Fraud and financial offenses
Wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, false claims, conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, structuring, and embezzlement.
Representation in federal investigations, grand jury proceedings, indictments, trials, and sentencing. The firm was founded in 1997.
A federal criminal matter does not run on the same track as a state prosecution. It is charged under the United States Code, litigated in a United States District Court, prosecuted by an Assistant United States Attorney, and sentenced under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The investigative agencies — the FBI, DEA, IRS Criminal Investigation, ATF, HSI, and the Office of Inspector General of a federal department — often work a matter for months or years before anyone is arrested.
That timeline is the reason so much of federal defense work happens before an indictment exists. By the time a defendant is arraigned, the government has typically assembled documents, financial records, cooperator statements, and electronic evidence. Defense work that begins at arraignment begins late.
Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C. represents individuals and businesses in criminal matters. Mr. Sris founded the firm in 1997 and is admitted in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York. He is a former prosecutor. The firm's Of Counsel attorneys practice under separate engagements with the firm.
Federal agents gather evidence, often for an extended period. A grand jury may issue subpoenas for records or testimony. A target letter or a subpoena is frequently the first notice a person receives.
The United States Attorney's Office presents evidence to a grand jury, which decides whether to return an indictment. Some matters are resolved by information and waiver of indictment.
A defendant appears before a United States Magistrate Judge. Detention or release conditions are addressed under the Bail Reform Act, sometimes at a separate detention hearing.
The government produces discovery. Defense counsel may move to dismiss counts, suppress evidence, sever defendants, compel disclosure, or exclude expert testimony.
Most federal matters resolve by negotiated plea agreement. Matters that do not resolve proceed to jury trial in United States District Court.
A separate proceeding. A Presentence Investigation Report is prepared, the Guidelines calculation is contested or agreed, and the court considers the sentencing factors set out by statute.
A judgment may be appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the governing circuit.
A target letter states that you are a target of a grand jury investigation. A subject letter states something narrower. A subpoena may seek your testimony, your records, or both. These documents are time-sensitive.
(888) 437-7747A false statement to a federal agent is separately chargeable under federal law.
Once a subpoena is served or an investigation is known, doing so exposes you to obstruction exposure independent of the underlying matter.
Colleagues, relatives, and business partners can be subpoenaed.
Route the collection through counsel so the response is complete and privilege is addressed before production.
Counsel can contact the prosecutor, seek to learn the scope of the investigation, and present information before a charging decision is made.
This is general guidance, not advice for any particular situation, and your circumstances may call for different steps. Counsel cannot promise a particular result.
Wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, false claims, conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, structuring, and embezzlement.
Bribery of public officials, acceptance or solicitation of a bribe, kickbacks, extortion under color of official right, theft of government property, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, and antitrust matters.
Conspiracy to distribute, possession with intent to distribute, distribution, importation, manufacturing, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and continuing criminal enterprise allegations.
Felon in possession, possession or use of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence, unlawful dealing in firearms, unregistered firearms, and Armed Career Criminal Act exposure.
Obstruction of justice, witness tampering, retaliation against a witness, perjury, subornation of perjury, false statements to a federal agent, and destruction or falsification of records.
Bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, assault on a federal officer, and extortion.
Conspiracy to commit an offense, attempt, aiding and abetting, accessory after the fact, and misprision of a felony.
Including charges arising under the federal child-exploitation and sex-trafficking statutes, and failure to register as a sex offender. Many of these charges carry mandatory minimum exposure, and a conviction commonly carries registration consequences.
Unauthorized access, computer fraud, and internet-based fraud allegations.
Mr. Sris is admitted in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York. The firm's federal criminal practice is directed to the United States District Courts within those jurisdictions.
Admission to a United States District Court is separate from state bar admission. The firm does not represent that every attorney listed on this page is admitted in every district court referenced.
Mr. Sris founded the firm in 1997. He is a former prosecutor. He testified in support of 2019 Virginia House Bill 635 before the Virginia House Courts of Justice Committee.
Mr. Block is a former Virginia State Trooper.
Ms. Fisher is a former Maryland Assistant State's Attorney.
Mr. Greene practices in criminal law and CPS defense.
Matter assignment. Attorneys are assigned to a matter by the firm. No attorney named on this page is promised to any particular case.
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Federal cases charge violations of the United States Code, are heard in United States District Court, are prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys, and are sentenced using the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Procedural rules, evidentiary rules, discovery practice, and sentencing exposure all differ from state court.
No. The pre-indictment period is often when counsel has the widest range of options. An attorney can contact the prosecutor, seek to learn the scope of the investigation, respond to a subpoena properly, and present information before a charging decision is made.
A target letter is written notice from a United States Attorney's Office that a person is a target of a grand jury investigation. It generally means the government believes it has substantial evidence linking that person to an offense.
A proffer is a meeting in which a person provides information to prosecutors under a limited-use agreement. It carries significant risk as well as potential benefit and should not be undertaken without counsel who has reviewed the terms of the agreement.
Federal matters generally move more slowly than state matters. An investigation can run for years before charges. After indictment, complex matters commonly take a year or more to reach trial.
The Guidelines are an advisory calculation that produces a recommended sentencing range based on offense conduct and criminal history. The court must calculate the range correctly and then weigh the statutory sentencing factors in deciding the sentence.
The Eastern District of Virginia is known for a compressed schedule between indictment and trial. That schedule affects how quickly defense investigation, motions, and expert work must be completed.
Forfeiture is a proceeding through which the government seeks to take property it alleges is connected to an offense. It may be pursued criminally alongside the prosecution or civilly against the property itself, and it can be contested.
The practice is directed to the United States District Courts within Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York, which are the jurisdictions in which Mr. Sris is admitted.
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