Domestic violence is typically a state-specific crime that is investigated by local police and tried by state prosecutors. However, there are some instances where domestic violence would rise to the level of a federal crime. If you or someone you love is accused of domestic violence or domestic ...\
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In California, battery is an umbrella term that houses many kinds of actions, including intentionally touching another person in an offense or harmful manner that causes them serious bodily injury. What-is-Aggravated-Battery-in-California Aggravated Battery Law: CPC Section 243(d) PC California Penal Code Section 243(d) lays...
Domestic violence cases require accused individuals to be adjudicated quickly. If you have been accused of domestic violence, the potential punishment you might face depends on the alleged facts of the case and whether you have been charged with a misdemeanor or a felony. Contact Sigal Law Group ...
In California, assaulting or threatening to assault someone with whom you're involved in an intimate relationship is a domestic violence crime. This type of crime usually comes with much harsher penalties than similar offenses against people who aren't in an intimate relationship with their victi...
Frank Harold Rosenthal, a 48-year-old man from Malibu, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud in June 2023. The United States District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha also ordered Rosenthal to pay $1,182,500 in restitution. False Promises o...
Parker William White, a 23-year-old man from Johnsonville, New York, and former Army private from Fort Irwin in San Bernadino, was charged with five felonies in early November 2023, including one count of production of child pornography, three counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count...
A 35-year-old man named Anthony Farrer from downtown Los Angeles was charged with federal wire fraud in early November 2023. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted. Timepiece Gentleman Faces 20 Years According to the complaint, Farrer founded “Gentlemen...
Ji Ryang Chae, Jasmine Dakota Beverly, and Earnest Akindele Teamer were arrested in early November 2023 on one count of conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking a minor. If they are each convicted for all the charges, they will face a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison. Sex...
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In November 2023, Hyoung Nam So, a 48-year-old former manager at General Motors, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. He is facing a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for soliciting and receiving a $5 million bribe from a South Korean company in ...
In November 2023, Simon Chu, a 68-year-old man from Chino Hills, and Charley Loh, a 65-year-old man from Arcadia, were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and one count of failure to furnish information as required by the Consumer Pr...
In November 2023, Jaison Dávila Amador, a 57-year-old man from Bogotá, Colombia, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine for the purpose of unlawful importation. To help the scheme along, the conspirators bribed air traf...
The United States Constitution prevents law enforcement officers from using excessive force during detentions, arrests, and everywhere in between. However, in September 2023, Juan Anthony Carrillo, a 45-year-old officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD), was indicted on civil rig...
Anthony Hao Dinh, a 64-year-old ENT and facial plastic surgeon from Newport Coast, was charged with 18 counts of defrauding the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) COVID-19 Uninsured Program. If he is convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison for the wire fraud and three of the...
Marco Antonio Perez, a 59-year-old from Glendora, was charged with one count of insider trading in September 2023. He agreed to plead guilty to buying over 66,000 company shares based on insider information that was not available to the public and allowed him to both purchase and sell shares for ...
Jorge Armando Contreras, a 52-year-old man from Yorba Linda, the former senior director of fiscal services at an Orange County public school district, was arrested in October 2023 for allegedly embezzling more than $14 million. This is a federal embezzlement charge, and if convicted, he will face...
A 34-year-old man named Jonathan Perez, from South L.A. was found guilty in late September 2023 of participating in a conspiracy to sell firearms illegally. As of now, the court determined that Perez and his co-conspirators had illegally sold 22 guns and three silencers. He is facing the statutor...
In September 2023, three residents of Los Angeles were convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. They face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count. LA Money Laundering Scheme The defendants, Blade Bai, 35, Bowen Hu, 28, and Tairan Shi, 29...
Hovik Dagesian, a 42-year-old man from Burbank, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to one count of engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Each of the illegal firearms dealing counts carries a sentence ...
Jobson Marangoni De Castro, a 37-year-old man from Beverly Hills, was arrested in August 2023 after being charged with interstate transportation of stolen property. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison if convicted. Stolen Goods for Sale According to the criminal...
In July 2023, 10 members of the San Gabriel gang, the Quiet Village, were indicted in a series of federal grand jury indictments for a wide range of criminal conduct, including one fatal shooting and two murders the year before. Each of the defendants is facing considerable prison time if they ar...
Jacques Poujade, a 63-year-old man in Irvine, California, pleaded guilty in late July 2023 to one count of securities fraud. He is scheduled for sentencing on October 30, 2023, where he is facing the maximum statutory sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Businessman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Po...
William Eric Fulton, a 59-year-old man from Agoura Hills, pleaded guilty to making false statements at the end of July 2023. According to his plea agreement, Fulton agreed to pay a fine of no less than $673,290 and is facing the statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. Enterta...
Kelly Deshannon, a 42-year-old woman in La Verne, was found guilty of several crimes for involvement with an imprisoned Mexican Mafia “shot caller,” including one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as well as one count of committing a vio...
