Criminal Law Newsletter Unlawful Flight Offenses   It is unlawful to flee to avoid custody or confinement, flight warrants, to avoid giving testimony, or to avoid service of process. The penalties associated therewith vary in duration and severity. More...   Check Kiting, Improper Personal Loans to Banking Officers, and Overdrafts   Check kiting is a crime that involves one or more individuals who utilize checking accounts at two or more financial institutions. The purpose of using two or more institutions is for the systematic exchange of checks written in similar amounts. The individual uses the lag time that it takes to clear checks through the Federal Reserve System to use and collect the money. More...   Criminal Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act   An individual who violates the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)may be charged in either a criminal or civil forum. OSHA was enacted to protect workers from unsafe conditions in the workplace. More...   Criminal Misapplication   Criminal misapplication of funds of a financial institution is a federal crime. In order for the prosecution to be successful in a prosecution for criminal misapplication, it must show that a nexus existed between the misapplication and the defendant's status with the financial institution. More...   ISSUING A BAD OR A WORTHLESS CHECK   A person commits the offense of issuing a bad or a worthless check when he or she writes, issues, or passes a check or similar document for the payment of money when he or she knows that he or she does not have sufficient funds in a banking institution to pay the check. More...