Florida and federal authorities are cracking down on the use of compounded prescriptions. As a result, some doctors, pharmacies and patients may find themselves accused of Medicare or Medicaid fraud.Use of compounded prescriptions has spiked in recent years, and state...
Board-Certified Criminal Defense Representation In Central Florida
On behalf of Lindsey & Ferry, P.A.
Will my job be in jeopardy after a DUI arrest?
When potential clients ask us questions about representation for drunk driving offenses, a common concern is whether they will lose their job. As with many legal questions pertaining to DUIs, it depends on the individual circumstances surrounding each person’s...
Sessions vows to get ‘criminals with guns off the streets’
"We need to take criminals with guns off the streets," said newly-confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a recent presentation for state, local and federal law enforcement officials. "We need to put bad people behind bars."Sessions signaled that the Justice...
SCOTUS looks at softening laws shunning registered sex offenders
There is a widely held view that once a sex offender, always a sex offender. This can lead to legal shunning because many convictions obtained for alleged sex offense crimes involve young victims. Whether you live in Florida or some other state, that demographic...
Will Florida expand drug laws to increase punishment?
Florida law already makes a concession for cocaine and heroin suppliers to be charged for murder if their drugs are involved in a drug overdose death. This law does not expand to drug peddlers or low-level drug dealers currently. But with a new legislative session...
US DOJ: Sex offenders have low recidivism rates
There is a misconception out there that people who are registered sex offenders are extremely likely to commit a crime again. This recidivism rate has been touted to be as high as 80 percent. In fact, the Supreme Court of the United States cited this statistic in a...
Officers alter crime scene, arrested for tampering with evidence
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a post about an evidence vault exploding in a freak incident that is now under investigation. The explosion ruined evidence in a number of cases which are no being reviewed. The cases may not be able to proceed without the evidence.We...
Analyzing solicitation charges in a criminal context
Solicitation in a criminal context means that you declare your intent to do something. You may encourage or demand that a certain criminal act is done. This constitutes solicitation, and you often hear it used in the context of a prostitution charge. Solicitation is...
Approach to federal drug prosecution may change
Whenever administrations change, may they be presidential or otherwise, it is very likely that the new administration will have a different approach or strategy than the previous one. That's a not-so-veiled comment about the current political climate in our country,...
Crime rates are down, but the accused are still in a bad spot
One of the facts that may get lost in a lot of the spectacle of the last year in U.S. politics is that crime rates have actually declined over the last quarter-century. And actually, that doesn't quite get the sentiment across. Crime rates have been plummeting since...