Unites States Supreme Court case of Johnson v. United States, decided June 26, 2014, determined that imposing a sentence under ACCA’s residual clause violates due process. The definition of “any felony involving conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another” requires a determination if it is, in fact, a violent crime…. Read More
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Attorney Marcia Shein Pushes For A New Trial On Scott Davis Case
Above is the video from the CBS46 news update outlining Scott Davis’ case against misconduct within the Atlanta Police force as well as other law enforcement agencies and individuals. Case Background Scott Davis was tried and found guilty for the murder of David Coffin, Jr. in 1996. He was found dead with a gunshot… Read More
Georgia Supreme Court Grants Relief for FCLC Client
In a recent victory for Marcia Shein’s client, Andrew Magnuson, on June 1, 2015, the justices of the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed habeas corpus relief for him after the State of Georgia appealed the initial decision, according to the written decision of Chief Justice Thompson in the case of Smith v. Magnuson. Background Story … Read More
Former Georgia Judge Convicted of Six federal Crimes
On Thursday, December 11, in the U.S. District Court in Rome, Georgia, a former Georgia judge was convicted of six federal crimes, the most serious offenses occurring in an attempt to cover up the lesser ones. The accusations against Bryant Murphy, who served as the Murray County Magistrate from 2006-2012, including seizing and searching through… Read More
Former UBS Executive Acquitted In Tax Fraud Trial
Raoul Weil, a former global wealth-management chief at Swiss-based bank UBS AG, was acquitted on November 3 of charges that he helped some 17,000 Americans evade income taxes by hiding their assets in overseas accounts. The case against Weil, dating back several years, was part of an attempted crackdown by the I.R.S. and the United… Read More
Ann Marie Howard Aguiar of Jacksonville Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Charges
A 47-year-old Jacksonville, FL woman named Ann Marie Howard Aguiar entered a guilty plea earlier this month in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, as part of her participation in a national tax refund fraud scheme originating in Nashua, New Hampshire. In her admission of guilt, Aguiar confessed to being… Read More
Three Tallahassee Women Arrested for Medicaid Fraud
In October 2014, three women from the Tallahassee area were arrested on suspicion of Medicaid fraud, claiming tens of thousands of dollars in benefits for services that were never rendered. According to an investigation by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), two Tallahassee women (Melissa L. Simmons, 39, and Felicia S. Simmons,… Read More
Former Florida Governor Candidate Arrested For Fraud
Yinka Abodeda Adeshinka, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate in the state of Florida who was defeated in the 2014 Republican Primary Election, was arrested on October 13 at the Tallahassee Regional Airport on two counts of fraud. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Adeshinka allegedly fabricated approximately $150,000 of the $182,000 in… Read More
Twitter Files Suit Against FBI and Department of Justice
On October 7, social media giant Twitter sued the federal government—specifically, the Department of Justice and the FBI—claiming a violation of their First Amendment rights in refusing to permit the company to publish a “Transparency Report” for the benefit of their account holders. The dispute centers around two surveillance laws—the Stored Communications Act (Section 2709)… Read More