Archive for May 2019

  The Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act or FIRST STEP ACT, signed into law in December 2018, eases mandatory minimum sentences under federal law, reforms the U.S. federal prison system, and seeks to reduce recidivism. Title IV of the Act, which deals with sentencing reform, is especially important to people…

Dan Eckhart was admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan last week. He is now counsel with Abood Law and defending federal cases in Michigan. Dan, Andrew and Jeff Abood are currently representing a health care provider accused of fraud by the FBI. Dan is also admitted to the…

Dan Eckhart and Rena Wilensky attended the Dar Al Arab Interfaith IFTAR Dinner last night. Religious leaders from the Islamic, Jewish and Christian faiths were in attendance. Criminal Defense Attorney Fritz Scheller gave a compelling speech on how compassion is a common tenet in all great religions.

In Vienna this week meeting with federal prosecutors and the FBI on behalf of a client accused of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA makes it a federal crime for a business to give incentives to foreign government officials in order to gain a competitive advantage. Many times foreign citizens or companies…

  This past week, Dan spoke on two panels at the Offshore Alert Conference in Miami Beach. The Wall Street Journal called the conference “A diverse collection of the hunters and hunted,” because attendees include offshore financial promoters, recovery specialists, law enforcement, lawyers and private investigators. Dan spoke about cryptocurrency regulation and fraud and is…