Smartphone Apps Spying Companies like Facebook and Yahoo! are using free smartphone apps to track and spy on their users’ text messages, intercept calls, and it even track locations according to an article published in the daily mail. Many people may feel this violates their privacy; however, app companies defend their right to engage in such activity because their actions are written in the terms and conditions tied to the app, when the app is downloaded. Facebook says even though their users have agreed to let the company read users’ … [Read more...]
Breast Implant Saves a Life?
April 23, 2012 by
Breast implants are credited with saving a South Florida woman’s life after she was attacked with a pocket knife. The 41-year-old woman was attacked by her ex-fiancé’s new girlfriend, 22-year-old Amy Winter. Winter attacked the woman outside of the unidentified male’s Melbourne apartment. Winter first scratched the woman’s car before stabbing the woman repeatedly in the chest. The woman’s new $6,000 saline breast implants protected the knife from entering her heart. The woman received the breast implants three months ago, after breaking up … [Read more...]
Toddler Alerts Police That Dad is Hiding in the Attic
January 25, 2012 by
Where’s Dad? According to Valdet Gjeloshi’s 2-year-old, he is hiding in the attic. That is just the response St. Petersburg, FL police received when looking for Gjeloshi, 29, who was wanted for violating his probation on a battery charge. Police arrived at 770 62nd Ave. N on Saturday afternoon seeking Gjeloshi. Megan Merschen, the mother of Gjeloshi’s son, answered the door. When asked about Gjeloshi’s whereabouts Merschen, 25, responded by telling police other locations in which he may be found. That is when Gjeloshi’s 2-year-old son … [Read more...]
Woman Accused of Kidnapping Hoax and $1M in Fraud
January 25, 2012 by
The woman accused of a hoax kidnapping in 2009 has now been charged with stealing more than $1 million. The woman, Bonnie Sweeten, took her nine-year-old daughter to Disney World while simultaneously telling investigators the pair had been carjacked and abducted near Philadelphia. It is now alleged that Sweeten, 40, fled to Disney World amongst investigations into her personal finances. Sweeten worked as a paralegal where investigators say she stole money from settlements conducted through her law firm and also opened loans in the name of … [Read more...]
Man Tries to Buy a Vacuum Cleaner and Microwave Using a One Million Dollar Bill
January 25, 2012 by
South Carolina Federal Defense Attorneys A North Carolina man is accused trying to use a fake $1 million bill to pay for his purchases at a Walmart. Michael Anthony Fuller, 53, walked into the Walmart on Lowes Boulevard in Lexington, NC on Nov. 17. He shopped for a while, picked up a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items that totaled $476, an arrest warrant says. When he got to the register, Fuller gave the cashier the fake one million dollar bill, saying that it was real. The Walmart staff called police. Court records … [Read more...]
Man sought after reported shooting near White House
November 14, 2011 by
South Carolina Federal Defense Attorneys Washington, DC- CNN is reporting that Washington police have issued an arrest warrant for a 21-year-old man they say was involved in a recent shooting that occurred between the White House and WashingtonMonument. According to a news release Sunday from the United States Park Police, the suspect, Oscar Ortega, is wanted in connection to Friday night's shooting, which did not lead to any injuries, but did rattle people in a district often full of tourists and government buildings. Police said the … [Read more...]
Defending Mail Fraud
November 7, 2011 by
South Carolina Mail Fraud Attorneys Fighting An Allegation of Mail Fraud The United States Code criminalizes, “any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses” involving the U.S. Mail system. The problem with an allegation of mail fraud is that each act committed in a post office of taking out or putting in a letter that furthers the scheme, is a distinct and separate violation. Accordingly, with a mass mailing, hundreds of violations may have been committed. Defending a … [Read more...]
Connecticut Man Claims to have killed 17 People
October 24, 2011 by
South Carolina Federal Defense Attorneys Fox News is reporting that a Connecticut man convicted in a deadly home invasion bragged in a letter from death row that he has murdered 17 people and collected victims' sneakers as trophies. He also ridiculed his accomplice as "not even worthy" of being his partner in crime. The New Haven Register reported over the weekend that it had obtained a letter that Steven Hayes allegedly wrote from prison, where he has been sentenced to death for the 2007 home invasion that resulted in the death of a … [Read more...]
10 Facts to Consider When the SEC Knocks
September 26, 2011 by
As we have repeatedly told you, speaking with an investigator before talking to your attorney is never a good idea regardless of your innocence. There is a lot at state if you are under investigation for criminal fraud. Consider the following: 1. Federal criminal investigations are conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the grand jury. A Federal criminal investigation may or may not occur simultaneously with an SEC investigation. 2. Generally, you client can assert your Fifth Amendment privilege against … [Read more...]
I Don’t Understand the Federal Sentencing System
September 19, 2011 by
ONCE ARRESTED Every individual who has been charged with a crime is entitled to a reasonable bond. What is considered reasonable depends upon the type of crime committed, whether you are a flight risk, and whether you are a danger to the community. Nobody wants to sit in jail for months or years before the government decides to call his case. We understand that individuals who have been charged with crimes still have family obligations and need to be released on bond in order to effectively assist in preparing for trial. Bond … [Read more...]
