Coercion 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…
Custodial Interference in the First Degree: Understanding New York Penal Law § 135.50 There 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…
One of the most serious crimes that does not involve directly harming another individual, misappropriation of funds is punishable in all 50 states and is taken very seriously by courts. A crime that deals primarily with a person illegally and intentionally using another party’s funds for their own use, it can be…