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Technology has advanced at lightning speed in recent decades. While it took an entire warehouse to hold a single computer in the 1960s, many children nowadays walk around with one in their pockets. They may also use computers, tablets or connected video games. As a...
For the purposes of criminal law, a conspiracy describes any situation in which two or more people agree to commit an unlawful act. Courts can impose conspiracy charges even if the group does not complete the intended act. Review the factors in federal conspiracy...
Offenders face stringent penalties in Georgia for drug-related convictions. The state has established five "schedules," or classifications, for illegal drugs. Schedule I substances have the highest potential for abuse and carry the highest penalties, which substances...
A drug offense has the potential to lead to serious consequences, regardless of whether your charge is at the state or federal level. In some cases, authorities may charge you with drug possession even if they did not find you with drugs in your physical possession....
As a busy physician, you may be part of a large practice. You see many patients on a daily basis and depend on others to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly. If the federal government suspects that an illegal activity like Medicare fraud is underway in your...
If prosecutors believe you have committed a serious crime, they are likely to ask a grand jury to consider indicting you. Because grand juries deliberate in secret, though, you may have little idea about how they work in Georgia’s criminal justice system. A grand...
When law enforcement agencies believe you gained possession over certain assets through illicit or illegal means, they may take possession of those assets. This is part of a controversial process known as asset forfeiture. Authorities began using asset forfeiture to...
Drug trafficking charges can include making, transporting, selling or even simply possessing a controlled substance. In Georgia, this felony offense carries a minimum of one to five years in prison for the first offense. Review the factors that can result in charges...
Few crimes carry as damaging a stigma as Medicare fraud. In New York, federal authorities recently revealed charges against two men who face significant penalties in federal court for defrauding the Medicare system. In a release from the Department Of Justice’s...
