An Evangelical pastor was found to be abusing victims by convincing them that his penis contained Holy Milk. Valdeci Sobreni Picanto of Brazil has now been arrested for misusing the name of the Holy Spirit for his disgusting behavior. The pastor claimed that the Holy Spirit would secrete from his penis in the form of […]
READ MOREAttorney from Saddle River charged with distributing child pornography
FBI agents arrested a 64-year-old lawyer Thursday on charges of distributing child pornography after executing a search warrant at his home in Saddle River on Thursday, authorities said. Edward M. De Sear, a partner at the New York office of Allen & Overy, an international law firm, was charged with distributing at least three […]
READ MOREMark Andrew Moore Indicted
Mark Andrew Moore, a former facilities manager at Hunter College, claimed he was the Chairman, President and CEO of eS-prit International, an online health resource. He told members of an investment club that his business could make lots of money and offered them a discounted rate on his stocks. Nearly 50 members gave Moore $365,000 […]
READ MOREOne Year Later, Assessing Predictions of Disaster From Crack Sentencing Retroactivity
One year ago, I linked to coverage of the claim by Attorney General Mukasey that making federal crack sentencing reforms retroactive would cause “a sudden influx of cri minals from federal prison into your communities that could lead to a surge in new victims with a tragic but predictable result.” Hillary Clinton, it’s worth remembering, […]
READ MOREFirst Circuit on Innocuous Explanations for Conspiracy
Here is today’s opinion from the First Circuit in U.S. v. Ortiz(No. 05-1718), a case having to do with conspiracy charges filed against a guy who was driving around individuals involved in a drug deal and letting the dealers use his phone. In terms of drug law, I’m not sure that there’s much to it other […]
READ MOREHow To Avoid Facebook Dating Scams
If you want to avoid falling victim to Facebook dating scams, you need to learn how to spot the signs that the man you have met is actually a love rat. Many emotional con men deliberately target women over 40through social networking sites but a few simple precautions can ensure you don’t end up falling […]
READ MOREKentucky Places Tough Restrictions on Out-of-State Pharmacies
Holy commerce clause, Batman! Kentucky has just approved “a beefed-up application for out-of-state prescription drug suppliers that authorities say will help them track and catch companies selling pills to Kentucky’s black market,” according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Constitutionally problematic? Perhaps not, given that the regulating health and safety is a core state interest. But it […]
READ MOREWhitehouse.gov Expresses Support for Removing Ban on Federal Funding for Needle Exchange, Calls for the Crack-Powder Disparity to Be “Completely Eliminated”
Transform notes an important detail on the just-revamped White House website: a reference on the “Civil Rights” page to the fact that Obama “supports lifting the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users.” Also notable: the page expresses support for drug courts, calls for an end to […]
READ MORETechnology for Lawyers
As the chair of the local bar’s computer and technology committee, I often get questions about computers, software and other things. Here are a few of my recommendations for the trial lawyer. Computer – I would go with a lightweight laptop over about anything. Portability is key. I use a Dell Latitude D400. Although, if you […]
READ MOREReuters: DEA Using NSA Intelligence For Drug Investigations
I’ve stayed away from writing about privacy and the NSA, mostly because I have mixed feelings about the government collecting massive amounts of metadata for terrorism investigations. I can understand the concept of having a haystack in order to find the needle. That doesn’t mean I was comfortable with the idea. Then there were other […]
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