California Domestic Abuse Law
<h2> <center> The People of the State of California v. Cesar Jimenez </h2> </center>
San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Lt. Ruben Gutierrez was arrested for domestic assault and battery. California, domestic battery is governed by California Penal Code 243(e)(1) a... More...
$ (08-25-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Philip Frederick Camino </h2> </center>
Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new"> Philip Frederick Camino, 46, of Culver City, California, submitted and caused to be submitted false and fraudulent applications to the United States Small Bu... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Donald Do </h2> <center>
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by trafficking and false labeling logger head turtles in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and aiding and abetting the violation of the Act. Reported by By <a href=”https://www.morelaw.com/about” target=”_new”>Kent Morlan</a> Donald Do, of Daly City, California an... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sydney Johnson and Brandon Marion </h2> </center>
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with illegally importing 27 protected parrots and parakeets in a modified spare tire in the trunk of a car. Reported by Kent Morlan Sydney Johnson, age 27, of Santee and Brandon Marion, age 38, of Temecula tried to sneak 11 orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) and 16 white-fronted Amazon parrots ... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub </h2> </center>
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds. Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub, age 51, of Chula Vista,m California, and her co-conspirators billed Medicare nearly $51 million for bogus prescriptions and were paid approximately $20 million, ultimately laundering at least $14 million dollars ... More...
$ (04-19-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marvin Mutch </h2> </center>
Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition. in May 2025, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Marvin Mutch’s residence. Inside his residential office, officers seized various electronic devices containing tens of t... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anar Rustamov </h2> </center>
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with large scale fraud. Anar Rustamov, age 38, formerly of Sunnyvale, California and a national of Azerbaijan, was part of a scheme to submit thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) on behalf of unsuspecting beneficiaries for medical equipment such as blood glucose monitor... More...
$ (03-22-2026 - CA)United States of America v. Daren Li
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Money Laundering. Daren Li, 42, is a fugitive after cutting off his ankle electronic monitoring device and absconding in December 2025. He was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who will determine restitution at a later date. Li pleaded guilty in November 2024 to one... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - CA)<H2> Dr. James Taylor, ex rel. United States of America v. Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco, California, qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory. Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program, also known as Medicare Part C, Medicare beneficiaries may opt out of traditional Medicare and enroll in private health plans offered by insurance companies known as Medicare Advantage Organizations, or MAOs. The Centers f... More...
$556000000 (01-15-2026 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Xin Mian Pan (a/k/a “Henry Pan”), Hua Liang Xie (a/k/a “Nolan Xie”), Jinhua Wang (a/k/a “Johnson Wang”), Uni-Tile & Marble, Inc., Uni-Stone & Cabinet, Inc., and Shenzhen Top & Profit International Forwarding Co. Ltd.
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with evading more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and other duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities, and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and imported into the United States. Xin Mian Pan, 63, of San Francis... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - CA)<H2> The People of the State of California v. Osvaldo Deleon
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with animal abuse. Osvaldo Deleon, 61, was accused of animal abuse for failing to seek medical attention for his dog’s severely injured leg. The dog’s hind leg had an open wound with exposed bone when officials with the county’s Department of Animal Services (DAS) encountered it. The dog was taken into a ve... More...
$ (12-14-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr. and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of child abuse.<br> <br> A Lancaster father and mother of four have been convicted of murdering their teenage son and daughter and abusing their two younger boys in 2020.<br> <br> "This was a monstrous act of cruelty that shattered an entire family,†Los Angeles C... More...
$0 (11-26-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Cody Holmes, Steven Taylor </h1></h1>
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Fraud in Public Homelessness Funds, seven counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of money laundering.<br> <br> Federal law enforcement today announced the arrest of the former chief financial officer at a downtown Los Angeles-based developer of affordable housing and crimin... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Casey Robert Goonan </h1></h1>
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firebombing University Police Car And Attempting To Firebomb Oakland Federal Building<br> <br> Casey Robert Goonan was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of arsons and firebombings at the University of California, Berkeley and the Oakland federal building in June 2024. Sen... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Marion Salinas
Sacramento, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault and child abuse.<br> <br> On September 3, 2025, Mario Salinas was convicted by a jury of 15 counts lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 years old. The jury also found a multiple victim enhancement to be true and that the victims were particularly vulnerable; the crime was carried out in a m... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Brittney Lyon
San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lewd act upon a child and two counts of forcible lewd act upon a child.<br> <br> Brittney Lyon, 31, has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in procuring at least four young girls for her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera to molest, and for participating in the disturbing abuse with him. Two girls were<br> 7 and ... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Gonzalez-Reyes, </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Producing, Distributing, and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Producing, Distributing, and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></cent... More...
