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Wiretaps Employed in Bust of Cocaine Trafficking Empire

Six defendants in the Middle District of Alabama were convicted of conspiring to distribute powder cocaine and cocaine base. One defendant was additionally found guilty of money laundering. Evidence at trial showed a sophisticated drug trafficking conspiracy in which multiple kilograms of cocaine were put onto the street through a

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Federal Investigators Bust up $100 Million Insurance Fraud Ring

Forty-one defendants have either pleaded guilty or reached plea agreements in a massive insurance fraud scheme attempting to steal at least $100 million from the government-backed program that insures crops.  Authorities believe this is already the largest such ring uncovered in the country which included dozens of insurance agents, claims

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Man Charged in $5 million Investment Fraud Scheme

Authorities arrested a Glen Rock, New York resident on March 7th and charged him for his contributions in an investment fraud scheme that defrauded 15 different victims out of over $5 million.  Also arrested was an alleged co-conspirator who was also involved in the phony real-estate investment deals, including schemes

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Alabama Underage DUI

In the State of Alabama, individuals under the legal drinking age are held to a more stringent standard than those over the legal drinking age.  As most people know, the legal drinking age in the State of Alabama is 21. There are a couple instances where underage drinkers may be

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National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Study 1977

Over the years, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded research contracts to several organizations to determine the effectiveness of field sobriety tests.  The Southern California Research Institute did the first of the studies conducted.  Marcelline Burns was the director of Southern California Research Institute. It was Burns

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Alternative Sentencing to Jail & Fines

(US law) In the face of overcrowded facilities, underfunded local, state, and federal institutions, and non-rehabilitative prison systems, alternative sentences have become a popular and highly publicized movement. Innovative judges working with both prosecutors and defenders have recently enforced some nontraditional punishments. Despite the best intentions, some forms of alternative

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Investment Brokers Found Guilty of Mail and Wire Fraud

A federal jury returned its verdict following a four-week trial that has found two Albany based investment brokers guilty of swindling millions of dollars from their clients. Timothy McGinn, 64, was found guilty of 27 counts of mail fraud and wire fraud, as well as filing false tax returns. David Smith, who is

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New Approach in Resolution of Domestic Relations Cases

(Alabama family law) The concept of private Judges is not new and not exclusive to the State of Alabama.  Many other states have had this type of legislation in place for many years in some form, and it appears for the most part it has been successful.  Generally the issue

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Nursing Homes Patient Care in the Crosshairs of Medicare Investigations

Nursing Home operators should take heed to warnings coming from Washington that there entire industry is the target of an extensive federal criminal investigation for Medicare fraud. The United States Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced that they believe our nation’s healthcare system is being criminally defrauded of over

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The Consequences of Embezzlement

Embezzlement is one of the most notorious types of theft punishable by law. The name alone conjures up images of high-profile bankers executing clever schemes to make off with millions in ill-gotten gains. The reality, however, is that embezzlement is a crime that can range from a minor incident to

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