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Who Is Prohibited, How ATF's Fresno Field Office Builds These Cases, and Defense Strategies at 2500 Tulare Street Federal law prohibits specific categories of people from possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving any firearm that has traveled in interstate commerce. Because virtually ever...

21 U.S.C. § 841 in the Eastern District Highway 99, Methamphetamine, Mandatory Minimums, and Defense Strategies at 2500 Tulare Street Fresno County sits at the center of one of the most active federal drug trafficking enforcement environments in the United States. Highway 99 the primary surface ...

Where California Draws the Line Between a Legitimate Demand and Criminal Extortion How This Plays Out in Fresno County's Agricultural Business Environment A former farmworker threatens to report a grower's labor law violations to the California Labor Commissioner unless back wages are paid. Or a...

How Fresno PD's Special Victims Unit and the DA's Sex Crimes Division Build These Cases and Why Defense Must Begin Immediately A PC § 288 conviction in Fresno County does not end when the prison sentence ends. Mandatory Tier III sex offender registration requires lifetime registration with no po...

26 U.S.C. § 7201: How IRS Criminal Investigation Builds Agricultural and Cash Business Cases in Fresno County and What Defense Looks Like at 2500 Tulare Street IRS Criminal Investigation's Fresno Field Office operates within one of the most distinctive tax enforcement environments in California....

The $400 Felony Threshold, Gang Graffiti Enhancements, Agricultural Property Damage, and How to Protect Your Record in Fresno County Superior Court Vandalism is one of the most commonly charged offenses in Fresno County, encompassing everything from gang graffiti on southeast Fresno walls and sc...

PC § 484: Agricultural Business Fraud, Healthcare Billing, Government Embezzlement, and How the Fresno DA's Economic Crimes Unit Builds These Cases A produce distributor in the Central Valley is alleged to have overbilled agricultural cooperative clients for years. Or a Fresno Unified School Dis...

18 U.S.C. § 1341 and § 1343 at 2500 Tulare Street Agricultural Business Fraud, PPP Loans, Healthcare Billing, and the Good Faith Defense A Fresno County produce distributor is alleged to have misrepresented the grade and origin of agricultural commodities to buyers over multiple seasons. Each em...

PC § 25400, the Fresno County Sheriff CCW Permit Process, Gang Enhancements, and Defense Options at 1100 Van Ness Avenue  Fresno County's weapons enforcement environment reflects a tension between two realities. On one hand, the Central Valley's rural character where firearms are common on farms...

Always a Felony. Always a Strike. How the Fresno DA's Violent Crimes Unit Prosecutes These Cases and What Defense Looks Like at 1100 Van Ness Avenue No charge in Fresno County Superior Court carries the immediate, permanent consequences of robbery. PC § 211 is always a felony. Always a strike. A...

Agricultural Equipment, Retail Theft, Copper Wire, and Employer Theft How the $950 Felony Line Shapes Every Case at Fresno County Superior Court Grand theft in Fresno County takes forms that reflect the Central Valley's unique economy and geography. Agricultural equipment theft tractors, irrigat...

VC § 23152: Highway 99 Enforcement, the 10-Day DMV Deadline, and How to Defend Your Case in Fresno County Superior Court You were stopped on Highway 99 near Fresno, or pulled over on Shaw Avenue in Clovis after leaving a restaurant. The California Highway Patrol administered field sobriety tests...

Charged with drug possession under HS § 11350 in Fresno County? Learn about Prop 47, PC 1000 diversion, how Fresno PD builds cases, and how to protect your record...

Charged with domestic violence under PC § 273.5 in Fresno County? Learn how the DA's Family Violence Unit prosecutes these cases and what defense options protec...

Residential vs. Commercial, Rural Property Burglary, Three Strikes, and the Intent Element What You Need to Know in Fresno County Superior Court California's burglary statute is deceptively simple and extraordinarily broad. Under PC § 459, burglary is complete the moment a person enters any stru...

PC § 240 and PC § 242: Two Charges, One Arrest How Fresno County Prosecutors Build These Cases and How Defense Attorneys Fight Back A dispute at a bar on Blackstone Avenue in Fresno turned physical. Or a confrontation at a Fresno State tailgate escalated into a fight before officers arrived. Or ...

Facing PC § 288 lewd acts charges in San Francisco? Learn how the SF DA's Sexual Assault Unit and SFPD SVEU build these cases and what defense options exist....

Facing federal tax evasion charges under 26 U.S.C. § 7201 in San Francisco? Learn how IRS Criminal Investigation builds cases in SF and what defense options e...

Charged with money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1956 in San Francisco? Learn how the Northern District prosecutes crypto, Financial District, and drug proc...

Facing wire or mail fraud charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 or § 1341 in San Francisco? Learn how the Northern District prosecutes SF fraud cases and what defense...

Facing aggravated identity theft charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A in San Francisco? Learn how the mandatory 2-year consecutive sentence works and what defens...

Facing federal felon-in-possession charges under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) in San Francisco? Learn how the ATF and Northern District prosecute these cases and what...

Charged with federal drug trafficking under 21 U.S.C. § 841 in San Francisco? Learn how the Northern District prosecutes fentanyl and other drug cases and w...

Charged with extortion under PC § 518 in San Francisco? Learn where California draws the line between a legitimate demand and a criminal threat — and what defense ...

Your child was arrested in San Francisco. Learn how SF's juvenile court works under W&I § 602, restorative justice options, diversion programs, and how to prot...