Leading Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard on WGN Radio 720 on Saturday May 12, 2024. Michael Leonard appeared along with Jon Hansen, host of the popular "Let's Get Legal' to discuss the latest in trials and criminal law issues. They discussed the recent...
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Top Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Michael Leonard on DOJ’s annual summary of fraud prosecutions
Top Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Michael Leonard on DOJ's annual summary of fraud prosecutions. The United States Department of Justice's Fraud Section recently published its annual Report, which provides statistics and detail on its country-wide federal fraud...
Leading Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyers Michael Leonard and Matthew Chivari on FBI Report on Elder Abuse
Leading Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyers Michael Leonard and Matthew Chivari on FBI Report on Elder Abuse. The Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") recently (May 2, 2024) released its Report on Elder Fraud. In sum, the FBI is attempting to report and convey...
Federal Criminal Trial Lawyers Michael Leonard and Matthew Chivari on Sentencing Commission’s data on the Education levels of Federally Sentence Individuals
Federal Criminal Trial Lawyers Michael Leonard and Matthew Chivari on Sentencing Commission's data on the Education levels of Federally Sentence Individuals. The United States Sentencing Commision plays an important and crucial role in the Federal sentencing process....
Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard explains CFIUS’s
The U.S. Department of the Treasury described "CFIUS," the acronym for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States as follows: "CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States...
Best Chicago Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard breaks down Gerald L. Johnson case on Apple podcast’s “One Minute Remaining” with Jack Laurence
Best Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard breaks down Gerald L. Johnson case on Apple podcast's "One Minute Remaining" with Jack Laurence. Here's how Jack Laurence describes the Johnson case: "Gerald Johnson is not an innocent man, he's a man who had a...
Top Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard on alleged PPP Fraud by State of Illinois employees
Top Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael Leonard on alleged PPP Fraud by State of Illinois employees. The Federal Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") provided billions in monetary relief during the COVID years. Some of that money, like any money doled out by way of...
Chicago Federal Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard explains how the Hope Hicks testimony further Trump’s defense
Chicago Federal Criminal Lawyer Michael Leonard explains how the Hope Hicks testimony further Trump's defense. On Friday, one of Trump's high-ranking communications personnel, Hope Hicks, testified as a witness for the prosecution in the Trump NY business records...
Leading Chicago Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers Obtain Substantially Below Guidelines Sentence and Release for their Client
Leading Chicago Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers Obtain Substantially Below Guidelines Sentence and Release for their Client. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024,Leonard Trial Lawyers, through Michael Leonard, along with co-counsel Gloria Rodriguez of the Gloria Law Firm in...
Top Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard analyzes Seventh Circuit Felon in Possession Decision
Top Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard analyzes Seventh Circuit Felon in Possession Decision. Recently, in the case of United States v. Anthony Gay, Case No. 23 2097, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed, in part, a Constitutional challenge to section 922g - the...
