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 up two homicides in 2010.

Quinonez worked as international liaison for the Baja California state attorney general's office. He worked closely with U.S. officials and was accused of sharing confidential information with traffickers.

In his plea, he also admitted to conspiring to launder $13 million dollars for the ring.

His conviction marks the 38th among 43 defendants named in the federal racketeering complaint alleging murder, kidnapping and other crimes.

These are some very serious crimes that the federal government takes very seriously. Fortunately, our Los Angeles Federal Attorneys know the way around the federal court room procedures and laws. Our Firm is a well known and well respected firm. We care about our clients and do everything we can to get the best possible results.

If you happen to be facing a criminal charge out of federal court, do not worry and call our Federal Lawyers in LA. We will sit down with you and discuss all your available options and the approach we will use for your case further in detail.

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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 amounts taken ranged from $15,534 to $245.

In the first two robberies, which occurred in November of last year, Allen allegedly left a package of wires and electronic devices that he said an accomplice would set off if tellers didn't do what they were told. The bombs were fake.

Allen was indicted by a federal grand jury on eight counts of bank robbery and attempted bank robbery.

He was arrested mid April and is being held without bail in a federal detention facility.

Being charged with a crime in federal court is very serious and requires the assistance of an experienced and knowledgeable Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorney.

Our Federal Attorneys in LA have a combined 75 years of experience and have handled numerous cases in federal court. We know the federal laws and court room procedures and are confident in our legal knowledge and strategy for handling criminal case such as robbery cases, murder cases, drug related cases, and more.

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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 and risked transmission of salmonella.

Yamagami was the leader of a smuggling ring that trafficked in chameleons and lizards in addition to turtles and tortoises, all brought into the U.S. through Honolulu or Los Angeles and sold or traded at pet shows across the country and smuggled some back to Japan.

Yamagami also paid couriers to transport reptiles to and from Japan in their luggage, making or arranging a total of 42 trips between 2004 and 2011.

He was arrested in January 2011 at LAX as he was arriving from Japan carrying Fly River turtles, Indian flapshell turtles, Chinese big-headed turtles, albino Chinese soft-shell turtles and Malayan snail-eating turtles.

Yamagami was sentenced Monday April 30, 2012 to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $18,403 in fines.

Being charged with a crime in federal court is intense and carries some severe penalties. Our Los Angeles Federal Attorneys fortunately have the necessary experience, knowledge, and skill to effectively represent you if you are facing a criminal charge in federal court.

Our federal lawyers in LA have federal court room experience and are familiar with all federal laws. We guarantee dedicated, aggressive, and persistent representation.

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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 on March 13, 2012 to wire fraud, conspiracy, aggravated identity theft and two counts of tax evasion.

Dority recruited people with good credit to act as straw buyers to purchase residential homes or expensive vehicles.

Dority then created false bank statements, fake pay stubs and fake tax returns to convince a lender that a buyer had sufficient assets and income to repay the loans.

Dority also admitted that the fraud involved $4 million in losses to financial institutions that issued mortgages and approximately $5 million in losses for sports cars and recreational vehicles.

Now he will serve 121 months in federal prison and an additional mandatory two-year prison term for aggravated identity theft as part of his sentence.

Fraud is a very serious crime that is taken very seriously by the federal government. Our Federal Attorneys in Los Angeles have federal court room experience and we have a defense strategy that is persuasive, aggressive, and effective.

If you are facing a federal crime, do not hesitate in contact our very well known and well respected Federal Lawyers in LA.

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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 continents in connection with the case.

The network generated more than $1 million in sales in less than three years and offered a variety of illicit substances including Ecstasy, LSD and high-end marijuana.

Lead defendant Marc Willems, a Dutch national, was arrested by local law enforcement at his home in Lelystad, Netherlands. A second defendant, an American living in Argentina, was arrested as he was leaving Bogota, Colombia.

Six others were also indicted as suppliers or as cash drops for the proceeds.

Payments were made through services including Western Union and PayPal and routed through overseas locations such as Budapest, Hungary, and Panama, according to court papers.

