Computers Car and Florida Crash Investigations

Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney notes a car's black box may be used in crash investigations. Courts have held that ''the rate of speed of a vehicle can be firmly shown . . . to be so excessive under the circumstances that to travel that fast under the conditions is by itself a reckless disregard for human life or the safety of persons exposed to the speed.'' Court rules that there can be enough probable cause to get a search warrant for the vehicle's black box.

Complete Story and Court Order is here.

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White Collar Sentencing in Federal Court

White Collar Sentencing in Federal Court Crackdown noted by Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, W.F. ''Casey'' Ebsary, Jr. - The Eleventh Circuit Court declared a sentence illegal when a white collar defendant was not sent to prison. The trial court has repeatedly placed the defendant on the federal equivalent of probation. The United States Attorney has repeatedly appealed the below guidelines sentence, and the appeals court has repeatedly reversed.

The court concluded "it is difficult to imagine a would-be white-collar criminal being deterred from stealing millions of dollars from his company by the threat of a purely probationary sentence, regardless of how much probation that person received."

The complete decision is available here:

Opinion of the Appeals Court

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Note: This office did not represent any parties in this case.

Source: http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200814712.pdf

White Collar Sentencing in Federal Court

Florida Mortgage Fraud Federal Prosecution - Tampa Federal Defense Attorney

Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Attorney continues a series of reports on Federal Mortgage Fraud Prosecution in the Middle District Court on the West Coast of Florida. The latest numbers confirm our earlier reports. Here are the latest numbers from Lawyers at the Department of Justice.

Case Summaries:

100 defendants
$400 million in loans
700 properties.

Number of Defendants / Prosecutions By Locale:

Ft. Myers - 32;
Tampa - 30;
Orlando - 19;
Jacksonville - 24.

Additional Information from the FBI DOJ website is available here:

http://tampa.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2009/ta110409.htm

Under Investigation or think you might be? Tell Me Your Story Toll Free 1-877-793-9290 .

Florida Mortgage Fraud Federal Prosecution - Tampa Federal Defense Attorney

Computers in Criminal Court Seminar

Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Attorney presents an outstanding discussion by experts in the field on Electronic Discovery and Evidence in Criminal Actions. Free download of seminar is here. The materials discussed in the presentation are available here.

Faculty includes a Judge and DOJ Official. Discussion of target letters, subpoenas, and computers. Preservation and destruction of digital evidence issues are addressed.

Acknowledgement: Thanks to Nancy J. Erickson at BNA - legaledge.bna.com .

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Computers in Criminal Court Online Seminar