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
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Labor Day Weekend Sobriety Check Points in San Francisco Area
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
Check Fraud
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
Auto Repair Fraud Defense Attorney
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
A Brief Overview of the Federal Criminal Asset Forfeiture Laws
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
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
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) makes it illegal for US corporations and individuals who conduct business in other countries to bribe foreign officials. Accordingly, the FCPA requires that companies keep precise records and have a system of internal controls. It also criminalizes bribing foreign officials to achieve a business advantage. To be held criminally… Read More
A Look at California’s Insider Trading Regulations
Simply put, insider trading rules exist to make the market fair by prohibiting people from profiting from information that has not been publicly dispersed. Despite the amount of attention that has been given to the federal prohibition of insider trading recently, California has its own statute that prohibits the activity. The state rules are clearly expressed in… Read More
California’s Criminal Antitrust Laws
The general purpose of antitrust laws is to stop unfair competition among businesses and to put an end to business monopolization in the marketplace. There are several federal laws that control the field of antitrust law; however, California has laws of its own that coincide with much of the federal law. A well-established San Francisco… Read More
California Money Laundering
If you face money laundering charges in California, speak with a San Francisco white collar criminal attorney as soon as possible. Unless you are familiar with the charges, money laundering can seem like a strange term, and you may be uncertain about the meaning of the alleged crime. In a money laundering scheme, an individual… Read More