During the arrest, hashish, LSD and, Ecstasy and found plots of psychotropic mushrooms and marijuana were seized.

The defendants face charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to launder money.

The distribution charge carries a maximum of life imprisonment.

Facing criminal charges, such as drug offenses, in federal court has life altering consequences. Federal laws and courtroom procedures are strict and an aggressive, experienced Federal Defense Attorney can work that system.

Our Los Angeles Federal Lawyers are well known and well respected criminal attorneys and we have had our share of experience in federal court. We can help you if you are facing a federal crime and we guarantee our dedication and guarantee to do whatever we can to get you the most favorable results.

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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 and scheme to defraud casinos in Las Vegas. Shang and co-defendant Yuli Eaton, 47, of Redlands, California, recruited people to open bank accounts funded by Shang.

The recruits then applied for lines of credit and then transferred the money from their accounts to Shang's account. The recruits then withdrew chips from their lines of credit ("markers") and played baccarat at the casinos. The recruits were instructed to use a process known as rolling the chips to make it look like they were actually losing money, when they were actually just hiding chips and transferring them to other co-conspirators. The recruits then applied for higher lines of credit and so forth.

The recruits then would leave the state or country and receive a monetary amount for each line of credit.

Shang and Eaton defrauded three local casinos of $1,011,400.

Shang faces up to 360 years in prison and $4.5 million in fines and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 16, 2012.

To be charged with a federal crime, especially fraudulent crimes such as mail fraud or wire fraud are taken very seriously by the federal government and can result in long term imprisonment.

Our Los Angeles Federal Attorneys have federal court room experience and we can represent you effectively if you are facing a federal crime. We do whatever we can for our clients to get the best possible results. Our aggressive yet tactful approach has achieved many of our former clients amazing results.

If you or someone you know is facing a federal crime, contact our Federal Lawyers in LA and set up a free case evaluation so that we can discuss things further in detail.

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 2002 and extradited to the United States last year.

The organization had generated hundreds of million dollars in profits. The money was used to bribe Mexican officials and equip assassination squads with weapons. Felix admitted to this and pleaded guilty to racketeering and money-laundering charges.

The cartel was responsible for as many as 1,000 homicides. Many of the cartel's enforcers were San Diego gang members, some trained by Middle Eastern mercenaries.

Arellano Felix, who will be in his early 80s when eligible for release, also faces jail time in Mexico.

Being charged with a drug crime or in fact any crime in federal court is highly intense as to penalties. Our Los Angeles Federal Attorneys have federal courtroom experience and are familiar with federal laws and court room procedures.

With our experience, skill, and knowledge we can guarantee competent and effective representation.

If you or someone you know is facing a crime in federal court, contact our Federal Lawyers in LA and set up a free face to face consultation.

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 downtown L.A. courtroom.

The federal charges against Chaney include unauthorized access and damage to a protected computer and wiretapping.

Chaney allegedly hacked Google, Apple and Yahoo email accounts beginning last November, then hijacked the forwarding feature so that a copy of every email received was sent to an email account he controlled.

Chaney's arrest was part of "Operation 'Hackerazzi,'" which involved computer intrusions targeting individuals associated with the entertainment industry. The FBI investigation started in 2010.

In March, there were reports that hackers managed to get private information belonging to 50 female celebrities, including Johansson. The photos show her in a towel with an exposed backside; another shows her topless. They were posted on several celebrity gossip websites.

Other victims included Vanessa Hudgens, Jessica Alba, Ali Larter and Demi Lovato.

Chaney faces up to 60 years in prison and could be fined $2.25 million and ordered to pay restitution.

The federal government is very strict in handling criminal cases. The penalties are severe and the laws are harsh. Our Los Angeles Federal Attorney fortunately are well known, well respected, and well seasoned defense attorneys.

We have federal court room experience and we can help you if you are facing a federal crime.

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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 approvals were pending by Rosemead, Tran would periodically visit the developer and demand money. The developer became an informant to the federal investigation.

The developer gave Tran $10,000 in cash payments and a check for $3,200 made out to "cash".

At one point, the contractor asked why Tran had done nothing in exchange for the bribes, and Tran said he had prepared a staff report and preliminary design approval that suggested the project was moving forward in the approval process.

