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.…
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Analysis of Two Instructive Los Angeles Theft Cases
If you stand accused of a charge like grand theft or petty theft in Los Angeles, pay attention to the following analysis of two recent news stories: their lessons could prove valuable as you construct your defense. Our first case concerns 36-year-old Veronica Niko of Lancaster, who recently pled guilty…
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…
Political World Roiled, as Medicare Fraud Raid Targets Senator Menendez’s Close Friend
A raid on the clinic of Dr. Salomon Melgen — the culmination of a long Medicare fraud investigation — has roiled the political world. Dr. Melgen is a close friend of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, who flew on the eye doctor’s private jet to the Dominican Republic on three…
At Least Your Los Angeles Petty Theft Charges Won’t Results in Your Public Execution (Hopefully!)
As someone who was recently been arrested for petty theft in Los Angeles, you’re feeling pretty depressed and terrified. Will you go to jail? Will you be stuck with a criminal record? Will you get fired from your job or get expelled from school? And so forth. These fears are…
It’s Not That Your Los Angeles Petty Theft Arrest, Itself, Is the Problem, Necessarily…
You were recently arrested for a petty theft crime in Los Angeles. Maybe you stole a bottle of laundry detergent or shoplifted a designer shirt on Melrose. Or maybe you just know someone who stands accused of such a crime. In either case, you’re conflicted. You know you’re in trouble.…
What Los Angeles Petty Theft Defendants Can Learn from Woman Who Wants to Eat Only Starbucks Food for an Entire Year
As someone who was recently arrested for petty theft in Los Angeles, you want to avoid serious penalties, such as prison time, a criminal record, massive fees, and humiliation. Whether you’re a starving UCLA student who helped himself to “free” convenience store food or a hardened recividist offender, you have…
No Los Angeles Lewd Conduct Trial for Actor Fred Willard
According to the Los Angeles Times, actor Fred Willard (whose credits include Anchorman, Best in Show, and This is Spinal Tap) will not go to trial for his Los Angeles lewd conduct charges. If you recall from our reporting from last July, the 72-year-old Willard got arrested at the Tiki…
Nick Stahl Arrested On Hollywood Lewd Conduct Charges
Nick Stahl, has been arrested for lewd conduct in Hollywood, according to news sources. The 33-year-old actor, who starred in Terminator 3 and in the HBO series Carnivàle, got booked on the misdemeanor after undercover police found him “watching a movie” in an adult movie shop on Hollywood Boulevard. Stahl…
Getting Beyond Your Holiday Los Angeles Petty Theft Charges
Perhaps you and your frat buddies at UCLA got arrested for petty theft in Los Angeles after a crazy off-campus Christmas party. Or maybe the cops caught you stealing small items from a mall to “re-gift” to friends and family members. In any case, you now face a misdemeanor charge…