A Former Prosecutor Fighting For Your Rights In State And Federal Courts
Securities fraud is a white collar crime that involves deceiving investors or manipulating financial markets for the personal financial benefit of the perpetrator of the fraud scheme. At the state level, violation of the Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act may be...
Oklahoma has some of the harshest penalties for drug crimes, including drug possession, in the United States. Despite these tough drug laws, the state ranks high in drug abuse and addiction. The state has not only one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation,...
This month is the filing deadline for 2015 income tax returns, and many individuals are scrambling to find the best tax breaks to reduce the amount they owe or to increase the amount of refund due to them. Understanding the tax code is difficult, which is why an...
When you have legal issues presented before the court, there are a number of factors which determine the courthouse in which your case will be handled. Understanding the Oklahoma court system and the federal court system can give a clearer picture of where a case may...
Embezzlement. The very word conjures images of high-dollar white collar crimes, in which an employee siphons hundreds of thousands of dollars, even millions. While embezzlement, fraud, and other financial schemes certainly can be quite lucrative until the...
“Do I need a lawyer to handle my disability claim?” is one of the first questions asked by anyone applying for Social Security Disability benefits. The answer, technically, is no–there is no mandate or requirement to retain attorney representation to...
Did you know it’s possible to terminate your supervised release earlier than the sentenced term given to you? The courts may terminate the term of supervised release based on the fact that the individual is no longer in need of supervision. Your attorney can...
A former Oklahoma Department of Human Services child welfare specialist is charged with identity theft and a computer crime in Pottawatomie County. Brenda R. McAlister, 56, of Shawnee, was fired from DHS in late December after she was accused of wrongdoing in...
A woman has been charged in Kay County District Court after she was accused of taking more than $2,000 from the Ponca City nursing home where she used to work. Medicaid Fraud Unit Investigators say that the former nursing home administrator admitted to her...
In Oklahoma, there are several acts which are classified as sex offenses. These range from violent, forcible acts of rape or sexual assault to apparently consensual sexual encounters wherein one party does not have the legal capacity to consent to the encounter. In...
