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  • 2022
    • June
      • Missouri Man Accused of Infecting Partner, Maybe 300 More, With HIV
  • 2021
    • December
      • Cares Act and COVID-19 Collide at Women’s Prison in West Virginia
    • November
      • 2 Instances Where Possession of a Firearm Is Illegal
    • October
      • What Not to Do When You’re Under Federal Investigation
    • August
      • What You Should Know About Federal Conspiracy Charges
      • How to Transport Firearms Across State Lines Safely and Legally
  • 2020
    • August
      • Answers to Questions About Asset Forfeiture
      • 4 Potential Defenses to Marijuana Charges in Florida
      • Helping Your Teen Deal With Cyberstalking Charges
    • July
      • Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program
      • The First Step Act: Compassionate Release Under COVID-19
    • April
      • Understanding Motor Vehicle Theft
    • March
      • Is Using the Dark Web Illegal?
      • How Can a Felony Drug Conviction Change Your Life?
    • February
      • What Are the Alimony Laws in Florida?
      • Hacking Laws Explained
      • Understanding Federal Drug Crimes
      • Is Joint Custody Right for You?
      • Fraud at the Swipe of an EBT Card
    • January
      • Cybercrime Causing Damages Worth $200,000 on Average
      • What You Need to Know About Federal Sentencing Guidelines
      • Do You Know How to Make the Most of Joint Child Custody?
  • 2019
    • December
      • What Are Some Examples of Computer-Related Offenses?
      • When Is Identity Theft a Federal Crime?
      • Disarming Cyber Bullies in Florida
    • November
      • Understanding the Impact of Identity Theft on the Perpetrator
      • Types of Computer Crimes in Florida
    • October
      • What Are Some Examples of Identity Theft?
      • Mail Fraud Involves Intent to Deceive
      • Have You Ever Felt Tempted to Lie on Your Taxes?
      • How Has the Internet Affected Child Pornography?
      • Wire Fraud Cases Use a Variety of Elements to Prove Guilt
    • September
      • Understanding the IRS Fraud Investigation Process
      • What Is Aggravated Assault?
    • July
      • Medicare Fraud
      • Attorney Paul D. Petruzzi Representing Client in Day Spa Case
  • 2017
    • May
      • Florida Death Sentence Must Now Be Found by Unanimous Jury
  • 2016
    • October
      • Florida Death Penalty Unconstitutional Again! What Now?
    • September
      • Marissa Alexander Will Get a New Trial
      • Miami Federal Attorney Paul Petruzzi Gets a Dismissal in United States vs. Yasser Arauz Case
    • April
      • Rescheduling of Marijuana
  • 2015
    • November
      • Former DEA Agent Sentenced in Relation to Silk Road Investigation
    • October
      • Sentencing Reform & Corrections Act of 2015
    • September
      • The China Pipeline
      • Inmate Charged With 1ST Degree Murder
      • New Policies for Corporate Employees
      • Raw Deal Inc. Sentenced to 40 Months
      • Lawrence Foster Convicted of Fraud
    • February
      • Miami Launderer Gets 3 1/2 Years in Prison
      • Zimmerman Makes Headlines Again
      • Police Brutality
      • FBI and Child Rapist a Free Man
      • “Anonymous Tip”
      • Miami-Dade Cop Busted Last Summer Saddled With New Child Porn Charges
      • Catch Me if You Can Fake Doctor Imprisoned 17 Years for Medicare Fraud in Miami
  • 2014
    • October
      • Feds Charge Alleged Gang Members With Racketeering, Gun and Drug Charges
      • Inmates Reports Threats by Guard, Turns up Dead
      • Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime
      • Brooklyn School Teacher Accused of Abusing 3 Girls in One Year
    • September
      • $5 Million Compensation Filed Against U.S. Coast Guard by Miami Lawyer
      • Inmate Death in Inmate Transporting Vehicle
      • Trial Begins for a Man in 2008 Killing of a Cop
      • Mississippi’s Criminal Justice System, Fail
      • Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. Announced His Resignation
      • Nascar Champion Aquitted
      • For Allegedly Brutal Prison Guard, Day of Reckoning Arrives
      • School Bus Driver Arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Behavior
      • Child, 4, Found Living in Marijuana Stash House
      • Accused Pimp Convicted in Kidnap, Sex Trafficking Case
    • July
      • Fanny Pack Mixup Unravels Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme in Key Biscayne
    • June
      • Jurors Acquit Ex-miami Beach Cop of Drunken ATV Joyride, Convict of Reckless Driving
      • Sneak and Peek Surveillance Warrant Results in Massage Parlor Charges
      • Florida Supreme Court Disbars Former Broward Judge Ana Gardiner
    • May
      • Four-Day Crackdown Targeted Prostitution and Human Trafficking
