In addition to jail and other penalties, a person who is accused of crimes related to embezzlement or money laundering also faces the strong possibility of being ordered to pay restitution.For those Cincinnati residents who might not know, restitution is the name for...
Month: January 2019
Elements of bribery under Ohio law
While Cincinnati residents may think of bribery as involving organized crime bosses paying off police in cash to look the other way while they carry on their criminal activities, the term actually encompasses a lot of other types of behavior as well.In fact, if one...
Botched arrest illustrates problems with controlled buys
Many people might think that a controlled drug buy is a slam dunk for law enforcement. For those who do not know, a controlled buy is one set up by police using either an undercover officer or a confidential informant, oftentimes someone who is getting paid or who is...
Will the government really throw movie pirates in jail?
Many people in Cincinnati have likely seen the notice that flashes up before every movie warning that copying the show and then redistributing it can be punished as a federal crime.Given the prevalence of pirated movies, television shows, music and the like, however,...
Is it mortgage fraud to make a downpayment with a 2nd mortgage?
After searching for and finding the perfect home here in Cincinnati, you then began working with a mortgage lender in order to purchase it. When your lender told you that you had to put down anywhere from 20 to 30 percent of the purchase price, it probably shocked...
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