What happens if I write a bad check in California? What is a bad check?

By: Wallin & Klarich

California strongly protects its citizens from individuals who fraudulently write bad checks. A bad check occurs when a person writes a check to a person or a company (such as a utility) knowing that there are insufficient funds to cover the amount of the check, or if the drawer stops payment after writing the check. …

Posted In: Fraud/Forgery

A Former MoFo Partner Pleads “Not Guilty” to Felony Charges Including Grand Theft and Forgery – California Penal Code Sections 487 and 470

By: Wallin & Klarich

A former partner of Morrison & Foerster (MoFo), a prestigious law firm based in San Francisco, and his wife pleaded “not guilty” to felony charges in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the San Francisco Unified School District, the firm and its health insurance provider out of nearly $400,000 in fraudulent services for their …

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Chula Vista Police Chief David Bejarano wrote fraudulent checks!

By: Wallin & Klarich

On May 7, 2010, it was reported that the Chula Vista District Attorney’s Office is reviewing a complaint that Chula Vista Police Chief David Bejarano wrote fraudulent checks on a private security firm’s account that he co-owns. Chula Vista, home of one of the few year-round United State Olympic Training Centers, is the second largest …

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Orange County Felony Charges Against Couple

By: Wallin & Klarich

Orange County Couple is Arrested in State’s Biggest Fraud Case Ever, and Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney A Laguna Hills couple has been arrested on charges of alleged fraud in California of nearly $30 million in insurance premiums. 50-year-old Michael Vincent Petronella and his 44-year-old wife Devon Lynn Kile are facing 106 felony counts …

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