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Category: Drug Trafficking | Federal Sentencing
Sentencing in federal drug cases can sometimes pose difficult challenges for the judges imposing sentence. This was illustrated in a December 12, 2017 decision, United States v. Collins, by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
There was nothing especially…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Money Laundering
Reputable media outlets have in recent months give credible voice to allegations that President Donald Trump and his team knew about money laundering in real estate deals before he was elected. As investigations by the Special Counsel and the New…
Between 1983 and 2017, at least 39 computer hackers were tried and convicted across the globe for computer invasion related crimes—nineteen of whom were convicted in United States courtrooms.
Many of the U.S. hackers see themselves as crusaders for…
Donald J. Trump is the “lyingiest” president in the history of the United States—and he earned that distinction in less than eleven months in office. According to the Washington Post, President Trump told at least 1,698 lies or misleading claims…
Category: Sexual Harrassment
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, dozens of high-profile men in the media and entertainment industries have recently lost their jobs after allegations of sexual harassment.
Here’s a partial list, in case you missed the headlines:
Matt Lauer…
Category: H.R. 1865 | Sex Crimes
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, if passed, would create criminal and civil penalties for those who place online sex ads. This post will explain more about the current laws and how a passage of the new…
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Immigration Crimes | Sex Crimes | Uncategorized
Many different types of crimes fall under federal laws, a vast majority of which tend to fall into just a few categories.
How so? Take a look at the numbers.
In 2016, nearly 68,000 federal cases resulted in…
Category: Appeals | Drug Crime
Diddy’s Sports Bar in Houston has what the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) described as “a well-documented history of narcotics sales.”
But does that mean a patron who enters the bar, stays a few minutes before leaving is…
Category: Drug Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law
More than two decades ago Pace Law School professor Bennett L. Gershman observed in a scholarly law review article that “rules of evidence are designed to bring about just and informed decisions. One of these rules, the hearsay rule, is…
Category: Constitutional Law | Federal Criminal Law
Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has pled guilty in a Washington, D.C. federal court to a single count of lying to the FBI. The guilty plea is part of a “plea agreement” reached with Special Counsel Robert Mueller who…
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