreShould You Hire Someone Internally to Handle Your Corporate Investigation?
- October 11, 2025
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Should You Hire Someone Internally to Handle Your Corporate Investigation? Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending corporations in federal investigations. The question “should we investigate this internally or hire outside counsel?” seems like…
Read MoreWhat Happens During a Corporate Investigation
- October 11, 2025
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What Happens During a Corporate Investigation You just received an email from HR: “We need to schedule time for you to meet with outside counsel conducting an internal investigation into accounting practices in your department.” Or maybe you’re the General Counsel who just authorized the investigation, and the board wants…
Read MoreCorporate & Forensic Fraud Audits for Private Equity Funds
- October 11, 2025
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Corporate & Forensic Fraud Audits for Private Equity Funds Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending private equity funds and their portfolio companies in federal investigations. Private equity firms operate under a dangerous assumption:…
Read MoreInternal Investigations: Detecting Fraud Before the Government Intervenes
- October 11, 2025
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Internal Investigations: Detecting Fraud Before the Government Intervenes Your controller just flagged unusual journal entries in the last quarter’s financials – adjusting entries that reverse prior period expenses, pushing them into the current quarter to hit earnings targets. Or maybe internal audit discovered duplicate vendor payments going to accounts your…
Read MoreHow Our Former Federal Agents Help Protect Businesses Facing Allegations of Fraud and Misconduct
- October 11, 2025
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How Our Former Federal Agents Help Protect Businesses Facing Allegations of Fraud and Misconduct Thanks for visiting Spodek Law Group – a second-generation law firm managed by Todd Spodek, with over 40 years of combined experience defending corporations and executives in federal investigations. Our team includes former federal prosecutors who…
Read MoreHow Much of Your Federal Sentence Do You Actually Serve
- October 11, 2025
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How Much of Your Federal Sentence Do You Actually Serve The judge said ten years. You walked out of that federal courtroom doing the math in your head – trying to calculate when you’ll see your family again, when you’ll walk free. What the judge didn’t tell you, what the…
Read MoreEssex County Weapons Offense Defense Lawyer
- October 11, 2025
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Essex County Weapons Offense Defense Lawyer Police found a handgun in your glove compartment during a traffic stop on Route 280. You have a valid carry permit from Pennsylvania. Now you’re facing second-degree charges in Essex County with a mandatory 3-year prison sentence under the Graves Act. Or maybe you…
Read MoreResponding to an FTC Civil Investigative Demand
- October 11, 2025
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Responding to an FTC Civil Investigative Demand Your company received a certified letter from the Federal Trade Commission: Civil Investigative Demand. It’s demanding production of what looks like every document your company has created in the last five years, answers to dozens of interrogatories, and potentially witness testimony. The compliance…
Read MoreDo First Time Offenders Go to Federal Prison
- October 11, 2025
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Do First Time Offenders Go to Federal Prison You’re facing your first federal charge and the question consuming you is simple: am I going to prison? No prior arrests, no criminal history, and now you’re caught in the federal machinery designed for organized crime and terrorism. That fear is rational…
Read MoreHow to Respond to a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena
- October 11, 2025
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How to Respond to a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena The certified letter arrived today. Federal grand jury subpoena. You’re ordered to produce documents or appear to testify in 14 days. You don’t know if you’re a target of the investigation or just a witness. You don’t know whether complying will…
Read MoreEssex County Theft Defense Lawyer
- October 11, 2025
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Essex County Theft Defense Lawyer You’re charged with shoplifting from Short Hills Mall. The store claims you took $450 worth of merchandise — which means you’re facing a third-degree felony in Essex County Superior Court, not just a ticket. The charge carries up to five years in state prison, and…
Read MoreHow Corporate Compliance Programs Reduce Federal Prosecution Risk
- October 11, 2025
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How Corporate Compliance Programs Reduce Federal Prosecution Risk Your company is under federal investigation. FBI executed search warrants last week. DOJ prosecutors are evaluating potential violations – maybe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, maybe export control violations, maybe healthcare fraud. You’ve had a compliance program in place for five years. Policies,…
Read MoreWhat Are the Legal Risks of Refusing to Cooperate with a Corporate Investigation?
- October 11, 2025
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What Are the Legal Risks of Refusing to Cooperate with a Corporate Investigation? You get an email from HR. Conference room. 2pm today. “Outside counsel will be present.” You walk in and there’s a lawyer you’ve never met sitting across from you with a legal pad. They start with something…
Read MoreHow to Get Less Time in Federal Court
- October 11, 2025
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How to Get Less Time in Federal Court You’re facing federal prison time. Maybe you’ve been charged but not sentenced yet, or maybe you’ve already been sentenced and are trying to figure out when you’ll actually get out. Either way, your most urgent question is this: Is there anything you…
Read MoreHow Successful Corporate Investigations Minimize Future Litigation Risk
- October 11, 2025
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How Successful Corporate Investigations Minimize Future Litigation Risk Your compliance officer identified a problem. Maybe it’s billing irregularities. Maybe it’s financial reporting discrepancies. Maybe it’s employee conduct that violated company policy and potentially triggered legal liability. You’re facing a choice: launch an internal investigation now, or wait to see if…
Read MoreConducting Internal Investigations in Whistleblower Litigation
- October 11, 2025
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Conducting Internal Investigations in Whistleblower Litigation Your general counsel walks into your office with a problem: a whistleblower complaint. Maybe it’s internal – an employee reported suspected fraud through your compliance hotline. Maybe it’s external – the DOJ just notified you that someone filed a qui tam lawsuit under the…
Read MoreWhat Happens at Federal Sentencing Hearing
- October 11, 2025
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What Happens at Federal Sentencing Hearing You’ve pleaded guilty or been found guilty at trial. Your sentencing is scheduled 3-4 months from now – and you’re trying to figure out what actually happens when you walk into that courtroom. Whether you’ll leave in handcuffs or go home to get your…
Read More220.31 Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree
- October 11, 2025
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220.31 Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree You got arrested in New York for selling drugs. The charge sheet says “Penal Law 220.31” or “Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree.” Maybe you sold one bag of heroin to an undercover officer, or…
Read More220.21 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree
- October 11, 2025
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220.21 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree You got arrested in New York with a large quantity of cocaine, heroin, or fentanyl. The charge sheet says “Penal Law 220.21” or “Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree.” The police report lists a weight…
Read MoreFederal Sentencing Guidelines Calculator 2025
- October 11, 2025
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Calculator 2025 You typed “federal sentencing guidelines calculator” into Google. Maybe you’re facing charges, federal agents contacted you, or you just got indicted. The calculator spit out numbers – ranges of months or years – and now you’re trying to understand if those numbers are real, if…
Read More220.18 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree
- October 11, 2025
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220.18 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree You got arrested in New York with a significant quantity of cocaine, heroin, or fentanyl. The charge sheet says “Penal Law 220.18” or “Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree.” The police report lists a weight…
Read MoreEssex County Aggravated Assault Defense Lawyer
- October 11, 2025
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Essex County Aggravated Assault Defense Lawyer You got into a fight outside a bar in Newark. The other person went to the hospital with a broken nose and needed stitches. Now you’re charged with aggravated assault and facing years in state prison. You thought it was just a fight –…
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