Throughout the career of a Washington DC DUI Lawyer, many individuals will be represented that have been accused of drunk driving charges. Even celebrities are not exempt from being booked on criminal charges. In recent news, actor Charlie Sheen is back in the spotlight after being arrested Christmas morning for allegedly threatening his wife, Brooke Mueller, with a knife. However, he is not the only one to be charged with criminal offenses.

Mueller has had her own run-ins with the law. She was arrested on two separate occasions. First, Mueller was suspected of driving under the influence, and causing property damage. In 1996, a police officer spotted then 19 year-old Mueller driving recklessly. As she drove, the car rounded a corner and hit a traffic sign and knocking it down.

When the police officer pulled her over, she willfully submitted to six sobriety tests. However, Mueller only passed one. Her blood alcohol content registered at 0.52 and 0.50. She was immediately arrested and brought to the county jail on DUI charges. Upon arrival, Mueller quickly admitted to officers that she had been intoxicated on wine, Vicodin, and had used both marijuana and cocaine. A urine sample from Mueller also displayed that she had been under the influence of Methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug known as "Quaaludes." Additionally, she expressed great concern that someone had added Rohypnol, a date-rape drug to her drink.

In March of 2001, Mueller received her second charge--this time for cocaine possession, a third-degree felony. Although the judge set a $5,o00 bond for her, the case was eventually dropped. Drug tests administered to Mueller showed that she did not have any drugs in her system.

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Being in the nation's capitol, a Washington DC criminal lawyer certainly is alerted to the actions of federal regulators, particularly in their recent plight against individual accused of fraud charges. In response to past failures to spot and stop financial fraud, U.S. officials are heightening regulation and punishments for the crime. Following the massive $65 billion fraud by Bernard Madoff in 2009, increased measures are being taken to ensure that similar scandals do not happen again.

In 2010, regulators are scrambling to uncover the fraudsters, while closing the gaps in regulation through new legislation. Additionally, law enforcement officials would receive more resources on how to handle fraud. However, this proves to be a difficult process as it hard to discern where one fraud begins and ends. Old investors to financial fraud are being paid off with funds from new investors. This became particularly evident after the recession dried up all incoming and new money. Nonetheless, the Securities and Exchange Commission became significantly tougher on the issue in 2009, and is likely to hand out more criminal referrals in the upcoming year.

One of the cases brought before the SEC in 2009 was of Allen Standford, the financier, who was accused of embezzling a $7 billion Ponzi scheme through off shore bank accounts. After being indicted on criminal charges, he pled not guilty to all accusations. Examples such as these are what former SEC chairman Harvey Pitt cites when discussing where the current system is lacking. "Scams like this underscore the failure of the regulatory system to provide the checks and balances needed to deter financial misconduct and detect it early," he explains.

In the 2009 fiscal year, the SEC filed 664 civil complaints, and has pledged to continue taking an aggressive stance in 2010 against fraud. However, due to a lack of evidence, it is doubtful that many CEOs will face punishment for their financial crimes. According to William Black, the senior financial regulator during the savings and loans crisis two decades ago, the actual financial scandal of 2009 was "the failure to even have an indictment, much less a conviction, of any major senior insiders at the non-prime lending specialists." The other problem Black sites is ineffective regulators--unless completely organized and prepared, it is impossible for regulators to prosecute complex fraud scandals of this nature.

This past May, President Obama signed into law the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act. This new legislation is geared at cracking down on mortgage fraud and predatory lending that sparked the current financial crisis. Furthermore, Congress is expected to pass more laws giving the SEC and other regulatory agencies more power and resources to police the financial markets more closely.

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Throughout the legal career of an experienced Washington DC DUI lawyer, many celebrity clients are likely to be represented in driving while intoxicated lawsuits. Examples of cases handled are much like reality t.v. show contestant Heidi Androl was busted for a DUI. After failing to win Donald Trump's reality t.v. series "The Apprentice," she used her mini celebrity status to land a job broadcasting for a professional hockey team. However, no amount of celebrity status could prevent her from a driving while intoxicated charge as she was leaving a gala..

Around 2:45 last Monday morning, a driver claiming to be an off-duty police officer called in a vehicle on the freeway that was traveling significantly below the speed limit, as well as swerving into the center meridian. When police officers caught up with Androl, they clocked her traveling thirty-five miles per hour--far slower than the speed limit. After failing a number of sobriety tests, the sports broadcaster was arrested and booked on driving while intoxicated charges.

The vice president of communications for the professional hockey team confirmed that Androl did not broadcast the game Monday night due to personal reasons. However, the details surrounding Androl's blood alcohol content and whether the City Attorney will prosecute the case remains undetermined. As this is her first driving while intoxicated charge, it is likely that she will be sentenced to probation, and receive clearance upon completion of the program.

