Former Vice President Joe Biden has announced his support for efforts to reform police departments in the United States and to address systemic racism in police departments. Others have demanded the defunding of police departments. Finally, there is a group of police critics who are demanding the disbanding of police departments. Each of these approaches …
Throughout the United States the country is experiencing a severe economic slow-down as only recently have cities and states begun to relax their stay at home orders in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. One of the institutions greatly affected by the social distancing regulations is the court system. The safety procedures ordered in place …
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Crises provide fertile grounds for scam artists to defraud the public. The coronavirus serves as an ideal opportunity for con artists to flourish. Law enforcement sources are reporting the existence of all manner of consume fraud schemes. There are no such things as door to door coronavirus tests. Some confidence artists are moving through neighborhoods …
The United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines became law as part of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. The purpose of the Guidelines was to make sentencing uniform throughout the United States for serious federal crimes. The intent was to prevent similarly situated defendants convicted of the same crime or crimes from receiving divergent sentences. The …
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires three quarterly filing and an annual filing by most publicly traded companies. These filings, known as a “10-Q” for a quarterly filing and a “10-K” for an annual filing, contain information about both the business aspects of the reporting company and its financial position. In fact, the annual filing …
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Recently, in the Miami area hijackers stole a UPS delivery truck, took the driver hostage, and engaged police in a high-speed chase. The incident ended tragically in a shoot-out with police that resulted in the hostage and an innocent motorist dead as well as the suspected hijackers. All appeared to have died as a result …
A ponzi scheme is an investment fraud in which the longer-term investors receive payments from the contributions of recent investors. In a typical ponzi scheme the promoter will advertise investment returns that are literally to good to be true. Such promised or guaranteed returns may be a 50% to 100% return in a matter of …
Conspiracy is a crime that consists of an agreement between two or more persons to perform an illegal act or to perform a legal act in an illegal way. Federal law recognizes conspiracy in several different criminal statutes. The maximum penalties for these statutes range from five years to 20 or more years. The crime …
Five years ago, Eric Garner died on Staten Island while being arrested by New York City police. Mr. Garner suffocated during the arrest. Video of the encounter appeared to show that a police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, applied an unlawful chokehold on Mr. Garner. Autopsy results indicated that death occurred due to an asthma attack precipitated …
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In a civil case tried before a judge without a jury the State of Oklahoma is suing pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson alleging the company is responsible for the opioid crisis facing residents of Oklahoma. The suit seeks $17 billion over 30 years to address the effects of the opioid epidemic. Oklahoma has charged that …
