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5th Circuit Declares First Amendment Right To Take Video of Police

02/26/2017
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Firm News

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the right to videotape the police is protected under the First Amendment. In this case, the Fort Worth police handcuffed and detained Phillip Driver in 2015 for taking…

White collar crime focus: wrongdoing in generic drug field

02/24/2017
Hilder & Associates, P.C
White Collar Crimes

Many criminal law commentators, including Hilder & Associates, P.C., have duly noted the sharpened scrutiny of state and federal authorities in recent years on white collar crime activities across myriad fields. One of those realms is most decidedly the…

Plea deal reached in investment adviser’s embezzlement case

02/17/2017
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Financial Crimes

The term “financial crimes” is an umbrella-type designation applied to a wide spectrum of alleged illegal activity primarily marked by allegations of stealing by a well-placed individual with inside resources or information. Embezzlement is a crime that is often…

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