What appears to be a drug sting, resulted in three New York men being arrested and charged with possession of drugs.
The men were arrested Saturday evening as they were sitting in several cars at a closed service station. Police were tipped off to the meeting by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and approached the scene.
As New York residents continue to struggle in a down economy, criminal defense attorneys are seeing more and more people facing theft charges. Just this week, three people were charged with felony burglary and grand larceny in relation to two University Hill apartment burglaries.
Syracuse police arrested the three Wednesday after a witness pointed the two men and one woman out to authorities. All three appear to have been arrested without incident.
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Many individuals that find themselves on the wrong side of the law also suffer from mental illness. And often the bringing up of the insanity defense at trial is more than just legal wrangling. Often such individuals are truly plagued by psychological impairments beyond their control.
The well publicized incident involving the JetBlue captain (whose attorney now intends to raise the insanity defense) is a case in point. He is now accused of attempting to interfere with the flight crew during the plane's flight - a felony and violation of federal law - from New York to Las Vegas.
When New Jersey residents are charged with drug crimes, police have often conducted a search of their property. State and federal laws regarding search and seizure as well as probable cause issues are very complex, and sometimes police do get the laws wrong and violate the rights of citizens when conducting these searches. It can be very important for a person to talk to a defense attorney as soon as possible after a police search has taken place.
On Tuesday, Essex County sheriff's officers seized a substantial amount of drugs and a firearm from a Newark residence. Apparently, police observed what they believed to be a drug deal taking place near Aldine Street. They then searched a home and seized half of a pound of cocaine, a large amount of heroine and a firearm.
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As many Syracuse area residents continue to struggle in this economy, more news is surfacing about crimes like employee theft, welfare fraud and retail theft. Crimes such as these are often called white collar crimes. Authorities are often investigating someone for a white collar crime long before he or she is charged.
According to Syracuse.com, officials in Oswego County, New York, are ramping up efforts to investigate and prosecute people who may be receiving food stamps or welfare benefits illegally. Eight people have been arrested on such charges in the last two weeks alone; only 12 people were arrested for welfare fraud in all of last year.
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A former Montgomery, New York, woman has been accused of pretending to have terminal leukemia in order to solicit money to throw her dream wedding. The woman, now 25, reportedly accepted thousands of dollars in donations for use for her wedding after going public in 2010 with a story about the disease. A story was run in a local newspaper about the woman's leukemia battle at the time.
The woman, a mother of two, has been indicted by an Orange County Grand Jury. She faces charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraud. While lying about having a terminal disease in order to raise money sounds bad, it is important to remember we do not know the whole story yet.
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Registered sex offenders in New York state will see their rights restricted under what is being called "Operation: Game Over." New York state's attorney general announced Thursday that the state will not allow sex offenders within the state's borders to utilize online gaming websites.
The new rule was created because authorities are worried that sex offenders may interact with young people on the gaming sites. Such websites encompass virtual gaming worlds where players of all ages communicate with each other by voice and written messages.
In tough economic times, many criminal defense lawyers in the Syracuse area begin to take more calls about things like retail theft and welfare or Medicare fraud. It can be very important for people charged with such white collar crimes to contact a criminal defense attorney right away, as it is sometimes vital to protect oneself against overly-harsh prosecution.
Three people were charged with welfare fraud in Oswego County, New York, this week. The two women and one man were also charged with offering a false instrument filing and grand larceny. All three of these charges are felonies and the penalties for a conviction could be very serious.
A 15-year-old girl from Volney, New York, is facing charges related to alleged sex crimes, according to a recent Syracuse.com report.
The girl stands accused of engaging in sex acts in front of another child and conspiring with another unidentified person to engage in sexual relations with the child. The age of the victim was not included in the news report.
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In the state of New York, about 50,000 youths between the ages of 16 and 17 are arrested each year and prosecuted in criminal court. Most of these crimes are minor offenses, but a criminal conviction can carry a dark cloud over a young person long after their sentence is served.
New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman recently said that he believes the worst thing that can happen to New York's youth is for them to be thrown in a youth-detention facility. He said that he believes if the children are not criminals when they are sent to the juvenile facility, they will likely become criminals while there. Lippman was referring to New York being one of only two states that currently prosecutes teenagers--at ages 16 and 17--as adults.
Continue reading Do we need a new court in New York for nonviolent juvenile crime?
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