Syracuse Criminal Law Blog

The technological revolution has changed most aspects of day-to-day life. People can communicate with their friends and family instantly, wherever they are located geographically. Businesses can conduct multi-million dollar deals at the click of a button. Many of the changes technology has brought are positive, but there’s more to the story. Technology has also resulted in the rise of a new type of crime- cybercrimes. These offenses come in numerous

There are all kinds of fraudulent scams: pump-and-dump scams, adoption fraud, money mules and ransomware, for example. Investment schemes are easy to fall for when people are promised easy returns. One well-known scam, dating back to the 1920s, is called a Ponzi scheme, named after Charles Ponzi himself, an affluent con man. Here’s what you should know: How did the first Ponzi scheme work? Originally, Ponzi would use the postal

The health care industry is one of the biggest sectors of the modern economy. Despite the scope of the healthcare industry and how lucrative it can be for certain parties, it is not necessarily as profitable as people think. Medical professionals running their own small practices and trying to compete with bigger businesses often have to get a little creative. They may structure their practice differently than others in the

You’ve likely seen a criminal investigation show that found incriminating evidence which led the detectives to the criminal. The evidence probably looked like stray hair on a chair, fingerprints on a doorknob or lipstick on a wine glass. These all can seem like clear evidence that the convicted criminal did do the crime – but, that may be far from the truth in real life. Everything you see on TV