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Child Pornography Charges in MN: What If You Didn’t Know You Had It?

NOV. 22 2019

Sex crimes involving children are some of the most particularly grievous and thus carry some of the most severe criminal consequences. They also often permanently damage an offender’s reputation.

What you may not know is that not all sex crimes committed against children involve actual sex acts — or any contact with a child at all.

In Minnesota and nationwide, it is a crime to possess sexually explicit images or videos of a child. So with the

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Your Guide to Minnesota Insurance Fraud Laws

NOV. 17 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Fraud | Insurance Fraud

A person faking their own death for millions of dollars sounds like a movie plot, but life is often stranger than fiction. Federal courts recently sentenced a man to 41 months behind bars for faking his own death.

The man lived in Minnesota until he fled to Moldova in 2010. Seven months later, his wife claimed a cadaver to be his. The recovered body even had his passport.

Why did he do it? For the love of

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Did You Get a DWI Over Halloween? What You Can Do to Fight It

NOV. 8 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI | Halloween

Halloween offers just as much fun for adults as for children. Adult festivities frequently involve adult beverages. If you enjoyed a few too many and opted to drive home, you may now be facing DWI charges.

Even a first-time DWI conviction can have life-changing consequences and is often associated with significant expense. If you are facing DWI charges, though, all is not lost.

Depending on the specifics of your case, there are a number of

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Don’t Get Accused of Holiday Theft – Penalties in MN Are Severe

NOV. 6 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Theft Crimes

The holiday season is a time for showing your appreciation to the people in your life. One of the biggest ways we do this is the practice of gift-giving and receiving. This is why merchandise sales see a substantial increase this time of year.

However, the holiday season doesn’t just lead to an increase in merchandise sales – sadly, there is a big increase in theft as well.

The Holiday Season and Theft in Minnesota

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When Defending Yourself Gets You Charged with Minnesota Assault

OCT. 25 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Assault | Assault With A Deadly Weapon

When you feel the instinct to defend yourself, most of the time your responses are gut reactions. Moreover, you have an innate right to protect yourself and those around you when needed.

Hear this, though: just because your actions made sense to you at the time, doesn’t always mean law enforcement will be on your side.

In fact, once the smoke clears, you may find the tables have turned and wind up in a Minnesota court facing

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Minnesota Computer Crime Laws: What You Should Know

OCT. 20 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Computer Crimes

Computers give us access to just about anything. With a few clicks and a wifi connection, you can put money into the bank, buy goods and services, and access a seemingly endless stream of information.

And since you’re using your own personal device, no one will even know what you’re doing, right?

For the most part, that’s true. However, once law enforcement officers suspect someone of committing illegal acts – even if it’s through the safety of

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Will Your MN Teen Be Drinking This Halloween? What You Should Know

OCT. 11 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Underage Drinking

While younger kids have fun trick-or-treating on Halloween, many teens get their spooky good time on by having Halloween parties. Funky costumes, ghoulish makeup, good food, and games make parties the place to be.

That and the fact that quite often alcohol is served at these parties.

If you think about it, this is obvious. Alcohol has been a thing at teen parties since… well, since teens have been having parties. Why would Halloween be any different?

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