Today is the first day of the 2010 Patriot Act extensions; in particular, section 215, also known as the library provision or business records provision. Section 215 was extended another year until February 28, 2011. This section allows FBI investigators to apply to the FISA court for an order granting access to tangible items (including […]
READ MOREBail Bondsman and the Criminal Justice System
A bail bondsman can be a good person to know when you find that you face some jail time. Sometimes a defendant in a court case cannot raise enough money to cover the entire bail amount. In such instances, the defendant, a relative, or a close family friend can approach a bail bond agent […]
READ MORECriminal Background Check
Background checks are a useful screening and selection tool for companies. Of the many types of background checks, criminal background checks are routinely carried out by employers to ensure that they are not courting a risk of physical and mental trauma. In fact, in several states in the U.S, criminal background checks are compulsory for […]
READ MOREConstructive Amendments to the Indictment in the Eleventh Circuit
The government’s case in many instances will evolve or shift to some extent over the course of a criminal prosecution. It may be a long time between indictment and trial, and the prosecution may come into possession of new evidence before trial, or may not have thoroughly reviewed the evidence which it does possess until after […]
READ MOREExclusive: Man found guilty of electronic cigarette law that does not exist
New York Man Charged with Offense Which Isn’t Against the Law With electronic cigarettes — ‘eCigs’ — increasing in popularity, the law just isn’t keeping up, and challenging situations are growing. Despite being referred to as cigarettes, the devices emit nicotine ‘vapor’ instead of smoke. The safety of the devices are still being debated, but […]
READ MOREWill Engineer in Commuter Train Derailment Be Charged With Criminally Negligent Homicide?
There is speculation that the accident involving the commuter train that derailed near the Hudson River recently could turn out to be a criminally negligent homicide investigation with potential charges against the engineer if there is enough evidence to support an indictment. At least four passengers died and dozens more were injured. Investigative reports reflect […]
READ MOREU.S. Has More Guns – And Gun Deaths – Than Any Other Country, Study Finds
New York’s Gun-Related Death Trends Downward While The Nation’s Remains High It’s no surprise, but America has more guns than any industrial nation — globally. Along with more weapons comes more gun deaths. Two New York City heart doctors administered a study and discovered America has 88 guns per 100 people and ten gun-connected fatalities […]
READ MOREFBI’s Classic Divide-and-Conquer Tactics Tried Again in NYC
FBI agents have been visiting individuals in New York City last week to investigate the 2008 bombing of the Times Square military recruitment center. The bomb, which went off at around 3:30 in the morning did not result in any significant damage. There is no specific information related to height, weight, age, sex or race […]
READ MOREJudicial Watch: DOJ Documents reveal Justice Department Organized Trevon Martin Protests
Washington, D.C. – Judicial Watch announced today that has obtained documents in response to local, state, and federal requests revealing that a little-known unit of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Community Relations Service (CRS), was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman. JW filed a Freedom […]
READ MORESupreme Court Decides Setser: And the Last Word on Sentencing Goes to . . .
The U.S. Supreme Court recently addressed the roles of two entities that often have a substantial impact on the sentence actually served by a federal criminal defendant—state courts and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). District court judges have discretion to impose sentences that are either consecutive to or concurrent with a federal sentence that […]
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