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The Morales Law Firm would like to share this article by the Wall Street Journal. For more information visit: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052702303847804579478002889416192 By: Christopher M. Matthews Frank Perkins Hixon Jr. pleaded guilty to insider-trading charges Wednesday, capping the downfall of the former senior deal maker at Wall Street fixture Evercore Group LLC. Mr. Hixon, who often goes by… Read More

The Morales Law Firm would like to thank Aniya Granato from Bestaccountingdegrees.net for sharing this information with us. For more information please visit: http://bestaccountingdegrees.net/employee-theft/ With nearly 1 in 3 American workers admitting to some degree of employee theft, let’s explore the scoop of the problem. $40 billion Estimated annual Impact on U.S. businesses from employee theft… Read More

The Morales Law Firm would like to share this article by San Francisco Chronicle. For more information visit: www.SFgate.com California is a leader in technology and innovation. Unfortunately, we’ve also become No.1 on a not-so-illustrious national list: We’re the top U.S. destination for cyber-criminals. Many of the same strengths that have made California such an… Read More

The Morales Law Firm would like to share this article by Wall Street Journal. By: Jennifer Smith Clients rely on big law firms to safeguard all manner of secrets, from intellectual property to confidential information about big-ticket mergers. But a handful of high profile insider trading schemes-including one revealed this week that allegedly turned on… Read More

Sacramento-California is the top target in the U.S. for international criminal enterprises that operate from safe havens in Eastern Europe, Africa and China, according to a report released Thursday. Along with trafficking in drugs, guns, and people, criminals are also turning to cyber crime against wealthy, innovative businesses and financial institutions in the state, Calfornia… Read More

2013 data shows the city of San Francisco experienced the highest levels of criminal activity since 2008, when the number of crimes in the city was similar.  The years in-between generally showed improvements in Bay area crime rates for a number of common crimes.  Experiencing around 55,000 total crimes, for example, 2013 showed approximately 20%… Read More

The Morales Law Firm would like to share this article by The Wall Street Journal. For more information visit: http://online.wsj.com/home-page. Investigation of Child Pornography Site Yields Arrests Despite Growing Use of Browser Designed to Mask Identities By: Andrew Grossman Washington – Law- enforcement agencies are increasingly finding ways to unmask users of a popular Web Browser… Read More

Sentencing Partners – March 2014 Three Decisions on Child Pornography Distribution Enhancement and Use of Peer-to-Peer Programs . . . Two Different Results Criminal History (Chapter 4) United States v. Robinson 2014 WL 661574 (4th Cir. 2014) Prior marijuana possession conviction was not relevant conduct under §4A1.2; Two-point increase in criminal history score under §4A1.1(d) was… Read More

Sentencing Partners – March 2014 Three Decisions on Child Pornography Distribution Enhancement and Use of Peer-to-Peer Programs . . . Two Different Results Three circuit courts recently dealt with the issue using peer-to-peer (“P2P”) programs and the distribution enhancement under §2G2.2(b)(3)(F). The issue in all three cases was whether the mere use of a P2P program was sufficient… Read More

Learn about criminal fraud, from ponzi scams to pigeon drop schemes. Fraud crimes involve theft through misrepresentation and other deceptive tactics — put more simply, a fraud scammer tricks a victim out of money through lies and false promises. This article defines the crime of fraud and looks at common fraud scenarios like identity theft,… Read More