Sign up for TCPalm’s subscriber-only newsletter, featuring the week’s best exclusive content. FORT PIERCE – Although Ryan Hester dismisses the DUI manslaughter and homicide charges, he will face prosecutors from Palm Beach County, not the Treasure Coast, court records show. That’s because 19-year-old Hester, currently incarcerated, is the son of St. Lucie County’s Deputy Sheriff … Read more
A Lee County man was charged in one case involving a fatal overdose of his roommate. The filing of a federal criminal complaint on May 19 for possession of a firearm by a convicted criminal resulted in the 20th District Prosecutor’s Office dropping the last of four charges against Clayton Mack Rhodes, 43, on Thursday. … Read more
If you send Google a court order that certain online materials are found to be defamatory, Google will consider “de-indexing” those materials so that they essentially disappear from Google search results. The order would not legally bind Google (American court orders against a specific defendant do not bind third parties unrelated to the defendant); However, … Read more
BEAUMONT, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The U.S. attorneys representing the four districts in Texas announced on Wednesday, January 13th, their intention to pursue crimes committed at the state capitol or otherwise against the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden Violate federal law. “The first change is a cherished right and tenet of our great nation,” said United … Read more
In Iowa’s northern district, which also includes Sioux City and northwest Iowa, 22% of the defendants prosecuted 10 years ago by US prosecutors were charged with gun and violent crimes, Deegan said. That number rose to 37% in 2018 and was close to 50% in fiscal 2020, which ended September 30. Similar trends can be … Read more
We discussed the use of the Penal Code by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) to threaten people who post videos of suspected election fraud or lawmakers who raise such objections in the state. These threats are compulsive and abusive, especially when directed against opponents of your party who are questioning your presidential candidate’s victory. … Read more
I commented on the ongoing challenges for the presidential election. While I haven’t seen any evidence of systemic electoral fraud, there are hundreds of affidavits alleging local fraud, including cases where the deceased vote. The challenges should be heard and the evidence examined. The most worrying reaction, however, came from Michigan this week when the … Read more
1.Introduction It is trite that companies are separate from their shareholders, directors and key management personnel (“controllers”).[1] A company’s property does not belong to its shareholders or directors – even if the company has a single shareholder who is also the sole director.[2] Even though these principles are basic and have been consistently applied by the … Read more