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The state of Utah is creating an online registry that will publish the names of white collar criminals. Is white collar criminal registration too harsh of a punishment for this crime?
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An Oceanside police sergeant recently pleaded guilty to charges of “receiving stolen property and knowingly accepting items purchased with embezzled funds,” according to a recent report by San Diego News 10. The man had been with the Oceanside Police Department for 10 years and was quoted as being a “rising star” in the department when …
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Some members of the local legal community were surprised on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, when a U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney acquitted former Broadcom chief financial officer William J. Ruehle, and dismissed charges of fraud and backdating stock options against former Broadcom CEO Henry T. Nicholas. However, the judge did more than just dismiss …
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It was recently reported that two San Bernardino officials have been charged with over a dozen felony counts, including bribery and misappropriation of public funds. Former Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Postmus and former Assistant County Assessor Jim Erwin are accused of accepting $100,000 apiece from land development company Colonies Partners to settle a lawsuit …
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According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, a mistrial was declared in the California fraud trial of Matthias Vheru, 53, who was accused by prosecutors of conning the district into placing a $3.7 million order to buy math textbooks that he had written. The math teacher who was the interim director of mathematics …
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New California Appeals Court Ruling Underscores The Need For An Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney in Forgery Cases A recent California Court of Appeals decision held that multiple forged signatures on a single document constitute only one count of forgery in California. In the matter of People v. Kenefick 2009 DJDAR 731, the Defendant was sentenced …
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Forgery can be either a misdemeanor or a felony in California, depending on how much was allegedly stolen and whether there are prior convictions.
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Bribery is giving or offering to give something of value to another person in order to influence their decisions.
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Do I Need a Bad Check Attorney if I am Charged with Fraudulently Issuing Bad Checks? With the economic downturn our law firm is seeing a rise in the number of persons who are calling our office for help and who find themselves accused of writing a “bad check”. The problem of bad checks has …
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Comedian Dane Cook’s Brother Arrested Comedian Dane Cook’s half brother embezzled millions of dollars from him and was arraigned on felony charges that include larceny and forgery. Cook’s Brother is facing years in prison. He will need an experienced embezzlement defense attorney to help him in this matter and to get him the best possible …
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