Criminal Defense

It is important that you know your rights and responsibilities when facing a criminal charge. You have the right to remain silent. You cannot be compelled to incriminate or testify against yourself.  It is human nature, however, to want to take the stand to explain...

Your phone likely unlocks with either a fingerprint or a facial recognition scanner. It may use a numbered code as a backup lock, or that may be your primary feature if you have an older phone or deliberately set it up that way.  So what if the police arrest you and...

If the police said they want to interrogate you about a crime, it might bring all kinds of horrible images to mind. That is why no law official will say that to you. Instead, they will say they want to ask you a few questions, want to talk to you or want to interview...

It seems that people have an account for almost everything these days. From email to social media to bank accounts and investment accounts, everything is password protected -- whether you access it on a computer, phone or some other device. You may wonder what the law...

You’ve probably heard about the Dark Web, but you may not be sure exactly what it is. If you aren’t, it can be possible to get caught up in it – and the illegal activity it hides – without fully realizing it. The Dark Web refers to sites on the internet that aren’t...

Americans must abide by both state and federal laws. What one jurisdiction defines as a crime may not be one in the other. You may face either state or federal criminal charges depending on the laws you allegedly violated. If you're facing federal criminal charges,...

Entrepreneurs in New York honestly sell goods via Amazon.com every day, but four brothers allegedly manipulated the e-commerce giant's vendor system to scam the company out of $19 million. According to investigators from the Department of Homeland Security and other...

In 2019, a couple was engaged in a custody fight in a British courtroom. A soon-to-be-ex husband stood accused of making threats. His soon-to-be-ex wife had an audio clip to prove her accusations. The recorded evidence had been faked. The woman had used online...

Most criminal defendants in New York will end up accepting a plea bargain as very few cases will go to a jury trial. Before accepting a plea bargain, defendants need to know their rights and the ramifications because it will result in some sort of criminal punishment....