CRIMINAL LAW

Illinois Appellate Court Reports PEOPLE v. BROWN, 358 Ill. App.3d 56 (2005) 831 N.E.2d 24 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WOODROW BROWN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 1-03-3078. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Opinion filed June 8, 2005. Page 57 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. William G. Lacy, […]

Police team-ups beat Nigeria’s scammers Globally, Nigeria has become associated with what is known as “advance fee” or 419 fraud. Virtually anyone with an email account will be familiar with this crime, which involves sending emails or faxes to potential victims around the world, sucking them into a highly attractive but utterly false financial deal. […]

Federal District Court Opinions MICHAEL v. ARPAIO, (Ariz. 12-4-2006) Kidane Michael, Plaintiff, v. Joe M. Arpaio, Defendant. No. CV 06-2560-PHX-DGC (ECV). United States District Court, D. Arizona. December 4, 2006 ORDER DAVID CAMPBELL, District Judge Plaintiff Kidane Michael, who is confined in Durango Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint […]

WASHINGTON (AP) Jan. 28, 2004 – Medicines such as codeine and Valium and potent hormones with instructions written only in Chinese are among the latest illegally imported drugs intercepted by the government. The Food and Drug Administration’s spot inspection of shipments from Canada and elsewhere netted 1,728 medicines unapproved for sale in this country. The agency […]

Book Title: Everybody’s Guide to Small Claims Court (Everybody’s Guide to Small Claims Court National Edition) (Paperback) by Ralph E. Warner, Linda Allison (Illustrator) Editorial Reviews: Associated Press Step-by-step advice on how to prepare your case, how to file it, and perhaps most importantly, how to collect if you win. Los Angeles Times Takes you […]

United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Reports U.S.A. v. THORPE, 05-2220 (6th Cir. 12-27-2006) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES THORPE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-2220. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: November 2, 2006. Decided and Filed: December 27, 2006. Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206. Appeal from the United States District […]