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The variety of plots that currently exist to defraud the government can often be as multifaceted as the legal system itself. That said, it is not surprising that many innocent people are accused of crimes because they just happened to work for a group of people or a director who was committing fraudulent acts. The… Read More

California’s Health and Safety Code covers a variety of subject areas with regard to health and safety issues within the state, including topics such as prescription and illegal drugs and drug possession, women’s health, pest abatement, and the regulation of health care facilities. Because the Code is rather extensive, many people have no idea how… Read More

Simply put, public corruption is the breach of a public official’s duty of faith toward his or her community. Most corruption takes place when a public official is presented with something of value or significance in exchange for some sort of favorable decision. Public corruption can be committed on the federal, state, or local levels… Read More

Fraud is commonly defined as any purposeful deception that is practiced in an effort to secure an illegal or unjust financial gain. Breaking California’s real estate and mortgage fraud laws will subject you to prosecution under the broader area of the state’s general fraud laws. Real estate fraud is any intentional misrepresentation that is made… Read More

According to the FBI, pyramid schemes (also known as franchise fraud) are investment and marketing frauds in which individuals are given the opportunity to buy a distributorship or franchise to promote a specific product. Real profit is earned; however, it is not earned through the sale of the product, but rather through the sale of… Read More

San Rafael Police have scheduled a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint for this Friday, September 30th on eastbound Third Street at Union Street. The checkpoint will start at 6 p.m. and may relocate later in the evening to northbound Irwin Street at Fifth Avenue.

California’s Revenue and Taxation Code prescribes the types of taxes to which state residents and companies are obligated to pay, the computation of those taxes, the organization responsible for their collection, and the penalties for deceptive tax practices such as tax evasion. The state defines tax evasion as any act in which a taxpayer deliberately… Read More

Today, more and more doctors and health care providers have found themselves having to defend themselves against allegations of healthcare fraud. Since the expense and quality of healthcare services have been on the minds of the public in recent days, there has been a drastic increase in government regulation. Healthcare fraud can include such actions… Read More

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act was enacted, in part, as way to eradicate the harmful effects of organized crime on the nation’s financial system. Today, RICO is a claim that is frequently asserted in federal courts by the alleged victims of white collar crimes. The RICO Act refers to criminal activities such as… Read More

California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) protects common pieces of valuable information. Accordingly, if a company makes a reasonable effort to guard its information, and if that information is so valuable such that it is kept secret, California’s courts will generally recognize that these common pieces of data can be given protection as a trade… Read More