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SYNTHETIC DRUG BUSTS: FEDERAL ARRESTS FOR FAKE POT AND DESIGNER DRUGS THAT ARE LEGAL UNDER STATE LAW
Did You Know That Synthetic Drugs are Illegal Under Federal Law – No Matter How Legal They’re Promised to Be? Synthetic marijuana, synthetic drugs, designer drugs — maybe you recognize them with names like Spice, K2, “herbal incense,” “bath salts,” Molly, or Scooby Snax. They have never been more popular than they are today here…
FAMILY VIOLENCE AND ASSAULT OFFENSES: LEGAL PROCEDURE GUIDE
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions of a Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer on Domestic Violence I am routinely asked to provide answers to questions on so called Family Violence cases. Somebody called the police and you got arrested. You may or may not have given a statement to police officer. You may or may not have…
STRUCTURED CASH DEPOSITS: WHAT DO I DO WHEN THE IRS CID AGENT COMES?
Avoiding Federal Fingerpointing of the Finances of Cash Heavy Businesses in the Money-Laundering and Terrorism Era of Law Enforcement – When Professionals and Small Businesses Get Charged for Violating Federal Money Laundering Laws What is the responsibility of an American business owner in making deposits in the company bank accounts to keep them from being…
Carson County Felony Money Laundering Case Reduce to Misdemeanor Money Returned
Mr. Lowe’s client was arrested driving slightly over the speed limit westbound on Highway I-40 near Panhandle, Texas in Carson County. The local DPS trooper stopped him for speeding. It is well known that DPS troopers in this area are highly trained in drugs, narcotics, money laundering and weapons interdiction. Based on Mr. Lowe’s experience…
Identity Fraud
Identity Fraud and Identity Theft are Two Different Things Identity crimes are considered to be federal felony offenses with serious ramifications under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines if convicted of either charge. However, not all identity crimes are the same. Identity fraud charges involve an allegation that someone has used a credit card, debit card, or…
Articles
Twice each month, Michael Lowe publishes a new in-depth article on DallasJustice.com that delves into an aspect of criminal defense in the Lone Star State. Issues may involve those of interest to clients, potential clients, their loved ones, or the general public. They may also be pertinent and helpful to attorneys practicing criminal law…
Money Laundering and the Black Market Peso Exchange: Big Target for Federal Agency Investigations
For many profit-making enterprises that operate outside the law, business revenues and profits mean lots of cash that needs to be moved from stacks on a table or in a safe (or set of safes) into places where it can be used to buy things without raising eyebrows or the suspicions of law enforcement. This…
Dallas is a Marijuana Marketplace: Another Federal Marijuana Trafficking Bust as US Attorney John Bales Announces $1.7 Cash Seized, 17 People Arrested
This week, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas John M. Bales announced to the media that federal authorities have taken possession of almost two million dollars in cash ($1.7 million) as well as arresting seventeen (17) people in a big sting operation operated by the Texas Department of Public Safety (leading agency)…
Two Dallas Police Officers Facing Criminal Investigations After Dallas Civil Trial Judge Rules Their Sworn Testimony in 2011 Criminal Case Is “Perjurious”
Judge Carl Ginsberg presides over the 193rd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas, and has been a Texas trial court judge since January 2007, so he’s not new to the ball game, and when he issued his opinion regarding the Melvin Williams criminal case earlier this month, Judge Ginsberg must have been well aware…
Texas DA Pleads Guilty to Felonies: Will Serve Jail Time, Pay Fine – and Return $2.16 Million He Took
The big news this month down in Alice, Texas (which lies between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, if you’re wondering) is not that former Brooks County and Jim Wells County district attorney Joe Frank Garza has made a deal with prosecutors rather than face trial on a number of felony charges. No, the big news…
