When it comes to determining what makes a crime a federal offense, it is all about which body of government established the law that was broken. Although most of the crimes committed in the United States fall under the jurisdiction of the government of the state where...
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Boy Scout volunteer faces charges for alleged sex crime
A 39-year-old Rothschild man is facing charges in Marathon County after being arrested by police in a regional child sting. The man, who worked as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America Samoset Council, has been charged with using a computer to facilitate a child...
What are examples of corporate crimes?
When you hear the term "corporate crime," you probably think about the head of an organization committing a crime, but in reality, a corporate crime is committed whenever any employee of a company does something illegal in an attempt to benefit the organization that...
Wisconsin man faces charges for bank, bankruptcy fraud
A 57-year-old Milwaukee man is facing four counts of bankruptcy fraud and eleven counts of bank fraud after an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Oct. 7. According to court documents, the charges against the man stemmed from an investigation by the...
Marijuana manufacturing laws still strict in Wisconsin
Although some states have recently started taking a more lenient approach when it comes to laws for manufacturing or growing marijuana, Wisconsin is not one of those states. In fact, drug manufacturing laws in the state of Wisconsin are not only strict, but they are...
Wisconsin man held in alleged sexual assault of teenager
A 31-year-old man from Waupon, Wisconsin, is facing three counts of sexual assault of a child under 16 after appearing in the Dodge County Circuit Court on Sept. 30. The charges against the man stemmed from an alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old teenager that...
What you should know about insider trading
If you invest in the stock market, you are probably familiar with the term 'insider trading' and how it is associated with the illegal trading of securities. What you may not know, however, is that not all insider trading is actually considered illegal. Instead, there...
Wisconsin men face federal charges in alleged robbery spree
Two Wisconsin men are facing multiple charges for a string of alleged robberies after an indictment by a federal grand jury. The charges against the men include seven charges of unlawfully delaying, obstructing, affecting and attempting to obstruct, delay and affect...
What does possession of a controlled substance mean?
Federal law generally defines a controlled substance as a chemical or drug that is subject to legislative control. This may include both illegal drugs and prescription drugs. Possession of a controlled substance basically means that a person has the ability as well as...
What you need to know about hate crimes
Although crimes stemming from hatred and prejudice, such as cross burnings and lynchings, have long been a part of America's sometimes dark history, the actual term "hate crime" did not become a common phrase used to describe these types of crimes until around the...