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Overview of federal entrapment defense
As an alternative to the defense that the government has failed to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant may allege that he was entrapped. An entrapment defense admits...
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Summary of federal offenses for making a false statement
Federal law prohibits making a false statement to the United States government. Lying to a federal agent is a criminal offense with serious penalties. The law against making a false statement to an...
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Pretrial diversion for federal criminal charges
Pretrial diversion is a practice in federal court where the prosecutor decides to divert the defendant to a rehabilitation program rather than prosecute him on criminal charges in United States...
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Possession of a firearm by convicted felon: federal offense
A charge in federal court for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon carries extremely severe penalties. It does not matter that the firearm was unloaded. Nor does it matter that the weapon was...
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