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5-Month Investigation Leads To Several Arrests At NC Adult Club

Alcohol, drugs and sex were given as reasons for arresting the manager of a North Carolina adult club, two of its dancers and eight others earlier this week. The club

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Convictions For Insider Trading May Soon Have Harsher Penalties

Insider trading convictions are drawing greater scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Both groups are encouraging federal judges to sentence convicted white collar criminals to

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DNA Evidence Used To Arrest North Carolina Man For 1991 Rape

A cold case unit from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department recently arrested a man for a kidnapping and rape that allegedly took place 20 years ago. The suspect, Juan Taylor, now

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Self-Incrimination Privilege Protects Encrypted Hard Drive In Sex Offenses Investigation

A government investigation of alleged child pornography led to the seizure of one man’s two laptop computers and five external hard drives. Parts of each were encrypted by a program called

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Arrested For A Minor Offense? Prepare For A Jailhouse Strip Search

Two jailhouse strip searches after being arrested for failing to appear at a hearing related to not paying a fine left Albert Florence questioning whether the invasive search violated his

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Self Defense And North Carolina’s Stand Your Ground Law

Trayvon Martin rapidly became a household name after he was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated Florida community. The police did not to arrest the

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Former Johnston County Teacher Faces Sex Abuse Charges

Sex crime charges continue to mount as more students come forward with information about a Clayton man accused of various sex crimes against children, including statutory rape, sex with a student,

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Excessive Speeding = Arrest For North Carolina Teen Drivers

A Raleigh teen and a Piedmont teen were recently arrested under North Carolina’s new zero-tolerance law teens driving at excessive speeds. As of last October, a driver under age 18

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Fatal DWI Crash Ends in Second Degree Murder Charges

A Maysville head-on crash killed one person and injured another when an allegedly drunk driver of a GMC pickup crossed the yellow line and hit an oncoming Cadillac CTS. The

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A Sentence After Your Sentence – Commitment for Federal Sex Crimes

The federal prison in Butner, North Carolina is made up of four facilities that house and treat individuals convicted of federal crimes: a Federal Medical Center (FMC), two medium security

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