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What is a Protective Sweep?
More on Police Entering and Searching Your Home without a Warrant Police officers cannot enter your home willy-nilly. They have to get a judge’s okay that there is “probable cause” to come inside your place, documented in a “search warrant” signed by that judge which they show you when they come inside. We’ve discussed various…
Outrageous Prosecutorial Misconduct: Cliven Bundy Case Dismissal – Lessons for Every American
A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice the charges brought against Cliven Bundy and it’s a big deal. It’s always a big deal for a judge to dismiss a case “with prejudice,” because that means the case is over. There’s no option for the government to re-file their criminal lawsuit. It’s over. Dismissed with Prejudice…
The 2018 Boom in Physician Arrests: Characteristics of the Arrested Doctor
It’s happening: more and more doctors are being arrested and imprisoned on federal charges. This isn’t a shocker, we’ve been warning about it for a while now. For details and background info, check out: Health Care Fraud Prosecutions in 2018: Money and Drugs Doctors in Texas Alert: Feds Are Targeting Health Care Fraud Arrests Doctor…
When Police Enter Your Home (Or the FBI and ICE) Here in Texas
The Fourth Amendment protects you in the privacy of your home. In the United States, police cannot enter your home whenever they choose to do so (unlike some other countries). Here, your privacy is constitutionally protected and private citizens can reside safely in their homes without concern for the government busting through the front door….
5 Things to Know About Money Laundering in Texas
Major money laundering arrests make the news here in North Texas all the time, and it’s a crime that seems to be a favorite plot device in movies and TV shows. But what exactly is money laundering – and more to the point, if you think that you are being investigated for money laundering, then…
The New DEA Drug Report: Drug Cartels, Doctors, and Health Care Fraud
The 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment Report from the Drug Enforcement Administration has been released. The biggest problem: controlled prescription drugs. This month, the latest annual report from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been released. It’s filled with information concerning illegal drugs like heroin and street drugs like synthetic marijuana. Read the complete 2016…
Arresting Texas Doctors for Health Care Fraud: What You Need to Know
If you are a practicing physician here in North Texas, then you need to recognize how very, very serious the federal government is in targeting health care fraud. The Justice Department is eager to find and arrest doctors, as well as other professionals, on all sorts of federal felony charges based upon fraud involving health…
Tonya Couch, the Affluenza Teen Mom, and a Lesson in Money Laundering
Money Laundering: a Harsher Sentence than Fraud Charges, Plus the Added Bonus of Forfeiture Actions This post deals with money laundering charges, but we will begin with the backstory. It starts with the arrest and prosecution of the Affluenza Teen, Ethan Couch. Most everyone here in Dallas and Fort Worth and the rest of North…
The New 2016 Marijuana Laws: What It Means for Texas
This month, several states had marijuana on their ballots. Texas wasn’t among them, of course. As a result of these November elections, we’ve got more states getting ready to offer medical marijuana in their jurisdictions as well as recreational marijuana within their boundaries. A very exciting result for pot proponents around the country as well…
FBI’s New Global Hacking Rule: Amended Federal Rule 41 Danger to Your Privacy
Last week, a letter was sent to the U.S. Attorney General signed by 23 Senators and Congressmen, both Republican and Democrat, asking for Loretta Lynch to explain how the new Federal Rule on federal search warrants for computers is going to work. Criminal defense lawyers have been worried about this new expansion of federal power…
