What You Need To Know About Blackmail As A Federal Crime
When most people think of blackmail, they think of the crime in its simplest form: you ask someone for money, and if they don’t pay up, you threaten to tell their secret to everyone. While…
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When most people think of blackmail, they think of the crime in its simplest form: you ask someone for money, and if they don’t pay up, you threaten to tell their secret to everyone. While…
The United States Attorney prosecutes cases on behalf of the federal government. Each US Attorney’s Office has its own area of jurisdiction and acts as the representative of the federal government in their state, district,…
The federal government looks at the crime of conspiracy a bit differently than other crimes. That’s because an individual can face conspiracy charges without physically committing a crime. Per statute 18 U.S.C. § 371, you…
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Recently a California man was the first person charged with a federal crime in connection with the COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) pandemic. The man posted on Instagram that he had developed a pill that would both prevent and cure…