Articles

Money Laundering: Cartels to Congress

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The Two Federal Money Laundering Statutes Classic money laundering cases involve the indictment of accountants, real estate professionals, bankers, and anyone else who helps a criminal organization disguise its earnings.  For instance, when...

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Expungement in California Criminal Cases

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. There are ways to minimize the impact of past convictions for people who have successfully completed the terms of their sentences.  The primary statute is Penal Code 1203.4, which provides for Expungement in California Criminal Cases. There is...

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Marijuana and Guns, under federal law

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. UPDATE January 2018 - California Law, as enacted by Proposition 64, legalized the recreational use of marijuana in this state, as well as cultivation and sales done in compliance with strict state and local laws. A few days later, Attorney...

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“Equity Lost” : Felony Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Bad borrowers are not the only ones at fault for the collapse of the real estate market in 2008; top banking officers approved of billions of dollars of loans to borrowers who could not repay them, bundles of toxic mortgages were rated as AAA...

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Roman Polanski’s Mistakes-Statutory Rape

By: Dana M. Grimes, Esq. While the scandalous facts of the 1977 prosecution of Roman Polanski for a sex offense received most of the media attention, the case actually involved some interesting legal issues. Serious questions existed as to whether Switzerland was...

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Bail and OR Release

By Dana M. Grimes Criminal Defense Lawyer When someone is arrested, quick decisions have to be made. Families of the arrestee will go on the Internet to locate assistance, but it is hard for them to sort out the facts from the misinformation and high pressure sales...

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CSI in Criminal Cases

By: Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The application of scientific analysis to physical evidence is a crucial part of the criminal justice system.  CSI in Criminal cases is part of the evidence in many trials. However, the introduction of that evidence at trial must be done...

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Human Trafficking and San Diego Gangs

Image from "Study of Human Trafficking" -Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego. By: Dana M. Grimes, Esq. When actresses like Jane Fonda and Julia Roberts portray prostitutes in the movies, it gives a distorted picture of this world. Some people...

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Domestic Violence Cases

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Yesteryear: The Era of "Pressing Charges" Even before O.J. Simpson murdered his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1994, prosecutors in many jurisdictions, including San Diego, were developing a different approach to domestic...

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