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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8312 · Jun 10, 2026
Federal Program Integrity and Oversight Enhancement Act
…any federal program receiving more than $10 million annually, but only with a warrant issued by a federal judge upon probable cause of fraud, in compliance with the Fourth Amendment. All investigations must provide written notice to the…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10873665 · Jun 17, 2026
Reversed: Venue for a §1519 violation lies only in the district where the falsification occurred.
Whether a defendant charged with violating 18 U.S.C. §1519—making it a crime to knowingly falsify a document with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation—must be tried in the district where the falsification occurred or may…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10876935 · Jun 19, 2026
An appeal waiver is enforceable as written, unless the plea itself was not knowing or voluntary under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments; no separate 'miscarriage of justice' exception exists.
Whether an agreement not to appeal a sentence is enforceable when the disputed aspect of the sentence arguably violates a fundamental constitutional right, even if the plea agreement's appeal waiver was knowingly and voluntarily signed.…