A big push is underway in North Carolina as prosecutors have said they intend to crack down on financial and white-collar crimes this year after what they say has been several years of lax enforcement across the state. It’s important to understand that white-collar crime encompasses many different varieties of…
Watch Attorney Brad Smith answer the question: “What is an expungement?” The nearly 1.6 million people in North Carolina who have a criminal record are likely rejoicing over news that the state will now allow for the expungement of most misdemeanors and some felonies. The new clean slate law is…
View our brief commercial on the recent changes to the Expungement Law in North Carolina. Good news for those people in North Carolina who have a conviction on their record. Many people’s criminal history are blemished by a conviction that resulted from a brush with the law or a youthful…
As the holiday shopping season is in high gear, the people at Channel 9 came up with a list of which malls typically see the most crime in the Charlotte area. The list is based on the number of incidents that took place during the holiday season last year. Reporters…
In a somewhat frightening attempt to create a comprehensive surveillance network across the county, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have said that they want access to private businesses’ security cameras which would allow them to actively monitor the happenings at malls, gas stations and banks. Though the CMPD has not yet said how…
The major cell phone providers, including AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, may be required to keep information about their customers’ text messages for at least two years according to a proposal that various law enforcement agencies submitted to Congress. A group of different police organizations asked legislators to require wireless companies…
According to a recent article by WCNC, a federal judge has sentenced a Goldsboro, NC man to 176 years in prison for his role in multiple robberies that took place across several months in eastern North Carolina. The U.S. Attorney’s office announced earlier this week that Domonic Devarrise Usher had…
Nearly two-dozen new laws went into effect on Saturday including one important item that extends a North Carolina crime against cyber-bullying to also provide protection to school employees. The new law will mean that students who use a computer to intimidate or threaten school employees will face criminal penalties. Existing…
Brad Smith, a partner here at Arnold & Smith, made the news recently when it was announced that prosecutors in Charlotte, NC decided to appeal a judge’s decision to throw out the drunk driving charges filed against Tim Newman. Neman’s case made headlines earlier this year when the former chief…
According to a recent report by Fox Charlotte, an increase in the number of high profile sex crimes investigations nationally has led to a rise in reports of child abuse cases here in North Carolina. Experts say incidents such as the Penn State debacle along with the Boy Scouts have…