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If you are facing criminal charges for securities fraud, mortgage fraud, healthcare fraud, government contract fraud or any other fraud-related federal offense, you may be facing charges for mail or wire fraud as well. The federal mail and wire fraud… Read More

Through its acclaimed documentary series, “30 for 30,” ESPN is now airing “Fantastic Lies,” a full-length documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Marina Zenovich about the Duke Lacrosse case. The movie documents the path f… Read More

If you have been arrested for driving while impaired (DWI) in Raleigh, you need to take your situation seriously. Not only can a DWI conviction lead to thousands of dollars in costs and fines, along with possible jail time, but it can also affect you… Read More

From traditional office sharing to virtual offices to the recent rise of law firm incubator and residency programs, lawyers now have many options when it comes to cutting costs and sharing expenses without establishing a partnership. While these can… Read More

The New York Times has published a fascinating op-ed on the irrationality of life sentences. (Link) The author, Jennifer Lackey, argues that such sentences prohibit future consideration of the most important information bearing upon the appropriatene… Read More

Eleven years after informing a reporter at the New York Times about possibly illegal spying by the NSA on American citizens–reporting that ultimately won the NY Times a Pulitzer–the whistleblower has been accused of ethical violations by… Read More

In a recent Formal Ethics Opinion, the North Carolina State Bar (NCSB) opined on a lawyer’s professional responsibility when a third party unaffiliated with the lawyer’s firm steals funds from the firm’s trust account. While taking care to note… Read More

A N.C. State Professor has launched a site, http://kingsfirstdream.com/, that contains a newly discovered audio recording of a speech by King in Rocky Mount, NC, in which he used the refrain “I have a dream.” Here is the UNC School of Gov… Read More