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Riverside County Sheriff: Woman Commits Robbery Of French Valley Bank

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…

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Wildomar woman charged with fraud, burglary in connection with Murrieta mailbox thefts

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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Husband of ‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice Facing Tax Fraud Allegations

Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet Tax Fraud Attorneys As our readers may have heard, Teresa Giudice, the star of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” and her husband, Joe, were recently charged with 39 counts of financial misconduct. Federal authorities allege that for several years, the two inflated their income so that they could look better…

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Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet | Worker’s Compensation Fraud Attorney

Many people are surprised to find out that during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the California Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division identified more than 5,500 cases of worker’s compensation fraud. Overall, they made more than 250 arrests and referred another 272 cases for prosecution. Overall losses were in excess of $250 million. In most cases, these…

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Probation Violation | Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet Criminal Defense Attorney

When you are charged with any crime, whether you faced jail time or not, you probably were assigned a probationary period. In Riverside County, the probation term is usually 3 to 5 years long. During this period of time, there are a number of things that can ultimately result in you facing probation violations charges….

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Temecula and Murrieta Prescription Forgery Defense Attorney | Criminal Defense Lawyer

Proposition 36 and Drug Treatment With the passage of Proposition 36 in 2000, California Courts are required to grant probation and drug treatment to any individual convicted of a “nonviolent drug possession offense” and prohibits incarceration in a county jail as a condition of probation. “Drug possession” includes the possession of illegal substances as well…

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FBI Cracks Down on White Collar Crimes and Corporate Fraud

Over the last five years or so, the FBI has been making an aggressive stand against white collar criminals and those involved in corporate fraud. In fact the White-Collar Crime Program (WCCP) and the Criminal Investigative Division (CID) list corporate fraud as one of their top priorities. Although not every white collar crime case becomes…