In addition to timing-related defenses, a defense to white-collar crime charges may focus on other procedural aspects of the prosecution.

I.  Double Jeopardy and Multiplicity

The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits multiple prosecutions for the same offense. Thus, a defendant generally may not face successive prosecutions for the same criminal act. However, under the dual-sovereignty doctrine, double jeopardy doesn’t prohibit successive prosecutions for the same conduct...