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Federal prosecutors made an announcement they seized and then shut down the world's largest child pornography website and filed multiple charges against the operator of the website. A South Korean man, Jong Woo Son, 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia...

A “white collar crime” in the context of federal offenses refers to non-violent financial or regulatory offense charged in a federal criminal court. Common crimes include health care fraud, embezzlement, extortion, mortgage fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, bribery, forgery, insurance fraud...

Our criminal defense law firm has represented many clients in California State and federal courts who were facing child pornography-related charges – including possession and distribution. In most child porn cases, before a defendant is actually indicted, federal law enforcement agencies have already...

Our criminal defense law firm has experience representing clients who were charged with drug trafficking and sales of narcotics in California State and federal courts – in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. We have helped clients minimize or eliminate penalties for federal drug charges. It should be noted...

The laws against child pornography are some of the strictest in the federal court system. Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 2252 makes it a federal offense to possess, distribute, or transport child pornography – which is defined any visual imagery that depicts children under 18 years old...

At the criminal defense law firm of Eisner Gorin LLP, a large portion of our practice involves federal crimes, rather than California State, investigations, plea negotiations, and trials. There are several aspects of federal criminal law practice similar to State practice, such as jury trials where the prosecutor...

The federal government's focus on criminal justice reform has resulted in Congress passing the First Step Act, which has made substantial changes to several aspects of federal criminal laws. A notable change is the application of sentencing guidelines to federal offenses. A highly significant change in...

At Eisner Gorin LLP, our federal criminal defense law firm often defends clients who are under investigation or already indicted for a wide range of federal offenses. There is a significant overlap in the context of a defense strategy between a state and federal crime, but there are some primary distinctions...

White-collar crime often takes years to investigate, and sometimes even longer to propagate, but when the sentence comes down it often leads to serious consequences. In San Diego, a woman who allegedly masterminded a nine-figure mortgage fraud scheme was sentenced to over 8 years in federal...

Federal law enforcement agents have arrested dozens of people in what they claim is a rather large and bold identity theft scheme. According to federal investigators, 22 people have been arrested in a sweep that occurred today in Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas and Maryland in a massive scheme...

As many as 24 current and former government employees have been charged with stealing government benefits. The United States attorney's office in Memphis, Tennessee said the 24 people charged were all former employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the government agency responsible...

A former H&R Block manager admitted in a federal court that he used clients' information to submit false tax returns and pocket the money for himself. Damon C. Dubose, who is 36 years old, appeared in a federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday to answer to charges of wire fraud and filing false...

Two men and a teen aged boy have been arrested by local police after allegedly committing hate crimes. According to reports, a group of Latino males repeatedly harassed and even physically attacked an African American family that had recently moved into a Compton home in an effort to drive...

An Orange County man who worked for the California Employment Development Department was sentenced to 76 months, or more than six years in prison for his part in a fraud scheme that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state of California. David Paul Holden, who is 31 years old...

Los Angeles has seen two major federal crimes come to light lately, which have shocked the surrounding communities. A man from New Hampshire was arrested by U.S. Marshals after fleeing to Los Angeles. The man, Robert Joseph Manship, was wanted on sex crime charges in New Hampshire...

A Granada Hills man was arrested by local and federal law enforcement agents this week on suspicion of selling fake identification documents. Otto Escobar was reportedly taken into custody in West Hollywood after a search of his home, his vehicle and his place of business, O.K. Traffic and Driving...

A former Glendale city councilman was indicted this week on 28 felony criminal charges stemming from allegation that he embezzled over $800,000 from the popular Montrose Farmers Market, laundered the money through his own bank account and filed false financial statements to cover it up...

The former mayor of Upland in San Bernardino County has pleaded guilty to bribery charges this past Thursday. John Pomierski reportedly admitted to accepting $5,000 in exchange for helping a local business get the proper permits to open its doors. Pomierski, who is just one of three people to be...

Two men were arrested by federal agents last month in a scheme that allegedly pilfered millions of dollars from a major Hollywood movie studio. Roccio James Cuccia and Larry D. Collins are facing 14 different criminal charges, including charges of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. According...

An Antelope Valley man was sentenced today for his part in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved as many as six southern California people. Freddy Lentz, who is a former Bank of America employee, pleaded guilty to charges of accepting a $1,000 bribe in July of last year and was sentenced to three...

Two people from a Los Angeles toy manufacturing company were sentenced to federal prison late last month after being convicted of helping Mexican and Columbian drug traffickers launder money. Meichun Cheng Huang and Ling Yu were owners of Angel Toy Company, which is known for making...

Federal investigators are looking into nearly $1 million in payments made in cash by officials of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. According to reports, Coliseum officials made several cash payments to union officials to pay for the work of stage hands at events that included several raves, a Cinco De Mayo..

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. A federal crime is any crime that is either committed on federal property, or violates a federal law. Because of that...

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 city of Los Angeles to make buildings compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act from...

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 San Diego on Interstate Highway 8. While federal agents at the scene were checking over the vehicle...