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Expungement of Criminal Records in Federal Courts

This article examines the little-known and infrequently granted remedy of expungement in federal courts.

8 minute read September 29, 2009 at 08:24 AM
By
Steven F. Reich
Expungement of Criminal Records in Federal Courts

You've just been through a long trial that was financially ruinous for your client, who was acquitted of fraud charges by a federal jury that was as unimpressed by the government's case as you were.

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