Recent content by Big_Pete

What if the scam happened up to 2017? Can it be considered tax-deductible for 2018 tax return? Or would I need to amend my 2017 return?

I dated and of course met someone overseas for a while. I guess like many other relationship scams, she was asking for a few hundred dollars per month for various reasons. In the end though, she was pushing for several thousand dollars a month. She started threatening extortion and blackmail...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD Suppose I came to a Federal premise because of a bank account at a credit union there, to visit friend/relative working there, or whatever business. Then there's someone there I don't like whom I'm passing by. Will I get in huge trouble for...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD I contested speeding tickets a couple times especially in VA (one of the 10 most notorious states in the US to give out speeding tix) and managed to beat one. My dad recently got one in VA. Even if he's my dad, do I have to be certified or...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD Suppose you choose to fight the speeding ticket in court but the cop wrote the speed on the ticket lower than he actually caught you at. Will it be more difficult to beat that kind of ticket than a ticket with the true speed?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland I didn't complete training at Navy OCS after a medical issue was detected, so I ended up receiving honorable discharge in December 2007. I left there on good terms at first with my class Chief Petty Officer. It was good enough that when...