Monthly Archives: February 2020
Pittsburgh Jury Finds Career Con Artist Guilty of Identity Theft
Why would someone temporarily take on another person’s identity? Is it for financial gain or purely for personal reasons? If it is the former, pretending to be someone else for purposes of using their money to buy necessities you cannot afford is a less egregious crime than fraudulently using someone else’s identifying information to… Read More »
Which Kind of Prison Would You Most Like to Go To?
What kind of question is that from a criminal defense blog? You don’t want to go to prison at all. That’s why you are considering hiring a criminal defense attorney. Can’t criminal defense attorneys get you out of going to prison entirely? Even if the evidence against you is so strong that there is… Read More »
Appeals Court Rejects Bill Cosby’s Appeal of His Conviction
Many of the biggest news stories of 2019 involved allegations of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment by famous figures in the entertainment industry. Some of these involved survivors of sexual assault speaking publicly about their ordeal for the first time, while others were the continuation of allegations, which ranged from tabloid rumors to documented… Read More »
Museum Thieves Could Face 20 Years in Prison
If you were going to steal something because of its resale value, what would it be? Jewelry? Electronics? Gold and silver coins? Most people are aware that these items can easily be resold if stolen, and so they keep their valuables secured. Unless you have professional knowledge of rare books, it probably would not… Read More »
