If you’re in a position where you owe the IRS a significant amount of money, you have probably heard news stories and documentaries about wealthy people who didn’t pay millions of dollars in taxes and wondered how in the world the IRS did not crack down on them earlier. How were they able to evade…
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, support is growing in California for the legalization of recreational use marijuana. Bolstered by successful ballot issues last year in Colorado and Washington, the campaign for legalizing marijuana in California has begun. It won’t be easy to get the issue on the ballot in 2014, though. The campaign…
For people facing charges of grand theft, a common concern is whether or not the crime constitutes a felony or a misdemeanor. One of the key differences between a felony and misdemeanor is the typical length of the sentencing; a misdemeanor would typically land you in jail for no longer than a year, while felony…
At a city council meeting in late September, Eastvale city councilors voted 4-1 to adopt a new rental-regulation law that they hope will address the growing problem of unlawful marijuana cultivation. So far this year, 21 residences have been raided because occupants were growing marijuana. This prompted city councilors to draft a resolution that requires…
While parents and students at Vista Murrieta High School were reportedly stating recently that the recent sex allegations against two standout members of the football team won’t harm the reputation of the school, the students accused of these crimes have not been so fortunate. While Juvenile Law prevents the records of its cases from being…
A spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the robbery happened around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the U.S. Bank branch in the Albertsons grocery store in the 39000 block of Winchester Road. Apparently, the robbery occurred when the woman handed a bank teller a note demanding cash and implied that she…
A Murrieta high school football player has been charged in connection with allegedly raping two underage girls. The 17-year-old was charged Monday, September 16, by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office with two counts of forcible rape, two counts of lewd acts with a girl under 14, one count of dissuading a victim/witness from reporting…
Many of my clients are embarrassed and ashamed after receiving a DUI. Most have never been through an arrest before, and many are unsure what to do next. You need to release those feelings as soon as possible and turn your attention to ensuring the best possible outcome from here. As an experienced and proven…
Nic Cocis is a criminal defense attorney at the Law Office of Nic Cocis. The Office represents individuals in Criminal Cases, including DUI and Juvenile Matters, who have been arrested in the cities of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Menifee, Perris, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Banning, Corona, Winchester or Riverside, CA. The following case summaries are for educational…
A 27-year-old Wildomar woman was arrested recently on suspicion of breaking into the mailboxes of Murrieta residences over the past month or so. She has now been charged with burglary and fraud. At last report, she remained in Southwest Detention Center in French Valley in lieu of $5,000 bail. Police did not release the total…
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