As if the Great State of Louisiana didn’t have enough to worry about – Southern California medical insurance fraud blogs have been chasing after a wild story out of Cajun Country, in which an administrative assistant at a chiropractic clinic allegedly pilfered over $77,000 from her employer in an elaborate…
53-year-old Kevin Michael Sianez was walloped with a 63 charge criminal count last week, including charges of an array of Southern California white collar crimes. Sianez worked for the Stanton Police Department between 1979 and 1986 and operated, more recently, as an unlicensed private investigator. He stands accused of a…
Individuals contemplating committing Southern California medical insurance fraud should be on notice: the government is cracking down. Last June, the Feds initiated a multi-state bust-up of healthcare fraud operations that allegedly bilked the system out of $50 million, collectively. Two of the biggest alleged offenders – Bernice Brown and Daniel…
On Friday June 4th, a grand jury indicted Dr. Dipak Desai on 28 criminal counts – from racketeering to insurance fraud – prompting those who follow stories of Southern California medical insurance fraud to vigorous debate the potential fallout. Dr. Desai – who was charged along with two of his…
The Wall Street Journal reported on May 21st that a major real estate developer, Anthony Symmes, has pled guilty to charges of Southern California fraud – and seven other people have been indicted on similar charges. The 59-year old Symmes is the most prolific house builder in the Chico region,…
On May 7th, an L.A. Superior Court Judge ordered local businessman Joseph Baiden to pay over $1.3 million in restitution for committing Southern California insurance fraud. According to a KPCC news story, Baiden had illegally underreported his workers comp pay roll in conjunction with a company called Nurse Connection Inc.…
Last Wednesday, a Federal Judge gave a Pennsylvania doctor, John Kristofic, a year and a day in prison pursuant to a healthcare scam that lasted from 2003 to 2008. Southern California healthcare fraud experts have been poring over Judge Ambrose’s decision to determine whether and how the decision might be…
If you have been arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles, your world can turn upside down in just hours. Whether you were incorrectly assessed as DUI (the police made a mistake on your blood work or breathalyzer reading), or you were barely over California’s legal limit of…
Most Southern California DUI cases involve simple roadside stops or failures at sobriety checkpoints. These stops tend to be no-drama affairs — perhaps involving someone driving under the influence in Burbank with a BAC of 0.09% following a night out at a bar in the town center. But every once…
California Vehicle Code Section 23152(b) stipulates that anyone who drives a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in excess of 0.08 percent is considered in violation of the law and can be arrested for Southern California DUI. If you’re convicted, you can go to jail, be forced to…