The leader in a global ticket-scam group was sent to prison Wednesday for four to twelve years. Prosecutors said he could have used his “high aptitude” for something other than misconduct. Vadim Polyakov managed a group which was able to enter over 1,000 StubHub accounts. Next, along with cohorts, they would use the seized information […]
READ MORENew York City Subway Sexual Assaults Down — Or Are They?
Complaints of sexual offense on the New York City subway system have risen over 50 percent compared to the same time last year. The report, released June 20, 2016, includes violations such as unwanted touching, public lewdness, and unlawful surveillance: taking inappropriate video or images. “Few males know this crime happens,” said Joseph Fox, transit […]
READ MORECrooked Cop goes to prison
Atlanta cop sentenced to 4½ years in prison Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A city police officer was sentenced Thursday to 4½ years in prison for lying to investigators about a botched drug raid that ended in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman. Arthur Tesler, 42, was the only officer to face trial in […]
READ MOREEgelko on Kelly and the SB420 Debate: The Legal Haiku of Thresholds and Ceilings
This morning Bob Egelko has a pretty good writeup in the SF Chronicle about the grant of review in People v. Kelly, the medical marijuana quantity limits case, and also about the way the medical marijuana community has been split over whether the quantity limits established by SB420/the Medical Marijuana Program are a good or […]
READ MOREProhibition Should Have Taught America That Morality Can’t Be Legislated
The ink was barely dry before American history took a change. Before the day was over, to people would be killed, lives upturned and persons would go to prison for something that was legal 24-hours before. Prohibition in America was a nationwide attempt to legislate morality through banning anything to do with alcoholic beverages. Production, […]
READ MORENeurologist indicted for illegally Prescribing Narcotics
A busy pain-management physician in the region may not be very busy for awhile. Federal prosecutors believe Eugene Gosy to be among the greediest. They backed up their claim by accusing the physician of running a criminal enterprise that gave out over 300,000 illicit prescripts over the last 48-months. The accusations against Gosy are just […]
READ MOREVioxx, ReNu and Ortho Evra: A Look at Three Responses to Problematic Drugs
The comment in the recent post about Johnson & Johnson’s approach to Ortho Evra litigation — specifically, the suggestion that the company was “the anti-Merck” in terms of its legal strategy because of its willingness to settle — got my wheels turning about the different ways that corporations respond to the legal fallout of drugs that […]
READ MOREBrian Nichols avoids the death penalty – what now?
Today Judgeithout parole, seven life sentences plus 485 years all running consecutive to one another. Brian Nichols will never see the outside world again. The Judge suggested that the Feds house him at the Federal Supermax prison in Colorado, although he has been convicted of State crimes. I don’t know if this is the last […]
READ MOREZimmerman was on the ground being punched when he shot Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin’s Parents Give Their Account in New Book: “Rest in Power” It was dark in a violent neighborhood the night of February 26, 2012. A black teenager was shot by a Hispanic man. That is the only thing on which everyone agrees. The other details are still discussed five years later. Trayvon Martin‘s parents […]
READ MOREThe Ambien Defense
A North Carolina woman charged in four arson blazes has suggested that Ambien may have caused her behavior: “Her lawyer said she has been taking the prescription sleep aid, Ambien, periodically for the past several years. He said that may have been a factor in the crime.” That defense seems unlikely to succeed because the […]
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