Law Office of Brett A. Podolsky - Criminal Defense Attorney
If you’ve been asked to take a SALCE evaluation, you may have questions about what to expect. A SALCE evaluation (Substance Abuse and Life Circumstance Evaluation) may be ordered by a judge after an alcohol or drug charge or arrest. Your lawyer may also ask you to have a SALCE evaluation to determine whether you […]
Money laundering involves the use of processes to disguise an original source of funds or assets that are generated through criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, fraud, smuggling, corruption, or extortion. Global markets consider money laundering a significant white collar crime. The scope of money laundering proceeds is estimated in the billions to trillions of […]
Understanding the consequences of harassment charges in Texas involves addressing several other questions. A harassment charge is usually considered a misdemeanor offense, but this classification doesn’t mean that a harassment charge isn’t serious. A harassment charge does not punish the actor’s conduct. Instead, it punishes specific kinds of annoying or alarming communications. If you or […]
Healthcare fraud is considered a subcategory of standard fraud. If convicted of healthcare fraud, the defendant faces a wide range of penalties. Although healthcare fraud is considered a single type of fraud, there are various types of healthcare fraud, including health insurance fraud (such as private insurers, Medicare, or Medicaid fraud), drug fraud, and medical […]
If you want to know the answer to “What are the most common federal crimes?” you’re not alone. Many people don’t understand the differences between state and federal crimes. The short answer to the question is that state crimes violate state laws, whereas federal crimes violate specific federal statutes. A federal crime is investigated and […]