Sexual crimes, including those involving online activities are becoming more and more prevalent. Federal Sex Crimes involve stringent rules, high penalties, and the complete destruction of one’s personal life. Allegations alone can be devastating. Coupled with the embarrassment, the psychological trauma associated with these Federal and State Sex Offenses require skilled representation. Many charges are filed that overstate the actual offense or are the product of misinformation. Simply stated, Attorney John Lynch has represented many individuals charged with various sex offenses, including child pornography, that were not guilty of the offenses charged for a host of reasons. Recently, Attorney Lynch
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What is an analogue or synthetic drug? They are often referred to as “designer drugs,” and are typically found at gas stations and convenience stores. The Controlled Substance Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 defines analogue drugs as those where the chemical structure of the synthetic drug is substantially similar to that of controlled illicit substances. Generally, these analogue drugs have similar effects to stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic drugs often experienced with controlled illicit substances that are found in schedule I or II. Bath salts and K2 are just a couple of the most prevalent analogue drugs that you hear about
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Every April 15, individual income taxes are filed and reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS will either agree with what you’ve filed on your 1040 tax return and issue a refund OR the IRS will not agree with the information provided on your filed tax return and send a notice to provide documentation to support your return or that you owe the Government money. If you receive a letter or a notice from the IRS, it should not be ignored. A phone call to the right attorney should be made. It is important to have the right attorney
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Medicare/Medicaid Fraud prosecutions have continued to increase throughout the years. The Department of Justice’s Medicare Fraud Strike Force team has been using the full force of the government in order to prosecute these cases. This increase in prosecutions is partly due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which resulted in a budget increase for the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. Thus, resulting in even more of an influx of federal cases being pursued across the country. These investigations are not only occurring St. Louis but all across the country. Hundreds of doctors and nurses have been charged for fraudulently
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After every April 15, individual income taxes are reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service. Around this time, some may get notices that they owe the IRS for penalties or that their exemptions were not taken into consideration. Should the IRS not agree with your filed tax return and send you a notice to provide documentation to support your return or that you owe the Government money, it should not be ignored. Instead, one should call the right attorney, as you do not want to miss any important deadlines. It is important to have the right attorney when dealing with tax
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