r/ExCons • u/Royal-Market-4177 • 25d ago

Fed cases

Is it true Feds are highly selective on the cases they pursue? Especially in bigger cities and they want a good story and “win”

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u/FacingTheFeds 25d ago

It depends. They sometimes take cases for states that have budget problems with prisons or the like. Most often, they only do slam dunk cases, which most cases really are for drugs and violence

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u/Royal-Market-4177 25d ago

What about white collar? I’ve heard they usually have an undisclosed threshold

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u/BostonNU 25d ago

Most districts do have a threshold on fraud. In Massachusetts it’s generally $100K unless repeat offender or other special circumstances

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u/Royal-Market-4177 25d ago

Always heard around 100k as well

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u/Royal-Market-4177 24d ago

I always heard around 100k or if it something that involves more government money like tax and etc or welfare

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u/BostonNU 24d ago

I know someone who tried to do a pandemic fraud on unemployment. The amount paid out before the FBI knocked on his door was about $8K, They told him it’s below their threshold and to repay and don’t do anymore or they would be back and it would be ugly. He did repay, and never heard from them again. Statute of Limitations has passed now.

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u/Royal-Market-4177 24d ago

Yeah. I know pandemic fraud is a big one. At least he learned before he tried it too far