Police in Orange Park, Clay County, Florida raided a house pursuant to a suspected illegal marijuana growing operation, according to an article on News4Jax.com. According to the article, the Clay County police officers seized numerous marijuana plants and observed marijuana growing equipment such as lights and ventilation equipment in the…
The new U.S. Attorney General in President Obama’s administration stated that the federal government has changed its policy and will not raid medical marijuana establishments in states where selling marijuana for medicinal purposes is legal. Medical marijuana is legal in thirteen states. Florida is not one of them, and none…
At a time when the Florida and U.S. economies and credit markets are in a downward spiral, people and governments often have to innovate to recover. The idea of legalizing marijuana should not be considered groundbreaking, progressive thinking in 2009, but it is far from accepted as appropriate and far…
On Wednesday of this week, Georgia and federal law enforcement officials searched the offices of Dr. William Nelson pursuant to a joint investigation involving Drug Enforcement Agency agents and Glynn County and City of Brunswick, Georgia local police (St. Simon’s Island, Georgia is just over an hour north of Jacksonville,…
The Florida crime of burglary of a dwelling or structure is committed when a person enters (or remains) in the dwelling or structure of another with the intent to commit a crime in that dwelling or structure. A common manner in which the crime of burglary is committed in Florida…
A hacker gained access to the computer network at the University of Florida which contains the personal information of approximately 97,000 people, according to an article on News4Jax.com. The University of Florida initiated an investigation after the data breach was discovered, but it was not clear if the personal information…
The following situation occurred south of Jacksonville, Florida and involved an illegal search of a person for drugs. The person was the passenger of a vehicle that was stopped due to an inoperable taillight. The police officer suspected that the occupants of the vehicle may have had drugs or stashed…
With the new administration, the federal government will shift its focus regarding federal drug crimes. It appears that the Obama administration will focus more on rehabilitation and be less stringent with nonviolent first-time federal drug offenders than the prior Bush administration. Some of the highlights of the Obama administration’s policies…
Florida is one of twenty states that has proposed legislation that would make it illegal to drive while talking on a handheld cell phone. Florida legislators cite evidence and articles suggesting that when a driver is talking on his/her cell phone, it can be as distracting and dangerous as a…
I saw another article today commenting that the FBI and federal prosecutors are increasingly focusing on corporate fraud and mortgage fraud crimes, which are commonly referred to as white collar crimes. This is a reaction to the difficult economic times in general, and specifically, the alarming number of foreclosures, bankruptcies…