Monthly Archives: July 2023
Indian River County Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Her Role In Romance Scam
The world changes more quickly than the names of laws do. For example, you can be charged with wire fraud if there is evidence that you knowingly made false statements for your own financial gain, and the medium of communication through which you made those statements could, in theory, be attached to a wire. … Read More »
Will My Case Go To State Or Federal Court?
Most of the laws that affect your daily life are state laws, rather than federal ones. Case in point, federal law categorizes cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning that it is never legal, not even for medical use. Despite this, the majority of states have cannabis dispensaries of some sort, and as… Read More »
When Prosecution Witnesses Have Ulterior Motives, The Truth Will Prevail
Perjury is a crime, so why would someone lie on the witness stand? It turns out that there are lots of reasons a witness might make false statements to make a defendant appear guilty. Perhaps the witness is trying to conceal his or her own criminal activity by pinning the crime on the defendant. … Read More »
U.S. Senate Introduces Bill To Prevent Organized Retail Theft
It is difficult for anyone, even for prosecutors who go to great lengths to cultivate an image of being tough on crime, to argue that stealing merchandise from a retail store makes someone a danger to society. It is possible that, by charging you with all kinds of scary sounding offenses, such as retail… Read More »