Once a rising star in San Gabriel Valley politics, Tran in 2009 was voted out of office and the project never received final approval.

As part of the plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office agreed not to impose additional charges of extortion and obstruction of justice.

Tran faces up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines.

His sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 6, 2012.

Being charged with a crime in federal court has great consequences. The federal government takes crimes such as bribery, forgery, conspiracy very seriously and the penalties are quite harsh.

Our Los Angeles Federal Attorneys are very well versed and experienced when it comes to handling criminal cases in federal court. We are familiar with federal laws and federal court room procedures and we can and we will help you if you are being charged with a federal crime.

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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 Domaine Ponsot winery in France.

He claimed other bottles were produced between 1945 and 1971 from the Clos St. Denis vineyard of Domaine Ponsot, but in actuality the winemaker did not produce wine from that vineyard until 1982.

Kurniawan allegedly tried to repeat the fraud in London in February, using a straw seller to auction 78 bottles of Burgundy wine purported to be Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and expected to sell for $736,500.

He also allegedly obtaining millions of dollars in loans and attempting to sell $1.3 million in counterfeit French Burgundy.

Kurniawan is being charged with fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Counterfeiting and fraudulent crimes are taken very seriously by the federal government and can result in long term prison sentences such as up to 20 years.

Our Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys have the experience, skill, and knowledge in handling cases in federal court. Our  Federal lawyers in L.A. are familiar with federal court room procedures and laws and we can effectively and competently represent you.

If you are facing a federal crime, do not hesitate and contact our Los Angeles Federal Lawyers and set up a free face to face consultation.

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 the United States through Los Angeles International Airport.

Lee has been charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods in federal court.

Customs officers at LAX found more than $700,000 worth of phony erectile dysfunction pills in Lee's luggage when he returned from a trip to Korea on February 25^th.

According to the criminal complaint, Lee's luggage contained 29,827 counterfeit Viagra tablets, 8,993 counterfeit Cialis pills and 793 phony Levitra tablets, all concealed in aluminum-foil-wrapped packets.

Counterfeiting and smuggling counterfeit items is a very serious charge that the federal government takes very seriously. A conviction can result in more than 10 years in prison.

Our Los Angeles Federal Criminal Attorneys have the experience and knowledge when it comes to federal cases and federal courtroom procedures/laws.

If you are facing a criminal charge in federal court we can help. Our Criminal Defense Attorneys are experienced, aggressive, persistent, and dedicated.

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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 Nasiri's pocket.

Nasiri has smoked a narcotic and was feeling sick so he stated that he could not get out of the truck. The police had to pull him out of the truck.

Nasiri was unable to maintain a conversation or answer any questions. As the police checked his pockets for identification, they found the fraudulent gift cards.

The officer swiped each card through a credit card skimming device and allegedly found that they were re-encoded with other people's names.

Nasiri was taken into custody on suspicion of identity theft.

Identity theft can be charged in federal court and have some very serious consequences. Crimes charged on federal level generally have harsher consequences than crimes charged on state level.

Our Federal Criminal Attorneys have the knowledge and experience to handle cases in the federal court room. Our Federal Lawyers guarantee our dedication and persistence in handling your case.

If you are facing a federal crime, do not waste any time and contact our Los Angeles Federal Defense Lawyers and set up a free face to face consultation and we will discuss things further in detail.

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 working their, the married couple would threaten to report the Filipinos to the authorities for being in the country illegally.

The workers lived in walk in closets and attached garages. They were only allowed to leave on bicycles and were not allowed to take the bus anywhere for the sole reason of the risk of being subjected to immigration checks.

The Morales couple were sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in restitution to nine Filipino workers who were not paid properly for their work.

Being charged with a federal crime can be scary, overwhelming, and stressful. Our Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys are here to life some of these burdens and help you.

We have the necessary experience, skill, and knowledge to adequately, competently, and aggressively defend you in Federal Court.

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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 and other durable medical equipment after pleading guilty in April to conspiring with others to defraud Medicare.

