An interesting headline caught our eye this week. It read as follows: Local Man Sentenced for Role in Ponzi Scheme. The case involved the sentencing of John Clement, who pleaded guilty to defrauding investors out of about five million dollars, and was sentenced on May 22. We’ve all heard the expression “Ponzi scheme,” so we […]

We read all the time about criminal convictions that are later overturned, sometimes long after the original trial, and after the defendant has spent years in prison. We thought it would be interesting to examine the primary reasons why and how innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit. Some of the causes […]

In September of last year, the Star-Telegram reported that a Texas man was sentenced to life in prison for shoplifting – at least that’s what the headline said. The story went on, though. It appears that the man was attempting to leave a Walmart in Fort Worth with a television valued at $348 without paying […]

According to statistics provided to the FBI by the Austin Police Department, crime in the city is down in just about every category between 2010 and 2011. The Austin PD preliminary Crime and Traffic Report for 2011 was released last week, and the results appear to be good news for all of us. The highlights […]