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Can I Be Charged for Sexual Assault If Someone Was Drunk?

People commonly find themselves wondering about how alcohol interacts with the law. In a situation where an individual consumes alcohol, they do not always make the same decisions they would have made had they been sober. This creates intense conflict between what an individual’s rights are when they are intoxicated, and furthermore how to deal …

Greed or a Desire to make “Fast Cash” Can Implicate an Individual in Mail Fraud or Mail Theft

The continuing difficult economy in light of the rapidly increasing cost of living has led some individuals to take increasingly desperate action to make ends meet. While some people are able to find their niche in life rather quickly, others may struggle for years or never fully get their feet under them. This can cause …

NYC Probation Department Hosts Anti-Gun Street Fair in Jamaica, Queens

The New York City Department of Probation is responsible for monitoring adult and juvenile probationers across the city.  On its website, the Department says one of its missions is to “build stronger and s威而鋼 afer communities” through “meaningful education” and “family engagement.”  Toward achieving that goal, earlier this month the Department hosted a street fair …

9 Arrested in Brooklyn in Largest Medicare Fraud Bust in U.S. History

On June 18, 2015, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch publicly announced the biggest Medicare fraud takedown in the history of the United States.  The sweep tops the scales for both number of defendants charged and dollar value lost, netting 243 suspects for a grand total of $712 million in false billings.  Nine were arrested in …

NYPD Harass Teen Girl, Want “Slow Death” for People Filming Police

On May 14, 24-year-old New York resident Michael Barber captured disturbing video footage of two plainclothes NYPD officers harassing a 14-year-old girl near the intersection of 140th St. and Hamilton Place in the Washington Heights section of Upper Manhattan.  In response, Barber’s image was posted to the NYPD’s 30th Precinct Facebook page, which described Barber …