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Legal Profession Blog
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Dan Trevas reports on a decision of the Ohio Supreme CourtThe Ohio Supreme Court today indefinitely suspended a central Ohio lawyer for overcharging or stealing more than $128,000 from a…
Legal Profession Blog
Double Dip Draws Suspension
From the web page of the Ohio Supreme CourtThe Ohio Supreme Court today suspended a former Delaware County municipal court judge, who is now a practicing attorney, for two years…
Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Blog
When Is Theft a Felony Offense in Wisconsin?
By GRGB Lawyers
By Attorney Nicole Masnica As you can imagine, taking another’s property without permission is a crime in Wisconsin – one that can be prosecuted as a municipal citation or criminal…
Birdsong's Law Blog
Weird Criminal Law Stories # 603: A real loo loo…
WEST VIRGINIA: “The crime was a real loo-loo,” read the headline. We learn that a burglar broke into a Huntington home and stole a TV, computer – and a new,…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Suburban Chicago woman accused of stealing more than $100,000 from employer
If you drive about an hour north of downtown Chicago, you will arrive in McHenry County. A woman there was recently charged with felony theft and forgery for allegedly stealing…
Legal Profession Blog
The Price Is Wrong
The Ohio Supreme Court has imposed a fully-stayed one year suspension for non-practice related criminal conductRespondent, Terrence Kensley Scott, of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0082019, was admitted to the…
Birdsong's Law Blog
Weird Criminal Law Stories # 587: Stamped Out…
MASSACHUSETTS: Stamped out! A former US Postal Service pleaded guilty to stealing $82,000 worth of postage stamps and selling some online at discount rates. David Fors, 58, of Holden plead…
The Right Coast
California’s ‘Woke’ Prop 47 Doomed Cities With Crime Rings And Theft
Since the passage of the infamous Prop 47 five years ago, then marketed by California Democrats as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, theft has increased across the state, as…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Jury finds pair of crooked Chicago cops guilty
We have in the past written about a pair of Chicago police officers who were arrested and charged with stealing drugs and cash. Sergeant Xavier Elizondo and Officer David Salgado…
Birdsong's Law Blog
Weird Criminal Law Stories # 574: Crabs in his pants?
CHINA: Crabs in his pants? We learn that a bandit swiped five live crabs from a restaurant by shoving them down his pants. The 58-year-old man allegedly slipped into the…