An FBI official has reported to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about the “massive” frauds the law enforcement agency has uncovered while attempting to combat financial crimes, sources tell a New York Criminal Lawyer. An assistant director told the committee “the FBI has continued to uncover massive frauds, including newly…
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Politician Charged with DUI
We elect them in part for their judgment and because we trust them. We give them our tax money and entrust them to make decisions that will impact our communities for decades to come. Which is why it is all the more shameful that a politician was arrested for driving…
Rapper T.I. Avoids Drug Charges
Famed rapper T.I. has had a recent string of bad news but a Los Angeles area prosecutor decided to cut the artist a break. Earlier this year T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested by authorities. The arrest was for possession of drugs and took place after a…
Cop Acquitted of Assault Charges Against Judge Girlfriend
Though whatever occurred between a police officer and his judge girlfriend resulted in her sustaining a cut on her scalp and multiple scrapes and bruises, it did not amount to assault, according to a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury. It took five hours of deliberations over two days for the…
Accused Murderer Faces Kin of the Slain
It has been twenty-two years since the grandmother in this case found her daughter-in-law and granddaughter raped and strangled in bed. She has recently called on their accused killer to “finally face a jury like a man” – he has caused yet another delay in court, sources told a New…
OJ Simpson Goes to Jail
OJ Simpson is going to jail for a long long time. After one appeal after another Simpson’s case was finally heard by the Nevada Supreme Court, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. The court affirmed the lower court ruling finding Simpson guilty. Simpson was charged with conspiracy to commit a…
Two Insider Trading Cases Become Focus
Two civil enforcement cases filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission may define when insider trading can be rightly called securities fraud, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. Actions of civil enforcement have been taken against the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, and the former chief…
Lower Alcohol Limit Causes Controversy
A police chief in Texas is taking a harder line on DWI, sources tell a New York Criminal Lawyer. The police chief’s proposal would lower the blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to between 0.05 and 0.07, which means it would be a great deal easier to get arrested for DWI.…
Prominent Financial Advisor Stole from Investors
An Omaha financial advisor who had a number of famous clients, including members of the sports world, defrauded investors of over $3 million over a period of four years, a U.S. Attorney related to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The 46-year-old financial advisor pleaded guilty to securities fraud in U.S.…
Couple Swallows Glass, Tries to Collect Insurance
A Massachusetts woman confessed the insurance claims she filed on her own behalf and her husband’s were actually false – their injuries were self-inflicted, a New York Criminal Lawyer has learned. They had eaten glass particles, purposefully, as a part of their scam. The woman pleaded guilty to a 23-count…