Zhang and Wang [were] also [robbed by cops using “asset forfeiture” laws]… Tissue of Lies Looks like Michael Hobbes has joined the debunkers’ club: The biggest problem, I’ve found, is the definition of “child sex trafficking” itself. Under the law, anyone under 18 who trades sex...
Decree 349 of 2018 establishes fines and forfeitures, as well as the possible loss of the self-employment license, to those who hire musicians to perform concerts in private bars and clubs as well as in state-owned venues without the authorization of the Ministry of Culture or the state agen...
If the information leads to a successful forfeiture of over $1 million, the whistleblower is compensated. Currently, however, the program does not cover FCA claims. But the DOJ or US Congress could theoretically expand this program, or create a new one, to attract whistleblowers who have ...
Detroit police can no longer s[teal] cars through civil asset forfeiture unless they can show that the car was used for trafficking drugs…the Michigan Supreme Courtruled…that…it is not enough to merely claim that a car was near a suspected drug crime or that a passenger possessed drugs ...
Indeed, PASPA applied to mere punters, too, which is why many offshore online casinos that operated within the U.S. did not offer sportsbooks to players. There were a few that did, but most of them shied away from it as it was categorically illegal for players to even play there....
9.3.3 Pre-vesting forfeitures vs. post-vesting cancellations The expected term assumption is intended to reflect the settlement of all vested options, including voluntary exercise, forced exercise (i.e., upon employee termination), and expirations. The te...
The Star-Chamber itself served the king as, in a less degree, it served Sir Giles Mompesson, and others of the same stamp, as a means of increasing his revenue; half the fines mulcted from those who incurred its censure or its punishments being awarded to the crown. Thus nice ...
We have lost the right to be anonymous and move about freely.At every turn, we’re hemmed in by laws, fines and penalties that regulate and restrict our autonomy, and surveillance cameras that monitor our movements. Likewise, digital currency provides the government and its corporate partners wi...
Critical to punishment was forfeiture of all chattels, property and proceeds. Although forfeiture and confiscation was officially a secular activity, a holdover of prior Roman Law, only in France did the secular ruler retain 100% of proceeds of conviction; the actual division of proceeds between ...
Each of these federal offenses are felonies that carry substantial penalties—in some cases, as high as 30 years’ imprisonment, fines, and criminal forfeiture. (DOJ 2024) Two years later, the U.S. Senate held a hearing entitled, “ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen To Your Good Name” (...