Respondent Dylan C. ran out the door of the non-secure
juvenile detention facility to which he had been remanded pending
his adjudication upon a juvenile delinquency petition. For
absconding, he was charged in a second juvenile delinquency
petition with the commission of acts which, if performed by an
adult, would constitute the crime of escape in the second degree
(Penal Law § 205.10 [1]), a class E felony. Family Court granted
respondent's motion to dismiss the petition alleging escape upon
the ground that elopement1 from a non-secure facility did not
fall within the proscription of
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The Internet has taken its place beside the telephone and television as an important part of people’s lives. Consumers use the Internet to shop, bank and invest online. Most consumers use credit or debit cards to pay for online purchases, but other payment methods, like “e-wallets,” are becoming more common.
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A district court, after a defendant’s sentence has been set aside on appeal, can consider evidence of a defendant’s post-sentencing rehabilitation to support a downward variance when resentencing?
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The Abusive Tax Scheme Program is concerned about taxpayers who exploit secrecy laws of offshore jurisdictions in an attempt to conceal assets and income subject to tax by the United States.
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America's recent foreclosure statistics and related information.
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Brief article on what the U.S. Government can and will do for you.
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Mexico’s legal system differs from that of the U.S. in a number of important ways that any U.S. citizen accused of a crime in Mexico needs to understand. Most importantly, many of the legal rights and protections that U.S. citizens enjoy at home do not apply in Mexico and punishments for many crimes are more severe. Worldwide, Mexico has the highest number of arrests of U.S. citizens abroad and the largest U.S. prisoner population outside the United States.
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I already did. Bank of America foreclosed of thousands of homes knowing that the underlying documentation, especially the Promissory Note, was fraudulent. We taxpayers provided $20 billion of cash and $100+ billion of trash-asset guarantees. What did Bank of America do with it? Loan it to its consumers or small business shops? Nope, it was used to pay Merrill Lynch executives 21 billion in bonuses. The rest is being used to imitate and continue foreclosures against homeowners and to lobby the federal and state governments to cease their investigations into criminal and civil wrongdoing. Plea
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Deceptive pitches for investments often misrepresent or leave out facts in order to promote fantastic profits with little risk. No investment is risk-free and a high rate of return means greater risk. Before investing, get written information such as a prospectus or annual report. Beware if a salesperson
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A brief article on various scams involving the BP oil clean-up.
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