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Medicare Fraud Arrests in Los Angeles
The feds are getting serious about Medicare fraud. More than 100 people have been charged in connection a Medicare fraud conspiracy that is alleged to span eight cities. Eight of the suspects are in...
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Getting Your Gun Rights Back After A Felony
As a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, I know that federal law makes it very difficult for a convicted felon to possess or use a fireman. That’s what former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham found...
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Lessons From Amanda Bynes’ Arrest: Don’t Talk, Squawk, or Tweet
“Anything you say can or will be used against you.” How many times have we all heard these words when someone is arrested on a TV show? It’s almost become a cliché. As a criminal defense lawyer in Los...
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Is Heroin More Dangerous Than Marijuana?
This is one of the questions that Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Michele Leonhart refused to answer directly when she testified before Congress this week This is hardly a difficult question,...
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Modern Day Debtors Prisons in Los Angeles
As a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles, I sometimes feel that I live in an alternate reality. On a weekly basis, I experience things that most well-educated and well-read people are confident...
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How Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Are Different Than California Cases
A recent marijuana seizure off the coast of Southern California is a good example of how federal marijuana cases differ from marijuana prosecutions in California courts. Most notably, the amount of...
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Notre Dame Football Icon “Rudy” Caught Up In Federal Money Laundering Scheme
Money laundering is one of the least understood federal crimes. That ignorance can come with a heavy price. As a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, I know that it can be shockingly easy to...
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Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Bail, and the Forfeiture Laws
Los Angeles is known for high-profile celebrities and high-profile criminal prosecutions. Currently, Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez is attracting more than his share of headlines and media...
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Three Arrested On Suspicion Of Violating Federal Smuggling Laws
According to The Los Angeles Times, three individuals were arrested last night (October 30) in the Palos Vedes Peninsula on suspicion of trying “to smuggle contraband.” A Coast Guard helicopter and two...
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Proposition 36 Gives Inmates Serving Life In Prison A Chance At Reducing...
On Tuesday November 6, 2012, almost 70% of California voters supported Proposition 36, which changes how California administers it’s three strikes law. Under that law, a person convicted of three...
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