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As election season comes to a close, crimes involving ballots and voting tend to come to light. Though it doesn't happen often, it does happen on occasion. According to Vox, "Voter fraud is extremely rare. As Vox's German Lopez has written, a study by Loyola Law...
The midterm elections came and went, and for 1.5 million convicted felons in the state of Florida, there was a big win. Amendment 4 passed on Tuesday with more than 60% of the vote, allowing for the voting rights of convicted felons to automatically be restored.What...
In Florida, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license is a serious crime. Often times, Florida drivers are committing this act without even being aware of it. According to Sun-Sentinel, as of February, there were nearly 2 million drivers in Florida with...
With the rapid changing of laws and the severity of certain types of crimes, the first ever National Expungement Week is being launched on October 20th. During this time, over 20 organizations from across the country will be working together in various cities to help...
It doesn't happen often, but it happens more than it should - a wrongful arrest due to mistakes made during a police report. When it happened to Florida man, Adam Thornton, it changed his life completely. According to an article in Bradenton, Adam Thornton called 911...
Often times, the outcome of a criminal trial is based heavily on the testimony of the witnesses. This means that when false statements are made during your trial, it may lead to the wrongful incrimination; resulting in being convicted of a crime you did not commit....
There's plenty of white collar crime in this world and Ponzi schemes are a large part of them. The Ponzi scheme originated with Charles Ponzi in 1919 who cheated the Postal Service via prepaid stamps.What Is a Ponzi Scheme?A Ponzi scheme is a crime of fraud that...
Recently politician Melissa Howard was forced to drop out of the race for a seat in the Florida House after it was discovered that she had forged her diploma from Miami University.She got off lightly with 90 days probation and 25 hours of community service to be...
In the state of Florida, many times it's possible for criminal history records to be sealed or expunged. Once a record is sealed or expunged, it no longer needs to be disclosed under most circumstances.What It Means To Seal or Expunge a Criminal RecordIn Florida,...
A 28-year-old Miami Dade police officer is being brought up on charges for being part of a ring of students who stole more than a half a million dollars from the IRS by filing phony income tax returns. While a student at Miami-Dade College (MDC) in 2013, Ebony...