by John Teakell | Feb 18, 2019 | Criminal Process, Uncategorized
Thirteen-year-old Shavon Randle was kidnapped from a Lancaster home on June 28 after a dispute over $150,000 in stolen drugs that she had nothing to do with. She was found dead four days later, shot in the head and torso, at a house in east Oak Cliff, Dallas. Five...
by John Teakell | Aug 29, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Criminal Process
I. FEDERAL JURISDICTION Federal Cases The federal criminal process differs from a state court process, and it is more complex. Federal criminal cases are cases that have a federal connection and are prosecuted in federal court. Examples would be a fraud of a...
by John Teakell | Aug 21, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Process, Securities Offenses, White Collar
SEC Cases Generally The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has the authority to investigate civil fraud and other related matters concerning “securities” as they relate to investors and investments schemes. The SEC is authorized to seek: injunctions and...
by John Teakell | Aug 9, 2018 | Criminal Process
Target Status A “target” of a criminal investigation is a person against whom the prosecutor and law enforcement are working to obtain formal charges, that is, an Indictment. It is a term that is used in both federal investigations and state investigations, although...
by John Teakell | Jan 5, 2016 | Criminal Law, Criminal Process
Dallas, Texas Criminal Defense Attorney John Teakell discusses viable criminal defense strategies available to those charged with felony bribery under the United State’s Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was...
by John Teakell | Dec 30, 2015 | Criminal Law, Criminal Process
The Computer Fraud Abuse Act (CFAA) is codified as Title 18 U.S.C Section 1030(a), and it lists offenses for federally-prosecuted computer crimes, with the common charges being Unauthorized Access to a Computer and Exceeding Authorization to a Computer. The...
