Making purchases on a credit card that’s in another person’s name qualifies as credit card fraud in Arizona, and the state is quite severe on this matter. According to Arizona law, credit card fraud carries identity theft charges. Arizona Identity Theft Laws Using the name, driver’s license,...
The supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) is probably better known by its old name—”food stamps.” This government assistance provides individuals and families in need with an EBT card that can be used at participating stores to purchase food. However, the similarity between how EBT, credit, and...
Whether you call it a scam or a con, fraud is one of the many types of white collar crimes. And scams, cons, or fraud can all have serious consequences. Fraud is intentionally using deception to exploit others for your own personal gain. Essentially, fraud is...
Each day we’re faced with making hundreds to thousands of decisions: from what color of socks we’ll wear, to the type of toothpaste we’ll use, to what time we’ll leave for work. We may not consciously think about these smaller decisions, but they’re still choices...
Felony attorney Todd Coolidge of Coolidge Law Firm (serving the Greater Metro-Phoenix Arizona area) has won another multiple-felony case! As reported recently by a local Arizona TV program, 3 On Your Side, a Phoenix-area businessman by the name of Thomas Greenwald was found NOT guilty of...
When you hear about someone getting a felony charge, you might not realize that there are six classes of felony charges that could apply to a circumstance. Felonies, as a whole, consist of crimes that have a punishment of a year or more in a...
False accusations, or false reporting, may seem far fetched at times but they do happen and can be particularly damaging to you and your family. Unfortunately, accusations that are falsified happen more regularly than they should. Coolidge Law serves the metro Phoenix area (Gilbert, Mesa,...
In the internet age, fraud, forgery and identity theft in Arizona and across the globe have become bigger problems than at any point in history. Stealing someone’s identity, defrauding and forging of important documents or signatures can have extremely detrimental consequences in the victim’s life,...
Adults accused of committing crimes in Arizona go through specific criminal court procedures. These procedures are meant to build evidence for the case against the individual accused, to conclude the guilt of the individual, and, if found guilty, to sentence them according to the crime...
Taking the life of another person is a serious crime, and Arizona laws have harsh charges for those convicted of manslaughter. When convicted of a felony you may have a lot of anxiety and fear regarding what the future might bring. Being charged of a...