2012 Articles

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Basic facts about lawyers

If you are accused of a crime the first thing you should do is find out the type of crime you have been accused of. This is important because this will affect the kind of legal representation you look ...
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Texas Drug Penalties You May Not Know About

If you are arrested and charged with possession of an illegal drug in the state of Texas, such as marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, or other narcotics, you may be charged with a misdemeanor or ...
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Former Dallas Police Officer Convicted of Fraud

A former Dallas police officer who worked at Crime Stoppers for seven years was convicted of wire fraud and tax evasion in connection with the program. A national program, Crime Stoppers allows ...
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Man Charged with Retail Theft in Baby Formula Incident

"Loss prevention officers" at a Chicago store detained and turned over to police a man accused of attempting to steal several containers of baby formula. The arrest happened at just before ...
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Chicago PD Arrest Man for Attempting to Give Away His Young Son

J.C. was taken into custody by police on a recent Saturday evening for trying to get strangers to take his three-year-old son with them. The 31-year-old father was observed by security at a Greyhound ...
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Chicago Aggravated DUI Leads to 8 Year Prison Sentence

A former Chicago police detective killed two men in an aggravated DUI crash in 2009 on the Dan Ryan Expressway. In November of this year, the man, J.F. was sentenced to an 8-year prison sentence for ...
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Illinois DUI Factors and Information

According to the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, the typical DUI offender in the state is a male under the age of 35. Most of these offenders are arrested on a weekend between the hours of ...
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Las Vegas Man Receives Harsh Sentence for Pimping Conviction

35-year-old O.F. was convicted on several felony charges connected to pandering and other suspected offenses. He was recently sentenced by a Clark County District Court judge. O.F. was arrested in ...
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Man Faces Severe Sentencing for Stolen Credit Card Conviction

A Las Vegas man must wait till late February to be sentenced in a case involving stolen credit card and debit card numbers and illegally obtained gift card numbers. 28-year-old R.M. was recently ...
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No Charges Filed in False Kidnapping Report

The Sheriff's Department received a call around 5:00 pm last Friday from an individual who claimed to have seen a child get kidnapped from a playground. The caller said they observed two people at ...
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Lakers’ Forward Arrested for Possible DUI

Devin Ebanks, the 23-year-old forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, was taken into custody in the early morning hours last Friday. Details of the exact circumstances of Ebanks' arrest were not ...
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Queens Suspect In Double Homicide Behind Bars

New York Police Officer Slain During Traffic Stop A Queens man alleged to have fatally shot an officer with the Nassau County Police Department as well as a nearby bystander has been taken into ...
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Queens Fraud Trial Ends In Guilty Plea

Former Queens Assemblyman Accused Of Taking Bribes In Wire Fraud Case According to recent reports released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a city politician has chosen to plead guilty to wire ...
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Southern California Man Arrested After Casino Heist

Surveillance Footage Shows Man Walking Away With $1.6 Million In Chips In a cross-state operation, enforcers with the Nevada Gaming Commission teamed up with Sheriff's deputies in Los Angeles to ...
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USC Campus Shut Down After Halloween Shooting

Argument Turns Violent While Waiting In Line Outside Party As they stood in line to get into a costumed Halloween party for students at the University of Southern California, several men got into a ...
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Chicago Woman Charged in Pedestrian Injury Case

22-year-old C.M. was arrested recently after her car struck three young girls walking along a county road. The accident happened around 1:30 in the morning on Tuesday as C.M. was driving her sedan ...
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Number of Minors Charged as Adults on the Rise in Chicago

Illinois is one of ten states in the U.S. which automatically treats 17-year-olds charged with a felony offense as an adult in the criminal system. The cases of 17-year-olds accused of misdemeanor ...
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ADVOCACY GROUP WANTS NON-VIOLENT SEX OFFENDERS TAKEN OFF REGISTRY

ADVOCACY GROUP WANTS NON-VIOLENT SEX OFFENDERS TAKEN OFF REGISTRY On behalf of Law Offices of Jeffrey C. Grass posted in Sex Crimes on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The state of Texas has some of the ...
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Texas Doctor Charged with Medicare Fraud

Texas Doctor Charged with Medicare Fraud Federal law enforcement officials have arrested a Texas doctor and charged him with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. A second ...
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Texas Man Claims Wrongful Conviction, Fights to Clear His Name

Texas Man Claims Wrongful Conviction, Fights to Clear His Name Eric C. Wilson, one of the "Norfolk Four," has been out of prison living in Texas for several years after serving 8-and-a-half ...
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