Georgia's asset forfeiture laws are among the worst in the United States. Unfortunately, despite the Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedures Act of 2015, you can expect very little transparency if you have assets seized. If the state has reason to suspect you gained...
In cases of alleged white-collar crime, the prosecution must prove that the defendant intended to commit a crime for financial gain. White-collar crimes include embezzlement, insider trading, money laundering, tax evasion, and many types of fraud including credit...
States passed civil asset forfeiture laws to disrupt organized crime and drug trafficking by targeting illicit proceeds. But, a recent investigation by a watchdog group has found that an office that is part of the Georgia Department of Revenue spent $3.1 million...
If you are fighting drug charges, you may feel you do not have any recourse. However, you may have a successful criminal defense for your case once you understand your rights. Many possible rights violations can occur during an arrest. Breaches in legal procedures...
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...
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...
