January, 2014 Articles
Posted on Jan 27, 2014 By Knight Law Office
A 30-year-old man who is a teacher and coach at a local high school was recently arrested after being accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl. The girl was not a student at the school the ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2014 By Law Offices of Tate Williams, PC
Two men, ages 58 and 45 years old, have been arrested in connection to a large number of thefts involving items at a number of Houston area cemeteries. The thefts primarily included items at grave ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2014 By The Law Offices of Christopher G. Porreca, P.C.
Earlier this month, news reports revealed that a drug distribution ring operating in New Jersey was dismantled after a ten-month investigation. The investigation was conducted by the New Jersey State ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2014 By The Law Office of Timothy Hessinger
Drug crimes are commonly reported in Florida by news media across the state. These crimes, ranging from simple possession to drug smuggling and trafficking, are vigorously prosecuted in state and ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2014 By H. Benjamin Perez & Associates, P.C.
In his State of the State address this year, the Governor of New York announced his plan to put a commission onto the task of raising the age at which teens in the state are tried as adults for ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2014 By H. Benjamin Perez & Associates, P.C.
Last November, a Harlem, New York marijuana drug dealing operation that had been going on for three years was busted by local police. The operation was conducted in the basement of an apartment ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2014 By The Meranda Law Firm LTD
A 19 year-old Ohio University student is currently facing four felony charges which include sexual battery and extortion. The student, D. G., allegedly masterminded a plot that involved sexual ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2014 By The Law Offices of Matthew Cargal
The FBI issued a press release early last month stating that a repeat felony offender was sentenced to eight years in prison in a Tacoma federal court. The defendant was out of prison on supervised ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2014 By Randy Collins
According to reports, a man was allegedly found hiding in the backseat of a vehicle parked outside of the 24-Hour Fitness in Irvine, California. The vehicle's owner told local authorities that he ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By Smith & Wilcutt, LLC
DUI stands for driving while under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs. In the state of Kentucky, a DUI includes driving while influenced by alcohol, drugs, or inhalants such as glue, gasoline, or ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By Smith & Wilcutt, LLC
Under Kentucky law, a person can be convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine if he "knowingly and unlawfully" creates and produces the drug or if he possesses two or more chemicals or two ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By Law Offices of R. Tamara de Silva
The CEO, R. W. Sr., of Peregrine Financial Group in Cedar Falls, Iowa was sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $215 million from his investors earlier this year. R.W. admitted to stealing the ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By Law Offices of R. Tamara de Silva
SAC Capital Advisors LP, a hedge fund based in Stamford, Connecticut faces $1.8 billion in fines as part of a plea deal it made with federal prosecutors in a securities fraud case. The hedge fund was ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By The Meranda Law Firm LTD
Last October, an Ohio man, M. C., ended up killing another man after spending an evening going from bar to bar to have a good time with his friends. The convicted man is 22 years old and was sentenced ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2014 By The Law Offices of Matthew Cargal
Recently, a 69 year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run incident in the city of Rosemead. The woman was struck by an SUV as she crossed a street and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. ...
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