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Crimes on New York’s Native American Reservations

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In New York, there are nine Native American reservations located throughout the state. While located in within the boundary of the state, the land is governed by the tribal...

Murder as a Crime of Terrorism Under New York’s Penal Law

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In the early morning of December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed by a masked assailant while walking on a street near a hotel in midto...

The SHIELD Act Seeks to Criminalize CSEM and Revenge Porn

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Something no one wants to talk about is the proliferation of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) available on the internet. Online, these images are all too easy to a...

Counterfeit Goods Can Lead to State and Federal Charges

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. One may hear the stories – if you go down to Canal Street in New York City, you can find designer goods for cheap prices. However, most New Yorkers know that many of those...

Sextortion Is the Hidden Pandemic Impacting Young Kids and Teens

Back in 2018, we blogged about New York’s response to the increase in sexual extortion – also knows as “sextortion.” More recently, tragic cases have occurred where teens have died by suicide when sex...

Arson Charges in New York and Federal Courts

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. When firefighters respond to a fire, often times the fire was started unintentionally. However, when a fire is deliberately started, this can lead to an arson investigation...

Criminal Prosecution of Hate Crimes by the Federal Government

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutes federal hate crimes. This began after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. These crimes can intim...