Plainly defined, mortgage fraud occurs when you falsely prepare, submit or even simply participate in the submission of documents that support a mortgage or loan application that a financial institution relies upon to loan funds.
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Criminal escape Orange County was hit with the news that three inmates had escaped from the Orange County Jail on January 22, 2016. This was a huge criminal escape, that made the news. These men used their knowledge of the jail and the procedures in place—timing their escape so that they got a 16-hour head
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” … Martin Luther King, Jr. You’re sitting at the defense table, handcuffed. You’re waiting for the jury to read their verdict, the verdict that decides your future. The evidence has stacked up against you in court; even you think you’re guilty. The law that you’re being
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Trial Experience Matters! Picture this: you have been charged with a crime and are facing what could be a significant amount of time behind bars. Your only choice is to hire an attorney who would be responsible for convincing a jury of 12 strangers that you didn’t commit the crime that you have been
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Most federal confidential informants are registered with a federal agency. With the help of these informants it becomes possible for agents and prosecutors to understand the many parts that constitute large conspiracies and attempt to dismantle them. Many informants work for the federal government in order to avoid charges for their own heinous crimes or
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Search warrant – Call (855) 505-5588 When someone comes knocking at your door, flashes a badge and demands to be let in so they can comb through your life and belongings, you’re bound to have a few questions as to what they can take and whether there is anything you should do in that situation.
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Willful Blindness is a theory of liability in the federal criminal justice system that just doesn’t seem fair. The doctrine of willful blindness helps prosecutors convict defendants who deliberately shield themselves from clear evidence of critical facts that are strongly suggested by the circumstances. If a defendant who behaves in this manner, they are just
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A recent hot topic across the United States has been the use of in custody government snitches against in-custody defendants. In a famous murder case that occurred in Seal Beach, California involving Scott Dekraai, involved weeks of hearings resulting from a defense motion to dismiss in which law enforcement personnel and government snitches testified. The
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Criminal defense attorney When you have been arrested and accused of committing a crime, or you are under investigation, you need to find a criminal defense attorney immediately. With the internet at your fingertips, it is hard to determine which attorney is perfect for your situation. Do you pick the attorney who seems to be
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Wrongful Conviction On December 17, 2014, George Stinney, convicted of first-degree murder, was granted a clear name with the reopening of his case. Upon investigating the circumstances of Stinney’s conviction, Judge Carmen T. Mullen found that his attorney and the prosecution did little to protect his constitutional rights during the short course of the trial.
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