There are a variety of ways and settings in which criminal suspects can be busted for dealing in drugs. One common context in which an individual may be busted is a traffic stop. In many cases, drug busts happen in connection with vehicle searches.Vehicle searches in...
Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
Year: 2015
Can I have my criminal record erased? P.2
In our first post on the expungement process, we began by pointing out both the significant impact a criminal record can have on an offender's life, particularly in obtaining housing and employment, and that there are limitations as to what criminal records may be...
Can I have my criminal record erased?
When an individual faces criminal charges, one of the main concerns of a criminal defense attorney is to see to it that prosecutors are doing their job correctly and that the defendant's rights are protected. Minimizing the consequences of criminal charges is the...
Work with experienced attorney on issues involving police investigation
The integrity of police investigations is an important issue to explore in any criminal defense case. For the most part, prosecutors are dependent on law enforcement for the raw material they use to build their criminal cases. A mistake in the way a criminal...
High rate of fraud in Florida an unfortunate reality
Fraud is ubiquitous in the United States, and law enforcement officials at both the federal and state level have their work cut out for them in trying to stop it. It is fairly well known, though, that the state of Florida is a hot spot for fraud activity of all kinds....
President Obama commutes more sentences for nonviolent drug offenders
Readers who have been paying attention to issues in federal drug policy know that significant changes have occurred in recent years. Among these changes is a movement toward greater lenience for nonviolent drug offenders. Earlier this month, President Obama took...
Michigan doctor sentenced in “most egregious” case of health care fraud
As we’ve noted before on this blog, federal authorities are keen to investigate and prosecute health care fraud because of the significant amount of public dollars routinely lost to fraud schemes. An equally important reason for the investigative and...
Federal law and the broad use of mail and wire fraud statutes, P.2
In our last post, we began speaking about federal mail and wire fraud charges, particularly the general elements courts are looking for in these cases. As we noted, federal and mail fraud statutes are very adaptable in application, such that prosecutors have the...
Federal law and the broad use of mail and wire fraud statutes, P.1
Florida readers have all heard about the ongoing legal issues surrounding faulty ignition switches in some General Motors vehicles, a problem which has cause over 100 deaths. Much of the litigation the company has faced in connection with the defect has involved...
More on the Anti-Kickback Statute
In a recent post, we mentioned the Anti-Kickback Statute as being one of the federal statutes under which physicians and other health care providers can face penalties for fraudulently billing. As we mentioned, the Anti-Kickback Statute is one of the federal statutes...