Dhamian Blue Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
Dhamian Blue has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The induction ceremony at which Mr.…
Updates on Blue LLP’s practice in white collar defense and fraud.
Fourth Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict in Bid-Rigging Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a jury verdict and subsequent judgment entered against the defendants in a bid-rigging conspiracy. The jury found the defendants liable for…
Federal Sentencing Mitigation: What it is and Why it Matters
Sentencing mitigation is an extremely important tool for criminal defense attorneys. The sentencing phase of the federal criminal justice system can make convicted people feel like the system is stacked…
Head of the Class | Felonies in the Federal System
In the federal system, a felony is a crime that can be punished by a term of one year or more imprisonment. Federal felonies are classified, in large part, by…
Back to Basics | The Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Every federal criminal statute has a statutory sentencing range. Sometimes an offense may not have a minimum sentence. But in other cases, the minimum sentence could be two, five, or…
Back to Basics | What is a Target Letter?
In the federal criminal justice system, a target letter is a written notification sent by the U.S. Attorney's office to someone informing them that they are the target of a…
PPP Fraud | False Certification of Eligibility
As we have written, over the past year federal prosecutors across the country, including in the Eastern District of North Carolina, have cracked down on people and companies suspected of…
What is PPP Fraud?
PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) fraud refers to fraudulent activity related to the federal program established by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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