Tag: bogus charges

Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Instructs AUSA’s to Prosecute All Referred Firearms Charges

Posted on by Dillon Harris, Esq.

According a memorandum he published to X, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has ordered the Assistant U.S. Attorneys (prosecutors) in his district to pursue every firearm related charge referred to them, and to seek pretrial detention (imprisonment) and appeal every denial of pretrial detention for a wide swath of charges. While … Continue reading Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Instructs AUSA’s to Prosecute All Referred Firearms Charges →

Bogus Charges From Your Landlord?

Posted on by mhoveyplo

By Matthew T. Hovey, Esquire Almost always, when a new tenant signs a residential lease with a landlord, the landlord will require that the tenant provide a security deposit in addition to rent. The security deposit is held by the landlord and will be used by the landlord in various circumstances if the tenant fails … Continue reading Bogus Charges From Your Landlord? →