Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
While most, if not all, people in this country are fairly clear on what constitutes criminal behavior, many people would be hard-pressed to define what exactly constitutes a federal crime. As an ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal agents seized thousands of imitation football jerseys with National Football League (NFL) logos at multiple Southern California airports. According to reports, agents working at both Los ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Seven men were charged with fraud and conspiracy last week after federal authorities discovered illegal insider trading had netted nearly $62 million for several New York investment firms. According ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A former Los Angeles housing official and his two brothers have been charged by federal prosecutors with bribery and conspiracy this week. Victor Taracena, who supervised construction project for the ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal agents seized a cargo of cocaine worth nearly half a million dollars in San Diego County this past Monday. Border patrol agents stopped an unnamed man at a traffic checkpoint near the city of ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal investigators have identified a man they believe is responsible for as many as 10 bank robberies all around Manhattan since last September. Dana Conor, who is 52 years old, was identified by ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Twelve people from all over southern California and Nevada were charged with selling endangered species and other wildlife online. Federal and local agents from the United States Fish and Wildlife ...
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