Embezzlement is a white-collar financial crime covering a wide variety of specific illegal activities. Per The Legal Information Institute, embezzlement occurs when someone entrusted with the care of someone else’s personal property, be it in Missouri or any other...
Month: February 2018
What the government must prove to convict you of a RICO crime
If you are a Missouri resident who has been charged under the federal RICO statute with committing a white collar crime, you may be wondering why you were not charged under a Missouri statute instead. You may never have heard of RICO and are concerned about what it is...
Do drug courts work?
If you are a Missouri resident who is dealing with drug and/or alcohol addiction and abuse, you may have heard about drug courts and are wondering what they are, how they work and if, in fact, they do work. The following information provided by the Missouri Recovery...
Legal ramifications of tax evasion
Tax season has rolled around again, and Missouri business owners have been busy gathering documents to hand over to their accountants for official assessment of the amounts they owe. When preparing to report profits and losses for the year, choosing to disclose assets...
Which rights are returned upon expungement?
If you or someone you care for is professionally impeded by the strict rules regarding expungement in Missouri, it could be worth your time to review the recent changes in statutory law. Many residents of the state who are burdened with a criminal record stand to...
How will a criminal charge affect my college status?
There are several ways in which a criminal charge might affect your college status. For example, if the crime you are alleged to have committed took place on campus, it is possible that you would also have to appear before the school's judicial board and plead your...