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Defendants Receive Probation for 230 Pounds of Pot

Three defendants accused of trafficking 230 pounds of marijuana pleaded guilty last week. One other defendant allegedly involved in the drug trafficking has not yet gone to trial. One of the defendants

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Juvenile Sex Offenders: Marked for Life? – Part 2

In the last blog post, we discussed the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). All states were ordered to adopt a new sex offender registry system that includes juvenile offenders by July

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Juvenile Sex Offenders: Marked for Life? – Part 1

Under federal law, a 14-year-old boy who has consensual sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl can be branded for life as a sex offender. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

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North Carolina Teacher Enters Guilty Plea to Sex Charges

A former Durham teacher’s aide pleaded guilty to sex charges yesterday. She was set to go to trial this month for engaging in sexual activity with a student, kidnapping, and indecent

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Fraud Conviction Vacated for Former NC Lottery Chief

Former North Carolina lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings was recently exonerated of his felony conviction on fraud charges and released from federal prison. According to the Charlotte Observer, Geddings’ fraud conviction was vacated on

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Carteret County Man Arrested on Drug Charges

A Carteret County man has recently been charged with various drug crimes. Delton Mishon Doneghy, 33, of Nine Foot Road in Newport, has been arrested after authorities conducted several undercover purchases

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North Carolina Man Becomes Repeat Sex Offender

According to a sheriff’s report, a convicted North Carolina sex offender has been charged with a second sex offense. Brandon Craig Hardy, 26, is accused of molesting a preschooler. He is

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Companies Accused of Mortgage Fraud Give $21 Million

Mortgage companies accused of fraud returned approximately $21 million to North Carolina consumers recently. Four large mortgage companies, including WR Starkey Mortgage, Beazer Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Countrywide Homes, are accused of

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NC Teen Charged in DWI Crash Released from Jail

Kirstie Pienta, the 19-year-old woman charged with hitting three pedestrians while driving drunk, has bonded out of jail. The pedestrians were leaving Jackalope Jack’s in the Elizabeth neighborhood on August 1

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New Policy on Drug Analysis After NC Supreme Court Ruling

North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation has adopted a new policy for analyzing drug evidence from crimes. The change was initiated after the North Carolina Supreme Court decided that visual

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