Five ways to defend against fraud and embezzlement allegations
Allegations of embezzlement or financial fraud can threaten to ruin your future. A conviction, if one is obtained, may hit you with a significant amount of incarceration, financially ruinous fines and restitution, and damage to your reputation that can haunt you for the rest of your life. We don’t say that to scare you, but rather to let you know that the stakes are high and stress the importance of putting forth the best criminal defense possible in your case.
What are your defense options?
This is going to depend, in large part, on the facts of your case. However, …
Legal penalties for domestic violence in California
If you find yourself facing any manner of criminal charge, it can be a stressful and uncertain time. However, domestic violence charges come with a plethora of unique legal and social challenges, even if you did nothing wrong. Plus, because California law treats relationship violence differently, the law compounds the consequences for a subsequent offense.
Domestic violence in California
A lot of actions qualify as domestic violence. In California, state law defines domestic violence in terms of relationships. Spouses or former spouses, a parent of your child or anyone you are or were engaged to all qualify for domestic …
Beverly Hills MD pleads guilty to stealing nearly $38 million
Medical fraud, specifically fraud against Medicare and various insurers, may be a tempting target because the financial resources appear to be almost unlimited and because the enormous bureaucracy makes discovering theft and identifying the perpetrators of the fraud very difficult. However, as a recent case from Orange County demonstrates, an initial success may lead investigators to a person who is attempting to defraud the system on a large scale.
The scheme
The defendant in the case was an anesthesiologist who worked in Beverly Hills. He was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of …
California’s Clean Slate Act – AB 1076 – Expungements Without Petitions?
California has recently adopted legislation that claims to meaningfully address post-conviction relief. For those convicted of a criminal offense, having a criminal record can be an enduring punishment beyond the direct consequences of a conviction. California’s Clean Slate Act goes further than other post-conviction relief options to truly give those with a criminal record a fresh start.
Subject to budget constraints, the California Clean Slate Act provides automatic post-conviction relief to qualifying convictions.
You may qualify if:
- You are not required to register as a sex offender,
- You are not on supervision, probation, or parole,
- You are not serving
Ley de Borrón y Cuenta Nueva de California – AB 1076 – ¿Expurgaciones sin peticiones?
California ha adoptado recientemente una legislación que pretende abordar de manera significativa el alivio posterior a la condena. Para los condenados por un delito penal, tener antecedentes penales puede ser un castigo duradero más allá de las consecuencias directas de una condena. La Ley de Borrón y Cuenta Nueva de California va más allá que otras opciones de alivio posteriores a la condena para realmente brindarles a las personas con antecedentes penales un nuevo comienzo.
Sujeto a las limitaciones presupuestarias, la Ley de Borrón y Cuenta Nueva de California brinda un alivio automático posterior a la condena para las …
Do police have the right to search my house?
Police raids are back in the headlines again, and if there was even a doubt about who can be raided, we should all know now, it can be anyone. That was always the case, but everyone is on notice now. Do police generally have the right to search you house?
Is there a general right to search your home?
No. In the United States, our homes are protected against unreasonable searches and seizures, and no law enforcement officer has the right to access our home, generally. Of course, there are exigent circumstances that may give them the right to …
Federal embezzlement and what makes it unique
Being investigated for or accused of committing a crime can be a terrifying experience. After all, the outcome will have an enormous impact on your life, your family and your career. Embezzlement is a crime that most have heard of but they don’t necessarily understand, particularly at the federal level.
It’s a theft, but more than that
Embezzlement is basically theft. The alleged embezzler is accused of taking something that is not theirs. However, embezzlement is different because of the relationship between the person accused and the money or allegedly stolen property.
Embezzlement only happens when the alleged embezzler is …
How to Survive a Sex Crime Allegation
What You NEED to Know if You’ve Been Charge With a Sex Crime
Sex offenses are different than any other type of crime. These kinds of charges are extremely serious and difficult to defend against. One could honestly say that once an allegation has been made – especially involving a child, the deck is stacked against you.
Juries hate these cases – District attorney offices have specialized units to prosecute these types of cases. The rules of evidence are different. The information that would never be allowed before a jury in a typical case can be admitted in a case …
Cómo sobrevivir una acusación de delito sexual
LO QUE NECESITAS SABER
Los delitos sexuales son diferentes a cualquier otro tipo de delito. Este tipo de cargos son extremadamente serios y difíciles de defender. Se podría decir honestamente que una vez que se ha hecho una acusación, especialmente cuando se trata de un niño, la baraja está en tu contra.
Los jurados odian estos casos. Las oficinas del fiscal de distrito tienen unidades especializadas para procesar este tipo de casos. Las reglas de la evidencia son diferentes. La información que nunca se permitiría ante un jurado en un caso típico puede admitirse en un caso que involucre denuncias …
What does it mean to have a 1275 hold placed on your case?
You have been arrested on accusations that you committed a serious financial crime and are waiting in jail to be bailed out, only to find out that there is a hold on your case preventing you or a loved one from posting bail.
You may think this is unwarranted, as you do not think you pose any threat to the public and that the crime you are accused of is not that serious. However, there are numerous factors that will be considered when bail is set and there are circumstances under which bail money will not be accepted.