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Read MoreUnderstanding SNAP and Its Importance to Retailers SNAP benefits are an important part of the business of many grocery stores. The SNAP or food stamp program is one of the largest and most extensive welfare programs that the federal government offers. Millions of families make ends meet with these funds, and they utilize them in…
Read MoreCriminal Use of a Public Benefit Card in the Second Degree – New York New York law prohibits people from using another person’s public benefit identification documents to receive public assistance benefits. such as health coverage, SNAP food benefits, or other public assistance benefits. If you were to accept another person’s electronic benefit…
Read MoreInsurance Fraud in the Fifth Degree What is Insurance Fraud? Insurance fraud is among the white collar crimes that entails deceiving an insurance company in order to receive insurance money. This statute covers fraud that involves any type of insurance policy, plan or arrangement including life insurance, property or…
Read MoreInsurance fraud is among the white collar crimes that entails deceiving an insurance company in order to receive insurance money. This statute covers fraud that involves any type of insurance policy, plan or arrangement including life insurance, property or home owner’s insurance, automobile insurance, health insurance, workers’ compensation, commercial insurance, and publicly funded insurance programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid. Faking a…
Read MoreSNAP Permanent Disqualification Reversal If you are a business owner who owns a grocery store, convenience store or other type of business that sells food products, you may have decided to participate in the SNAP program. Basically, this means that you might have chosen to accept food stamps as a means…
Read MoreCemetery desecration is a crime that can entail stealing from or vandalizing a cemetery plot, grave, tomb, mausoleum, burial place or other place of interment of human remains. Some common activities associated with the crime of cemetery desecration include damaging headstoness by knocking them over, spray painting or marking headstoness…
Read MoreThese days, a multitude of consumer products have specially designed caps and seals to stop people from tampering with what’s inside the package. Warning labels alert consumers that if a seal is broken or if the product packaging looks as though it has been tampered with, then they should not…
Read MoreSince the early 1980’s, a multitude of consumer products have specially designed caps and seals to stop people from tampering with what’s inside the package. Warning labels alert consumers that if a seal is broken or if the product packaging looks as though it has been tampered with, then they…
Read MoreAlthough the crime of homicide frequently involves intentionally causing the death of another individual, it can also involve bringing about the death of another person through negligence. The offense of criminally negligent homicide involves bringing about someone’s death by acting in a manner that could be considered reckless, inattentive, or…
Read MoreAlthough the crime of homicide frequently involves intentionally causing the death of another individual, it can also involve bringing about the death of another person through negligence. Whether the killing is intentional or unintentional, if the victim is a peace officer or a police officer, the crime is viewed as…
Read MoreIf any actions that you take result in the death of another individual, even if it was not your intention that the person die, you could be charged with a serious criminal offense. There are different terms in the New York criminal code used to describe criminal offenses related to…
Read MoreKilling a police officer or peace officer is a serious crime. This is the case even if you did not intend to kill the officer, but your actions indicated that you did intend to injure the officer. Under New York Penal Law § 125.22 you could be prosecuted for aggravated…
Read MoreIn the event that you intentionally or recklessly bring about the death of another individual, you could be up against a homicide charge. There are a number of different offenses in the New York criminal code that are related to taking the life of another individual. These include homicide, manslaughter…
Read MoreIf you cause the death of another person with intent to do so, you will face a homicide charge. There are a number of different offenses in the New York criminal code connected with the crime of taking the life of another person. These include homicide, manslaughter and murder. Of…
Read MoreIf you intentionally cause the death of another person, you will face a homicide charge. There are a number of different offenses in the New York criminal code connected with the crime of taking the life of another person. These include homicide, manslaughter and murder. Of all of the offenses…
Read MoreIn the event that you are intoxicated from having used drugs or alcohol, and you kill someone while you are driving a car, minivan, SUV or any other type of vehicle, you could face the charge of vehicular manslaughter. In the New York criminal code, three different types of criminal…
Read MoreIf you strike and kill a pedestrian or another driver with your vehicle, it could be perceived as much more than just a bad car accident. It might also be a serious criminal offense. Pursuant to New York’s criminal code, if you are driving your car while you are intoxicated…
Read MoreAn abortion or abortional act is defined as carrying out an action that is intended to cause a miscarriage. The abortion can be a physical illegal operation that is performed upon a pregnant woman, or it can be carried out by the taking of medication to induce a miscarriage. If a woman carries out…
Read MoreComputer Tampering in the Fourth Degree: Understanding NY Penal Law § 156.20 In the New York criminal code, the definition of “unlawful access of computers” is illegally accessing a computer or computer network, or allowing another person to have access. Unauthorized access of a computer can include a number of different activities including…
Read MoreComputer Tampering in the Third Degree: Understanding NY Penal Law § 156.25 In the New York Penal code, the definition of “unlawful access of computers” is illegally accessing a computer or computer network, or allowing another person to have access. The crime of unauthorized access of a computer can entail a number of different activities,…
Read MoreComputer Tampering in the Second Degree in New York What is Computer Tampering? If you gain access to a computer without authorization and then alter or destroy computer data or a computer program, you will have committed the crime of computer tampering. The crime of unauthorized access of a computer…
Read MoreTo cause someone to stop breathing or to obstruct that person’s ability to breathe is against the law. Such actions are considered extremely serious by New York law enforcement because they frequently lead to severe injuries and even death. There are 3 criminal offenses under New York law related to…
Read MoreChoking and strangling are the kinds of violent acts that are frequently associated with cases of domestic violence. Strangulation is defined under New York’s criminal code as causing another individual to stop breathing or obstructing that person’s normal ability to breathe. Three criminal offenses in the criminal code are related…
Read MoreSometimes referred to as false imprisonment, the term “unlawful imprisonment” is defined in the New York penal code as detaining another person without legal authorization or against that person’s will. Unlawful imprisonment customarily takes place when one person prevents another person from leaving a vehicle, room, building, or some other…
Read MoreKidnapping is among the most serious crimes listed in the New York criminal code. It entails restraining someone and secreting them away so that the individual cannot be found. While kidnapping is customarily associated with a demand for a ransom payment, a ransom demand is not a required element to…
Read MoreThe term “labor trafficking” is a contemporary term that basically means slavery. It speaks of making a person perform work by the use of force, fraud, or coercion. There are numerous types of labor trafficking, including forcing a person to work to pay off a debt, making someone do work…
Read MoreChild custody cases can often become rather contentious. Ultimately, the judge must render the decision as to custody and visitation between the parents. Nonetheless, there are times when one of the parents disagrees with the decision and chooses to take matters into his or her own hands. If a parent…
Read MoreThere are numerous laws established to protect the welfare of children. A number of these laws are specifically designed to protect children as well as certain adults who are in the lawful custody of an individual or an institution. If you remove a person from the lawful custody of another…
Read MoreCoercion is a criminal offense that entails one person forcing another person to do, or to refrain from doing something against that individual’s will. Coercion customarily involves some type of threat, including but not limited to the threat of physical violence, of damaging a person’s physical property or the exposing…
Read MoreIn New York criminal law, larceny is a legal term for theft or stealing. In general, there are two types of larceny. There is petit larceny and there is grand larceny. You would face a charge of petit larceny under New York Penal Code § 155.25 if you steal property….
