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While everyone who travels internationally has had experience filling out customs declaration forms when reentering the United States, most people have very little knowledge of what they are and are not actually allowed to bring into the country and how steep the penalties can be for even an innocent or unwitting mistake. Are you aware… Read More

Currency trading is a highly speculative, fast-paced high-risk investment strategy.  International currency markets operate 24 hours a day with a high volume of trading. Foreign exchange (Forex) market trading is also one of the financial activities that federal regulators scrutinize most closely for instances of fraud and illegal diversion of investors’ funds. The Forex arena… Read More

An act of fraud is essentially an intentional act done with deceit that causes the victim to suffer a financial loss. One of the most common types of cell phone fraud is subscriber fraud.  If you use false information to acquire a cell phone or enroll in a service plan, or, alternately, you use the… Read More

Bribery is a very serious crime in California, carrying stiff penalties of both prison time and fines upon conviction. Bribery may be defined as providing, or attempting to provide, something of benefit to a public official to influence some action within that public official’s official duties. It is important to realize that bribery applies to… Read More

Adoption scams are crimes that involve misrepresentation.  In general, misrepresentation is an untrue statement of fact that is material to the contract and is intended to deceive or mislead. Specific to adoption scams, alleged misrepresentations may include the birth mother accepting money for expenses from more than one prospective adoptive parent. In other cases, the… Read More

SFPD has announced the location of their DUI checkpoint this weekend. Starting at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, September 3rd SFPD will be checking drivers’ sobriety levels at 14th and Mission. A Alameda police are reminding motorists that they plan to stage a DUI checkpoint sometime between Friday Sept. 2 and Sept. 5. CHP Plans DUI… Read More

If you commit check fraud in California, you may be subject to both criminal and civil penalties, and you should contact a San Francisco white collar criminal attorney to make sure your rights are protected. Under § 1719 of the California Civil Code, which is known as the “California bad check law,” an individual who… Read More

California has a dedicated government agency to address the issue of auto repair fraud; that is the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR.) The fact alone suggests how widespread allegations of auto repair fraud are in this state. If you have been accused of auto repair fraud, you need a San Francisco white collar criminal… Read More

Criminal forfeiture actions are court proceedings in which the property that is subject to forfeiture is named in the same indictment that charges a defendant with a criminal violation. While there is some discrepancy among the courts, it is clear that the government must meet the legal standard of “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” necessary… Read More

The Dodd-Frank Act affects almost every facet of America’s financial services industry.  The Act empowers regulators to use their discretionary authority to write and interpret new rules.  Accordingly, regulators will gain new authority to control and liquidate troubled financial firms if their failure poses a significant risk to the financial stability of the United States…. Read More