You commit a crime under federal law if you intentionally convey false information that could lead someone to believe that an actual emergency or catastrophic event is imminent. The crime of false information and hoaxes is generally punishable by up to five years in federal prison, but a judge can impose more severe penalties in [...]
Under Washington law, malicious mischief in the second degree is a separate crime than malicious mischief in the first degree. You are guilty of malicious mischief in the second degree in certain situations when you maliciously damage property. The crime is a felony offense (as opposed to a misdemeanor) that is punishable by up to [...]
Washington’s criminal laws say you commit the crime of malicious mischief in the first degree in certain situations when you maliciously damage property. The crime is a felony offense (as opposed to a misdemeanor) that is punishable by up to ten years in state prison. Please contact a skilled criminal defense attorney now if you [...]
Washington law carves out several degrees for the crime of assault. You are guilty of assault in the second degree under certain circumstances that do not amount to assault in the first degree (for example, assaulting someone and inflicting substantial bodily harm on the “victim”). Assault in the second degree is a serious felony in [...]
Washington law says that you commit the crime of assault in the first degree in certain situations when you threaten to harm or use force against another person, and you do so with the intent to inflict great bodily harm. The offense is charged as a felony (as opposed to a misdemeanor) and a conviction [...]
Federal criminal laws make it a crime for you to make a false statement in order to obtain unemployment compensation for federal service. The offense is punishable by both a fine and possible time in federal prison. Please contact a skilled criminal defense attorney now if you are facing charges of a federal crime. What [...]
Washington law recognizes two degrees of the crime of extortion. These are first degree extortion and second-degree extortion. You commit second degree extortion if you obtain someone else’s property or services and do so by a certain type of threat (for example, a threat to accuse another person of committing an offense). Extortion in the [...]
Washington criminal law sets forth two degrees of extortion. You are guilty of extortion in the first degree if you obtain someone else’s property or services and do so by a certain type of threat. Extortion in the first degree is a serious felony that is punishable by up to a decade in state prison. [...]
U.S. federal criminal law makes it illegal for certain people to possess a firearm. An example is convicted felons. It is a crime for a convicted felon to have a gun. Washington law also says that it is a criminal offense for some people to possess a firearm. Please contact a skilled criminal defense attorney [...]
"Legend drugs" are drugs which are required by state law or regulation of the pharmacy quality assurance commission to be dispensed on prescription only or are restricted to use by practitioners only. Washington law makes it a crime for people to try and obtain these substances in several different ways (for example, by fraud or [...]
