Criminal Law

"Sex offender wins $500,000 Alaska lottery"
The title of this post is the title of this new CNN piece. Here are the basic details: An Alaska lottery held to raise money for a group that helps sexual abuse victims had a surprise winner: a convicted sex...

AK- Assailant attacks lottery winner, convicted sex offender
1-13-2009 Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The winner of a recent lottery was beaten with a tire iron or a metal pipe by a stranger Tuesday, according to the Anchorage Police Department...

Sex offender wins the lottery
I’ve argued that if you go to jail, you should get a bill for that stay, payable from any windfall profit you may get in the future, lottery winnings, or tort awards. Here’s proof that this is a good idea: According to the Corrections Department’s offender profile, [Fred] Topous pleaded guilty to breaking [...

AK - Assailant attacks lottery winner, convicted sex offender
View the article here 01/13/2009 By Mike Ross ANCHORAGE - The winner of a recent lottery was beaten with a tire iron or a metal pipe by a stranger Tuesday, according to the Anchorage Police Department...

AK- Lottery winner a convicted sex offender
1-10-2009 Alaska: The winner of the $500,000 statewide lottery to benefit a non-profit that seeks to prevent sexual abuse is himself a convicted sex offender. Alec Ahsoak, 53, came forward to claim his winnings today, said lottery organizer Abe Spicola, who owns Lucky Times Pull Tabs in Anchorage...

Canadian Man Wins $135,000 in Lottery and Then Told It Was a Misprint
Thomas Noftall, 27, was overjoyed to win $135,000 on four scratch-off lottery tickets in Toronto, but the lottery is now saying that tickets were part of a “misprint” and it will not honor the prize...

Child Support Survival Guide
The Child Support Enforcement System

Child Support Overview
Federal requires states to set guidelines for support.

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Child Support Orders
How to modify terms

Child Support
Disputing Paternity

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

TouchPlay Lottery
Settles with Two More Investors

Sperm Donor
Ordered to Pay Child Support

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

Western Canada Lottery Corporation
Faces $100 Million Class Action

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

Activision
alleging false advertising of games for Nintendo Wii, that do not support Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound.