Maybe you’ve personally been hit with a misdemeanor Los Angeles petty theft charge. Or maybe you’re the parent or friend of someone who recently got arrested for shoplifting or stealing small amounts of jewelry. In either case, you might be extremely tempted to treat this situation as a “one-time event”…
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After Your Los Angeles Medicare Fraud Arrest: Are You on the Flywheel or the “Doom Loop”?
Ever since authorities began investigating you for Medicare fraud in Southern California, you’ve been overwhelmed, uncertain, and scared for your reputation and your family’s future. Life, it seems, has taken an unexpected and decidedly unwelcome turn. Given your hectic state of affairs, you might be laboring under some false assumptions…
Disturbing Los Angeles Lewd Conduct News: Did CA Doctor Really Try to Meet Up with a 13 Year Old for Sex?
Los Angeles sex crime news can be extremely disconcerting, whether you’re a parent of young children, a concerned citizen, or even a “fellow” Los Angeles lewd conduct defendant. As we’ve emphasized before on this blog, the spectrum of sex crime defendants is vast. Just because a police officer arrested you…
Los Angeles Petty Theft Cases Can Get Quite Strange. (But This Story Out of Wisconsin Has to be One of the Strangest Yet of 2013)
Los Angeles petty theft cases are often curious — not just because of the legal complexities and the “drama” — but also because of the fascinating “stuff” people choose to steal. For instance, in 2012, it suddenly became very popular for people to steal bottles of Tide and then sell…
Very Weird Case Out of New York — Will Your Los Angeles Medicare Fraud Case Be As Bizarre?
Even “straightforward” Los Angeles Medicare fraud schemes often become surprisingly dynamic. Perhaps you and an associate billed the state or federal government for wheelchairs that you never delivered to patients. Or maybe you constructed a scheme to collect Social Security numbers and patient data and then use that information to…
Not a Good Situation: 35-year-old Mom Hit with Nearly a Dozen Lewd Conduct Charges and Could Face Life Behind Bars
The trickiest things about facing a Los Angeles lewd conduct charge (or sex crime charge anywhere) is breaking the news to friends and family. A criminal charge is always embarrassing and unpleasant to discuss. But some charges are worse than others. Consider, for instance, the very serious charges facing 35-year-old…
Time is Running Out to Build Your Los Angeles Lewd Conduct Defense
Not to alarm you, but every second that ticks by, your Los Angeles lewd conduct defense gets harder and harder. Whether police arrested you for fornicating in a bathroom on a Santa Monica beach, or you have been investigated for internet-related Los Angeles sex crime charges, time is against you.…
Physician Collects $4 Million for Whistleblowing Medicare Fraud. Los Angeles Defendants, Take Note!
As a defendant (or soon-to-be defendant) in a Los Angeles Medicare fraud case, you’re deeply confused and concerned about how your situation will play out. Maybe the government will overwhelm you with powerful evidence and testimonies. Or maybe surprising witnesses will come forward to “blow the whistle” on your activities.…
No More Los Angeles Lewd Conduct Charges for Terminator III Star, Nick Stahl
This is a follow up on our recent post regarding Terminator III actor Nick Stahl’s Los Angeles lewd conduct case. If you recall from our report several months ago, the young actor got arrested after a police officer saw him committing a “lewd act” at a private booth in an…
What You Must Do Before You Build a Defense to Los Angeles Medicare Fraud Charges
Whether you’ve been charged with Medicare or Medi-Cal fraud in Los Angeles — or any other fraud or white collar crime in Southern California — you’re at high risk of making a vital mistake that could complicate your case before you begin. That mistake is this: You might fail to…