July 2013

Richmond Financial Manager Charged with Wire Fraud

July 12, 2013

The United States Attorney’s Office has charged Richmond businessman, Getty Andrew Rothenburg, with one count of wire fraud for allegedly skimming nearly $200,000 from a celebrity client’s personal accounts.  The charges were filed in the Charlottesville Division of the U.S. District Court and stem from Rothenberg’s work as a financial manager for Dave Matthews Band […]

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Alabama Sentencing Guidelines

July 12, 2013

For many years, criminal attorneys studied Alabama’s habitual offender laws to determine what their client would face in the event they were convicted of a felony crime.  This habitual offender law was a sort of “three strikes your out” law, providing increasingly harsh punishment for multiple felonies, making a felony that was once punishable by […]

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Facts About DUI’s in Fresno, CA

July 11, 2013

In Fresno, CA, if you are caught driving under the influence (DUI), you’ll face stiff penalties and consequences. In fact, if you’re arrested and charged with a DUI anywhere in California, you’ll face two separate trials – a criminal trial for the DUI charges, and an administrative hearing for the suspension of your driver’s license. […]

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What is the Oklahoma Violent Offender Registry?

July 11, 2013

In 2003, 89-year-old Mary Rippy was brutally strangled by her neighbor, Tommy Standefer—a violent felon with convictions for first degree manslaughter and felony possession of a firearm. The elderly woman did not know about Standefer’s criminal past and didn’t suspect the violence brewing nearby. In 2004, the Oklahoma legislature enacted the Mary Rippy Violent Crime […]

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DUI and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

July 11, 2013

The term “driving under the influence” is usually associated with liquor-induced recklessness, and to be sure, driving under the influence is irresponsible behavior, but DUI is not always the result of drinking and partying. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, has emerged as a primary component in many instances of impaired driving among military veterans, and […]

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Should Workplace Bullying Be Outlawed?

July 10, 2013

Bullying in the workplace is technically not new. It’s been happening for as long as there has been a workforce. It just hasn’t always received the attention that it should. That has changed in recent years, with people everywhere becoming more aware of the intimidation tactics and hostile behaviors that plague workplaces across the country. […]

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Recent Cases in Music Piracy

July 9, 2013

The Stop Online Piracy (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) legislature, which are in congress, argue that online piracy is a problem which is costing the country about $250 billion per year. Apart from that, 750,000 jobs that are related to the music industry are lost every year. This is the reason why there […]

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Engineer jailed for eight months after making fraudulent personal injury claim

July 9, 2013

A Sunderland engineer has been jailed for eight months after he was caught on camera playing rugby whilst purportedly making a claim for £923,000 for injuries to his wrist. Mr David Ribchester, 31, made a claim for personal injury after he received injuries to his wrists and hands in a workplace accident in February 2006. […]

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Brewery fined after workplace accident results in serious injuries

July 9, 2013

A brewery in the south of England has been fined after a workplace accident resulted in an employee losing two fingers. A 32-year-old worker – who does not wish to be named for personal reasons – lost two fingers in a workplace accident last year after the brewery he worked for failed to put in […]

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Domestic Violence and Post Traumatic Stress: Will Victims Have to Fight for Disability Benefits?

July 5, 2013

  Domestic Violence and Post Traumatic Stress: Will Victims Have to Fight for Disability Benefits? Post-traumatic stress syndrome is an emotional disorder that can cause physical problems along with the emotional pain that is felt. This syndrome occurs as a result of severe emotional trauma that could have come from disturbing events. Post-traumatic stress is […]

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