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Raleigh Woman Convicted of Killing Her Husband It took only 3 hours of deliberations for jurors to convict Joanna Madonna of the murder of her husband, Jose Perez. Madonna was then immediately sentenced by the judge to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ms. Madonna, a former schoolteacher who was…
How Drug Trafficking Laws Favor Drug Kingpins Two men are arrested for the same crime. For the sake of this example let’s call them Avon and Ziggy. Each of them is pulled over by police, his car is searched, and the cops find a large bundle of cocaine taped under…
Early in August, the Wake County grand jury indicted the former director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC), Dana Cope, on two counts of obtaining property by false pretense. According to the WRAL.com article, Cope allegedly used the organization’s credit cards and submitted fake invoices to get checks…
People who want to claim compensation for damage and losses they incurred will find that talking to the insurance company is no walk in the park. Insurance companies and adjusters alike would do anything to get you to settle for an amount lower than you deserve. The negotiation process is…
In the U.S., the average age for girls to have their first drink is 13. For boys, it’s 11. The appalling nature of these numbers is compounded by the fact that young people who drink tend to have no control over their alcohol consumption, much less their actions. As such,…
Impersonating a lawyer is a crime. Nothing good comes of it, both for the unlicensed practitioner and the misled clients. Now’s a good time to discuss this topic as a recent spate of impersonation cases has seen individuals arrested and, in one particular case, hit with a hefty fine. A…
Well-Known Sandwich Spokesman Gets Hit With Federal Child Pornography Charges Jared Fogle was a well-known spokesperson for the Subway sandwich chain who recently gained more notoriety than he likely ever wanted after numerous charges were filed against him, including possessing and distributing child pornography, and commercial sex acts with a…
Last month hackers claimed to have stolen data from the pro marital infidelity website, AshleyMadison.com. The website actively encourages married folks to cheat on their spouses, touting the slogan, “Life is short, have an affair.” Given the fact that Ashley Madison has over 33 million users world-wide, it is safe to…
NC Expunction law takes another giant step forward Expunction, also known as expungement, is the legal term that describes the act of erasing evidence that someone has been either charged or convicted of a crime. Expunction: the conviction eraser. For example, if you were falsely accused of committing a crime and…
Time for a Teaching Moment It’s August and it’s that time again – back to school. With thousands of students of all ages around the Triangle heading back to the classroom in coming weeks, certain crimes begin to become more common. In addition to the usual crop of youngsters making…
