Category: Criminal Defense

Misdemeanors vs. Felonies

Mai Nguyen Esq.
March 5, 2019

If you have been charged with a criminal offense in Texas, your biggest concern may be the punishment associated with your criminal charge.  In Texas, crimes are grouped into two categories depending on the seriousness of the crime: misdemeanors and felonies.  Misdemeanors are not as serious as felonies; therefore, the punishment that can be imposed […]

Pros & Cons of a Plea Bargain vs. Trial

Mai Nguyen Esq.
March 1, 2019

If you have been charged with a criminal offense in Texas, there are several ways in which you can dispose of your case.  Two of the most common ways to do so are plea bargains and trial. What exactly is a plea bargain?  A plea bargain is a very common way to dispose of criminal […]

New York Man Charged with Cryptocurrency Scheme

Attorney Review Guide
February 27, 2019

The founder and principal operator of My Big Coin Pay Inc. (My Big Coin), a purported cryptocurrency and virtual payment services company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud investors by marketing and selling fraudulent virtual currency.  This announcement comes from […]

Biodiesel Fuel Company Sentenced for 45,000 Gallons of Wastewater

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February 8, 2019

The Department of Justice has announced that yesterday, an Elizabeth, New Jersey, biodiesel fuel company was sentenced for discharging more than 45,000 gallons of wastewater from its commercial biodiesel fuel production facility into the Arthur Kill, a waterway separating New Jersey from Staten Island, New York, announced the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental […]

Two Men Convicted for Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

Attorney Review Guide
February 4, 2019

The Department of Justice has announced that a federal jury in Charlotte, North Carolina found two men guilty yesterday for their roles in a five-year multi-million dollar high-yield investment fraud, the Justice Department announced today. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray of the Western District […]

Three Kansas Men Sentenced to Prison for Bomb Plot

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January 25, 2019

The Department of Justice has announced in a press release that three men from southwest Kansas were sentenced to 25, 26 and 30 years imprisonment on charges of conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants lived, announced Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker; United States Attorney for the District […]

Southlake, Texas Couple Convicted Of Forced Labor

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January 15, 2019

Southlake, Texas Couple Convicted Of Forced Labor In Their Home The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Defendants Mohamed Toure and Denise Cros-Toure, of Southlake, Texas, were convicted late yesterday by a federal jury in Ft. Worth, Texas, of forced labor and other federal felonies for compelling the domestic labor of a […]

5 Members of Mexican Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced in Court

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January 7, 2019

5 Members of Mexican Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced in Court Prosecution Dismantled International Sex Trafficking Organization that Forced Young Women and Girls from Mexico and Central America into Prostitution for Over a Decade. The Department of Justice announced in a press release that last week in federal district court in Brooklyn, New York, five members […]

Criminal Charges Filed Against 15 Websites Offering DDoS-For-Hire Services

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December 20, 2018

Criminal Charges Filed Against 15 Websites Offering DDoS-For-Hire Services The Justice Department announced today the seizure of 15 internet domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against three defendants who facilitated the computer attack platforms. The sites, which offered what are often called “booter” or “stresser” services, allowed paying users to launch […]

Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced for Attack Outside D.C. Courthouse

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December 19, 2018

Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced for Attack Outside D.C. Courthouse The Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Washington, D.C. man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his April attack on a federal prosecutor outside the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski […]

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