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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
News sources have confirmed that drug sales don't just happen on street corners anymore as an online illegal drugs marketplace was discovered years ago. Federal authorities from several countries ...
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Posted on May 1, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Reports indicate that a TSA airport screener was taken into custody last week in Los Angeles, California. Thanks to several weeks of investigation by the local authorities, a drug investigation had a ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A movie star known for his roles in violent films was arrested last week for fighting with his son. Michael Madsen, who appeared in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill , was taken into custody by the Los ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer
A recent decision by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, has named Attorney Robert Schwartz the LA County criminal defense attorney of the year for 2012. This award, ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
After a federal judge gave a convicted terrorist just 22 years behind bars, the case was appealed and brought before the State Supreme Court. The court agreed and ordered the lower court to reconsider ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
News reports indicate that two men have been arrested for committing white collar crimes targeting a major movie studio. They have been charged on multiple counts for defrauding the company of over $3 ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
News sources have reported that a judge in California told Lindsay Lohan last week that she would be taken off probation. While she will be kept on informal probation, she will not have to report to ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A Georgia man has been found guilty of three charges of child molestation and he will have to spend several years behind bars for his offenses. J.J.K., 41, was accused of child molestation back in ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Los Angeles County, a sheriff's official was discovered drunk in her car. The suspect, N.S., is a civilian sheriff's director who works closely with police officers across the county. As ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A narcotics task force in Los Angeles, California detained what is believed to be the largest quantity of PCP on record. Over 139 gallons of phencyclidine were discovered at the residence of two ...
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Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A frozen yogurt chain store is receiving some unwanted press this month after its founder was arrested for assault. The suspect has since been released from jail but is expected back in court soon. ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A sheriff in San Francisco, California was accused of domestic violence by his own wife last year and he will now have to answer for his actions this month in court. Until the matter is settled, ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
One man was so determined to slay his business partner that he ignored a warning from the FBI to stop his plans. Although he was never successful in actually killing his partner, he is now behind bars ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police and parents in Los Angeles County recently learned that one teacher was committing criminal offenses behind closed doors. Thanks to the vigilance of a lone photo processor, police were able to ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Thanks to the efforts of the California National Guardsmen, ten people were arrested before they could deliver a large mass of marijuana via a watercraft. Initial reports show that the suspects' ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
News sources in Los Angeles, California report that two people were shot inside of an apartment complex. Residents inside the building were prompted to call the authorities when they heard gunshots ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Officers in Los Angeles County worked overtime during the holidays to protect the city's roadways. News sources say that their efforts were successful as more people were arrested for driving ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
One woman did not appreciate being pulled over by police in Arizona which she showed by getting into a physical fight with not one, but two police officers. The 24-year-old was witnessed driving ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A community was shocked to learn that the mayor was embezzling funds from the very same local fire department that he had tried to save from financial ruin. The mayor, a 46-year-old male, was taken ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A man from California is being held on drug possession charges in northern Arizona and the case against him is strong. When officers first pulled the 46-year-old man over, it was for a routine traffic ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
With so many charges being filed against clergy these days, the recent arrest of another priest did not come with much fanfare. The man in question was arrested by a police department for sex crimes ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A 72-year-old doctor has been convicted of illegally selling tens of thousands of dangerous painkiller and sedative prescriptions to patients that the doctor never examined. The man reportedly made ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
An 86-year-old man and a former preacher has been accused of molesting a family member multiple times over a period of eight years. The alleged victim, a now 20-year-old woman, claims that she was ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A man who was convicted of murder in 1995 has had that conviction overturned after being behind bars for 17 years. The man was released four days after the judge overturned the conviction, reuniting ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2011 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A local police narcotics officer has been arrested on charges of domestic violence . He is accused of beating and threatening his live-in girlfriend on two separate occasions over the last year. The ...
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