Free legal answers from attorneys - I have an outstanding warrant in Michigan and moved to New York with my new husband last month. I haven't gone to get
What happens when there’s a warrant for my arrest in one state and now I live in another state?
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Tuesday Open Thread: Concert Time
One of my favorite Bon Jovi concerts to watch -- Live Earth in 2007 -- I don't think I've ever seen Al Gore get so excited.
I only uploaded the first 25 seconds because the music is copyrighted. But you can view the whole thing on You...
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North Hills Valley High School Student Accused of Kidnapping & Attempted Rape
An 18-year-old North Hills Valley High School student has been arrested after he was accused of dragging a 17-year-old girl into a school bathroom and attempting to rape her.
According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman, the accused "had come on to her during lunch, and she rebuffed him." The spokesman went on to say that the girl told the suspect that she had a boyfriend and she was not interested in him.
Allegedly, the boy later grabbed the girl by the arm as she was walking down a hallway and dragged her into a boy's bathroom, where he began kissing her and attempted to remove her clothes. Reportedly, the incident was cut short when another student knocked on the bathroom door. A teacher then confronted the boy and asked him why the two were in the boy's bathroom.
When the girl told the teacher what had happened, the police were called and the youth was arrested. LAPD reports that the girl was unharmed, but was lucky the incident was interrupted in time.
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Obrecht on Merger of Sentences
Alexander K. Obrecht has posted Criminal Law - Merger of Sentences: The Legislature Says You Can't Hang 'Em Twice; Najera v. State, 214 P.3d 990 (Wyo. 2009) (Wyoming Law Review, 12 Wyo. L. Rev. 141 (2012)) on SSRN. Here is...
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Basketball Coach Killed After Tragic Dual-collision
A South Carolina high school basketball coach has been killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident. The woman was traveling south on U.S. 52, with three minors in her car, when she swerved, apparently to avoid a head-on collision with another vehicle. As the woman attempted to investigate the damage to her car, another vehicle plowed [...]The post Basketball Coach Killed After Tragic Dual-collision appeared first on .
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Collision At Intersection Results in Death of One Driver
A off-duty Sumter County Sheriff Deputy has been involved in a collision that resulted in the death of a woman. The accident occurred on Wedgefield Highway when it is reported that the off-duty patrol car and the other vehicle were traveling in opposite directions when they collided at the Pitts Road intersection with the highway. [...]The post Collision At Intersection Results in Death of One Driver appeared first on .
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Poaching in Utah
Poaching in Utah is against the law, and people who are found guilty of that crime may find themselves in danger of going to prison as well as paying hefty fines. Current Headline on Poaching Several people are in legal hot water following their poaching escapades throughout Utah. It is a third degree felony to [...]
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Former Star of Hit Disney Show Arrested for Second DUI
Co-Star of “That’s So Raven” Arrested for Second DUI Troubled former child star Orlando Brown has been arrested on DUI charges again. The 25-year-old actor became famous for his role Eddie Thomas on “That’s So Raven,” a hit Disney Channel show that ran from 2003 to 2007. Reportedly, the former child star is being held because [...]
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Former College Football Coach Indicted in $80 Million Ponzi Scheme
Federal authorities unveiled criminal charges against the former University of Georgia football coach, alleging he scammed dozens of investors, including fellow coaches and former players, out of more than $80 million. Jim Donnan, of Athens, Georgia, was charged in an eighty-five count indictment that also named his former business partner, Gregory L. Crabtree. The criminal charges come less than a year after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed civil charges against the men. Both men were released on $25,000 bond, and ordered to restrict their travel plans and surrender their passports.
Donnan and Crabtree operated GLC Limited ("GLC"), also known as Global Liquidation Center, which was formed in 2004 and purported to be in the wholesale liquidation business. Beginning in 2007, the men solicited potential investors, promising short-term returns ranging from 50% to 200% from the purchase and resale of discontinued or damaged merchandise acquired from major retailers at a discount, which ranged from out-of-season toys, patio furniture, or holiday decorations. Donnan was in charge of attracting investors, using his contacts from his previous tenure as head football coach of the University of Georgia to recruit fellow coaches and former players. In total, nearly 100 investors contributed over $80 million to the scheme.
However, out of the $80 million raised from investors, slightly more than 10% was used to purchase merchandise for resale, and the company booked less than $6 million in total sales. The remainder, or nearly $64 million, was used to make payments of purported interest and principal redemptions to investors. Crabtree and Donnan also misappropriated millions of dollars of investor funds, with Crabtree profiting by approximately $1.6 million and Donnan taking home more than $13 million on an initial $4.7 million investment. Donnan's family is also said to have profited by over $1 million from the scheme. When GLC began falling behind on interest payments, a group of investors obtained the appointment of a Restructuring Officer, who discovered the fraud and, in February 2011, caused GLC to file a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Donnan and his wife also filed for personal bankruptcy following increasing claims from GLC victims.
According to Donnan's attorney, the failed business venture wiped Donnan out financially, but maintained that "there is no criminal intention here."
Donnan enjoyed a storied career in college football, leading Marshall to a national championship and later being inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Former Kansas prisons chief takes interim DOC post | takes, former, interim - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
Former Kansas prisons chief takes interim DOC post | takes, former, interim - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed a new interim executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections Tuesday, according to a news release.
Roger Werholtz will begin his term Monday and serve until the end of July, as the search for a permanent hire gets underway. Roxane
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After a DUI Arrest in Colorado: Booking and Arraignment
If you are arrested in Colorado on suspicion of drunk driving, the next two steps you’ll face in the criminal process are booking and arraignment. You should contact an experienced Colorado DUI defense attorney as soon as you can during or after this process. In the meantime, it is wise to exercise your Miranda rights by saying nothing to the police unless an attorney is present to help you.
