Prosecuting Ponzi Schemes: What We Can Learn From Martin Shkreli’s Trial
Remember Martin Shkreli? I wrote about him some months ago. Shkreli’s securities fraud trial started last week. He became the poster child for all that is wrong with the …
The Stink At California’s Board of Equalization
Is there something rotten in the California Board of Equalization? Jerry Brown and Xavier Becerra seem to think so. Becerra, California’s Attorney General, is investigating certain members of the …
Bracamontes and Silva: A Tale of Two Change of Venue Requests
Luis Bracamontes is trying to get his trial moved out of Sacramento County. His lawyers are arguing that the inordinate amount of publicity surrounding his case, and the fact …
The Opioid Crisis is Criminal, But Will Pill Pushers Be Prosecuted?
Two weeks ago the State of Ohio sued five major drug companies for their role in the opioid epidemic. This lawsuit echoes one filed earlier in the year by …
Inmate Abuse in County Jails: All Too Common, All Too Invisible
Three Placer County Sheriff’s deputies were arrested on Wednesday on charges of excessive force involving at least six different inmates at the Placer County Auburn Main Jail. The allegations …
Jeff Sessions’ War on Effective Criminal Justice Reform
Jeff Sessions recently released a memo to all U.S. Attorneys. The memo directs U.S. Attorney’s offices across the country to charge the most serious crime they can in all …
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 to …
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 …