http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/ Published by Marc Neff en-us 2011-04-01T16:17:02-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2011/04/pa_superior_court_rejects_rand.html In the recently decided case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexander, No. 2555 EDA 2008, 2011 WL 941191, 2011 PA Super 54 (March 18, 2011), the PA Superior Court considered whether a condition of the defendant’s probation which subjected him... Marc Neff 2011-04-01T16:17:02-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2011/03/ninth_circuit_deleted_computer.html In the recently decided case, U.S. v. Flyer, No. 08-10580 (2-8-11), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that deletion of an image alone is insufficient evidence to support a conviction for knowing possession of child pornography on or about... Child Pornography Marc Neff 2011-03-31T09:05:24-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2011/03/third_circuit_upholds_warrant.html The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that a search warrant in a child pornography case was sufficient, even if not based on a detailed description of the computer hard drive being searched. In US v. Miknevich, 2011 US... Child Pornography Marc Neff 2011-03-28T12:15:31-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/12/pa_supreme_court_finds_search.html The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a decision by the Superior Court that a police officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct a warrantless search of a woman’s handbag for safety reasons based solely on the fact that the owner... Marc Neff 2010-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/11/third_circuit_criticizes_child.html The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a New Jersey U.S. District Judge’s decision to impose a sentence of less than the mandatory minimum for a defendant convicted of child pornography charges. In United States v. Grober, the defendant... Internet Crime Marc Neff 2010-11-26T10:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/11/peertopeer_networks_remain_tar.html Although a federal judge ordered peer-to-peer (“P2P”) network LimeWire to shut down last month due to copyright infringement issues, investigations continue by law enforcement officials into the use of older versions of LimeWire and other P2P networks as forums for... Internet Crime Marc Neff 2010-11-24T10:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/11/minimadoff_sentenced_to_14_yea.html Florida hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel recently was sentenced to 14 years in prison, stemming from a $162 million Ponzi scheme. Nadel, 77, had pled guilty to 15 counts of securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud. According to prosecutors,... Federal White Collar Crime Marc Neff 2010-11-22T09:30:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/11/massive_frauds_on_the_rise.html An FBI official recently reported to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that the bureau has uncovered “massive frauds” in its continuing effort to fight financial crime. Kevin Perkins, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, reported that new corporate... Federal White Collar Crime Marc Neff 2010-11-19T10:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/11/facebook_fraud_a_serious_conce.html Hacking of Facebook accounts has become a “major issue” for the popular social networking site. Richard Allan, Facebook’s head of European public policy, recently addressed the growing concern, promising that the site would counter the problem through the implementation of... Marc Neff 2010-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/11/charges_dropped_against_rapper.html Prosecutors recently dropped drug charges against rapper T.I. stemming from his September arrest in Los Angeles with his wife, Tiny. Police had stopped the two after their vehicle made an illegal U-turn, at which time officers reported smelling marijuana as... Drug Crimes Marc Neff 2010-11-12T10:00:00-05:00