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Sex Crimes and Their Defense in Minnesota

Under Minnesota law, criminal sexual conduct or sex crimes may include: rape, statutory rape, unwanted sexual contact, criminal sexual assault, child pornography, child solicitation or child enticement, solicitation of mentally impaired persons, sodomy, incest, fornication, pimping, and prostitution. Some prohibitions, like those against sodomy and fornication, are technically still on the books, but rarely enforced.

The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor has the following statistics on sexual conduct and sexual assault crimes: (readmore)

White Collar Crime in Minnesota

White Collar Crime is broad in its definition. It does not exist as a criminal category in any statute books. Instead, it is a generic category used to describe crimes that are often committed by professionals in positions of authority or trust. White collar crime encompasses business crimes, computer crimes (including hacking or cracking: the crime of breaking into a computer network), internet crimes, government crimes, graft, corruption and financial frauds. White collar crimes are usually felonies, the most serious category of criminal offenses. Felonies are crimes that may result in incarceration of more than one year and which may be state or federal offenses. Generally, such felonies carry with them severe penalties including lengthy incarcerations and fines. (readmore)

Rhode Island Divorce From Soup To Nuts by a RI Attorney

This article explains the Rhode Island divorce process from pre- filing considerations through trial including Rhode Island divorce law strategy.

Finding a Rhode Island Divorce attorney/ lawyer

The first step in obtaining a divorce from your spouse is finding a Rhode Island attorney who you are comfortable with. Many attorneys give free initial consultations while others charge for the first consult. I have always taken the position that the initial consultations will be free. (readmore)