by Fred Sisto | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog, Drug Crime, Monmouth County, Ocean County
On November 11, 2016, in the case of State v. Rivastineo, the Appellate Division was called upon to decide whether the State is permitted to combine the weight of different drugs seized from a defendant in order to charge a higher degree of crime. In relevant part,...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Warrants
As mentioned in my blog regarding Ocean County’s law enforcement’s aggressive use of the obscure “anti-drug profiteering” statute, local law enforcement is also using New Jersey’s obscure money laundering statute as means to leverage guilty pleas and property...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime
Ocean County law enforcement is throwing the books at everyone and anyone caught selling drugs as a response to the increase in heroin related crime in the county. I say “books” because little-known laws are being applied to maximize fines and asset forfeiture, along...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Marijuana
Since legalizing the recreational use and taxing the sales of marijuana, Colorado has seen an enormous growth in tax income. In just the first three months of 2015 alone, Colorado has collected over 7 million dollars for the state’s education system. After seeing...
by Fred Sisto | Jun 20, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, News
There is no doubt that New Jersey is faced with a serious drug problem that is only intensifying. At first glance, the Garden State’s statistics can be misleading. In Ocean County, drug-overdose deaths fell from 121 in 2013 to only 86 in 2014. This might suggests drug...
