As most of the valued blog readers here know, Attorney Behr has written a book regarding common legal questions entited “Can The Police Lie To Me?” Check out this video I have hand-selected off of Youtube, from a prominent lawyer in Virginia, and the posted video is a police officer…
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Florida Prosecution of Mortgage Frauds by Criminal Lawyer Ralph Behr: Part 2
Continuing the series on Mr. Behr’s mortgage fraud prosecutions in Florida: IV. STATUES i. Federal Defendants who find themselves within the prosecutorial jurisdiction of the federal government are not indicted under a particular mortgage fraud statute, but are prosecuted under a number of different statutes. Assistant United States Attorneys (ASA)…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Sex-Related Offense
William Joe Mitchell, 48, pled guilty to charges that he knowingly transported a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. In a plea hearing held before Federal Magistrate Judge Terry F. Moorer, Mitchell admitted that he had met the minor, a 15-year old female,…
Florida Drugs and Federal Prosecution for a ex-NFL Player
A former NFL player, Leonardo Carson, is in hot water in a drug operation that ran over 4 years, authorities say. Carson is accused of conspiracy to sell crack cocaine and marijuana. Federal authorities in Texas today arrested a former NFL player on charges that he dealt the drugs over…
South Florida Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions: Part 1
Making the first entry today, this series of continual excerpts from a legal paper written by Ralph Behr himself will delve into the court system and its prosecution of mortgage fraud in Florida. Mr. Behr took copious amounts of time and effort to research the topic and provided the following…
Sexting in Florida A Reality in a Court of Law
The recently documented rage of “sexting,” a form of sending picture text messages with nude photos, is turning up nasty results. Many minors are engaging in these activities at a fervent pace, making legislators uneasy and drawing lines in the sand for where legal measures must step in. Technically and…
Federal Court Upholds Law on Sex Offender Registration
Recently a federal appeals court has maintained authority on enforcing a current law regarding sex offenders registering with authorities when moving from state to state. U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell of Orlando, Fla., erred when he ruled the registration provision of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act…
Florida Woman Drives on Wrong Side of Road in DUI
Gail A. Touchton, 54, was connected to two separate incidents that occurred along I-10 on one day recently. The first incident involved a crash near a local supermarket warehouse at around 11 pm on the alleged day. Soon after at around 11:30pm, Touchton was observed by a Department of Environmental…
US Supreme Court To Review Miami Case
A Miami court case involving Cuban spies has been under attack by nobel laureates, scholars, and various international organizations on the grounds of it being an unfair trial. The trial was thought to be doomed from the beginning due to its location in Miami, the heart of the anti-Castro movement…
Palm Beach Police Officer Kills Criminal During Crime
Nicholas Burdett, 25, was shot during the commission of a robbery by Deputy Justin Clayton on South Beach, Miami. Burdett, who is from Massachusetts, died at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Reports say Burdett had a knife and attempted to forcefully rob the off-duty deputy. The police officer defended himself, just as…