August 2014 - Federal Criminal Law Center

What to expect in the event you face crimlnal indictment

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 30, 2014
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When you are facing criminal charges of any kind, whether at the federal or state level, you are supposed to enjoy a presumption of innocence. That’s the ideal. In reality, a person can suffer negative consequences of presumed guilt even as the investigation of the alleged crime is underway. That means that the need to […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 21, 2014
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Regardless of the organization that an officer represents, there are proper police procedures that must be followed. That is true even in arrests by officers of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI or other government agencies. Unfortunately, the recent tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri suggests that the potential for police misconduct should be a national […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 15, 2014
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Claims under Georgia’s Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act aren’t usually associated with public school educators. Organized criminals, or mobsters as they might be depicted in Hollywood films, might be the more typical defendants. Although it may be hard to believe, a group of Atlanta elementary school teachers are facing trial under RICO charges. Specifically, […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 11, 2014
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Undercover narcotics officers may set up sting operations around an alleged drug transaction. That effort often culminates in a search and seizure. Yet as a criminal defense attorney knows, there are a myriad number of ways that a suspect’s constitutional rights might be violated during a search. In a recent example, a witness to a […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 4, 2014
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When a company engages in interstate commerce, there’s a possibility that federal law could be implicated, as in today’s story. Specifically, attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice have brought charges against FedEx for allegedly conspiring with two online pharmacies over a ten-year period to distribute controlled substances. The DOJ attorneys are seeking $820 million […]

What to expect in the event you face crimlnal indictment

When police procedures are not followed, tragedy may ensue

Atlanta educators face trial over organized corruption charges

Search and seizure defenses should be examined in drug arrests

FedEx defends against federal conspiracy charges