Russian Cyber Criminal Awaits His Fate
One of the biggest cyber criminals in the world sits in a jail in France, waiting on the United States to prosecute him and, subsequently, extradite him to the United States. Vladislav Khorokhorin has been in jail since 2010 for his alleged role in a credit card theft gang known as “CarderPlanet.” The United States […]
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Dangers Of Internet Dating: One Less Liar Dating Online
Many women dating over 40 think that online dating is a great way to meet people you would never otherwise meet, but there are several dangers of Internet dating. In order to successfully find someone special online, you need to be careful and smart about the things you share and with whom. Too many women […]
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Addressing Drug Policing and Racial Disparities: An Interview with Ryan King of The Sentencing Project
A recent report by The Sentencing Project documents, in considerable detail, something that many Americans uneasily suspect about the way the war the drug war is policed: namely, that it affects African American communities vastly more than those communities “deserve” based on their level of drug use. This isn’t the only report or the only […]
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Alleged Boston Marathon Conspirator’s Father Supports Son in Criminal Defense
Azamat Tazhayakov, friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, pled not guilty to charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstructing justice and engaged the help of a criminal defense attorney. Tazhayakov, along with friend, Dias Kadyrbayev, attended college with alleged bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, at UMass Dartmouth, during the time of the bombing. They […]
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Overseas Hacker Charged and Sentenced for Part in Identity Theft
Estonian national, Aleksandr Suvorov, was sentenced to seven years for his part in stealing thousands of credit card records by hacking into the Islandia’s Dave & Buster’s computerized system. This alleged crime, as well as trafficking in unauthorized access devices charge, resulted in his arrest and subsequent sentencing. Arkady Bukh, his attorney, said that his […]
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Virtual Assistant for a Virtual Law Practice
There has been a lot of discussion lately concerning using VA’s and also running a virtual law practice. VLOtech has a very timely post called Virtual Assistance for a Virtual Law Practice. Stephanie discusses how using a VA fits with their practice model, the Virtual Law Office. Key points in her post include professional conduct […]
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Ninth Circuit Upholds “Border” Searches of Electronic Devices Hundreds of Miles from Border
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion holding that Customs agents may seize electronic storage devices, including computers, hard drives, USB sticks, smart phones and digital cameras carried at the U.S. border and search the devices either at the port of entry or at an off-site forensic laboratory under the border […]
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A Defendant’s Right to a Fair Trial Under the Sixth Amendment
Over the past 10 years or so there has been a rise in high profile criminal cases and a frenzy of media attention surrounding them. At issue is a defendant’s right to a fair trial under the Sixth Amendment vs. the freedom of the press to report information to the public under the First Amendment, […]
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Video Surveillance Tape is Useful Evidence
A video surveillance tape reflecting footage of a crime or an area near the crime can be useful to the defendant and the defendant’s defense team in arguing the defendant’s innocence and claim that there is insufficient evidence to convict. In other words, the video surveillance tape can raise reasonable doubt as to whether the […]
READ MOREJudge sends rogue dentist jail refusing stop dental practice
Tung Sheng Wu, also known as David Wu, spent months on the run as he defied a court order not to practice dentistry illegally. Wu escaped from British Columbia following the British Columbia’s College of Dental Surgeons revelation that Wu had been treating patients without a license. Wu had previously agreed to stop practicing dentistry […]
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