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Louisiana man charged with a crime — armed bank robbery
Police recently arrested a Louisiana man and charged him with bank robbery. He is now behind bars after police allege that he stole $14,000 from a Louisiana bank. The chief of police for the town where the arrest took place appeared at a press conference…
38 sex crime charges filed against 25-year-old man
Compulsive sexual offenses can keep an individual incarcerated for lengthy periods depending on the frequency, severity and circumstances of the situation. The first thing that criminal defense counsel must do is determine whether the sex crime charges are correct and supported by substantial evidence. In…
Fraud charged where agent takes premiums but issues no policies
A licensed professional may be hit with two proceedings at one time where criminal activity is alleged. There may be a license suspension proceeding by a state administrative agency along with a simultaneous criminal prosecution in state court. That’s happening with respect to a Louisiana…
Louisiana criminal defense: Boy accused of terrorizing classmates
The interrelationship between the virtual world and the real one continues to get more pervasive and complex in everyday life. A 15-year-old boy in Louisiana who says he was tired and frustrated from being bullied created a virtual mass shooting from a mobile game app…
Hearing on alcohol permits ends with suspect arrest for fraud
When someone can’t get a license for an alcohol permit, he or she may improperly get another person to act as the owner. This is called using a “straw party” to create a shield to allow the real owner to continue in control. This was…
Fraud charges: 3 took funds but didn’t give full home care?
Medicaid fraud scheme was announced by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office allegedly involving hundreds of thousands in benefits converted by three family members of the disabled beneficiary of the funds. Authorities arrested two females and a male on charges of conspiring to present false claims…
Police sweep nets 18 alleged street dealers on drug charges
Some of the jingles that the police come up with these days to tag their drug roundups sound like rock song titles or maybe wrestle-mania themes. Recently, a Louisiana drug net coined the name “Throwback — Takedown” for a sweep in Opelousas that netted 18…
Firefighters must present a criminal defense to cruelty charges
An extremely unusual criminal matter has come out of the Shreveport area. At least four firefighters at a Shreveport fire station have been arrested by Louisiana authorities and must present a criminal defense to charges of cruelty to the infirm relating to two mentally disabled…
Drug charges may have false investigative trails ordered by DEA
Most Americans seem to prefer ignoring charges of excessive government surveillance in favor of preserving a less challenging personal comfort zone. After all, the surveillance is intended to catch terrorists. We now learn that a secret unit of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is providing…
Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office makes invalid sex crimes arrests
For two years the Baton Rouge Sheriff has been in a time-warp that would qualify for inclusion in the Twilight Zone. The Sheriff has been sending his men out as undercover agents to solicit gay men for ‘some drinks and some fun’ at a public…
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