COVID 19 & FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENS E Ellen S. Podgor Gary R. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COVID 19 & FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENS E

Ellen S. Podgor Gary R. Trombley Family White Collar Crime Research Professor Professor of Law epodgor@law.stetson.edu

Three Things

Release from Prison The Future of Jury Trials New Business – COVID Fraud

Imprisoned Clients Not Only Michael Cohen & Paul Manafort: Y

• ur Client May Be Eligible for Release

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First S tep Act amends 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) – Defendant can seek compassionate release from the district court after exhausting administrative remedies

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S tep by S tep Analysis

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S ee CJA Middle Dist rict Florida Mat erials –Adeel Bashir APD (Powerpoint s)

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F AMM Resources - ht t ps:/ / famm.org/ covidresponse/

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NACDL Resources - ht t ps:/ / www.nacdl.org/ cont ent / coronavirusresources

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Compassionat e Release Clearinghouse - ht t ps:/ / crclearinghouse.org/ t raining/

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Law Firm’s Collect ion of Compassionat e Release Cases (Pate, Johnson, & Church) - ht t ps:/ / t hefederaldocket .com/ collect ion-of-compassionat e-release-cases/

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CDC Guidance for Correctional Facilities - ht t ps:/ / www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/ 2019- ncov/ downloads/ guidance-correct ional-det ent ion.pdf

Class Actions Against Prisons

New Y

• rk Prison Ordered To Explain COVID-19 Response (Covington & Burlington

Brought Class Action) https:/ / www.law360.com/ whitecollar/ articles/ 1268830/ new-york-prison-

• rdered-to-explain-covid-19-response?

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The Future of Jury Trials

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Fair cross-section – S ixth Amendment

 Elderly, immune-compromised, etc.

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Courtroom Issues

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• cial distancing in courtroom, j ury room

 Conferring with your client during trial

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Virtual trials

 Confrontation – demeanor of witnesses on cross-examination  Public Trials – Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S

. 39 (1984)

COVID Fraud

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Hollywood Film Producer Charged with $1.7 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Individual Used Funds for Personal Expenses - ht t ps:/ / www.j ust ice.gov/ opa/ pr/ hollywood-film-producer- charged-17-million-covid-relief-fraud

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Software Engineer Charged in Washington with COVID-Relief Fraud - Software Engineer Fraudulently Sought More than $1.5 Million in CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Loans (wire fraud) - ht t ps:/ / www.j ust ice.gov/ opa/ pr/ soft ware-engineer-charged-washingt on- covid-relief-fraud

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• St. Petersburg Man Indicted For Threatening To Spread COVID-19 By Spitting And Coughing

On Police Officers (Biological Weapons Hoax) -ht t ps:/ / www.j ust ice.gov/ usao-mdfl/ pr/ st - pet ersburg-man-indict ed-t hreat ening-spread-covid-19-spit t ing-and-coughing-police

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Texas Man Charged with $5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Individual Copied List of Names off the Internet and Claimed Them as Employees (wire fraud, bank fraud, false st at ement s t o a financial inst it ut ion, and false st at ement s t o t he S BA) - ht t ps:/ / www.j ust ice.gov/ opa/ pr/ t exas-man-charged-5-million-covid-relief-fraud

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Hoarding and price-gouging

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False Claims Act – Qui Tam Actions

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Local federal task forces- U.S. Attorney McAllister Announces Kansas Covid-19 Fraud Task Force - ht t ps:/ / www.j ust ice.gov/ usao-ks/ pr/ us-at t orney-mcallist er-announces-kansas-covid- 19-fraud-t ask-force