Federal Crimes

People accused of criminal activity may potentially face charges in either state or federal court. The early stages of that process involve the state announcing the allegations against the defendant and the defendant responding by entering a plea. Typically, they...

A North Carolina woman appeared in a federal court on Jan. 12 to enter a guilty plea to a single charge of wire fraud in connection with a $15 million embezzlement scheme. According to U.S. attorneys, the 52-year-old Taylorsville resident took the money from a firm...