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The ongoing criminal insider trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam of the  Galleon Hedge Fund is a fascinating look at how top players in the stock market make enormous amounts of money. The seminal case of insider trading is In the Matter of Cady, Roberts & Co. In that case, the SEC imposed disciplinary sanctions against… Read More

  Has your former boyfriend/girlfriend been posting threatening/libelous/scandalous comments about you on Facebook or Twitter. Has She/He been sending you or other people that you know emails with derogatory comments?  This is a developing area of the law but you do have some protection. Sending harassing messages via electronic communications is a crime in California… Read More

Has your former boyfriend/girlfriend been posting threatening/libelous/scandalous comments about you on Facebook or Twitter. Has he/she been sending you or other people that you know emails with derogatory comments?  This is a developing area of the law but you do have some protection. Sending harassing messages via electronic communications is a crime in California under… Read More

Child Pornography prosecutions have soared over the last 15 years. Here are the numbers. The FBI has made more than 10,000 arrests since 1996 and the Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement Agency has made an additional 10,000 arrests since 2003. The U.S. Department of Justice states that child porn prosecutions are up 40% since 2006…. Read More

Please enjoy these crime related cartoons by my friend Fritz. Fritz is one of the premier cartoonist in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you or a loved one is charged with a crime, we know it’s no laughing matter, call Attorney Christopher Morales to ensure that your rights are protected.

Last Saturday I had the great pleasure of spending the day with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad. This is an elite group of law enforcement officers who volunteered for this hazardous assignment. They have been highly trained in all aspects of defusing bombs. They have many tools at their disposal including bomb… Read More

In the second installment of my favorite new criminal laws, we’ll be discussing child molestors, zoos and circuses. Possible License Revocation for 4th time DUI offender Starting in January 1, 2012, at the discretion of the judge, a person convicted of a fourth DUI within 10 years may lose his or her license for 10… Read More

The California Legislature passed many new Criminal Laws to be enacted in 2011. Here is my list of the most interesting new laws. Internet Impersonation: This bill would provide that any person who knowingly and without consent credibly impersonates another actual person through or on an internet Web site or by other electronic means, as… Read More

Former Mayor Gavin Newsom made a brilliant move to further his own political career by appointing Police Chief Gascon to the post of District Attorney. On paper there were many more qualified people for the job. But this appointment will shore up support for Newsom’s future campaigns with Latino voters and the Law Enforcement Community…. Read More

Please be extremely careful in your driving and car registration & insurance matters.  The State of California is broke and they are trying hard to squeeze all of us hard to collect money.  Effective immediately, if you do not stop at the red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines or if you pass… Read More