Articles on South Carolina Law

If you or a loved one has an upcoming federal sentencing hearing, you may have some questions about this process. Because of the seriousness of most any federal case, the sentencing hearing is probably the most important thing that will happen in the case.

If you or a loved one has been contacted by the US Marshals to turn yourself in for an arraignment, you know first hand how scary having federal charges can be.

One minute you are living your life as normal, the next minute your home could be raided and you get caught completely off guard. You may be particularly surprised if you have stopped any criminal behavior and said goodbye to that lifestyle.

If you have ever seen the movie Wolf of Wall Street, you have seen one of many versions of white collar crime.

The term “white collar crime” gets its name from the type of people who generally are business professionals that wear shirts with white collars. I am envisioning freshly ironed, dry cleaned, crisp, starched white dress shirts under an expensive business suit… but that isn’t always the case.

Embezzlement sounds like one of those words that come up only in the legal arena.

You’ve probably heard of someone embezzling money, but what exactly does this mean?

Embezzlement sounds like one of those words that come up only in the legal arena.

You’ve probably heard of someone embezzling money, but what exactly does this mean?