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Traffic stop leads to Louisiana pair being charged with a crime
The identification of suspects by the authorities is a process filled with potential flaws. Police must try to be reasonably certain that they have based their identification and arrest on solid evidence that will hold up under later scrutiny. In a recent Louisiana incident, two…
Teens charged with a crime after fight at Mall of Louisiana
The sight of teenagers inhabiting the country’s shopping malls is a mainstay of suburban life. Many teens find the local malls to be places where they can legally congregate, see friends and socialize. But in East Baton Rouge recently, the Mall of Louisiana hosted an…
Immigrant charged with a crime was wrongly held in jail
A Louisiana Sheriff’s Office recently held a 37-year-old legal immigrant in a jail cell for five days until they were told by an agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office that they were holding him illegally. The man was charged with a…
Louisiana region included in international sex crimes arrests
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office recently announced the arrest of 245 suspected pedophiles in an international raid called Operation Sunflower. The arrests include 13 in the New Orleans, Louisiana area. The operation, which lasted more than a month, targeted predators who allegedly…
2 Louisiana men face drug charges after license checkpoint
A recent incident at a license checkpoint may serve as an example of why cooperating with police is more beneficial than attempting to evade them, even if there is a reason. A traffic stop at a checkpoint at the intersection of North 11th Street and…
Louisiana man charged with a crime after unrelated traffic stop
Recently, a Louisiana man has found himself facing serious allegations after a traffic stop led police to become suspicious of the contents of his vehicle. According to reports, the 28-year-old man was charged with the crime of burglary after police spotted suspicious items in his…
Woman charged with seven counts of Medicaid fraud in Louisiana
Medicaid has recently been aggressively debated by politicians. For many people, it is an important government assistance program which they depend upon. Unfortunately, many people attempt to take advantage of the system to obtain assistance which they are not supposed to receive or to enrich…
New Iberia woman indicted for Internet fraud: What’s next?
Federal law enforcement officials recently announced that they have indicted a woman for operating a web-based scam in New Iberia, Louisiana. Reports indicate that the accused woman will have the opportunity to enter her plea next month, but there is no indication as to how…
Criminal defense on tap in decades-old Louisiana murder case
Modern DNA technology has allowed law enforcement officials to reexamine cold cases that have sometimes been collecting dust for decades. This was recently the situation in Louisiana, when DNA testing on a 28-year-old murder case led to the arrest of a former exotic dancer and…
25 year old rape case leads to sex crime charges in Louisiana
Not all criminal cases in Louisiana are immediately solved. In fact, there are cases that take years before any charges are filed. For one man now living out-of-state, a crime he was allegedly involved in 25 years ago has led to sex crime charges. There…
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