Trump’s “Tape” Problem
On May 17, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee sent out a couple requests. One was to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for recently fired director James Comey’s memos regarding …
Tracking the Anthony Silva Investigation: Part II: The Grand Jury Transcripts and the Jury Pool
Last month former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva lost his bid to prevent San Joaquin County grand jury transcripts leading to his indictment from being released. Why didn’t he want …
Litigation Turbulence Ahead for United
The United Airlines passenger ejection fiasco was just that – a fiasco. The legal ramifications abound, both for United Airlines and the City of Chicago. United Airlines, in addition …
Dear Mr. President: Words Have Consequences
Americans have a First Amendment right to say pretty much whatever they want. But, with the right to say practically whatever you want comes responsibility. Donald Trump should have …
About Those “Leaked” Tax Documents, What Is/Isn’t Legal?
What happens when people obtain confidential information about another person? Can you use it legally? Yes. No. Maybe. In order to answer the question it’s important to keep in …
Tracking the Anthony Silva Investigation: Part I: The Arrest
March 7, 2017
Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, Official Misconduct, White Collar Crime
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Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva was arrested over the weekend at the San Francisco International Airport when he returned from a vacation. He was arrested on five felony charges …
The Importance of the Right to Legal Representation
A lower court injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order banning people from seven predominately Muslim countries from traveling to the United States, temporarily suspending the nation’s refugee resettlement program …
There is No Process, Let Alone “Due Process” Coming Out of the White House
Voting twice is illegal. Being registered in two different places at the same time is not. Mr. Trump appears unclear on the difference. It’s not complicated. There is no …
Risky Business: Spousal Data Access
The old adage that “love knows no bounds” is true. Equally boundless are the lengths some are willing to go to get even with a former spouse. Don’t believe …
Social Media Can Help Define You In Real Life
Social media. Most of us can’t live without checking Facebook, Instagram, Periscope, Snapchat, Twitter or something every day. The ways social media can be used in criminal cases are …