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It is likely that a Washington DC criminal lawyer will represent clients who have been accused of criminal charges of drug possession or drug distribution. The outcomes of the cases could be affected by the new legislation currently being debated by the D.C. Council. Laws are being proposed that would increase the penalties for possession of PCP. Officials maintain that the current laws are weak and ineffective, because they do not fully represent how dangerous of a drug PCP is. Therefore, it is their goal to take a more firm stance on the matter. If these laws pass, it will ultimately affect the clients of DC criminal attorneys charged with drug distribution or drug possession.

Drug distribution of PCP is much different than other drugs because the liquid form comes in very small quantities. Many juries have found a disincentive to convict an individual arrested for possession of PCP, especially because the amount is often so small. Mendelson and other co-contributors to the bill hope that it will raise awareness of the dangerous and erratic behavior PCP can cause, as well as the consequences of that behavior. Often uncontrollable and unpredictable, individuals high on PCP can pose safety risks to those around them as well as themselves.

Three weeks after the December 1st introduction of the bill, fifty year-old Mary Jones was killed as she waited for a bus in Southeast Washington DC. She was hit by a speeding sedan driven by a Maryland man who was allegedly intoxicated on PCP. Driving twice the legal speed limit, Glendale Ogburn drove his vehicle in a straight line down the sidewalk, running Jones over. When police caught up with Ogburn, he smelled of both marijuana and PCP. He was arrested, and charged with negligent homicide for his role in the death of Mary Jones.

Under current D.C. law, possession of phencyclidine in any form is a misdemeanor. The new legislation, drafted by Councilman Phil Mendelson, would increase the punishment to a felony charge. Such a conviction would carry consequences of up to a $5,000 fine and five years in prison.

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Throughout the career of an experienced Washington Washington DC criminal lawyer, it is likely that they will represent individuals accused of armed robbery charges. However, cases handled are rarely as extensive as the December 1st fatal robbery in which a DC officer has been charged. A few weeks ago, Washington DC police released the names of two more suspects. Lynn Daniel Wilkerson, 33, and Jarvis Clark, 19, have been slapped with first degree felony murder charges. The officer, Reginald Jones, and two other suspects have already been arrested on the same charges. Police have released the names of these men in order to receive public aid in finding them.

The aforementioned incident was an attempted street robbery that occurred on the 4300 block of Fourth Street in Southeast Washington DC. One of the robbers, Arvel Alston, was fatally shot during the incident. The shooter was his son, Avrel Crawford, and it allegedly was an accident. When the shooting occurred, there was a police car parked only a short distance away. Inside the car were former officer Jones and a man known as "L." Following investigation police have determined that "L" is referring to Wilkinson.

The other missing suspect, Clark, allegedly help confront the target of the robbery, a forty-five year old man who has been accused of selling illicit drugs. As the man walked to his vehicle, Clark and other robbers accosted him with guns and tried to force him into their car. When the man fought back, Crawford allegedly attempted to shoot him, but hit his father in the side on accident.

And as for Jones: although he did not fire a shot in this case, he did act as a lookout for the robbery. Prior to the incident, he drove his car through the area to clear it out of potential witnesses. All suspects, regardless of their role, all received the same felony murder charges under the doctrine that each participant of a crime is equally responsible for its outcome.

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During the harsh Washington DC winter, an experienced Washington DC criminal lawyer represents persons that have been charged with a variety of offenses, including gun charges. When the snow falls, and DC residents are unable to leave their homes, tempers flare and people get restless--sometimes leading to criminal action and criminal charges. Similar is the example of the unidentified Washington DC police detective who drew his gun in frustration at the site of an organized and peaceful snowball fight. Because of his actions, he has been faced with disciplinary action, and could possibly be booked on gun charges.

Snowballs were flying between 14th and U Street in downtown Washington DC when a Hummer drove past. Not exempt from the snowy crossfire, the Hummer was struck a few times with snowballs as it drove by. Almost immediately, a plain clothes Washington DC detective jumped out of his vehicle, drew his gun, and exchanged hostile words with onlookers. Although police initially maintained that the detective did not pull his gun and therefore should not be booked on gun charges, social media sites, videos, and blogs have proven otherwise.

As a result of the detective's actions, he was moved to desk duty. Currently, investigations of the situation are underway. According to DC Assistant Police Chief Pete Newsham, a simple snowball fight is not a sufficient reason for an officer to draw their weapon. Should investigations show that the detective unjustified in bearing his gun, further consequences will await him.

