Calabasas, California Criminal Defense Blog
What you need to know about white collar criminal charges
Being accused of committing a white collar crime can be overwhelming and alter the accused individual’s life in an instant. Because of this, it is especially important that accused individuals understand the charges they are facing and what they can do about them....
7 ways doctors can face charges of health care fraud
When your career involves healthcare, you deal with complicated billing structures. You work with insurance companies and patients, sending out multiple documents and charges. If your paperwork doesn’t seem right to the government, you may find yourself facing health...
How are prescription drug charges handled in California?
Unfortunately, many people become dependent on prescription drugs. Maybe the drugs were prescribed to them for an injury, and they just never stopped taking the medication. Or perhaps a friend explained how the medication they were taking helped them, and the person...
The side-effects of credit card and identity fraud
Credit card theft and fraud are no laughing matter. The punishment can be light to very severe, depending on the severity of the crime. Victimization is also common. An Equifax data breach in 2017 affected 147 million people. Also, 15.4 million people were victimized...
Mail theft is a federal crime
Billions of letters and packages circulate around the country each year. From personal letters and postcards to advertisements and newspapers, people receive mail on a daily basis. But people also receive valuable things like credit cards, important bills, personal or...
California man pleads guilty to $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme
On Aug. 7, a California man pleaded guilty to fraud charges in federal court. The 61-year-old Sherman Oaks resident is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 15. According to prosecutors, the defendant was the CEO of the Woodbridge Group of Companies and used his position...
California man sentenced for foreclosure fraud scheme
On July 26, the Department of Justice announced that a Vallejo resident was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution and bank fraud. The offender, along with two co-conspirators, operated a company called...
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling
A California man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on charges related to embezzlement on July 18. The 64-year-old financial advisor had pleaded no contest to 25 counts of grand theft and money laundering. He reportedly embezzled almost $1 million. The...
California judge sentences alleged gang member to 15 years
A federal judge in California handed down a 15-year prison sentence on July 8 to a 48-year-old Colton man. The man, who is alleged to be a member of a Los Angeles criminal gang, was convicted on three felony firearm and drug charges following a bench trial in March...
When is making a tax mistake a crime?
Probably no one enjoys paying taxes. Still, by every April 15th, many residents of the United States must tell the federal government how much they owe in taxes. As you likely know, the U.S. tax code is unbelievably complex. If you are not a tax expert, making a...
