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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Stalking & Kidnapping Wife

Attorney Review Guide
November 10, 2020

A Texas man pleaded guilty today in connection with kidnapping and stalking his then wife, and his subsequent efforts to prevent her testimony in federal court according to a Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office. Sunil K. Akula, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping, one count of stalking, one count of […]

Hiring A Personal Injury Attorney

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March 2, 2020

Hiring A Personal Injury Lawyer Have been involved in a car accident lately? Did you slip and fall while shopping in a supermarket which resulted in injury? Have you been hit by a moving vehicle while trying to cross the road as a pedestrian? Have you been bitten by pets belonging to your neighbors? Regardless […]

Six Men Charged in Five-Year High-Yield Investment Fraud Scheme

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May 9, 2019

Six men were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a five-year high-yield investment fraud scheme according a press release issued by the Department of Justice. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas and Inspector […]

Greek Shipping Companies Illegally Discharged Oil Into Port Arthur

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May 6, 2019

Two Greek shipping companies, Avin International LTD and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises, were sentenced today in the Eastern District of Texas before Judge Marcia A. Crone on charges stemming from several discharges of oil into the waters of Texas ports by the oil tanker M/T Nicos I.V., announced Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark for […]

Texas Couple Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Forced Labor

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April 22, 2019

U.S. District Court Judge Reid O’Connor sentenced defendants Mohamed Toure, 58, and Denise Cros-Toure, 58, of Southlake, Texas, to seven years in prison each and ordered them to pay $288,620.24 in restitution. A federal jury convicted the defendants of forced labor, conspiracy to commit alien harboring, and alien harboring on Jan. 11 following a four-day […]

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas to Pay $75,000 for Discrimination Lawsuit

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March 27, 2019

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), a Dallas health care company, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to EEOC’s lawsuit, Sheryl Meador, who is deaf, applied through an online process for an open claims […]

Ticket For Possession Of Marijuana & Do I Need a Lawyer?

Mai Nguyen Esq.
March 18, 2019

I was given a ticket for a Possession of Marijuana offense and never went to jail.  Do I still need a lawyer? The short and simple answer to that question is “yes”.  In recent years, some Texas cities have implemented “cite and release” programs for possession of marijuana offenses when the amount in possession is […]

ExxonMobil to Pay Civil Penalty & Take Measures to Resolve Clean Air Act

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March 8, 2019

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & The Department of Justice announced a settlement with ExxonMobil Oil Corporation (ExxonMobil) today to resolve federal Clean Air Act claims arising from a 2013 fire at the company’s oil refinery in Beaumont, Texas that killed two employees and injured ten others.  In a complaint filed today with the settlement, […]

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 […]

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