CARRYING OR USING A FIREARM DURING DRUG TRAFFICKING Also Known as a “924(c)” Charge
Generally Drug trafficking or drug activities are often prosecuted in federal court, especially if the activities are on a larger scale. The U.S. Code makes it a separate crime if you carry OR use a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. This charge is known by...
Amber Guyger Testifies in Court: ‘I Hate That I Have to Live With This’
On Friday, after a year of silence, the world finally got to hear Amber Guyger’s account of the fatal shooting of Botham Jean. Through frequent tears, the former police officer of the Dallas Police Department described the evening she shot and killed Botham Jean, an...
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SHOULD I DO A PROFFER SESSION?
Federal Investigation – Proffer “Proffer” is information given by a target/defendant to assist prosecutions or to show the target/defendant’s limited involvement. In federal criminal investigations, “proffers” are sometimes made...
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FRAUD – WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO REACT IF UNDER INVESTIGATION
Conspiracy to Commit Fraud A conspiracy is basically an agreement to commit a crime, with at least one act orstep taken to try to commit the crime. The more formal definition is: an agreementbetween two or more persons to commit an illegal act, with at least one...
FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM PROSECUTIONS
Generally “Felon in Possession of a Firearm” is very often used when someone with a felony conviction simply possesses a firearm. It is regularly referred for federal prosecution when police find a handgun or rifle near a person arrested or detained. There often is...
INSURANCE FRAUD PROSECUTIONS
What is Insurance Fraud? Fraud is deception by false statements or representations with the intent toobtain financial or other gain. When an insurance company claims that it wasdefrauded, it refers to the activity as “insurance fraud.” People use the term“insurance...
FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH
Federal Prosecutions Much of the drug trafficking in the United States consists of methamphetamine,cocaine, marijuana, and heroin. Federal prosecution for trafficking of illegal drugsalso includes synthetic drugs. Large drug trafficking cases are prosecuted as...
Identity Theft and Identification Fraud Charges in Federal Court
What are Identify Theft and Identity Fraud?Identity theft and identity fraud are crimes in which a person uses another's personal information for economic gain or for taking on the identity of another. These activities necessarily involve fraud, deception, false...
FRAUDULENT USE OR POSSESSION OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
What is "Use" or "Possession" of Identifying Information?In this information age most people have identity documents or other identifying information. These include credit cards, debit cards, Social Security numbers, passports, state driver’s licenses, and/or ID...