It seems as if the federal government is always increasing regulations, expanding enforcement of them, and intensifying the scrutiny under which the health care industry in the United States operates. That’s why there are so many newsstories popping up in…
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Jurisdiction:
A Criminal Law Blog from a Defense Perspective
2022
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Federal Firearms | Guns
In 2013, a United Arab Emirates citizen named Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif was admitted to the United States through a student visa to attend the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. He was academically dismissed from the institute in…
2022
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct
On October 17, 2019, a 24-year-old black man named Demonte Ward-Blake was driving a vehicle in Oxon Hill, Maryland, with his girlfriend’s six-year-old daughter as a passenger in the backseat. The car had expired tags. A Prince George County Police…
2022
Category: Appeals | Criminal Justice Reform | Police Misconduct | Prosecutorial Misconduct
As of July 21, 2022, the National Registry of exonerations reports that there have been 3,184 exonerations in criminal cases since 1989.
These numbers reinforce what many over-policed communities have known for generations: the nation’s criminal justice often fails in…
2022
Category: Uncategorized
Indicting a former president is no minor task for any nation’s justice system to undertake.
In modern times, there have been former presidents indicted for criminal wrongdoing in France, Israel, South Africa, Brazil, Bolivia, and South Korea, to name a…
2022
Category: Cyberstalking | Uncategorized
The internet is now woven into the fabric of everyday life, making electronic communication commonplace an easy way to stay in touch with others. However, not all communications via the internet or on social media are wanted – and some…
2022
Before the events of January 6, 2021, took place, most people had never heard of the crime of seditious conspiracy. Now, it seems to be everywhere, and people implicated in the events of January 6th are facing this charge.…
2022
It’s difficult to find someone who hasn’t heard the term “white collar crime.” However,
explaining these types of offenses and what they mean is a whole different ballgame.
Misconceptions about white collar crimes run rampant, probably because the phrase covers…
2022
It’s unfortunate that some people take advantage of the elderly, but it happens. And Texas has
decided that they want to make the laws surrounding elder financial abuse in the state stricter.
In September of 2021, the Texas Legislature passed…
2022
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud
Those who are elected to public office in this country take what is called “an oath of office.”
They are given responsibilities and have the trust of the public that elected them. When they fail
in their responsibilities and break…