Drug Offenses, the NFL and You: Tips on How to Cope

Matt Jones, star wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, was arrested on drug charges after being founding cutting up cocaine with a credit car in his car.  There was also a jar that allegedly had marijuana residue.
 While Jones faces felony charges, the two individuals with him face misdemeanor charges.
The specific charge Jones will […]

Today is THE Day for the New Cell Phone Law

Today, July 1, 2008, the new cell phone law goes into affect in California.  The law states that all drivers must use a “hands free” headset when talking on the phone in the car.  The first offense under this new law will cost a $20 fine, every other offense will be $50.  All individuals under […]

Child Abuse and California Law

In 2006, according to a report by the California Department of Social Services, 140 children died in the state as a result of abuse or neglect.  In fact, there were over 450,000 reported cases of abuse in California that year.  In 2005, 3.3 million cases of abuse were reported to Child Protective Services throughout the […]

Vehicular Manslaughter: A Serious Crime in Los Angeles

Vehicular manslaughter is a difficult case to prove, in Los Angeles and the rest of the country.  The major factor in proving such a case, is proving gross misconduct or negligence.  For example, there was a terrible tragedy near Beverly Hills where a man was killed during a crash.  There are not many pieces of […]

Los Angeles, Where Violence is On the Rise

West Hollywood, known more for its gay bars and hip night-life than for its crime witnessed a terrible tragedy on March 9.  An aging  Kazakhstani man was stabbed and lay in the street bleeding for an hour before finally passing away.  Weapons crimes, murder and attempted murder are on the rise in Los Angeles, and […]

Sex Offenders as Teachers: Educators Betraying Trust

There is an unfortunately long history of teachers who take advantage of their male or female students, and commit either rape, statutory rape or some other sexual offense.  There is also an unfortunate history of students making bogus claims against teachers because they have a grudge over a grade or some other lame excuse.
In the […]

Tax Evasion Gone Wild

First Wesley Snipes, now this!  Joe Francis, creator of the Girls Gone Wild Videos and DVD’s was brought up on tax evasion charges a while back and now they have moved his hearing to Los Angeles.
Francis is being charged with not reporting his income properly, which allowed him to pay less taxes.  The government alleges Francis claimed […]

Murder: The Scary Truth, and How to Cope With It

Murder in Los Angeles is a serious issue.  Since, January 2007, there have been almost 400 murders in Los Angeles, centralized in the metro area, but every part of the city and county has suffered.  The murder rate in Los Angeles is almost twice that of New York City, a city with twice as many people.  While Controller […]

The Pellicano Case: Privacy Rights On Trial

Former “Private Investigator to the Stars” Anthony Pellicano has been on trial or in jail for the last five or six years of his life.  He was put in jail originally for possessing weapons (including practice hand grenades and enough explosives to take down a passenger jet) with authorities found while investigating him for a […]

Prostitution: The Lustful Fall of Elliot Spitzer (and others)

By now, the entire world has heard of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer’s role in a prostitution ring, where he apparently was visiting with call girls whose rates were as high as $5,500 per visit over the course of 6 plus years.  Now, no longer the governor of the nation’s third largest state, he awaits possible criminal […]

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