Did you know it’s a federal crime to allow your dog to make noise that might scare wildlife in a national park? Raise your hand if your dog’s barking disturbs no one.
Would you believe us if we told…
July18
2019
2019
Category: Federal Criminal Law
July03
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Bank Fraud | Federal Criminal Law | Fraud
The CEO of the Teachers Federal Credit Union recently pled guilty to federal bank fraud for assisting a former state senator obtain a fraudulent loan.
Federal prosecutors charged that the CEO loaned $10,000 to the former state senator currently…
June29
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Federal Firearms
Penalty Provisions of Federal Gun Law Struck Down
In the opening line of a June 24, 2019 ruling in United States v. Davis, conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, joined by the court’s four liberal justices, stated: “In…
June14
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: DUI | DWI | Federal Criminal Law
Most people charged with a DUI face state charges. However, it may come as a significant surprise that you can be charged with a federal crime for DUI.
Because most roadways are within the jurisdiction of the state government,…
June06
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Identity Theft
Identity theft has become a major criminal attraction, costing its average victim facing more than $90,000 in fraudulent charges. As those numbers continue to climb, the federal government is taking a hard line approach to stop it.
In today’s…
Apr.07
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Corruption | Federal Criminal Law
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has completed his 22-month investigation into whether the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump conspired with representatives of the Russian government in a coordinated effort to secure the presidency for Trump.
Reputable media outlets…
Apr.04
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Corruption | Federal Criminal Law
After a 22-month investigation into whether the Russians interfered with this nation’s 2016 presidential election and whether President Trump’s campaign colluded or coordinated with that foreign interference, the Special Counsel’s Report (“Mueller Report”) was delivered to U.S. Attorney General William…
Feb.14
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Tax Evasion | Tax Law
The IRS estimates that nearly 17% of taxpayers fail to comply with the tax code, but that less than 1% is actually ever convicted of a tax crime. Service industry employees whose income is mostly derived from tips and other…
Feb.01
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Organized Crime | RICO
Changes in organized crime laws dramatically altered the day federal prosecutors tried to not only disrupt but shutdown Mafia chieftains. They were forced to try multiple mob-related crimes individually, making it virtually impossible to shut down entire criminal organizations. Racketeering…
Jan.04
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Money Laundering
In case you thought “blood diamonds” weren’t enough, here comes “blood gold.”
One of the most disturbing narratives from 2018 was the developments in the “blood gold” industry which have made its way from Latin America to South Florida…
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