Monthly Archives: February 2025
Broward Woman Convicted Of Fraud After Small Business Loan Investment Scheme
The good news about Ponzi schemes is that they are not as insidious as pyramid schemes. In a Ponzi scheme, the person soliciting payment misleads others into believing that they are paying money to him or her for an investment, in which the payors will eventually receive a return, whereas the speaker knows that… Read More »
Online Solicitation Charges Usually Are Not A Matter Of Entrapment
The law treats Internet sex crimes against minors seriously. You can get a felony conviction and be required to register as a sex offender for online solicitation of a minor, even if you never met the minor in person and have never been in the same room together. Charges of online solicitation apply if… Read More »
When Does The Law Require You To Tell Police Your Name?
You have the right to remain silent, except when you don’t. It is possible to face criminal penalties for refusing to tell a police officer your name or to show a government-issued identification card in situations where the law requires this. Police officers have the right to ask you your name if they are… Read More »
Introducing Medetomidine, The Most Recent Addition To The Illegal Drug Supply
For good reason, most people consider opioids the hardest of hard drugs. They are among the most addictive substances around; perhaps only nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco, is more addictive. Opioid overdose can cause life-threatening respiratory depression, and for the past several years, the synthetic opioid fentanyl has caused more fatal overdoses than… Read More »