The snowball fight voiced political opinions as well. Although the fight was not an official protest, anti-war signs were present at the fight. The few people who taunted the snowball participants were pelted with snowballs. However, gas guzzling cars such as the Hummer were the most popular target due to opposing political beliefs shared by the participants.

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Practicing in a metropolitan area, it is common for a Washington DC Criminal Defense Attorney to represent collegiate athletes who have been accused of criminal charges. Examples of cases handled are similar to the recent incident where two NCAA women's basketball players were suspended last week for assault after they allegedly beat up a male cheerleader. However, the case is now being discharged after prosecutors received conflicting accounts from witnesses as well as the cheerleader's decision not to press charges.

Senior players Amanda Hanneman and Jessra Johnson were arrested on December 11th, for misdemeanor assault charges. Team cheerleader, Justin Short claimed to police that the two female basketball players assaulted him following a late night at the bar on campus. The woman's basketball coach Cindy Stein suspended the two women the next day because of these charges.

Shortly after two in the morning, Short phoned police complaining that guests were making too much noise, including Hanneman and Johnson. According to the players, they attempted to break up a dispute between Short and a female roommate after he physically restrained the woman. However, both women have admitted that they did have physical contact with Short--pushing, slapping, and punching him in the face, ultimately breaking his nose and causing several facial lacerations.

Police ultimately threw out this case because of conflicting stories from those involved and from witnesses. The role of alcohol played a role in each story, making it more difficult for police to discern what the truth is, and what is fabricated. Additionally, Short decided against pressing charges against the girls. While this was not the only determining factor in dismissing the assault charges against the players, it certainly had an effect on the decision. Even though the assault charges have been dropped, it is currently unknown whether the suspensions on the players will also be erased.

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Throughout the career of an experienced Washington DC DUI Lawyer, it is common to see examples of politicians arrested for driving while intoxicated. Recently, Senator Anthony Galluccio has been charged with his third DUI. On Friday, December 19th, 2009, the repeat offender plead guilty to leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury and leaving the scene of the crash causing property damage. He refused however, to admit to driving while intoxicated.

In his driving history, Galluccio has been charged with three DUIs. In one incident, he caused a four car pile-up. However, he was not prosecuted because of a lack of evidence. In this most recent DUI charge, Galluccio rear-ended the minivan of a family of four. Galuccio fled the scene of the accident immediately afterward, so police were not able to administer a breathalyzer test to him.

After pleading guilty to the charges, Galluccio received sentencing that many are criticizing as "light." However, there are several restrictions placed upon him as a result of the current incident:

First, he received a fine amounting $1,000, and lost his driving privileges for five years. Additionally, he is to serve six-months of home confinement, only allowed to leave to go to Church on Sunday, and to cast a vote in the Senate Chambers. Because Senator Galluccio is not allowed to attend legislative meetings, he must resign from seven separate panel positions. Lastly, he is required to submit to random urine tests to ensure that he is abstaining from alcohol.

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During the legal career of a Washington DC Criminal Attorney, it is likely that they will handle several cases of individuals charged with armed robbery and murder. But, it is rare that a case where the person charged is a law enforcement official, much like the DC police officer who acted as an accomplice in a drug possession, robbery and murder, and is now being charged for his involvement.

On December 15th, former DC law enforcement officer Reginald Jones was handcuffed and arrested by fellow officers and received felony murder charges. DC criminal law officials are turning to the possibility that Jones acted as a street enforcer for drug distribution and drug possession organizations. According to reports, Jones helped plot and carry out the robbery of a local drug crew on behalf of rival drug organization in Southeast DC on December 1st. During the robbery, a fellow robber was accidentally killed when a crew member opened fire.

On the night of the planned robbery, Jones drove his cousin - identified as "L" by court papers - to the 4300 block of Fourth Street in the southeast section of Washington DC. According to reports, Jones did this to scare away any dealers in the area, and therefore have fewer witnesses. The plan was to rob and kidnap the rival, and then take him back to an apartment to further rob him. After dropping off his cousin, Jones parked his car just a few feet away as the armed robbery occurred. However, the rival fought back, leading to a gun fight. In the chaos, one of the attackers fired his gun and accidentally hit his father, as well as a fellow attacker. Immediately afterward, Jones fled the scene.

After witnesses admitted that they saw Jones flee the scene, he was implicated and arrested for felony murder. Additionally, one of the attackers ratted him out and admitted that he was the officer who was helping the drug distribution and drug possession crew. Although Jones never fired a shot, under DC criminal law, all co-conspirators to a crime that leads to murder are held equally responsible. This is also a chilling reminder of years passed--In the early 1990s, over two dozen DC police officers were arrested on criminal charges. This includes the infamous Fonda Moore who was convicted on felony murder after she was charged with acting as a street enforcer for another drug distribution and drug possession crew in Southeast.

