Youth Hockey Hit: Part of the Game or Criminal Assault? by Lawyers.com on 5/18/2012 A vicious check in a youth hockey game in Massachusetts had the family of an injured player pushing for a criminal trial, although ultimately prosecutors decided not to press charges against the teen who delivered the...more
May 14, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/14/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Don’t Bet on Online Gambling; But Online Trivia for Prizes? by Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/9/2012 The Texas Attorney General issued an opinion yesterday concluding the mere payment of an entry fee to participate in a contest that tests skill or speed, and that does not involve an element of chance, could be found not to...more
May 8, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/8/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
May 7, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/7/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Convicted Gambler Cries "Fowl" On Definition of Gambling by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 5/1/2012 A recent appellate decision (US v. Lawson) helps clarify what constitutes illegal gambling, as opposed to legitimate pay, to enter contests. While the case arose out of an illegal cockfighting operation, the decision should...more
The Spring Trial Season: Clemens and Edwards by Michael Volkov on 4/26/2012 In case you did not know it, Tom Fox is a big baseball fan (poor Tom roots for the Astros; of course, poor me for rooting for the Nationals). I am sure Tom never thought that Roger Clemens would be denied the Hall of Fame,...more
Roger Clemens Perjury Re-Trial Begins, Will He End Up In Jail? — Joe Bahgat [Video] by LXBN on 4/24/2012 The Roger Clemens re-trial is officially underway and federal prosecutors get their second chance at convicting the form Major League pitcher of perjury, after their first attempt failed when they showed the jury...more
"No Animals Were Harmed": Using Live Animals in Canadian Film and TV Productions by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/30/2012 The HBO television series Luck was recently cancelled after three horses died during production. News reports indicate that the animal deaths were simply bad luck: the producers had engaged the American Humane Association...more
March 26, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 3/26/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Are March Madness Office Pools Legal? by Lawyers.com on 3/19/2012 With the NCAA men’s basketball tournament just gearing up, fans across the country have filled out their brackets and are putting their money down in pools with friends, family and coworkers. But wait a minute – is this even...more
Indictments of Megaupload Are a Greater Threat to Web Users Than Piracy by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 1/23/2012 In last week’s Megaupload indictment, the U.S. government has raised the debate over copyright infringement on the Web to a whole new level – treating the operators of one of the most popular sites on the Internet as if they...more
Internet Pirate’s Facebook Message Causes Harsher Sentence by Lawyers.com on 1/23/2012 Ninjavideo.net, an Internet piracy site that released free movie and TV downloads, was raided last year by the ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Department of Homeland Security. After the...more
New DOJ Opinion Paves Way to Legal Online Poker by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 12/27/2011 On December 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that it has reversed a long-held position by stating that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting. This marks a major change in policy for DOJ, which has long...more
December 16, 2011 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 12/16/2011 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more