What Is A Federal Felony? Andrew Russek, attorney from leading criminal defense firm Combs Waterkotte, breaks down what a federal felony is and common charges he sees in federal court.
Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: So I’ve never heard it before. In my life. What would you say? What is a federal felony?
Andrew Russek: I would say the common things that you do not really see in state court are gonna be wire fraud, white collar crime.
Part of that is because, inherently, a cyber crime or something with the SEC, with the stock market, you know, you buy a stock, the company’s in Texas, your broker’s in New York City, and you’re receiving the money in Missouri.
So, I mean, the jurisdiction there. You’re just gonna bounce up to federal court, Medicaid/Medicare fraud, solicitation of minors, that does happen in state court.
But again: You’re on some app and accused of talking to somebody underage who’s in Oklahoma – the feds are gonna get involved in that, and that is when you’ll end up in federal court with a federal prosecutor.
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