Oct 06, 2021 · The letter only cites a single incident of potential violence, a man in Illinois arrested for aggravated battery and disorderly conduct “during a school board meeting.” Other local media reports of the incident say the man was being escorted out of the building for being disruptive, during which time he allegedly struck a school official before leaving.
Aug 02, 2015 · AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The attorney general of Texas has been indicted on securities fraud and other charges over an alleged scheme to mislead investors in a technology company, the New York...
NEW YORK - Attorney General Letitia James today announced the convictions of six individuals for their participation in a sophisticated auto insurance fraud scheme, in which the defendants cheated insurance carriers out of over $120,000 by submitting fake property damage claims for high-end vehicles. “This scheme was a brazen attempt to game the ...
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What is strange is that there is no word of an interview, let alone a charge, for a purportedly clear crime committed over a month ago . One possible reason is that it would collapse in court. It is so much easier to claim easy prosecutions than to prosecute such made for television charges.
Legal analysts who exaggerate or oversimplify criminal provisions face no criminal incitement, even as the public is sent into a frenzy with claims of slam dunk charges or easy prosecutions. People are addicted to rage and such ideas, even if illusory, feed this addiction.
The campaign finance charge was one of the more credible claims, since former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to it. But these crimes are hard to litigate, as shown by the failed 2012 prosecution of John Edwards. Many of these allegations were presented as reassuringly simple.