United States Federal Fraud & White Collar Offenses

18 USC § 1341 – FRAUDS AND SWINDLES Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful [...]

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Federal United States Drug Distribution & Conspiracy Charges

21 U.S.C.A. § 846 Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy. Conspiracy is defined as an agreement by two or more people to [...]

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Federal Drug & Marijuana Charges in Virginia | A criminal defense lawyer’s explanation of Possession of Marijuana, Paraphernalia, Distribution of Drugs, and Related Offenses

This article is written by Marina Medvin, a criminal defense attorney licensed to practice law in the Federal Courthouse in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria. This article contains detailed and easy to understand explanations of the various laws, penalties, and defenses for Federal drug crimes in Virginia. [...]

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Federal DUI – DWI Law in Virginia | A criminal defense lawyer’s explanation of issues related to DWI arrests and Refusal to Take a Breath Test

This article is written by Marina Medvin, a criminal defense attorney licensed to practice law in the Federal Courthouse in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria. This article contains detailed and easy to understand explanations of the various laws, penalties, and defenses for Federal DUI / DWI charges [...]

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United States Federal Conspiracy / Agreement Offenses: Fraud, Money Laundering, False Claims

CONSPIRACY OVERVIEW Conspiracy charges are found in many fraud cases and money laundering cases. § 371. Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for [...]

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RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA IN ALEXANDRIA

WHAT IS RECKLESS DRIVING? Reckless driving is a misdemeanor criminal charge in Virginia. If your speed was either 20 miles over the speed limit, or if you were speeding above 80 miles per hour, then your “speeding ticket” is likely a Virginia Uniform Summons for Reckless Driving. And so, what looks like a regular speeding [...]

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Federal DUI & DWI Laws: Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence

§ 164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence (a) Definitions.–In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Alcohol concentration.–The term “alcohol concentration” means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. (2) Driving while intoxicated; driving under the [...]

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U.S. decrees that marijuana has no accepted medical use

“Nonetheless, the DEA concluded that marijuana has no accepted medical use, Leonhart wrote in her letter, because its chemistry is not known and adequate studies have not been done on its usefulness or safety. “At this time,” she said, “the known risks of marijuana use have not been shown to be outweighed by specific benefits [...]

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Federal & Virginia Guns | Weapons Laws

The best legal information site – National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action: http://www.nraila.org/gunlaws Virginia gun laws outlined – http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/VASL.pdf

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Federal Drug Conviction Overturned due to the govt’s “impermissible speculation.”

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT  UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. No. 08-4764  KEVIN ANTHONY HICKMAN, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. William D. Quarles, Jr., District Judge. (1:07-cr-00261-WDQ-8) Argued: September 22, 2010 Decided: November 29, 2010 Before [...]

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