Have you committed tax fraud or identify theft in Los Angeles? If so, the federal government may be heading your way – if they aren’t there already. The Feds are outraged at a recent rash of tax fraud cases that, quite frankly, do boggle the mind. According to Sun Sentinel…
Petty theft in Los Angeles or elsewhere is an interesting animal, as far as crimes are concerned. Understand that if you steal a valuable item worth less than $400, you can still face plenty of reprobation per California law. Indeed, if you are convicted of two counts of petty theft…
The vast majority of stories about Los Angeles petty theft have nothing to do with the famous singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Petty. But on April 12, someone allegedly stole five of Petty’s guitars! Technically, the crime is not considered Los Angeles petty theft. After…
Los Angeles petty theft is a crime in which someone takes money or property that’s worth $400 or less. Both shoplifting and petty theft are charged according to California Penal Code Section 484 PC. If you’re convicted of this misdemeanor, life can quickly become quite unpleasant. Depending on what you…
Most people who go to jail for crimes like Los Angeles Medicare or Medi-Cal fraud do not spend weeks or months ruminating over whether to skirt the law and ultimately decisively concluding to “lead a life of crime.” That may be the way events play out on TV. But, in…
As regular followers of this blog’s ongoing series on Los Angeles Medicare fraud know, the Federal Government has been stepping up its campaign to bust up Southern California insurance fraud and other white collar crimes – particularly Medicare and Medicaid related schemes. Today, we’ll focus on a major news story…
For last several years, we’ve witnessed massive arrests for Southern California Medicare fraud and other healthcare fraud schemes around the nation. Billions of dollars have been seized, and hundreds of people have been arrested and brought to trial. The news practically glitters every week with examples of chiropractors, dentists, doctors,…
It’s no secret that Lindsay Lohan’s 2007 Los Angeles DUI arrest has been one of the most publicized celebrity DUI situations in history – probably because the 24-year-old actress continues to encounter legal problems, some of which clearly appear to be self generated. Last week, a Los Angeles judge extended…
Analysts who study health, chiropractic, and dental fraud in Los Angeles have been heatedly discussing a case out of Kansas. A former doctor, John R. Toth, pled guilty last week to a variety of federal counts, including a count of reckless and voluntary manslaughter, stemming from a bizarre scheme to…
Last week, two former operators of a Miami Clinic pled guilty in Federal Court to multiple counts of submitting false claims, committing fraud, and paying kickbacks, prompting a wide ranging discussion among Southern California medical fraud policy wonks. Jose Nogueira and his brother Rolando Nogueira operated a clinic for AIDS…