I was in Washington, D.C. this week meeting with multiple federal prosecutors, FBI agents, and IRS agents. My client has been implicated in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case involving a number of multi-national corporations. The allegations are…
In addition to maintaining a successful criminal defense law practice in Florida, Dan Eckhart is now also defending clients facing federal charges in Michigan. Admitted to the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western District of…
“It’s been a busy June with a new federal health care fraud case out of the Eastern District of New York and two new federal cases in the Middle District of Florida. In both Florida cases, the clients…
Dan will be a panelist speaking about “The First Sep Act and New Prison Reforms” at the Orlando Federal Courthouse next Friday. This “lunch and learn” is sponsored by the Orlando Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA)…
I attended the Pit Bull concert sponsored by Orlando Attorney Dan Newlin on Saturday. Dan and I are both former law enforcement officers turned lawyers and it’s great to see the community support Officer Kevin Valencia and his…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…