A probation violation in North Carolina does not automatically mean revocation and activation of a prison sentence. Since the Justice Reinvestment Act took effect on December 1, 2011, courts have only been able to revoke probation for a new criminal offense, an absconding violation, or a third violation after two prior Confinement in Response to Violation periods. The Law Firm of Schlosser & Pritchett has built a track record of defending against violations for more than 25 years, and our Greensboro criminal defense attorneys handle probation allegations throughout Guilford County and the surrounding [...]
We know about all different types of fraud: insurance fraud, credit card fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, mortgage fraud – the list goes on and on.
What you might not know much about, however, is marriage fraud. It’s just not something we hear much about in North Carolina. Until recently, that is.
On June 21, the FBI arrested 7 of 12 people involved in a marriage fraud ring out of Swain and Jackson counties. The couples are being accused of fake marriages in order to evade immigration laws here in the United States.[...]