Following his arrest, police are forced to re-examine several cases that Jones worked on. When he was on the force, he worked in the narcotics unit, and had great accessibility to evidence. Because of his ties to the drug crews, police are very worried that Jones tampered with evidence in the past. Should this be the face, he would be charged with tampering with evidence as well.

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Throughout the career of an experienced Washington DC DUI Attorney, clients charged of driving while intoxicated could be of high political status--much like the example of the wife of Indiana Senator Richard Lugar who was pulled over by Virginia law enforcement agents last month. Officers noticed that her car had severe damage, and smoke was coming from the hood. While stopped at an intersection, Fairfax County police approached Charlene Lugar to investigate the situation.

On November 18th, Lugar was driving through a Metro DC neighborhood when she hit an unattended, parked car. She immediately fled the scene, and traveled approximately two miles before Fairfax County police caught up with her. When police questioned Lugar, they had suspected her of being responsible for the hit-and-run accident, and had enough evidence to accused her of driving while intoxicated charges.

After it was confirmed that the seventy-seven year-old was driving under the influence, police took her to a nearby detention center. After Bail was posted, Mrs. Lugar was released to her family. She has orders to return to court in January 2010 to face both charges: hit and run, as well as driving while intoxicated. Fortunately, the cars were the only things to sustain damage in this DC DUI incident.

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As a Washington DC Criminal Defense Lawyer, it is common to represent clients who have been accused of sexual offense charges. However, it is rare to come across a case where the attorney is the one in custody--such as the case of the metropolitan attorney who has recently been charged with being a sex offender. According to reports, the attorney has been accused of having sexual contact with a fifteen year-old boy.

Forty-six year-old Aaron Biber met the young boy when he was just eleven years old. According to the sex offender charges, Biber had sex with the boy as well as providing him alcohol at his home. Additionally, Biber also sent the teen sexually explicit text messages on numerous occasions. Police finally caught up with Biber, after they learned of the sexual offense. On December 9th, police arranged a taped phone call between the boy and Biber. During which the attorney described his previous sexual relations with the boy, and even asked to meet with him later that night. When Biber drove to meet the teen, police intercepted him.

Aaron Biber has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and solicitation of a child to engage in sexual acts. If he is convicted as a sex offender, he faces up to thirty-three years in prison. Bail for Biber was set at $500,000 with the stipulations that he cannot break the law, and must stay away from the victim and his family at all times. Additionally, he is not allowed to have any contact with children under the age of eighteen, except his own children.

Biber's sex offender attorney has called the bail amount "absurd." As stated in court, she believes that Biber's stature and presumed financial status have played a factor in the absorbingly high bail amount.

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Throughout the career of an experienced Washington DC DUI Attorney, it is common to represent more individuals charged with driving while intoxicated during the holiday season. This New Year's Eve, law enforcement officials nationwide will be stepping up their patrols to keep individuals driving while intoxicated off of the roads. This year, more law enforcement officials will also be on patrol. Typically, DUI charges are handed out more often during the holiday season than any other time during the year.

With the help of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Governors Highway Association, a national ad campaign has been launched to curb drunk driving. The message of the advertisement is very stern: if caught driving while intoxicated, severe consequences will result.Police departments from around the country will be patrolling for drunk drivers this New Years Eve. To accomplish this task, the state has made an additional $700,000 available for more police officers. According to state police officer, Mark Delany, his department will roll out 410 extra patrols because of the grant funding available.

Law Enforcement officials in DC will be no different this holiday season--there will be extra watch for individuals who are driving under the influence. But, preventing a DUI really depends on people taking responsibility for their own behavior.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the drunk driving death-toll in the United States has declined approximately seven percent from 2007 to 2008. The drop in fatalities continues a decades long drop. In 1982 there were 21,113 drunk driving deaths, dropping forty-four percent in 2008 to 11,773 drunk driving fatalities.

Regardless of the location, the advice is the same: do not get behind the wheel of a car after consuming alcohol.

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Throughout the career of an experienced DC criminal lawyer, it is common to represent clients who have been accused of sexual crimes. Conviction of these crimes will place that person on a national registry of sex offenders. Being on that list can have life changing consequences, as seen in a recent crackdown on internet sex crimes.

Several thousand metropolitan sex offenders have been from two major social media sites: Facebook and MySpace. The Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP), passed in 2008, provided for the massive sweeping of all sex offenders registered on social media sites. Under the new law, all convicted sex offenders must register all of their personal information with the state including: online profiles, and home, web, and email addresses. Of the thousands of registered sex offenders, just over a quarter have complied with the e-STOP legislation.

