The Defense Never Rests
White collar crime is a term that is used to cover a wide range of nonviolent criminal offenses. These crimes generally involve allegations of a person misappropriating money. Some of the more common charges include: Mortgage fraud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation...
There is much ongoing discussion — indeed, a lively national debate — these days regarding criminal law reforms at both the state and national levels. What is perhaps most notable about the focus is the broadly bipartisan agreement that has emerged stressing the need...
Fight behind the woodshop! If you’re an Indiana reader of our criminal law blog posts who is of a certain vintage (let’s just say baby boomer), you likely remember words like the above, which signaled a school-related altercation about to happen. Back in those days,...
As an Indianapolis-area denizen, what comes to mind foremost when you think about the state’s capital and largest city? There are certainly a number of contenders that might reasonably come to the fore in any list of factors that most centrally define the metropolis....
Indiana’s federal prisons are hardly distinguishable from their peer facilities across the country when it comes to this commonplace: a high percentage of the inmate population is comprised of individuals serving lengthy terms following their conviction on drug...
Indiana law enforcement officers are cracking down on drunk driving. Agencies throughout the state are taking part in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative. What is the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative? This initiative is a national mobilization...
An Indianapolis man is possibly facing the death penalty in what is being described as “Purge-style” killing spree. The 19-year old is accused of three murders which summated between May 12 and May 15, according to authorities. Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has...
Although Operation Blue Thunder might sound like a promising summer adventure movie, it actually signified something quite different last month in Indiana. Ditto Operation First Step. Those dual designations applied to massive drug enforcement campaigns in different...
With our increasingly Internet-connected world, people put themselves at risk in new ways each and every day. From paying bills online to sending personal data in something as innocuous as an email to a friend – that information is not as secure as it once was. As...
Technological advances have changed the way we communicate, the way we work; even the way we may be accused of committing crimes. New criminal charges are emerging and it is important to have an awareness of how these charges work to better ensure that we do not...