The “booking” process is used to place a person in jail. Typically, during booking, your fingerprints will be taken. A DNA sample may also be taken; in many cases, DNA samples are taken by using a cotton swab that is rubbed inside the cheek. Any personal items you have with you at your arrest, like your clothing, wallet, or jewelry, will be inventoried. You may also be photographed and your identifying information, like name or address, written down.
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Oregon Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Ponzi Scheme
An Oregon hedge-fund manager has agreed to plead guilty to charges he raised as much as $50 million from investors in a massive Ponzi scheme. Yusaf Jawed, of Portland, Oregon, pled guilty to seventeen counts of mail fraud and wire fraud in an agreement with prosecutors that will result in a recommended sentence of 6.5 years in prison. While Jawed at one point claimed he managed more than $60 million, the deal calls for Jawed to repay just over $6 million to 10 investors taken from February 2008 and September 2009.
Jawed operated Grifphon Asset Management, LLC ("GAM") and Grifphon Holdings, LLC ("GH"), which served as the advisers to numerous hedge funds created and managed by Jawed, including Gripfhon Alpha Fund, L.P. ("Alpha") and Grifphon Iota Fund, L.P. Investors were told through private placement memoranda that the funds experienced annual returns ranging from 12.8% to 132.5% from 2002-2008 through an investment strategy comprised of holdings in publicly-traded securities, private equities, biotech companies, foreign currencies, and commodities. Investors were supplied with account statements and tax returns that purported to show constant profits in investor accounts, and were assured that their funds would be held at prominent institutions such as Lehman Brothers and UBS. In total, Jawed raised at least $37 million from over 100 investors all over the United States.
However, little, if any, of the claims made to investors were true. According to authorities, Jawed misappropriated millions of dollars in investor funds for his personal use, which included luxury vacations, lavish meals, and the payment of nearly $60,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. Additionally, Jawed used investor funds as the source of fictitious interest payments designed to lend an aura of legitimacy to the scheme. 
When the scheme appeared on the verge of collapse in 2008, Jawed hatched a scheme with the help of Robert Custis, an attorney. The two began telling investors that a third party would soon purchase the funds' assets, and investors would soon be reimbursed for their investment at a healthy profit. This pattern of deception lasted an additional two years with the use of various excuses such as the time zone difference of the banks, "dotting I's and crossing T's," and confidentiality problems. However, this third-party purchaser was none other than an entity created and controlled by Jawed. For his role in the scheme, Custis was also charged by the SEC.
As part of his plea agreement, Jawed is also expected to cooperate with a lawsuit brought by investors against Grifphon's former accounting and law firms. A positive outcome in the lawsuit could be investors' best chance of any recovery, as a federal court previously found that Jawed was penniless, throwing into question whether the restitution obligation is anything more than symbolic.
A copy of the SEC's complaint is here.
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Baer on Corporate Fraud
Miriam H. Baer (Brooklyn Law School) has posted Some Thoughts on the Porous Boundary between Ordinary and Extraordinary Corporate Fraud (14 U. Penn. J. Bus. L. 927 (2012)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This is a book review of...
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Indian Land Man is Killed in Lancaster Co. Motorcycle Accident
A man from Indian Land has been pronounced dead after a terrifying motorcycle accident last Saturday in Lancaster County. According to the police reports, the 68-year-old was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson westbound on South Carolina’s Highway 903 a little after 12:45 p.m. He was travelling at the posted speed limit when all of the [...]The post Indian Land Man is Killed in Lancaster Co. Motorcycle Accident appeared first on .
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CUETO DISQUALIFIES HIMSELF
Judge Cueto disqualified himself in the case before involving Miami commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones. But not before taking a few shots himself. Cueto order from Justicebuilding Site Feed
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Sex offender registry expansion going to McCrory
4-16-2013 North Carolina:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The General Assembly has agreed that people convicted in North Carolina of human trafficking should register with local sheriffs as registered sex...
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Single vehicle crash on I-86
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Idaho State Police
District 5 5205 South 5th Ave.
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-2299
(208) 236-6466 FAX: (208) 236-6068
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2013 9:35 pm
Please direct questions to the District Office
On April 16, 2013 at approximately 7:30pm, the Idaho State Police investigated a one vehicle crash on I-86 near mile marker 62. Joshua Smith, age 23, of Pocatello, was driving westbound on I-86 when he drove off the right shoulder, down an embankment and into a fence. Smith's vehicle rolled and came to rest on its top. Smith was taken by ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center. This crash is still under investigation.
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Two big significant states perhaps on track join growing ranks legalizing medical marijuana
As I have hinted in prior posts, I think it could become a very big deal if (and when?) a majority of US states have formally legalized medical marijuana — especially if (and when?) a number of jurisdictions have also...
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Does Massachusetts OUI law provide a defendant the right to take a breath test after refusing one?
As a DUI attorney in Massachusetts, a case will often involve somebody who has refused to take a breathalyzer test after being pulled over. In some cases, a motorist may change their mind and request a breath test after...
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Strip Shooting Suspect Moved to Las Vegas Jail
The suspect in the February 21st Strip shooting has been transferred from a Los Angeles jail back to Las Vegas. He has been accused of shooting another man on the Strip, which directly led to a fatal taxi cab crash. The suspect is now in custody at the Clark County Detention Center.
The Clark County Detention Center is located in downtown Las Vegas at 330 South Casino Center Drive, across the street from the Regional Justice Center. The information line is (702) 671-3900. Las Vegas jail officials carry pepper spray but not guns. There are surveillance cameras in every room except for showers and single-person cells.
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