The Oath Keepers, an extremist anti-American government group, was founded in 2009 by a Plano, Texas resident named Elmer Stewart Rhodes. The Oath Keepers are primarily made up of former military and law enforcement personnel who took oaths to forever…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
2022
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Kidnapping
Facing criminal charges in federal court is both intimidating and daunting. That’s because the most serious crimes originating in a state that ultimately crosses a state line will more often than not be prosecuted at the federal level way.
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2021
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Hate Crime
Hate crimes unfortunately have become a fixture in the United States – and there does not appear to be an immediate law enforcement remedy to the escalating numbers. President Biden’s Justice Department, however, has announced a hard-line stance in the…
2021
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Criminal prosecutions by the federal government often make people pay more attention to the offense involved. Federal crimes are generally viewed by the public as beings more serious, but that perception is often misleading. The reality is that federal criminal…
2021
Category: Cel Phone Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law
Cell phones are a fixture of modern life. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t have a cell or smart phone – or who doesn’t want one. It’s a popular industry, making it a target…
2021
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
It is interesting to note that most federal cases never proceed to trial in a courtroom. That’s because roughly 90 percent of federal criminal cases are resolved with a plea bargain.
Federal prosecutors like to find resolution via plea…
2021
Category: Disorderly Conduct | Federal Criminal Law
Since January 6, 2021, you may have heard a lot of news about charges stemming from those events. It’s hitting close to home here in Texas, where one family is getting charged for their alleged involvement.
Recently, five members…
2021
Category: Federal Criminal Law
The planning of a crime and actions taken toward committing it are enough to send an individual to federal prison – even if they ultimately do not follow through with the crime. It’s a lesson three Texas men are learning…
2021
Category: Federal Criminal Law
The events of January 2, 2021 will go down in history as one of the nation’s darkest hours. Six months later arrest of individuals involved in the Capitol insurrection Capitol are beginning to work their way through the court system…
2021
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Tampering with Consumer Products
Who would think that pizza dough could lead to federal charges?
Well, as it turns out, when you tamper with consumer products, the federal government takes it very seriously.
Last year, a man pled guilty to tampering with…