Explanation of federal criminal law including white collar crime, tax evasion, mail fraud, firearms and drug offenses.
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An overview of federal laws against possession of child pornography
Published on 2012-02-13 11:49:08
Federal authorities are increasing their efforts to investigate and prosecute child pornography offenders. Agents are coordinating with state and local law enforcement to pursue individuals involved in the trafficking of child pornography, as well as those persons who only possess child pornography. This article is a brief summary of federal laws on possession of child [...]
Summary of aggravated identity theft under federal law
Published on 2011-12-08 15:56:27
Federal law has two statutes that address the crime of identity theft. The first is 18 USC 1028. Congress passed this statute as part of the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrent Act in 1998. This was the first federal statute concerning the crime of identity theft, which is a modern offense. The offense of identity [...]
Overview of tax evasion and its elements
Published on 2011-09-29 15:41:22
In order to get a conviction on tax evasion, the United States Attorney must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of tax evasion. The crime of tax evasion is found at Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201. The statute provides the elements of tax evasion are the following: A tax deficiency. [...]
