criminal law

Crucial Queries To Ask Prior To Hiring A Criminal Defense Attorney

March 10, 2017

Should you ever find yourself in a situation wherein you need a criminal defense attorney, it’s imperative to ascertain that the one you hire to represent you will be thoroughly committed to your best interest. Often, the most logical choice would appear to be a famous attorney—perhaps a name you’ve seen in the papers before—but […]

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White Collar or Blue? Differences in Criminal Law

November 24, 2013

(U.S. Criminal Law and generally) The distinction between white collar and blue collar crime is an important one for police and for criminologists; in seeking to develop initiatives to prevent crime, society must understand how criminals operate. The legal system rarely makes distinctions between blue and white collar crime; in fact, colors are not legal […]

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DUI Charge Defenses

October 4, 2013

(US law/generally) If you have been charged with a DUI and you feel that you were wrongly accused, there are ways to try to defend yourself against those charges. While it might be very hard to get out of a charge like this, you may be able to get the punishment lightened or even prove […]

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Nine people charged over A4E fraud

October 1, 2013

The Crown Prosecution Service has reported that nine people are to be charged over allegations of fraud at welfare-to-work company Action 4 Employment (“A4E”). The charges were brought after the nine A4E employees were accused by their employer of defrauding it of incentive payments relating to putting unemployed persons in work. Under their contracts of […]

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Crime Fighting of the Future It’s Closer Than You Think.

October 1, 2013

Crime Fighting of the Future: It’s Closer Than You Think For most police officers, crime fighting isn’t really fighting at all, it’s responding. Officers of today typically respond to calls of crimes that have already occurred. Few officers are lucky enough to learn about the plans of law-breakers and stop them in their tracks. As […]

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Man with alleged links to Triads to stand trial over money laundering

August 15, 2013

A man with alleged links to the notorious Chinese Triad organisation is to stand trial, accused of moving more than £200,000 money for the criminal gang. Wen Zyang, 23, appeared before the Belfast Magistrates’ Court on 13 August 2013, accused of a total of nine charges, including possessing, transferring and concealing criminal property and having […]

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Businessman ordered to hand over almost £200,000 by Crown Court

August 13, 2013

A Leicestershire business has been ordered by the Leicester Crown Court to hand over almost £200,000 that he illicitly obtained through money laundering cash. The Leicester police started a criminal investigation into Mr Harish Patel, 56, in 2010 when they started to suspect that Mr Patel was laundering vast amounts of money for an international […]

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Sixty-foot fall from flat window results in gross negligence charges

August 5, 2013

The Criminal Prosecution Service has confirmed that a man will face charges of gross negligence after a toddler fell to her death in June 2012. Ryaheen Banimuslem, who was just two years old at the time of the accident, was playing with her brother on the third floor of her block of flats when she […]

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Four sentenced in Crown Court over film industry tax fraud

August 5, 2013

The Criminal Prosecution Service has reported that four persons have been sentenced in a complex fraud case relating to the taxation of Bollywood films. Mr Anish Anand, Mr Amit Kumar, Mr Sanjeev Mirajkar and Afsana Karim embarked on the complex fraud in 2007. The gang members involved in the fraud set up a number of […]

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Defending Against Identity Theft Charges

August 2, 2013

Being charged with Identity Theft is nothing to take lightly. If you have been charged with such a crime, or suspect that you soon will be, then there are a few things to keep in mind that can help make your defense more effective. Obtain Legal Counsel The first thing to do whenever you have […]

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