In addition to the 77 months in prison, he was also ordered to pay $10 million and serve three years of supervised release following his 77 month sentence.

Excessive fines and imprisonment result from a conviction of Medicare fraud. Due to the severity of the penalties that result from a Medicare fraud conviction, it is important that you contact an experienced federal defense lawyer to get on your case.

Our Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys have all the necessary experience that equip us to adequately and competently represent you if you are facing a Medicare charge or any other federal crime.

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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 dollars in restitution for his part in the telemarketing scheme he ran with his son that cheated about 1,000 victims nationwide out of millions of dollars.

Cohen's 36-year-old Daniel Cohen of Calabasas, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison last week.

Joshua Hoffman, 41, a third defendant from Malibu, California, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2010 when he pled guilty in this scheme and also a fraud case that victimized various companies and organizations that thought they were purchasing advertising in magazines.

About 10 years ago, the Cohens formed several companies including Eurobrand, LLC, doing business as Euromints; Samuel & Cohen Media, LLC; Mintech International Inc.; and Rig Leasing Inc.

Claiming that these businesses were successful and generated large profits, The Cohens solicited money from investors by using a team of salespeople who worked in a boiler room in Calabasas.

Reality was that the Cohen companies were not successful, the stock certificates issued by the companies were worthless, and the money received was used to pay for the Cohens' luxurious lifestyle.

Fraudulent crimes charged in federal court are extremely serious and have extremely heavy consequences. Being evident from this current case, if you are charged with fraud in federal court you can spend more than 10 years in federal prison.

Our Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys are experienced in handling such cases and if you are facing a federal crime we are ready, willing, and available to help you.

Our experience, skill, and legal strategy guarantees our competent and aggressive approach.

If you are facing fraud or any other crime in federal court, contact our  Los Angeles Federal Lawyers and set up a free face to face consultation.

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Monday January 23, 2012 that law enforcement needed a warrant when it placed a GPS tracking device to a suspected drug dealer's car.

The Supreme Court held that putting a GPS tracking device on a person's car constituted a search which requires a warrant according to the 4^th Amendment of The Constitution.

The decision arose from the conviction of Antoine Jones, an owner of a nightclub, who was convicted for conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms of cocaine and 50 or more kilograms of cocaine base.

Law enforcement used information gathered from the GPS tracking device placed on a Jeep primarily used by Jones to link him to the co-conspirators on the case.  There was no valid warrant to place the tracking device on the vehicle.

The Supreme Court decision basically stops the government from getting a free pass to do as they please in investigating criminal/drug cases.

Due to this decision, Jones' conviction has been reversed due to evidence obtained without a warrant.

Illegal search and seizures are a violation of the 4^th Amendment of the United States Constitution.

If you have been charged with a crime, and feel that your 4^th Amendment rights have been violated,  contact our Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys and set up a free face to face consultation and we will discuss things further.

Our Los Angeles Lawyers are here to protect your legal rights!

Joshua Boras, 34, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Monday January 23, 2012 after he pleaded guilty to distributing a video and photos of his act of sexual abuse towards a boy to an international child exploitation group.

Boras was affiliated with the "Lost Boy" online forum for men interested in trading child porn. New members were required to post child porn to join the organization and had to continue their posts to remain in the group.

The site was shut down three years ago by federal authorities and international law enforcement.

The group had 35 members in the United States, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand and Britain, 15 of whom have pleaded guilty or have been convicted at trial.

Being charged with a crime on federal level has serious consequences and can be life altering. Our Los Angeles Federal Attorneys can and will help.

Our criminal defense lawyers have the experience and the knowledge of all federal laws and court room procedures. We are competent, dedicated to our clients, and aggressive in our fight for our clients.

If you are facing a federal crime, do not waste any valuable time and contact our Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys and set up a free face to face consultation.

Gilbert Michel, 38, a former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was charged for allegedly accepted money in exchange for smuggling a cellphone, cigarettes and a note into the Men's Central Jail.

Michel was charged with bribery in federal court on Friday January 13, 2012.

A plea agreement was filed also on Friday in which Michel agreed to plead guilty and to cooperate in an ongoing investigation of misconduct by deputies in the jail system.

