by John Teakell | Jul 29, 2015 | Fire Arms Charges, Teakell Legal Briefs, Violent Crimes
Federal Firearm & Weapons Charges Federal firearms laws provide severe penalties for improper firearms use or possession. For example, possession of firearms by convicted felons or drug users can provide punishments of up to ten years imprisonment. In fact, many...
by John Teakell | Jul 29, 2015 | Computer Crime, Teakell Legal Briefs
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...
by John Teakell | Jul 29, 2015 | Computer Crime, Teakell Legal Briefs
TRANSMITTING MALICIOUS CODES AND HACKING COMPUTERS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW By John Teakell Attorney-at-Law Dallas, Texas What is transmission of malicious code 0r hacking? The Computer Fraud Abuse Act (CFAA) is codified as Title 18 U.S.C Section 1030(a),...
by John Teakell | Jul 29, 2015 | Conspiracy, Teakell Legal Briefs, White Collar
Conspiracy To Commit FraudA Frequent Charge Used In Federal White‐Collar CasesJohn TeakellLaw Office Of John R. TeakellDALLAS, TX I. IntroductionA conspiracy is defined as an agreement between two or more persons to commit an illegal act, with at least one...
by John Teakell | Jul 27, 2015 | Legal Process, Teakell Legal Briefs
Status of Person Investigated 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...
