It happened back in November in the Philippines. A woman, called by the pseudonym “Nicole,” was allegedly raped by four U.S. Marines. The trial for this incident is now six weeks long, and Nicole has taken the stand. The defendants are Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, Lance Cpl. Dominic Duplantis, Lance Cpl. Keith Silkwood and Staff Sgt. Chad Carpentier. It is…
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Indiana Criminal Records Get The Info You Need
Indiana criminal records describe any arrests and subsequent dispositions attributable to an individual. Thus, most of the databases contain only Indiana criminal records of arrests and convictions. Minor misdemeanors are usually not included as the State does not require law enforcement officers and criminal justice agents to make fingerprint cards of such. Indiana criminal records are only kept in the…
Money Laundering In A Changed World
If you shop with a major bank, chances are that all the transactions in your account are scrutinized by AML (Anti Money Laundering) software. Billions of dollars are being invested in these applications. They are supposed to track suspicious transfers, deposits, and withdrawals based on overall statistical patterns. Bank directors, exposed, under the Patriot Act, to personal liability for money…
Employment Law Time Limits For Bringing Employment Tribunal Claims
In the case of Chouafi v London United Busways Ltd [2005], the claimant was employed as a bus driver by the defendant company. In October 2003, he was diagnosed with severe depression and was signed off work until February 2004. He was dismissed in January 2004 on the grounds of his medical condition and complained to the employment tribunal of…
Personal Injury Lawyer Surefire Way To Success
Regardless of any or all precautions you take, an accident can happen to just about anyone, even to an injury lawyer. People neither choose to have an accident nor decide when and where it should occur. An accident is both a painful and an expensive experience – the injury makes you suffer and the medical treatment costs quite a bit.…
Product Liability And Personal Injury Compensation Claims In The Uk
Product Liability and Personal Injury Compensation Claims in the UK There are strict laws in the UK governing the manufacture and sale of products. If a manufacturer sell a product that is defective and the defects cause injury, loss or damage then that manufacturer is liable to pay compensation. Fortunately, suing a manufacturer for compensation in a product liability case…
Attorney
When people are accused of a crime, they should find a defense attorney right away. Most attorneys who are criminal defenders usually find their clients in great danger of going to jail or being sentenced to death. A good criminal defense lawyer will represent anyone committed with a crime to the best of his or her ability. Sometimes the lawyer…
Federal Prison Report
Recently the Federal Bureau of Prisons released an update of their prison population, which included breakdowns of race, sex, sentences and offenses. Currently, there are 189,984 inmates in the United States federal prison system. The breakdown of the information is at times typical and yet surprising other times. Did you know that the average age of a federal inmate is…
California Limited Liability Company An Overview
Many people are surprised to learn that the LLC business entity is a fairly recent phenomenon. Wyoming was the first state to legislate the creation of LLCs in 1977. Most states didn’t jump on the LLC bandwagon until 1988 when the IRS classified the LLC as a pass through entity for tax purposes. This ruling turned LLCs into the popular…
Arkansas Child Support And Enforcement
Child Support Arkansas child support is known to be administered under the Office of Child Support Enforcement. The (OCSE) is under the jurisdiction of the Division of Revenue, which is within the Department of Finance and Administration. Applying for Child Support Any parent who receives state assistance, such as Foster care or Transitional Employment Assistance will be automatically referred to…