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Yearly Archives: 2020
WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT ROBBERY IN NORTH CAROLINA?
North Carolina laws set very specific penalties for robbery crimes. In this state, you might be charged with robbery with a firearm or other dangerous weapon. This is a class D felony, which means that you’re going to face time in prison. Other forms of robbery, with the exception of a train robbery, are class G felonies. You may…
GINSENG POACHING LEADS TO PRISON AND A HEFTY FINE FOR NORTH CAROLINA MAN
American ginseng is a valuable commodity. Regarded as a powerful herb in all kinds of homeopathic treatments, ginseng is widely regarded to be useful for everything from chronic fatigue and depression to male impotence and colds. Ginseng is also very, very hard to grow. Native to the woods of Appalachia and a few other areas, it either has to be…
WHY YOU CAN BE CHARGED WITH THE SAME CRIME IN MORE THAN ONE COURT
Most people have some familiarity with the term “double jeopardy.” There’s a clause in the U.S. Constitution that protects people from being charged more than once for the same criminal act. The reasoning behind this concept, which actually goes back to Ancient Greece, is that the government shouldn’t be allowed to keep charging someone for a crime until…
LIES ON A MORTGAGE APPLICATION COULD LEAD TO FRAUD CHARGES
When the house of your dreams goes on the market, the only thing standing between you and a fairy-tale future is your ability to secure an adequate mortgage with terms that actually work for you. You know that you will do everything in your power to repay the mortgage, but you may worry that the lender won’t give…
TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST A CRIME
When your child becomes a teenager or young adult, you’ll have limited control over their actions. While you can advise them on how to stay out of trouble and be sensible, what they do and do not do is ultimately their decision. If you have been worried for some time that your child has been using or selling…
WHEN CAN THE POLICE SEARCH YOUR TRASH FOR EVIDENCE OF A CRIME?
When detectives are trying to build a case against someone who is suspected of white-collar crimes, they start looking for any kind of evidence they can find. Since it’s hard to commit any kind of financial crime without leaving a paper trail, a suspect’s trash is usually of significant interest to the authorities. Do the police have the right…
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING? YOU COULD FACE HARSH PENALTIES
If you haven’t heard the term “embezzlement” before, it’s a type of property theft. This happens when someone who was entrusted to protect or monitor another person’s assets steals those assets or uses them in a way so that they personally (and wrongfully) benefit. If you are caught committing embezzlement crimes, you may face significant penalties. Those penalties are…
WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU USE A COMPANY CREDIT CARD FOR PERSONAL REASONS?
When your employer promotes you or decides that they trust you enough to give you a company credit card, you are able to cover appropriate business expenses without needing to pay out-of-pocket and then asking for reimbursement. Providing select employees with company credit cards can be a fast and convenient system that allows businesses to have centralized expense…
CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING SCHEME LEADS TO CRIMINAL CHARGES
Since the introduction of cryptocurrency, there have been people who haven’t been doing things in the proper, lawful manner. This led to a crackdown on the industry starting in 2018, and that crackdown is continuing. One man recently pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges based on his actions with a Bitcoins mining scheme. He is awaiting sentencing in January.…
TAX EVASION: A MISTAKE YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE
No matter how you look at it, tax evasion is illegal. And for that reason, it can result in serious consequences that have the potential to affect your personal and financial future. Tax evasion is charactered as any activity in which you avoid paying a tax liability. Some instances of evasion are more serious than others, but there’s…
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