Whenever someone crosses an international border the person must show their US passport the US Customs, like all nations' customs officials, scan...

Hire a lawyer NOW. The risk is your children will be removed from the home. The benefit is that a lawyer might be able to stop the removal and, at...

Is paying a civil penalty (thus admitting a charge) considered as "convicted for an offense"?

The question: "have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or a crime" refers to criminal activity only. Civil matters, including...

This sounds like a scam. Certainly, no police in the US will EVER reach out to someone overseas (or even in the USA) to ask for payment of fine. My...

Is burglary a federal crime ? Home invasion ?

Burglary is not a federal crime. You are certainly NOT charged with burglary in a federal court case. It must be something else -- but relying on...

First offense petit larceny on third court appearance normal?

Given the pandemic it would seem that all bets are off. That means that what was not normal before may be normal now. Relax, you have your ACD and...

Yes, you can be charged by the feds. Technically, it's not the same crime; it is a different crime charged by the feds -- but based on the same...

How do the police typically make contact with suspects?

Unfortunately there never is one set answer. Usually, in a case such as yours, you would get a phone call from a Detective asking you to...

When is statute of limitations applied?

The Statute of Limitations applies ONLY to the time when a formal charge must be brought. It runs from the date when the crime was committed until...

In order to protect yourself and your intellectual property rights you should file for copyright in Indonesia. At the same time you can (and must)...