$0 (08-26-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Eric Jin </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of 14-Year-Old Girl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> San Diego Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years for Sexual Exploitation of 14-Year-Old Girl</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i>... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. William James Fitzgerald </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Davis Picnic Day Shooter Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> ... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Alfaro Arambula, et al. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance. bringing in and harboring certain aliens. Assault with a Deadly Weapon, sexual abuse of a child, illegal entry, being found unlawfully in the U.S., participating in an international conspiracy to distribute cocaine, Trafficking in Cocaine, T... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. William James Fitzgerald </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Folsom Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> W... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - CA)Doctor's Best, Inc. v. Nature's Way Products, LLC
Los Angeles and Glendale, California and Milwaukee, Wisconsin intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a declaratory judgment and trademark infringement case.<br> <br> Nature's Way owned the U.S. trademark "Nature's<br> Way†for use on its nutritional supplements. Doctor's Best,<br> a competitor, developed a new line of branded supplements,<br> "Nature's Day,†and sough... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Jared Reed Thomason
Mendocino, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple offenses including driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of more than 0.08 percent causing bodily injury.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Did the trial court properly exercise its discretion in revoking probation and imposing a previously suspended prison sentence due to a pro... More...
$0 (07-17-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Ike Nicholas Souzer
Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with d with the manufacture and possession of a weapon while in custody.<br> <br> Legal issue Can an inmate successfully claim a defense of legal necessity for possessing a weapon in jail when alleged threats are speculative and not reported to authorities?<br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. POSSESSION OF WEAPON IN CUSTODY. The c... More...
$0 (07-17-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Huffaker </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit extortion, extortion, conspiracy to falsify records in a federal investigation, falsifying records in a federal investigation, conspiracy to impersonate a federal officer, and impersonating a federal officer. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Gonzalo Hernandez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Two Minors </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Stanislaus County Man Indicted for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Two Minors</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i><... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Selena Stewart </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Inglewood Woman Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefi... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Omar Pulido Bastida </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Spitting on ICE Officer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illegal Alien in Los Angeles Charged with Spitting on ICE Officer</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> – An illegal alien from Mexico who is living in Los Angeles... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Elizabeth Janeth Ramirez-Martinez, et al.</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 134 Border-Related Cases This Week</h2></center></b></b> <br> <br> Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 134 border-related cases this week, in... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Arnoldo Oswaldo Vargas-Samayoa aka “Lalo†aka “Pedrito†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, Cailfornia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Arnoldo Oswaldo Vargas-Samayoa, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced in federal co... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - CA)The People of California v. Pedro Alexxander Aviles
Monterey, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child.<br> <br> In January 2023, police in Tulare County investigated a report of sexual abuse made by a 10-year-old girl, Jane Doe. Doe told the police that Aviles began sexually abusing her when she was six years old, and the last incident of sexual abuse occurred in King City (Monterey County) ... More...
$0 (05-19-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Constantino Rufus Hall
San Bernardino, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and simple assault. <br> <br> In 2023, Hall and Backscheider assaulted and robbed a 60-year-old man. They attacked the victim for approximately two minutes before stealing his phones. The victim was left bleeding from the mouth and nose, with four broken teeth. Bystanders called police and an ambul... More...
$0 (04-28-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Manuel Joseph Mariscal a/k/a “Pony†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine Near School, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Felon in Possession of Ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Old Town National City Gang Member Sentenced to 10 years for Distributing Methamphetamine Nea... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Antonio Sorondo Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to traffic methamphetamine and cocaine as well as illegally possessing firearms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Federal Gun and Drug Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></ce... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Kar Kee “Steven†Cheung; Qian Guo; Chongming “Ming†Wang; Jiaozhu “Yanny†Yan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Scheme Targeting Hundreds of U.S. Consumers and Multiple U.S. Retailers </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Scheme Targeting Hundreds of U.S. Consumers and Multiple U.S. Retailers <... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - CA)<H2> The People of the State of California v. Cory Blakley
Roseville, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder, torture, child cruelty, and child endangerment.<br> <br> Cory Blakley was accused causing or permitting his wife Kimberly to kill 9-year-ld adoptive son Cyrus.<br> <br> Kimberly Blakley was accused of injuring her Cyrus to the point of brain injury, which caused him to suffer paralysis and eventually die.... More...
$0 (02-28-2025 - ca)<h1> United States of America v. Louis Donald Mendonsa </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating four websites dedicated to sharing images of child sexual abuse. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 24 Years in Prison for Running Multiple Dark Web Child Sexual Abuse Websites </h2></center><... More...
$0 (02-27-2025 - CA)The People v. Sayed Alirez Fatemy
Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child molestation.<br> <br> Christie Hirota is a detective with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office. She is a member of the Sacramento Valley High-Tech Crimes Task Force, Internet Crimes Against Children. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (National Center) had issued a CyberTip to the Sacr... More...
$0 (02-25-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Alejandro Garcia Aranda </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Using Instagram to Advertise and Distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sylmar Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Using Instagram to Advertise and Distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Lucresia Stone-Rojas </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Diego Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin-Filled Bibles Addressed to California Prison Inmates</h2></cente... More...
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