Title theft is not the problem, despite ad claims
Commercials by Bill O’Reilly claim Home Title Lock can prevent title theft. Title theft is not the problem.
Category: Crime
Hackers, email fraud increase security woes for companies
The use of email fraud has become so rampant that two years ago the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance saying if a public company doesn’t guard against phishing attacks it can be a violation of the 1934 Securities Act. It is not just publicly…
Cities have little say over presence of federal law enforcement
Some mayors are pushing back against President Donald Trump sending federal law enforcement to their cities. However, unless those federal personnel are breaking the law, there is little the mayors can do, other than go to court and seek restraining orders to block them from…
Boy Scouts: Window closing for survivors to report sex abuse
More than 130 million children have been entrusted to the care of the Boy Scouts of America over its 110 year history — and the untold percentage who were sexually abused in tents, scout camps and jamborees have until Nov. 16 to come forward. Survivors…
Florida criminalizes fake emotional support animal ownership
On July 1, it became a crime in Florida to falsely declare a pet as an emotional support animal. If convicted, the pet owner can be jailed for two months and/or fined $500 and be required to perform 30 hours of community service with an…
As coronavirus changes real estate, scammers pounce
The pandemic changed the real estate game, and now scammers are taking advantage and counting their profits Much of the buying and selling now is being done virtually with Zoom replacing in-person meetings, online home tours and digital signing of documents with states allowing notarizations…
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn ruling on felon voting in Florida
Florida felons will not get the opportunity to vote in the state’s primary election in August after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to weigh in on the fight over the issue, at least not yet. The decision did not include a written ruling. The…
Distracted driving laws mean fewer crashes, fewer deaths, study says
A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics makes a direct correlation between distracted driving laws and fewer fatal crashes among all age groups. That includes drivers 16 to 24 years old for whom the number one cause of death is fatal vehicle accidents.…
The George Floyd Case: The charges, the burden of proof and sentencing guidelines
Legal Examiner reporter Katherine Snow Smith interviewed Professor Richard S. Frase from the University of Minnesota Law School to get his breakdown and analysis of the charges against the four police officers involved in George Floyd’s death. Frase is a criminal law professor and co-director of the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice as well as the founder and co-director of the Institute’s Sentencing Guidelines Resource Center. Derek Chauvin, the officer who held his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, is charged with second degree murder while commiting a felony, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Trying the George Floyd case is no simple matter
As the world follows the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, questions arise about how this extremely high profile case will play out in court. Will a plea agreement keep it from even going to trial? How will a judge seat a jury of 12 fair and unbiased jurors? What tactics will the prosecutor and defense take?