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Reflections on the Riots – Los Angeles Petty Theft, L.A.’s Grand Disaster and Progress (ot Lack Thereof)

It’s been over two decades since the L.A. riots shook our fair city; and the Southland is still rife with everyday crimes, like Los Angeles petty theft. This town can be a dangerous place to live and work for reasons that transcend the bad air quality and insane traffic. Fortunately,…

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Why Your Los Angeles Lewd Conduct Charges Are So Scary and Unnerving…

You recently got arrested for lewd conduct in Southern California. Perhaps you were the hapless victim of a police sting operation at a men’s room. Perhaps you face a battery of charges, including other Los Angeles sex crime counts. In any event, you are almost certainly intimidated by your legal…

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Will Your Los Angeles Medicare Fraud Charges Cost You $43 Million, Too?

If you have been hit with a Los Angeles Medicare fraud charge, you are probably frightened about the penalties that potentially lie before you. But no matter what your outcome, you will almost certainly pay less than the bill just handed to Tenet Healthcare for overcharging Medicare – a whopping…

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Los Angeles Petty Theft — Literally! — Someone Stole Tom Petty’s Guitars!

The vast majority of stories about Los Angeles petty theft have nothing to do with the famous singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Petty. But on April 12, someone allegedly stole five of Petty’s guitars! Technically, the crime is not considered Los Angeles petty theft. After…

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Massive Lewd Conduct Arrest in Manhattan Beach – Los Angeles Lewd Conduct Law Firm Reports

Eighteen men were arrested last week on Los Angeles lewd conduct charges, after officers cracked down on activity going on in a Manhattan Beach restroom. Local lifeguards had noticed men entering the bathroom and remaining inside for a long amount of time. They alerted police that they suspected the public…

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Alert Parents: Is Los Angeles Petty Theft a “Gateway Crime”?

If you are a parent of a teenager or young man or woman who was recently arrested on charges of Los Angeles petty theft crime, you are probably sad, depressed, and anxious about your child’s future. What caring parent wouldn’t be? The state of California considers both petty theft and…

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Will You Ever Practice Again After Your Los Angeles Medical Fraud Charges?

The Obama Administration is “on the hunt” for doctors, chiropractors, dentists, and other providers who violate Los Angeles Medicare fraud laws. If you or someone you care about recently got swept up into that dragnet – or if you have come under investigation – you are obviously panicked about your…

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Arrested for Lewd Conduct in Los Angeles… and Everyone Thinks You “Did It”

Getting arrested for lewd conduct in Los Angeles can be a harrowing experience. Yes, getting arrested for any crime in Southern California is scary. You face the specter of jail time, massive fees and fines, insurance related problems, professional reputation issues, logistical headaches, and on and on. But lewd conduct…

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Life After Southern California Medicare Fraud – Start Planning Now

If you are a physician who has recently been arrested for Los Angeles Medicare fraud due to double billing or overbilling — or as an accomplice to a larger and more sophisticated scheme that spanned several years — you’re probably terrified. How will the arrest (and potential conviction) impact your…

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Los Angeles Lewd Conduct Update: Teacher in Photo Scandal Denied Bail Reduction

It’s been called one of the most disturbing and high profile cases of Los Angeles lewd conduct in history: 61-year-old Mark Berndt allegedly blindfolded children and then “spoon-fed his semen to them” at his elementary school classroom in Miramonte. Last month, Berndt pled not guilty to 23 counts of Los…

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