Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Dad Who Attacked Son Takes Plea Deal Perhaps he didn’t think the jury would see things from his perspective. Perhaps the possibility of spending more than a decade in prison was too much. And perhaps he had a simple change of heart. Either way, whatever his reasoning, just days before his trial the Bay City […]

In Michigan, if you get busted for drug trafficking, you are most likely going to spend a very long time behind bars. In some cases, that may even be a life sentence. But there is a difference between paying for your crime with your life time, and paying with your life. Indonesia recently executed eight […]

Facing Embezzlement and Welfare Fraud Charges In January of this year, Nicole Armbruster resigned from her position on the Lansing School Board for “personal family circumstances”. But on that same day, the Lansing School District reported to the police irregularities in the Lewton Elementary Parent Teacher Organization fund. Because Armbruster had been their former vice-president, […]

It’s Road Construction season – a few things to bear in mind There are a few things that every Michigander can attest to. The wildly fluctuating weather, the chronic allergy issues suffered by pretty much everybody, and the fact that Michigan only has two seasons. Winter and Construction. Well, since winter is now officially over, […]

History and Hollywood are littered with the interesting and often almost fantastical names of FBI operations. “Operation Chaos”, “Operation Bot Roast”, and “Operation Big Coon Dog” are but a tiny sampling of the creativity of federal operation nomenclature. But “Operation From Russia With Love” may be one of the best yet.

When people hear the term ‘suspicious activity’, they commonly think of the things they see in movies shortly before something explodes or a high speed chase ensues. Furtive glances, sweating and mumbling, trying to get out before someone notices what’s wrong with the picture. And that is certainly part of it. But that is not […]

Walter White would be proud. And that isn’t a compliment. While Breaking Bad may have been a great show with a devoted following, the reality of methamphetamines is terrifying and far less glamorous. And here in Michigan, that couldn’t be more true. Because like it or not, we are on the fast track to being […]

Just a few weeks ago in the early evening, police were alerted to a vehicle fire on a rough seasonal gravel road in the Upper Peninsula. Once officers arrived, the fire had burned itself out. But inside the scorched frame of the car were the skeletal remains of three people. An investigation was opened and […]

Two Arrests After Wild Police Chase  In the same way that the media sensationalized and glamorized Bonnie and Clyde’s exploits, making their life appear wild and exciting when it fact it was much tamer, so modern media has glamorized bank robbery and running from the police. But the reality is never that romantic. And prison […]

The University of Michigan has made the news quite a lot recently due to the destructive hotel room activities of several fraternities and sororities earlier this year. And now it’s happening again, with multiple arrests following a Board of Regents meeting that attracted some unwanted attention from angry protesters.