Category Archives: Federal Criminal Law
Complex Hawaii Case Raises Questions about Federal Criminal Procedure
A former Honolulu police chief has been charged with a litany of offenses, including bank fraud, identity theft, obstruction of justice, and a conspiracy…
Federal Forfeiture is a Growing Criminal Enterprise
Under the federal civil asset forfeiture law, the U.S. Government can seize a person’s home, car, money, or property if law enforcement suspects any…
Unauthorized Drivers May have Expectation of Privacy in Rental Vehicles
On September 17, 2014, Terrence Byrd and a companion, Latasha Reed, went to a Budget car rental affiliate in Wayne, New Jersey. Ms. Reed…
Understanding Bitcoin Money Laundering Charges
The term “money laundering” was first used at the turn of the 20th Century. It was a label used against organizations who took income…
Alan Dershowitz Peddling Strange Theory in Support of Trump
Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School. That Dershowitz is a brilliant legal scholar is not…
Border Patrol Gets Away with Murder in “Constitution-Free” Zone
It started out as a kids’ game sometime after 2003: Mexican kids, some of whom were teenagers, are known to gather at concrete culverts…
The Blight of GTMO on The American Psyche
It has been said that a civilized society can be measured by its criminal justice system, especially how it treats the worst of its…
Violent Crimes Will Get Federal Jail Time, Says U.S. Attorney – True?
Although many serious violent crimes can be charged as federal offenses, such crimes are generally charged and prosecuted at the state level. However, this…
U.S. Immigration Enforcement: The New Fugitive Slave Act?
Of all the troubling promises President Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign, the promise to round up and deport undocumented immigrants is the…
What You Say on Facebook May be Used Against You
Whether or not Larry Recio on May 15, 2015 possessed a firearm was until March 8, 2018 an issue of contention. The contentious issue…
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