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What is the grand jury process in a criminal case?

04/27/2018
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Criminal Defense

A grand jury, which can consist of 16 to 23 people, does not decide issues of guilt or punishment. Rather, it decides whether the government should initiate an indictment or criminal charges against a particular defendant. Grand juries are…

Controversial yet recurring: civil asset forfeiture seizures

04/25/2018
Hilder & Associates, P.C
White Collar Crimes

A Washington Post article from earlier this month spotlighted a recent change in criminal law in one state that in turn highlights trending activity elsewhere across the country. Not Texas, though. The Post piece noted a recently enacted Wisconsin…

Is FATCA untouchable? SCOTUS turns downs tax-law case.

04/11/2018
Hilder & Associates, P.C
Fraud

There are scores of federal agencies across the country, with most of them not garnering any particularly strong reactions from Americans who contemplate them. Here’s an exception, with the acronym alone having the power to induce spiked pulse rates…

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