You had a single drink at a holiday party in Houston and feel completely capable of safely driving home after an hour or two. However, this single drink combined with a traffic infraction could be enough for police to pull you over on suspicion of drunk driving. You...
A catalytic converter is a component of the exhaust system in automobiles and is designed to neutralize hazardous chemicals. In recent years, theft of catalytic converters has been common, with thieves removing them from parked cars and selling them to shops that want...
Any Houston resident who lives with a romantic partner or family member can face a charge related to domestic violence. Tempers can flare between people who are close to each other. If the authorities get called and determine that one person touched the other party...
One of the most obscure federal government agencies is the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The agency was created in 1936 to police the commodities futures market. The commodities futures market does not involve the buying and selling of actual...
Prosecutors will often look for reasons to pursue charges against someone accused of a cybercrime, or crime involving computers and the Internet. Several federal and state laws prohibit certain activities involving computers and the Internet, including the Computer...
You may think you have an idea for a good investment opportunity, but is your plan legal? While many investment opportunities are legitimate, some are illegal, including Ponzi schemes. What is a Ponzi scheme? Ponzi schemes are a type of pyramid scheme. In a Ponzi...
Police have a duty to investigate crimes and bring their findings to prosecutors, who then have a duty to charge those accused, if there is enough evidence to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Often, a prosecutor’s tool of choice is overcharging the accused,...
When we are injured or ill, our doctor will likely write a prescription for medication that we obtain at the pharmacy. Just like there are laws making drug possession, trafficking and manufacturing illegal, pharmacists are bound by laws when they dispense controlled...
When it comes to routine traffic stops, police officers initially pull the vehicle over for violating a traffic law. Failing to stop at a stop sign, driving too fast or too slowly or swerving in and out of traffic are all common reasons for an officer to stop a...
Most fraud schemes are aimed at the general public, but occasionally banks and other financial institutions are the targets of the scheme. In a recent case in Harris County, a 29-year-old woman was arrested and charged with running a credit fraud scheme that allegedly...
