Because bankruptcy law is federal law in the United States, most crimes related to bankruptcy are prosecuted in federal court.  Bankruptcy is a legal process whereby a business or individual is allowed to discharge most or all of their debts due to...

The Clarion Ledger is reporting that a former Jackson Police Department burglary detective, who was out on bail for bank robbery, was arrested today for robbing five local Jackson businesses in the past 24 hours.  The detective was ten years removed...

If you are convicted of two or more crimes, either by pleading guilty or being found guilty after a trial, the court has the option of requiring you to serve the terms of imprisonment on each charge concurrently (at the same time), or consecutively...

Perjury occurs when you deliberately lie in a legal proceeding after having taken an oath to tell the truth.  Perjury requires that you lie about a “material matter,” which means it must be relevant to the case at hand.  In other words, if you are...

This post begins a new series on this blog.  Each week I am going to feature two new crimes – a Mississippi state crime on Monday and a federal crime on Friday.  I will define each crime, discuss the possible punishments, and hopefully provide some...