Over 3,500 sex offenders have been kicked out of these social media sites as a wake-up call to for everyone, including parents, young adults, law enforcement agencies, as well as the sites themselves. Additionally, the names of those taken from the sites were reported to the state Division of Parole. This was done to make sure that none of the people with sex offense charges have violated their early release provisions while using the social networking sites. The fact that so many sex offenders were booted from Facebook and MySpace displays a clear message that there is a patrol in the cyber world. Popular social media sites make create an easier environment for sex offenders to connect with people.

Many of those kicked out of Facebook and MySpace sites committed recent sex offenses. One rejected member was convicted of sexually assaulting a fourteen year-old boy, while another was convicted of raping a two year-old girl. State officials felt that this information was important to be public knowledge, and has made it available to the social media sites that want it.

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Practicing criminal defense law in a metropolitan location, it is common that a Washington DC criminal lawyer will represent famous clients when accused of criminal charges. Celebrity cases handled are similar to that of hip-hop recording artist Dwayne Carter Jr., best known as Lil' Wayne, who pled guilty in late October to attempted possession of a weapon in the second degree. He is to serve eight months in prison this year after being convicted of weapons related charges. The rapper, 27, received a minimal sentence, as the maximum sentence for gun charges is up to fifteen years in prison.

After a 2007 performance, law enforcement authorities smelled marijuana from Lil' Wayne's tour bus, and proceeded to investigate. Original drug possession suspicions transformed after investigators located a .40 caliber pistol aboard the tour bus. Felony gun charges were ultimately filed against the recording artist. Originally, Lil' Wayne pled not guilty to gun charges. However, after admissible DNA evidence was found on the pistol, Lil' Wayne opted to take his lawyer's advice and take the plea bargain.

The trial on the gun charges is to begin in January, 2010. If he is found guilty, it could result in a three and a half-year prison sentence. Although Lil' Wayne is to serve eight months in jail, the courts generally take a tough stance on gun charges, regardless of celebrity status. For example, former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress received two years in prison after taking a gun with him into a night club.

Gun charges are not Lil' Wayne's only problems, however. The rapper is also facing trial for felony drug possession charges and gun charges in another state. These charges resulted following another search of Lil' Wayne's tour bus by law enforcement officials. In this particular instance, Lil' Wayne was charged with drug possession of one-hundred-five grams of marijuana, twenty-nine grams of cocaine, forty-one grams of ecstasy, as well as gun charges for unlawful possession of a handgun. Lil' Wayne's criminal justice law attorney reported to Rolling Stone magazine that he was "well-informed throughout, and he made a choice of how he wished to handle the situation. He decided to take responsibility."

Lil' Wayne is currently the second popular hip-hop recording artist to serve time as a result of gun charges. After being sentenced in March 2009, rapper T.I. is currently serving his year-long prison sentence after pleading guilty to gun charges. Furthermore, Lil' Wayne joins the ever-growing group of celebrities that are facing legal repercussions for their actions--whether the charges be gun charges, driving while intoxicated, drug possession, fraud, or a mix of each.

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Throughout the career of an experienced Washington DC DUI lawyer, it is common to see political figures accused of driving while intoxicated charges. Examples are similar to the very publicized arrest of the daughter of U.S. Senator John Kerry. Alexandra Kerry was taken into custody under charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The thirty-six year-old producer and director was stopped by law enforcement officials while driving near her home. Because they suspected her of driving while intoxicated, they took her down to the police station and administered a breathalyzer test. Although the results showed that Kerry was under the legal blood alcohol content limit, law enforcement officials still booked her on drunk driving charges! Possibly, this is evidence that the crusade against drunk driving can and does over step its boundaries.

The reason that police officers stopped Kerry that day was because they claimed that she had "violated a traffic law which got their attention." She was arrested after officers pulled her over. The results of Kerry's breathalyzer test showed a 0.6 percent-- which is 0.2 percent lower than the legal limit. Then, what was her actual crime? Driving with expired tags.

According to a sheriff's department spokesperson, Alexandra Kerry was ultimately arrested because according to state law, one can be prosecuted for a DUI, even if they do not surpass the legal limit. It is possible to be arrested for drunk driving if law enforcement officials suspect that the individual has irresponsibly driven their vehicle due to alcohol.

Facing driving while intoxicated charges is an overwhelming process for anyone to go through, regardless of political status. Conviction of Washington DC DUI charges will have life changing consequences including the loss of job or driving privileges, fines, and/or jail time.

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