Michel admitted that he accepted cash from an inmate, who was working with the FBI, in exchange for contraband.

A federal charge of bribery is a serious charge and has life altering consequences.

Bribery is defined as using money or goods to influence the actions of another person. A conviction of bribery can result in up to 15 years in prison.

As Federal Criminal Defense Attorneys we do everything we can for our clients to prevent that from happening. Our Los Angeles Federal Lawyers have the experience, knowledge, and skill in handling federal criminal cases such as bribery.

If you or someone you know is facing a crime out of federal court, contact our Federal Lawyers in L.A. and set up a free face to face consultation.

Rhenee Sharmell Foster, 46, and Demetria Foster Gutierrez, 52, from Palos Verdes ran a company based out of Marina Del Rey that paid the bills for Tae Bo fitness instructor Billy Blanks.

The two women withdrew money from BG Star Productions accounts more than 70 times from March 2007 all the way through March 2010.

Foster and Gutierrez have been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1.1. million from Blanks' accounts and have been ordered to pay $1,119,000 in restitution.

When a crime, such as theft, is charged on a federal level, the consequences are more serious. As experienced Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorneys we use our knowledge and legal strategy to get the best results possible.

Our criminal lawyers in L.A. are aggressive, persistent, and dedicated to our clients. We can and we will help.

If you are being charged with a crime in federal court, do not waste any valuable time and contact our Federal Defense Attorneys in Los Angeles and set up a free face to face consultation.  

Donny Eugene Mower, 38, of Madera, California, was sentenced in federal court today for his October 2011 guilty pleas to one count of arson, one count of damaging religious property and one count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. FACE Act makes it a federal crime to damage the property of a reproductive health services facility.

These charges arose when Mower lighted a fire inside a Planned Parenthood Clinic and then threw a brick at a mosque.

During his guilty plea, Mower admitted to everything he had done and admitted that the reason he threw a brick at the mosque was due to the race, color, and ethnic characteristics of the individuals associated with the mosque.

Mower was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by a 3 year supervised release. He was also ordered to pay more than $26,000 in restitution.

Being charged in federal court is serious and has more severe consequences than being charged in state court. An experienced, skilled, and aggressive federal defense attorney is essential if you are facing a crime in federal court.

Our Los Angeles Federal Defense Lawyers are knowledgeable on federal laws and federal court room procedures. We fight persistently for our clients and do everything we can to get the best possible results.

If you are facing a federal crime, contact our federal lawyers in L.A. and set up a free face to face consultation.

Benjamin Arellano Felix, 58, former drug kingpin pleaded guilty Wednesday January 4, 2011 to federal racketeering and money-laundering conspiracy charges.

The organization, known as the Tijuana Cartel was Mexico's mist powerful organized crime group and the 16 year period ended with Felix's arrest in 2002.

The Tijuana cartel poured loads of drugs into California and generated profits that fueled a criminal empire that terrorized rivals, partnered with corrupt Mexican law enforcement officials and funded luxurious lifestyles.

Arellano Felix has pleaded guilty to the charges and he now faces a maximum of 25 years in prison. He potentially faced 140 years in prison.

The potential witnesses against Arellano Felix were a who's who of the cartel's upper ladder. All of the men were sentenced to at least 30 years in prison.

Although Arellano Felix could serve as little as 20 years, he would then be deported to Mexico, where he still has charges pending.

The cartel also recruited gang members from San Diego who were trained by Middle Eastern mercenaries.

As part of the plea agreement, four of the five counts in the original indictment were dismissed. Arellano Felix pleaded guilty to two charges: racketeering and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. He also agreed to forfeit $100 million.

Federal crimes such as money laundering, racketeering, and conspiracy are very serious and result in long term imprisonment. An experienced and aggressive Federal Defense Attorney can resolve your case or get the minimal penalties.

Our Los Angeles Federal Lawyers do everything we can to get our clients the best possible results. We have the knowledge and skill necessary to defend you in federal court.

If you are facing a federal crime, contact our Federal Attorneys in Los Angeles and set up a  free face to face consultation and we will discuss your case further and in more detail.