by John Floyd | Jul 21, 2025 | Computer Crime, Cyber Crimes
Finding out you’re under federal investigation for cybercrime can feel overwhelming. Maybe agents showed up at your door. Maybe you got a subpoena. Or maybe someone you know has already been charged, and now you’re wondering if you’re next. Here’s...
by John Floyd | Jun 19, 2025 | Computer Crime, Crimes Against Children, Illegal Pornography
Enacted in 2017 by the Texas Legislature and which became effective on September 1 of that year, the Texas Penal Code, Section 43.262, made the “possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child” a crime. Before this statute, the State of...
by John Floyd | May 2, 2023 | Computer Crime, Cyber Crimes
The internet has revolutionized how we live and work, but it has also given rise to new threats and dangers. Cybercrime is becoming increasingly prevalent in Texas, with individuals and businesses at risk of falling victim to scams, data breaches, and other online...
by John Floyd | Aug 20, 2019 | Computer Crime, Illegal Pornography, Sex Crimes
Within the parameters of longstanding judicially recognized exceptions, law enforcement officials under the Fourth Amendment cannot conduct a search of an individual or their property without a warrant. However, as far back as 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court has held...
by John Floyd | Feb 21, 2019 | Computer Crime, Constitutional Law
Court Continue to Struggle with Cell Phone and Right to Privacy Once considered a sacred cow, individual privacy has succumbed to governmental interference, especially in the area of how law enforcement cell phone technology to track and apprehend criminal suspects....
by John Floyd | Nov 8, 2018 | Computer Crime, Cyber Crimes
There are about 300,000 complaints about cybercrimes filed with the FBI each year. That may not surprise you, but what may surprise you is the fact that Texas is actually one of the most affected states by these types of crimes. How so? In 2017, Texas was ranked...
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