      • Broward Judge Arrested on Dui Charge in Courthouse Parking Lot
      • New Arrest,Cuban Medicare Money Laundering
      • Boynton Cops Abuse Handcuffed Child
      • Google Must Honor Requests , E.U. Court Says
      • High-Tech Thieves Siphoning Diesel Fuel From South Florida Gas Stations
      • Prosecutor Seeks 30-Day Psychiatric Evaluation for Pistorius
      • Miami Inmate Gets a Bizarre Tattoo
      • Miami Police Officer Shoots Himself During a Stuggle
      • Banks Cleared to Accept Marijuana Business
      • Chris Christie and the Republican Governors’ Association Hate Criminal-Defense Attorneys
      • The Justice Department Continues Its White Glove Treatment of Big Corporate Criminals by Settling With Them Tenet
      • Death and Taxes
      • DUI Man Slaughter Charges for Lamborghini Driver
      • Sad to See Him Go
    • April
      • Congressmen Michael G. Grimm, Is Charged With Fraud
      • One Therapist, $4 Million in 2012 Medicare Billing
      • Two Broward County Deputies Charged With Conspiracy in Connection With Rothstein Investigation
      • Facebook Fraudster Sentenced
      • Even Supreme Court Judge Stevens Agrees That the Feds Should Legalize Marijuana
      • Alleged ‘Prolific’ Illegal Drug Dealer on Silk Road Website to Plead Guilty
      • A Vote for Crist Is a Vote for Marijuana Reform
      • Local Foodie News
      • Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s Administration Opposes Medical Marijuana
      • Every Politician Needs a Good Criminal Lawyer
      • Sentencing Guidelines for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
      • Disabled Veterans for Marijuana
      • How the Affordable Care Act can help prevent recidivism
      • The Vast Majority of Doctors Believe In Marijuana Legalization
      • Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez Testifies
      • Miami-Dade Police Catch Five Men Imitating Police Officers
      • ‘Crazy Voices’ Told Pennsylvania Mom to Sit on Sons in Tub, Police Say
    • March
      • Man Ripped off by 2 Unqualified Attorneys Moves Into Lawyer’s Home
    • February
      • Fla. man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting
    • January
      • Florida Theater Shooting Suspect Curtis Reeves Had Commendable Police Career
      • Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama
  • 2013
    • December
      • Accused newlywed may have blindfolded husband before pushing him off cliff, court documents show
    • November
      • Ryan Ferguson Update: Mo. man jailed for nearly 10 years released
    • October
      • Box Cutter Used to Kill Massachusetts Teacher, Sources Say
    • September
      • Holder Proposes Changes in Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Drug Offenses
      • Miami Criminal Attorney Paul Petruzzi Gets All Charges Dismissed in State of Florida vs. AH Case
    • August
      • Cleveland Kidnapper Gets Life Without Parole, Plus 1,000 Years
    • July
      • Unfairness of Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Methamphetamine Cases
      • Jury Finds George Zimmerman Not Guilty
      • What the Atf Doesn’t Want Us to Know
    • May
      • Jodi Arias Jury Cannot Decide on Death Penalty, Mistrial Declared
      • Jury Finds Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Murder
    • April
      • My New Client – Loan to Stripper Spirals Into Death Threats to Judge, Prosecutor, Cops
    • March
      • Steubenville Rape Trial Verdict: Judge Finds Both Teens Guilty of Raping 16-Year-Old Girl
      • Arizona Woman Charged With Killing Boyfriend Tells Jurors She Had Abusive Childhood, Contemplated Suicide
    • February
      • Conn. Town Residents Urge Stricter Gun Control
    • January
      • Web Plays Incendiary Role in Ohio High School Rape Case
  • 2012
    • December
      • 20 Children, 6 Adults Killed in Conn. Elementary School Massacre
    • November
      • Colorado, Washington First States to Legalize Recreational Pot
      • D.C. Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Tells Interviewer He Was Sexually Abused by Muhammad
    • October
      • Medicare Fraud Case: 91 Professionals Arrested
    • September
      • Cristian Fernandez, 13-Year-Old Fla. Boy, Faces Life in Prison for Allegedly Murdering His 2-Year-Old Half-Brother
      • More on the “Extraordinary Legal Soap Opera” Disbarred Lawyer Pleads “The Fifth” More Than 80 Times in Court Hearing
    • August
      • Happy Labor Day!!!
      • Paul Petruzzi Forces Lawyer to Turn Over House, Car to Repay Wronged Client in This “Extraordinary Legal Soap Opera “
      • Not Guilty Verdict on All Counts!!!
    • June
      • Another Weekend in Miami
      • IRS Tax Fraud – The Newest Trend in Crime
      • The Latest Miami Cyber Crime Federal Charges
    • April
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