"The speed of business" is a term often used to emphasize the importance of you conducting your commercial activities in a timely manner. In many cases, such action will not be limited to Pittsboro, but rather require that you engage in commerce with clients in...
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White collar crimes focus on business and government fraud
White-collar crime is more than that seen on popular TV shows North Carolinians watch. While the crimes are nonviolent, they have serious federal consequences. The federal government takes these types of crimes seriously because they are not victimless. The FBI...
Registered sex offender’s passports may have identifier labels
There are many reasons people accused of committing a sexual offense fight the case as hard as they do. The effects of a successful conviction can change a person’s life forever, even when the allegations are not true. For starters, that information becomes public...
Woman charged with conspiracy receives one day of incarceration
A 31-year-old North Carolina resident found herself facing a serious conspiracy charge after an investigation discovered that she and several other individuals allegedly planned to distribute cocaine. As a result of the federal crackdown during the 1980s, individuals...
The federal criminal justice process
Some offenses violate state law, and others violate federal law. Whether state or federal authorities have jurisdiction determines who will investigate and how the criminal justice process will proceed. The federal criminal justice process typically follows this...
Why embezzlement is a serious matter
The criminal justice system in North Carolina takes embezzlement charges very seriously. If you are facing such charges, the consequences if convicted could have an extremely negative effect on your entire life. At the Law Office of Neil W. Morrison, we believe that...
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