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On Thursday, a new state law took effect which makes wrongfully convicted persons eligible for as much as $25,000 per year for each year spent in prison, and up to a total of $250,000. That yearly amount is $10,000 higher than the previous limit. The new law will...
A 30-year-old man accused of dismembering and beheading his disabled son is set to receive evaluation as to whether he is sane enough to help in his defense on charges of first degree murder. The man was arrested on August 14, and reportedly told police that his...
As we like to point out on this blog, sex crimes-perhaps more than any other area of law-carry a large social stigma and harsh consequences. Individuals convicted of such crimes often bear the consequences long afterward. The Louisiana chapter of American Civil...
Last week, two men were convicted last week of drug crimes involving crack cocaine. Both men, relatively young, A 35-year-old New Orleans man faced was convicted last Wednesday of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The jury decision comes after the man...
Former White Castle Mayor Maurice Brown, who was charged with federal racketeering and fraud charges in March, learned last Wednesday that he may be facing between 19 and 24 years in prison. Those charges came after a one year long FBI sting known as Operation...
Health care fraud, one of the areas we cover on this blog, covers a variety of charges, including inflated billing of services, kickbacks or self-referrals, performing medically unnecessary services in order to bill, "upcoding," and billing for non covered services....
Social media has many uses, from visiting with friends, to making business connections, to just killing time. And, of course, letting your buddies know where local DUI checkpoints are so they don't get caught drinking and driving. Facebook users in most states have...
A New Orleans man recently pleaded guilty to a federal charge of fraud for involvement in a scheme in which forged paintings were sold to unsuspecting art collectors. The man apparently worked for a New Orleans art dealer, and claimed that the forged works were those...
Baton Rouge police arrested a 16-year-old boy on Thursday night in connection with the murder of three individuals in the Baton Rouge area. Two of the shootings reportedly took place in July, and another in June. According to police, the motive for the murder...
CBS News reports that Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the unsealing of three indictments and a complaint charging 72 persons for involvement in an online child pornography ring spanning five...
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