Federal Criminal Defense Articles
What Does Federal Bank Fraud Require Under 18 U.S.C. § 1344?
Direct answer: Section 1344 has two clauses: a knowing scheme to defraud a financial institution, or a knowing scheme to obtain property owned by or under its custody or…
What Lesser Included Offenses May Be Considered in a Texas Murder Case?
When a Texas jury may consider a lesser homicide offense, what evidence supports the instruction, and why the precise murder allegation matters.
Federal Wire Fraud and Related Texas Fraud Offenses
Federal wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 requires proof of a scheme to defraud or obtain money or property through materially false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or…
Federal and Texas Money Laundering Defense
A large, complicated, international or unpopular transaction is not automatically money laundering. Federal § 1956 and § 1957 and Texas Penal Code § 34.02 define different…
Federal Bank Fraud and Related Texas Financial Crimes
Federal bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344 is not a general crime of having a financial dispute with a bank. The prosecution must prove a knowing execution or attempted…
Murder Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide Compared
How intent, knowledge, recklessness and criminal negligence distinguish Texas homicide charges, and why the indictment and evidence matter.
