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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is one agency that no one in South Carolina or another state ever wants to hear from. The mere thought of getting a letter from the IRS makes most people nervous. If you file your taxes correctly and on time, odds are that you won’t...
The key difference between embezzlement and other forms of theft is that you had the right to have the thing you are accused of stealing in the first place. That is what can make it an even more serious crime in some judge’s eyes. Someone trusted you with their...
When facing charges for a crime you did not commit, it is crucial you maintain hope of proving your innocence. Sometimes you can do so quickly, but other times it may take years, as a recent case shows. In May this year, a court exonerated a South Carolina man who has...
If you have been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, you have some important decisions to make. Perhaps the most important is whether to plead guilty or to defend yourself against these charges. Before making any important decisions, talk to a lawyer...
Mail fraud is a serious charge to be accused of, so if you’re faced with allegations, it’s important to get the right support for your case. Mail fraud consists of two elements. These elements are intending to defraud others and using the mail for that purpose. It is...
If you are stopped by an officer or have your home searched as part of a drug investigation and drugs are found, then you will likely be charged. Normally, drug charges start with simple possession and move up to other kinds of charges, like charges for transporting...
This month, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law a bill that will reinstate the use of the electric chair in the state. The new law also allows people on death row to choose execution by firing squad. The method of execution most recently used in our...
A lot of medical insurance fraud actually involves health care providers and not individual recipients. Both medical professionals and the team that supports them can make mistakes or engage in certain practices that constitute insurance fraud. Those with professional...
When new drug laws are proposed, they are often done so with the idea that the new law will somehow eliminate (or greatly reduce) illicit drug use. In turn, people are led to believe, that will reduce drug crime, addictions and overdose deaths. But is this true? Do...
When considering exonerations -- where someone who was convicted of a crime is later found to be innocent -- it is important to think about just how drastically a wrongful conviction can change a person’s life. The wrongfully convicted can lose many years that they...
