The Washington Post reports that sixteen U.S. Postal Service employees have been sentenced for their participation in a drug trafficking scheme in the Atlanta area. The Post story says that mail carriers and clerks accepted bribes to facilitate the transportation of cocaine, intercepting and hand delivering packages of contraband during the course of their normal mail delivery duties. The story also notes that while the Atlanta situation involving employees knowingly participating in drug distribution is unusual, drug traffickers increasingly are distributing their products through the mail and prefer using the Postal Service to private commercial carriers. Keep reading for more news. Winter Webinar. With a chill in the air, it’s that time of year when attorneys across the state gather together in the warm glow of computer screens to enjoy the SOG’s Winter Criminal Law Webinar. This year’s webinar is next Friday, December 7 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm which means that 1.5 hours of CLE credit is available. The deadline for registration is next Wednesday, December 5, and you can register and get more information about the webinar here. Presumption of Fear. This week WRAL has been running a five-part investigative series entitled “Presumption of Fear” that explores North Carolina’s Castle Doctrine in connection with a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Christian Griggs against Pat Chisenhall. Chisenhall shot and killed Griggs in 2013, claiming that he was acting in self-defense as Griggs, who was married to but separated from Chisenhall’s daughter, attempted to break into his home. The [...]
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