The federal government tracks and reports numerous statistics related to sex offenses and molestation. However, underreporting significantly affects these figures. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, victims only report about 30 percent of all sexual assaults...
Accounting fraud relates to illegal actions in a business in which an employee steals from or defrauds the company of its rightful assets. The crime might also include inflating or padding records to make the company appear to have a better financial standing than it...
Criminal conspiracy charges cover a wide range of conduct, ranging from possession of drugs to the commission of murder. In general, conspiracy means that you and at least one other person agreed to commit a criminal offense with one of you doing something specific to...
Allegations of a sex crime can cause permanent damage to your family, reputation and career and even result in your loss of freedom. Furthermore, whether or not you are convicted, the sexual offense can go on your record, resulting in the possible loss of your job and...
According to a recent report from The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the number of meth lab seizure incidents in the state of Oklahoma increased by 440% from 2008 to 2011. From 2009 to 2010, Oklahoma was listed as one of the top ten states for rates...
In September, news agencies broke a riveting pharmaceutical industry story that's stimulated an impassioned national conversation about pharmaceutical fraud and drug industry regulations. At the center of the media maelstrom is 32-year-old Martin Shkreli, a hedge fund...
On October 15th, 53-year-old Teresa Floyd received a harsh sentence from a Montgomery Alabama Court as a result of her participation in a multimillion dollar tax fraud ring. According to press reports, Floyd and Lasondra Davis, her daughter, operated multiple tax...
A Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into the practices of former executives at Los Alamos National Bank led to a substantial settlement ($1.5 million) to resolve fraud charges. According to local reports from the Albuquerque Journal, the SEC...
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recently established new eligibility requirements for sentence commutation. Commutation is a form of clemency that is defined by that state as “as matter of grace, mercy, privilege, or favor” and not a right. An inmate...
Traditionally, the primary purposes of any penal institutions are to prevent the criminal from engaging in additional illegal acts, to punish the criminal for the crimes already committed, to deter other individuals from committing crimes by example, and to...
