article thumbnail

Los Angeles district attorney charges city councilmember with embezzlement and perjury

JURIST

According to the felony criminal complaint , the state charges Price with two counts of conflict of interest. The complaint alleges that Price entered into contracts while acting in his official capacity that he had a financial interest in. These contracts paid money directly to a business that Price’s wife solely owned.

Attorney 118
article thumbnail

Boeing's 737 Max Plea Deal: Monitorship, Gov't Contracts

Law 360

Boeing will be branded with a felony criminal conviction after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators over the 737 Max 8's development, an ignominious distinction with fresh complications for the embattled American aerospace titan as it overhauls its corporate culture under a compliance monitorship.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Role of a Criminal Law Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. In my office, we have had several cases we had to give to contract attorneys because of conflicts with co-defendants.

article thumbnail

Private Prisons Exert Dark Influence Over Carceral State: Paper

The Crime Report

States and local governments have long contracted with private prisons as a way to outsource carceral needs to cheaper sources of labor. Photo via Not in My Lobby. As a result, for-profit prison companies in the U.S. Follow the Money.

Contract 138
article thumbnail

Oklahoma’s Justice ‘Success Story’

The Crime Report

In contract, between 1978 and 2016, Oklahoma’s prison population soared 615 percent, from slightly over 4,000 people to almost 30,000. Among other achievements, the number of people charged with a felony offense has fallen by one-third, and the number of people imprisoned for drug offenses dropped by 62 percent over the same five-year period.

Felony 119
article thumbnail

Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

Paralegal Bootcamp

The bureaus are often divided into divisions, Felony Trial, Special Prosecutions, Sexual Violence / Child Protection, and Investigations. Similarly, a Federal US Attorney’s Office will have both a Criminal and Civil Bureau. In general, the Criminal Bureau will prosecute matters on behalf of the State’s Attorney or US Attorney.

article thumbnail

Small Town Alabama Journalists Arrested, Ordered To Refrain From Reporting On Grand Jury Investigations

The Crime Report

On Wednesday, Digmon was also charged with two felony counts of violating state ethics law for allegedly using her school board position to solicit a thing of value by selling more than $2,500 in advertisements to the board. ” Abuse of grand jury information is a felony under Alabama law.

Felony 105