Based on new Louisiana constitutional provision, state judge strikes down law...
As reported in this lengthy local article from New Orleans, some felons in the Bayou have gotten (for now) some benefit from the modern gun rights movement. Here are the basics: An Orleans Parish judge...
View ArticleWhat Is Banking Bribery?
United States law makes bank bribery illegal and subject to criminal penalty. Specifically U.S. statute states that: (a) Whoever– (1) corruptly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to any...
View ArticleWhat Activities Can Get Me Charged With Bank Fraud In NYC?
To many people, the phrase “bank fraud” means backhanded financial scheming in the upper echelons of bank management, involving millions of dollars. However, according to U.S. law, bank fraud may be...
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Friday Afternoon Open Thread
If March Madness is not your thing, tonight at 10 Eastern, you may want to take a look in at a crucial World Cup game for the US mens team against Costa Rica. The team is reportedly in turmoil. But......
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Outrage over lack of jail time for Illinois man with DUI and speeding 142 MPH...
An Illinois motorist was arrested for DUI in suburban Chicago. Nothing unusual about that but much of the media is in high dudgeon because there is evidence he was traveling 142 MPH. The defendant lost...
View ArticleWhat Happens If I Lie On A Bank Loan Application?
If you want to get a bank loan, whether a business loan or a residential mortgage, the bank will require you to provide certain information as to your financial status. Banks do not want to make loans...
View ArticleA moving memorial to Colorado prison chief Tom Clements from the Vera...
As reported in this new article, headlined "Colorado Parolee Killed in Texas Chase Likely Guilty of Slaying Prisons Chief," it looks like the person responsible for the murder of head of the Colorado...
View ArticleOrange County, Los Angeles DUI Checkpoints for March 22, 2013 and March 23, 2013
Newport Beach, Orange County - Between you go out this weekend keep a heads up for at least three DUI checkpoints in Southern California. According to the latest information here is where this...
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Inextricably Intertwined Evidence
Prosecutor's often use something called "inextricably intertwined" evidence. For example, if someone charged with the crime of rape steals jewelry from his victim after raping her, evidence of that...
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"What I Did For Love": The Serial Stalking of Ivanka Trump
His thin excuse? "I did it for love". Though the phrase is billed in thousands of songs, romance novels and movies the world over as THE magical formula for winning her heart, as we shall see--in...
View ArticleJennifer McKinney Can Pay Her Creditors
Jennifer McKinney – - former mommy blogger nicknamed MckMama – - has good news for the many creditors that she owes hundreds of thousands of dollars…. SHE CAN PAY THEM! This month’s issue of Xyngular’s...
View ArticleISP Investigating Crash South of American Falls
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View ArticleThe Police are Now Involved in Social Media
Las Vegas Police Department joins the World of Social Media The Las Vegas police department has joined the world of social media. The department now has its own You Tube channel, Facebook page, and...
View ArticleInjury Crash WB US12@17.5
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View ArticleIndiana Man Receives 5-Year Prison Sentence For Role in $9 Million Ponzi Scheme
An Indiana man was sentenced to serve over five years in federal prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that duped victims out of nearly $9 million. Jerry Smith, 50, was sentenced to serve 65 months in...
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Patrick James Boor of Lake Worth, Florida Arrested for Aggravated Assault...
Patrick James Boor of Lake Worth, Florida was arrested Saturday after he allegedly aimed an assault rifle at his girlfriend following an argument, news sources report. The 19-year-old victim was not...
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Use of social media in Massachusetts witness intimidation, sex for a fee, and...
Recent high-profile cases have sparked conversation about the role of social media, such as Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, in criminal prosecutions. In many ways, criminal defendants can...
View ArticleE.D.Va.: Texting while driving justifies stop for inattentive driving
Texting while driving justified defendant’s stop for inattentive driving on an Army base, and he was found intoxicated. An inventory of the vehicle produced drug paraphernalia. The stop was valid....
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Gun Charge Brought After Curious Search Circumstances
Gun charges were brought in the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court on Monday as a result of a State Trooper's search of a Cape Cod man's car. According to the Cape Cod Times the trooper...
View ArticleHappenings in Court
A few weeks back I was in Seattle Municipal Court representing a client on a DUI case. SMC is a pretty unique Court with regards to some of the procedures. Specifically when it comes to checking in...
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