Protecting Your Rights And Your Future
The stock market in New York is the natural venue for a great many scams. As an investor, it will be up to you to do all that you can to spot and avoid them. This will require vigilance on your part as well as a knowledge of what to look for. This foresight will help...
On Oct. 6, 2021, police stopped a truck driver who was on his way to New York City and accused him of trafficking cocaine. The arrest happened at a truck stop in Virginia while the driver was transporting boxed food products. After searching the truck, police...
Being investigated for or accused of committing a crime can be a terrifying experience. After all, the outcome will have an enormous impact on your life, your family and your career. Embezzlement is a crime which most have heard of but they don’t necessarily...
We all aim to be honest with regards to our taxes, but sometimes mistakes are made, or misunderstandings occur. When this happens, you could face an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. Being investigated by the IRS is intimidating and prosecutors treat tax...
In New York and throughout the country, the IRS watches out for individuals who seek to defraud the government out of tax-payer dollars. If accused individuals are found guilty, the punishment could be long sentences in federal prisons. Several defendants on this...
The overbreadth doctrine – commonly shortened to overbreadth – is the rule that a regulation of speech can be too broad, imposing on protected speech. This is related to vagueness, which is where the rule is too vague for a person to figure out what’s permissible and...
In the state of New York, anyone caught engaging in sexual coercion of a minor is subject to serious prison time. Sexual coercion of a minor entails an individual who attempts to or actually persuades anyone under the age of 18 into participating in any sexual...
A former New York State Police trooper will perform 20 hours of community service for filing a false arrest report and lying during a pretrial hearing. The 34-year-old Long island man’s sentence was handed down on June 28. He was facing up to seven years in a state...
Before your trial starts in New York, your attorney might file pre-trial motions that could have a huge impact on the rest of the case. However, the prosecution can also file pre-trial motions that could hinder your ability to win the case. For this reason, it's...
The judge in the federal trial against a former broker accused of conspiring to bribe an official with the New York Common Retirement Fund with a luxury ski vacation has ruled in the defendant's favor, finding that questions of fact exist that must be answered at...
