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…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
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…
Dec.20
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
If you are charged with a sex crime, your case may be taken up by the state of Texas or the federal government. Depending on which court you have to appear, you may face different penalties suggesting that you hire…
Oct.12
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and recognized Native American tribes must maintain sex offender registries.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), there were 859,500 registered sex offenders in the United…
Oct.04
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault
Manhattan federal prosecutors recently opened an investigation into the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. This is in addition to the sex crime charges he currently faces in state courts in New York, Los Angeles, and London.
The investigation began…
Aug.31
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
It has been reported in multiple news sources and case law that roughly 97 percent of all federal criminal defendants plead guilty. The overwhelming majority of these pleas are the product of an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Like…
Aug.22
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Racketeering | RICO
Eight members of the MS-13 gang were recently indicted in Texas on racketeering charges including racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering,…
Aug.10
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has classified or scheduled drugs, as well as some of their precursors, into categories depending on the drug’s potential for abuse and accepted medical use. In theory, this effort is made to keep potentially dangerous…
Aug.03
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law
The core federal drug statute is 21 U.S.C. § 841. This statute focuses exclusively on the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, or possession of a “controlled substance.” The statute has little, if any, interest in the personal use of narcotics. It is…
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