In Florida, the law used to provide that any person convicted of any felony crime lost his/her right to vote. The only way to restore the right to vote was to go through a difficult and lengthy process involving an investigation, the parole commission and the clemency board with no…
A drunk driver was driving the wrong way on I-95 in the Jacksonville, Florida area yesterday and caused a head-on collision killing the drunk driver and a mother in the other vehicle, according to an article on www.News4Jax.com. Another thirteen year old victim suffered a broken neck in the crash.…
As most people in Jacksonville and throughout Florida are aware, penalties for a DUI are very severe. Even an arrest for DUI without a conviction can bring significant penalties in terms of the loss of driving privileges. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has established a program to address what…
A Jacksonville, Florida wedding planner who ran a business called Princess and Company was arrested this week after complaints were made to Jacksonville police and the State Attorney’s office that she took money from prospective brides to plan their weddings but pocketed the money instead, according to an article on…
During a drug investigation after a traffic stop in Jacksonville, Florida, it is not uncommon for a police officer to allege that he/she smells an odor or marijuana which is used as a basis for a search of a person and/or a vehicle. Or, what a Jacksonville police officer may…
Florida is one of the more major areas for drug trafficking and also a stop along the drug trade that leads to drug trafficking centers in the Northeast United States and Canada, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Because Florida has such a long coastline, has several…
Social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace have become extremely popular, not just among high school and college students, but for people of all age groups, but the information that is posted on these sites is also being used as a tool by prosecutors to obtain evidence against defendants to…
Federal law prohibits dispensing dangerous drugs without a prescription from a doctor who has a legitimate medical relationship with the patient. However, there are hundreds of Internet websites that offer prescription medications to anyone without the prescription, including dangerous and/or addictive drugs like Oxycontin, Vicodin, Methadone and Xanax. A recent…
Earlier this week, police in Nassau County (just north of Jacksonville, Florida) raided what they alleged to be two illegal casinos- Cabana Gold Vegas Games in Callahan and Treasure Bay in Fernandina Beach, according to a www.News4Jax.com article. Nassau County police officers claimed that the alleged casinos were paying customers…
One form of Medicare fraud occurs when a doctor or provider of medical supplies seeks reimbursement from Medicare for medical services or equipment that was never provided or for an amount greater than the service or equipment was worth. When the system works, a doctor or medical supply company will…