Business owners can face fraud charges simply as a result of a lack of understanding of the routine processes that are unique to the business. Medical doctors in highly specialized fields such as skin cancer…
The White House opened the 2016 new year with a series of executive actions aimed at reducing gun crime in the U.S. Agencies such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and…
Anyone who is charged with a crime is entitled to a defense, and some, in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, have options such as diversion programs. These programs are designed to divert qualifying persons away from…
D.C. state law currently makes it illegal for any person to operate a vehicle while intoxicated (known as “OWI”) or while under the influence of alcohol or any drug, or a combination of both, also…
Violent crimes are said to be on the rise in Washington D.C., prompting law enforcers to team up with federal authorities in an effort to help local police fight such crimes in the area. Under…
Police arrested and charged a 21-year old man who was on probation for an alleged sexual assault in a Southeast D.C. home. According to police, a woman claimed that she was attacked in her home…
A D.C. court judge recently dismissed a charge for disobeying an officer against a transgender activist who was arrested a week earlier while participating in a transgender protest in North Washington. The defendant was initially…
D.C. police reported that they recently seized more than 250 pounds of “Bizarro”, which they claimed was a form of synthetic marijuana in berry flavor. The drugs were seized from a storage area somewhere in northwest…
A Nebraska prosecutor recently revealed that a faulty breath-testing device used in more than 180 DUI and DWI defense cases may have produced tainted evidence against the individual defendants. These devices are ordinarily used to…
Starting October 1, 2015, U.S. banks are required to issue EMV cards to credit card and debit card users. EMV refers to the types of cards that use microchips instead of magnetic strips, in an…
