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Types of Racketeering Offenses and Defenses to RICO Charges

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “If I have an outstanding warrant, what should I do?”   RICO stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a federal law created in the 1970s to fight organized crime. Law enforcement agencies devote extensive resources to prosecute and convict…

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Federal Charges for Interfering with or Assaulting a Flight Crewmember

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?”   Air travel is supposed to be an enjoyable and convenient experience, but that is not the case for everyone. Assaulting, hitting, threatening, or interfering with crewmembers aboard an airplane…

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Lumber Liquidators facing criminal conservation act shakedown

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Should I ever plead guilty to a charge?”   An American retail flooring company is facing criminal charges for alleged violations of Chinese law. Lumber Liquidators—the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in the United States, Canada and Mexico,…

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Change in “equitable sharing” may mean less dubious seizures of “criminal” cash, property

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?”   Kenneth Lamont Clark runs a strip club and his patrons pay for their entertainment with cash. A lot of cash. So when deputies in Harnett County who were partnering with…

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