It’s easy to get a green card when marriage to a United States citizen is involved, but there is substantial official concern about this aspect of the green card process. Because of this, the penalties for a fake “green card…
Author: John Floyd
2022
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct
Police misconduct is the historical scourge of American policing. It raises its head in media from time to time with a horrific incident caught on video, but in reality, it thrives in communities across the country every day.
USAToday …
2022
On November 14, 2022, Taylor Renee Parker became the seventh woman to arrive on Texas’ death row. The 29-year-old Parker was convicted on October 4, 2022, of capital murder by a Bowie County jury. On November 9, 2022, the jury …
2022
Category: Capital Crimes | Criminal Law | Death Penalty
On November 9, 2022, the State of Texas executed 61-year-old Tracy Lane Beatty. He was the 577th person put to death by lethal injection in this State since 1982. Scores of these individuals were executed despite highly credible evidence of…
2022
Category: Bank Robbery | Federal Criminal Law
Bank robbery is a crime most people are familiar with – not because they’ve perpetrated it, but because
it’s seen so much on television and in movies. In fact, you may think it is a crime that doesn’t occur very…
2022
Category: Embezzlement | Fraud | White Collar Crime
For those who may be facing embezzlement charges in Texas, you may have a lot of questions.
Primary among those questions are the types of penalties you may face if convicted, and the
best ways to defend against these charges.…
2022
Category: Death Penalty
On May 31, 2009, 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado was found dead in an Austin, Texas, apartment she shared with her mother and sister. She had been stabbed 43 times and cut 30 times with two different sharp instruments. Her infant son…
2022
Every week It seems that the news media prtrpotyinh on a high-profile white collar crime. Some of these crimes seem to occur with greater frequency.
Mortgage fraud is one of those crimes. But what exactly is it?
While…
2022
Category: Bitcoin | Cryptocurrency | Financial Crimes
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies always seem to be big news. These types of currencies are still in
their infancy. Their rise in popularity notwithdtanding, it’s a good idea to know how the state of Texas
and the federal government protect…
2022
Category: Arrest Warrants | No-Knock Warrants
No-knock warrants have generated legal debate and social controversy in recent years due to fatal
encounters between the police and unarmed citizens—some of whom had no i nvolvement in criminal
activity.
No-knock warrants are so controversial that the Texas…