After an upsurge in firearm violence in the United States, gun rights have come under fire. However, while still not strictly regulated at the federal level, in comparison, California is home to some of the strictest firearm laws in the country. As such, there are a number of ways you can find yourself facing illegal…
Late last year, two Southern California residents pleaded guilty to grand theft, embezzlement and fraud charges in a billing scheme that resulted in $6.6 million illegally billed to Medicare. Previously, three others associated with the scheme also pleaded guilty. ‘Quality Improvement Coordinator’ pleads guilty… In the first instance, an employee of Mauran Ambulance, who was…
Few areas of the law have so many crimes and violations associated with them that an entire, separate court system has been set up to deal with them; illicit drugs is one of those areas. Selling drugs is a crime, manufacturing drugs is a crime, and just possessing drugs is a crime. One particular crime…
Two recent cases in the news highlight how easy it is for family members to all get charged with drug crimes, such as drug transportation. In one case, five family members were among those arrested as part of an alleged meth trafficking ring; the FBI even called their sting “Operation All in the Family.” In…
Recently in Murrieta, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife in their home. According to local news reports, he then transported her body to an off-site storage locker, returned to the home and set it on fire. Once the house was on fire, he called 911 and said his wife was trapped inside. When…
A lot of attention has been given recently to the southern border of the US. Among the various concerns people have about the border is the possibility of crime. There are people on both sides of the border who seek to exploit the desperation of refugees or undocumented immigrants, or to otherwise use weaknesses in…
Target has been in the news in recent weeks for a major credit and debit card data security breach affecting approximately 40 million accounts. Though it isn’t yet clear who’s behind the breach, there’s already evidence that the sensitive account information is being sold on the black market. Let’s take the opportunity now to review…
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…
One of the possible punishments that awaits people convicted of drug possession in Federal Courts is a mandatory minimum sentence. The punishment depends in part on the amount of illegal substances found on them and their previous criminal record. Recently however, Attorney General Eric Holder has announced a new Justice Department policy that reflects the…
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