Read MoreIn the New York criminal code, larceny is the crime of theft, or stealing. If the theft is relatively minor, such as shoplifting individual items, the charge you would face would be petit larceny. On the other hand, if the theft is more serious, then the charge will be grand…
Read MoreGrand larceny in the third degree is one of the six larceny offenses in the New York Penal Code. It is a class D felony offense. Larceny is a legal term for theft, or stealing the property of another individual. The term “property” has a very broad definition in the…
Read MoreIf you are suspected of theft in New York, grand larceny is the offense with which you could be charged. Under New York criminal law, larceny is a legal term for theft, or stealing the property of another individual else with the intent of keeping that property away from its…
Read MoreThe criminal offense of fraudulent accosting entails stopping someone in their path in a public place in order to somehow trick or defraud that individual. A usual example of this is standing near the entrance to a theater or stadium and stopping a person in order to sell them counterfeit…
Read MoreThe New York penal code has a number of offenses connected to theft and stealing. For example, petit larceny, grand larceny, robbery, and embezzlement are all criminal offenses related to stealing. That said, it is also a crime to simply possess stolen property. What this means to you is that…
Read MoreRobbery is one of a number of theft crimes laid out in New York Penal Law. The primary detail that distinguishes the robbery offenses from petit larceny, grand larceny, embezzlement, and burglary is that robbery is carried out along with the use of physical force or a threat of violence….
Read MoreAkin to larceny and burglary, robbery is a type of theft offense. What sets it apart from other theft crimes is the use of physical force or the threat of physical force in the course of committing the crime. This requisite force or threat of force can be directed by…
Read MoreIf you are accused of a robbery offense, that means you have been accused of more than just stealing. To be accused of robbery means you also used force or the threat of violence to accomplish the theft. Because of the added element of force or violence, law enforcement classifies…
Read MoreUnderstanding Arson in the Fifth Degree (NY Penal Law § 150.01) Being accused of a crime—even a misdemeanor like Arson in the Fifth Degree—can feel terrifying. You might be worried about potential jail time, whether this charge will stay on your record, or how your family, friends, and community will…
Read MoreArson is the criminal offense by which one intentionally damages a structure by the use of fire or explosives. For the purposes of this statute, the term “structure” can encompass a residential building, A commercial building, a vehicle, or a watercraft that is used as overnight lodging or that is…
Read MoreArson is the criminal offense by which one intentionally damages a structure by the use of fire or explosives. There are five different degrees of arson offenses in the New York criminal code. Which of these charges you will face depends upon factors such as whether or not a person…
Read MoreIf you commit a felony offense, such as kidnapping, assault, or burglary for the purpose of receive sexual gratification, you will have also committed the sex offense of sexually motivated felony as dictated in New York Penal Code section 130.91. To face this charge, the felony offense that you commit…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.04-a: Aggravated Vehicular Assault If you are intoxicated by the criteria defined under the New York Penal Code, and you decide to operate a vehicle and you injure another person, you will be charged with vehicular assault. Three different types of vehicular assault offenses are defined…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.03: Vehicular assault in the first degree If you crash into a pedestrian or another driver with a vehicle, it could be just an accident. On the other hand, it might also be a type of assault known as vehicular assault. In other words, you used…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.02: Reckless assault of a child The most egregious crimes in the New York Penal Code that you can get charged with are crimes where children are the victims. The injuries that a child can sustain as a result of an assault can be much more…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.05: Assault in the second Degree Assault in the second degree is of one of several assault offenses listed in the New York penal code. There are seven different circumstances under which you could find yourself up against such a charge. You could be prosecuted under…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.00: Assault in the third Degree There are three degrees of the crime of assault in New York’s Penal Law. these include assault in the first degree, second degree and third degree. Of the three offenses, assault in the third degree is the least serious. Assault…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.08: Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency medical services professional Although any type of assault is a serious offence, law enforcement considers assaulting a police officer as a particularly egregious one. You will have committed this crime under New York Penal Code…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.06: Gang assault in the second degree The criminal charge you will face if you intentionally or recklessly inflict physical injury to someone else is assault. If the assault is perpetrated against an individual by at least 3 people, then the offense is not simply assault. …
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