Criminal Law Tag

Palestinian terrorist Vallmoe Shqaire, who lied to gain U.S. citizenship, gets 9 months in prison, will be deported

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2019 17 Comments

In a case reminiscent of Rasmea Odeh, another Palestinian terrorist who concealed his terrorist past was indicted for obtaining naturalization by fraud. In the September 28, 2018, Indictment (pdf.), Vallmoe Shqaire was charged with one Count based on the following false statements:

Massachusetts: Woman who attacked MAGA hat man now in ICE custody, was in country illegally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2019 40 Comments

We previously covered another incident in which a person wearing a MAGA hat was physically attacked in public, Woman Arrested for Attacking Man in MAGA Hat at Massachusetts Restaurant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrjiaf7ibo

Harvard Students Call for Firing of Law Prof for Representing Harvey Weinstein

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 14, 2019 27 Comments

Harvard Law School professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. has taken a role on the defense team of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Now some students are protesting and calling for his firing.

Lawyers for Boston Marathon Bomber Argue He Shouldn’t Have Been Tried in Boston

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 28, 2018 30 Comments

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are appealing and trying to reverse his death sentence. They claim that he shouldn't have been tried in Boston because the crime was too traumatic for everyone in the city to be objective.

Trial date set for one of suspects in 2007 Christian/Newsom Torture Murders

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 16, 2018 40 Comments

The heart-wrenching, tragic final hours of Channon Christian (21) and Christopher Newsom (23) haunt me even today, almost twelve years after they endured an almost incomprehensible level of abuse, rape, and torture before finally dying at the hands of their brutal killers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9vlxtH0A7g#action=share

‘License To Kill: The Murder Of Erik Scott’

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 15, 2018 18 Comments

Erik Scott's murder and subsequent cover-up are an unbelievably horrifying story and one you probably haven't heard. Scott was murdered in a Costco parking lot by Las Vegas Metro cops. Scott's senseless murder and surrounding events are blood boiling. It's an unfortunate example of government corruption, of the perversion of the justice system that has afflicted far too many locals, and of bureaucrats who will do whatever is necessary to cover and conceal the deplorable acts of their employees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyxeu6rpal4

China summons American envoy over Huawei CFO’s arrest in Canada

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 09, 2018 14 Comments

Canada recently arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, who faces extradition to the United States on suspicion because U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.

Trump Supports Rollback of “Clinton crime law that disproportionately harmed the African American Community”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 15, 2018 32 Comments

During a press conference on Wednesday with members of Congress and other partners, Trump announced support for the First Step Act, which is intended to give a second chance to former prisoners who have paid their debt to society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYVDPbL_EA https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/julie-swetnick-speaks-about-alleged-behavior-by-judge-kavanaugh-1334265923929?v=raila&

Will the Feds flip Julie Swetnick against Michael Avenatti?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 28, 2018 57 Comments

Here's a thought experiment. If you were a federal prosecutor, and given the choice, would you prioritize prosecuting:

No Surprise: Police Shooter of Laquan McDonald Convicted

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 05, 2018 15 Comments

Not that it ought to be any surprise to anybody who looked at the evidence, but Chicago Police Department officer Jason Van Dyke has just been found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. There was a hypothetical narrative under which Officer Van Dyke's narrative of innocence might have been compelling, but he never offered such a narrative, even after testifying in his own defense -- likely because he hadn't the evidence to support it.

Conclusion: “The activities of congressional Democrats and Dr. Ford’s attorneys likely affected Dr. Ford’s account”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 01, 2018 66 Comments

The examination of Christine Blasey Ford by Arizona Sex Crimes Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell failed as a television event, but revealed many important details, casting serious doubt on Ford's claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the summer of 1982. Mitchell has now produced a detailed analysis, and it devastates Ford's credibility and reliability.

Illegal Immigrant Released by ‘Sanctuary City’ of Philadelphia Convicted of Child Rape

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2018 22 Comments

A Honduras man who illegally entered the United States twice in the last decade was released by the "sanctuary" city of Philadelphia, which chose not to comply with a detainer lodged by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). After his release, he was arrested again and convicted for the rape of a child.

Prosecutors Drop All Remaining Charges Against Inauguration Day Rioters

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2018 36 Comments

The far left rioters who acted out on Trump's inauguration day have gotten a very lucky break. They're getting away with all the bad behavior millions of Americans witnessed on TV and the internet. There will be no consequences because all remaining charges have been dropped.

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