The Hells Angels, the Latin Kings, the Gambino Crime Family, Major League Baseball, the LAPD, Donald Trump, and the Roman Catholic Church all have something in common. They have all been tried on RICO charges, each with varying degrees of prosecutorial success. What are RICO charges and what are their consequences? What should you do...Read More

Today terroristic threats are usually made via phone, email, or the US postal service. We hear the term domestic terrorism, but often associate it with a political cause. Terroristic threats can begin as a prank or a poor decision that got out of control. What the law says Under California law, the elements of the...Read More

You may have heard about the 50 people who were arrested following an FBI investigation called “Operation Varsity Blues.” Parents paid anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million for guaranteed admission into a school. Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were initially charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail...Read More

Right now there are more than 680,000 active warrants in California.[1] Most of them are bench warrants. If you have a bench warrant, a routine traffic stop can turn into jail time. What is a bench warrant? A judge can issue a bench warrant if you violate the rules of the court. The most common...Read More