Month: May 2020

Prior to the late 1980s, the federal statutes on sentencing allowed a wide range of punishments. Judges often handed down penalties that seemed almost arbitrary, according to the United States Sentencing Commission. Then, the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 paved the...

Identity theft involves unlawfully obtaining someone else's personal information to use their identity for some reason, usually financial gain. This can include everything from forging checks to filing someone else's tax return or even using a card skimming device. ...