Last week, a fugitive former doctor — Steven G. Moos — pled “not guilty” to a battery of charges, including government medical fraud. His bizarre circumstances have Los Angeles medical fraud experts talking. Particularly in light of last week’s massive bust of an alleged Armenian gang-centered Medicare fraud ring —…
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Massive Los Angeles Health Care Fraud Arrest — Part of the Biggest Bust in US History
This morning, federal prosecutors launched a multistate series of raids, arresting 73 people in conjunction with what may turn out to be the largest medical care fraud scheme in history of the United States — including many arrests here for health care fraud and insurance fraud in Los Angeles and…
Bribing an Officer with a Grilled Cheese? Would It Work for a Los Angeles DUI Suspect?
People pulled over for Los Angeles DUI often do absurd things – sometimes comically absurd. A breaking report out of Marion County, Florida illustrates just the lengths to which certain people will go to try to stay out of trouble. A 65-year-old grandmother, Elsie Wright O’Conner, got pulled over in…
Highway Loss Data Institute Study on Texting-While-Driving Bans Indirectly Shows Flaws in Los Angeles DUI Policies
An exclusive report issued last week by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) about the efficacy of bans on texting-while-driving may have powerful implications for Los Angeles DUI policy. The HLDI study examined rates of accidents in Louisiana, Washington, Minnesota, and California both prior to and after the implementation of…
Another Charge for Raven’s Coach Moeller has Los Angeles DUI Sports Analysts Talking
While celebrity Los Angeles DUI cases get the lion’s share of the headlines (for examples see: Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson, Chris Klien, etc), sports stars who drive DUI have been making the news a lot recently. The Baltimore Ravens’ Assistant Coach, Andy Moeller, is one of the latest…
Los Angeles Man Could be Charged with Southern California DUI Murder
Last Tuesday, an emotionally charged Southern California DUI trial got underway in Fullerton. The defendant, Angel Herrera Leal, stands accused of perpetrating a horrific fatal DUI accident on an Anaheim freeway. According to news and police reports, in the early morning hours of December 27, 2008, Leal – who had…
Another Los Angeles DUI Bust for Paris Hilton? Not Quite – This Time It’s Cocaine in Vegas
Celebutante Paris Hilton’s 2006 Los Angeles DUI made headlines around the globe. The billionaire heiress was sentenced to 45 days behind bars for violating her probation, and she served her jail time on June 3, 2007 – just after she finished attending the MTV Movie Awards. Her subsequent release on…
What to Do After Being Arrested for Los Angeles DUI
Many articles about Los Angeles DUI tell you how to avoid getting into dangerous driving situations, how to handle the police at the scene, and even how to draft an effective legal contest to your charges. But very few resources out there tell you what to do — how to…
Disturbing Southern California DUI Charge – Suspect Beat His Girlfriend While on DUI Rampage
Driving under the influence in Southern California is — in and of itself — an extremely dangerous and perhaps even deadly thing to do. But a Mill Valley man by the name of Scott Lindner has been arrested not only for Southern California DUI but also for allegedly assaulting a…
Another Mel Gibson Los Angeles DUI? Not Quite, But Still – More Bad Press for the Braveheart Star
Actor Mel Gibson’s 2006 Los Angeles DUI arrest may have been the most notorious celebrity DUI arrest in history. The Australian actor allegedly went off on an anti-Semitic rant at the Malibu police station when he was brought in, and this tirade fueled weeks of media coverage. On August 16,…