Monthly Archives: January 2022
Rod Stewart Pleads Guilty Without Pleading Guilty
Rod Stewart, the famous British musician and his son, were both charged with misdemeanor battery in Florida. The two pleaded guilty to the charge, but the judge withheld adjudication. What does that mean? Well, neither Stewart nor son will have a criminal conviction on their record. In this case, the plea deal is struck… Read More »
Two Florida Men Plead Guilty To Disaster Relief Fraud
Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to defrauding the PPP and small business loan program during the pandemic. While theft of government resources may seem like a victimless crime, the federal government gets very angry with those who attempt to defraud funds earmarked for disaster relief. The PPP program was authorized under the CARES… Read More »
Ugly Divorce Turns Into Lawsuit After Attorney Threatens To Disseminate Nude Photos
Well, this is shockingly ugly and covers several different areas of the law including divorce law, personal injury law, and criminal law. According to the lawsuit, a judge was pulled into chambers to discuss a matter with a high-profile attorney. The attorney turned out to be her former husband’s divorce attorney who threatened to… Read More »
Florida Man Gets Longest Sentence For Capitol Riots
Of course, it would go to a Florida man. In this case, Robert Scott Palmer who runs a successful carpet cleaning business in Florida was sentenced to over 5 years for the role he played in the January 6 attacks on the Capitol. This is longer than the QAnon Shaman and other notable figures… Read More »
Guard Facing 25 Years For Smuggling Synthetic Weed Into Prison
Smuggling of controlled substances is illegal under the law, but federal law allows for enhanced penalties when the smuggling occurs within a federal prison. Nonetheless, every month there are new articles on guards facing indictments from the federal government concerning drug trafficking into the prison. It is especially bad when a representative of the… Read More »
Two Men Plead Guilty To Compound Medication Fraud
Unless you have a serious health problem, you probably don’t know this exists. But compound pharmacies can provide you with individual pills that meet multiple needs as indicated by doctors. These pharmacies provide niche services to the industry and patients who require specific medications that are not routinely available. Compound pharmacies charge a lot… Read More »
Rethinking The OJ Simpson Trial
The OJ Simpson trial was considered the trial of the century and with good reason. But so many mistakes were made on the prosecution side that it resulted in what most believed was a clear-cut conviction going the way of the defendant. How did that happen? Well, the prosecution lost this case primarily because… Read More »
What Is An Affirmative Defense?
Most people have heard the term affirmative defense in association with certain types of cases. Before we get into examples of affirmative defenses, let’s explain the terminology. An affirmative defense is any defense in which the defendant has the burden of proving their allegations. In other words, if a defendant invokes an affirmative defense,… Read More »
