"LOS ANGELES FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE...COME SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THE BEST!"
I want to personally welcome you to the Hedding Law Firm Federal Criminal Defense Blog. We will make every effort to discuss the latest developments and issues in the Federal Criminal Defense World. There are so many issues related to federal criminal cases, I am sure that we will cover many of them as the months and years pass.
Probably the most significant topic ,related to the federal criminal system, is the federal sentencing guidelines. Many people do not realize that the same federal guidelines are used across the country. It is also important to note that the federal criminal defense sentencing guidelines are advisory..a judge now has the ability to give whatever sentence they deem appropriate...as long as they consider the sentencing guides. This development has now shifted significant discretion back to the federal court judges. In my opinion, this has given and will continue to give deserving defendants the opportunity to stay out of federal prison.
I sincerely hope that you enjoy reading about some of the topics, issues and cases in this blog. If you are charged with a federal crime, I encourage you to contact me and discuss your case. I have successfully handled many federal criminal defense cases over the years and feel confident that once you meet with me, you will be convinced that I have the know how and legal abilities to help you.
Sincerely,
Ron Hedding
Lead Attorney
Hedding Law Firm
(866) 986-2092
Personal E-mail -
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| May 15, 2012 |
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Former Mexican Law Enforcement Involved in Drug Cartel Operation
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| Jesus Quinonez, a former Mexican law enforcement official pled guilty in U.S. District Court to aiding members of a violent Tijuana-based drug cartel by participating in a racketeering conspiracy. He also pled guilty to helping drug traffickers cover ... |
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| May 07, 2012 |
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'Explosives Threat Bandit' Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
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| William Joseph Allen, 32, who was known as the "Explosives Threat Bandit" was charged for a string of bank heists where he would threaten tellers with a bomb device. Allen was allegedly involved in five robberies and three attempted robberies. The ... |
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| April 30, 2012 |
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Man Sentenced For Smuggling Reptiles
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| Atsushi Yamagami, 39, a Japanese national, had pled guilty to smuggling 55 reptiles into the U.S. in snack food containers. The reptiles consisted of live, endangered turtles and tortoises. Prosecutors contended the scheme constituted animal cruelty ... |
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| April 23, 2012 |
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$9 Million Bank Fraud Scheme Results in 121 Months in Prison
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| Scott Dority, 54, from San Marino, will serve just over 10 years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud banks using straw borrowers with fake documents to obtain about $9 million in loans for homes and luxury cars. Dority pled guilty ... |
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| April 16, 2012 |
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International Online Drug Market Busted by the Feds
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| An online narcotics marketplace known as "The Farmer's Market," run through an anonymous virtual network, facilitated sales of illegal drugs to 3,000 people in 34 countries and every single state in the U.S Authorities made arrests on three ... |
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| April 09, 2012 |
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Man Convicted For Defrauding Vegas Casinos Out of $1 Million
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| De Rong Shang, aka Jason Shang, 50, of San Gabriel, California, was convicted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and 17 counts of mail fraud. From about December 2006 to April 2007, Shang conducted a conspiracy ... |
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| April 02, 2012 |
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Head of Tijuana Cartel Sentenced to 25 Years
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| On Monday April 2, 2012, former Mexican drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and was ordered to forfeit $100 million. Felix was the head of Tijuana-based cartel. He was captured by Mexican authorities in ... |
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| March 26, 2012 |
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Celebrity Hacker To Plead Guilty and Faces Up To 60 Years in Prison
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| Christopher Chaney, 35, from Florida was accused of hacking into emails of celebrities Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Christina Aguilera. Chaney is expected to plead guilty to 9 of the 26 counts he was facing on Monday March 26, 2012 in a ... |
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| March 20, 2012 |
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Former Rosemead Mayor Faces 10 Years For Bribery Charge
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| John Tran, a former Rosemead mayor and El Monte Union High School board member pled guilty on Tuesday March 20, 2012 to a federal charge of soliciting and accepting more than $10,000 in bribes from a developer. Between 2005 and 2007, while project ... |
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| March 12, 2012 |
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Man Faces 20 Years for Selling Counterfeit Wine
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| Rudy Kurniawan, 35, was arrested Thursday March 8, 2012 at his home in Arcadia by FBI agents. Federal authorities allege that in 2008, Kurniawan consigned at auction at least 84 bottles, $600,000 worth, of counterfeit wine he claimed were from the ... |
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| March 08, 2012 |
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71 Year Old Arrested For Allegedly Smuggling 40,000 Erectile Dysfunction Pills
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| Kil Jun Lee, 71, a former Korean law enforcement officer, was arrested at his apartment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday March 7, 2012 for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 40,000 phony erectile dysfunction pills into ... |
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| February 21, 2012 |
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Man Found With Fraudulent Gift Cards Arrested on Suspicion of Identity Theft
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| Edmound Nasiri, 26, was arrested Monday February 20, 2012 after his vehicle allegedly collided with, and then landed on top of, a fire hydrant on San Fernando Road. When the officer arrived at the scene they found a number of fraudulent gift cards in ... |
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| February 13, 2012 |
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Immigrant Smuggling Results in Over Two Years In Federal Prison
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| Maximino Morales, 46, and his wife, Melinda Morales, 48, operated four Paso Robles facilities for the elderly. They would recruit Filipino people with no papers to California to work at the facilities for less than minimum wage. In order to keep them ... |
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| February 07, 2012 |
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Man Sentenced to 77 Months and $10 Million in Restitution For Medicare Fraud
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| Edward Aslanyan, 38, from Sherman Oaks, who is already serving time for assault was sentenced Monday February 6, 2012 to 77 months in federal prison for conning Medicare out of millions of dollars for unneeded diagnostic tests, electric wheelchairs ... |
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| January 30, 2012 |
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Telemarketing Scheme Results in More Than a Dozen Years in Federal Prison
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| Richard Alan Cohen, 63, from Sherman Oaks, California, pled guilty to more than 24 felony counts related to telemarketing scam. Cohen was sentenced on Monday January 30, 2012 to 153 months in federal prison behind bars and ordered to pay millions of ... |
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