On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 31, 2017 | Firm News, Internet Crime
In today’s rapidly developing technological society, internet crimes are shifting into public focus. Furthermore, identity theft has been a growing issue, especially in areas of southern California. Identity theft is a common crime in all parts of the United...
On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 28, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
If the police have a search warrant for a small item like a cellphone, they can search anywhere in the designated area where such an item might be hidden. So, getting a warrant to search for a cellphone seems like an ideal way to get the chance to search...
On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 17, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
We often speak of “legalese” as a slightly pejorative term which means, for most of us, using a language that no one but lawyers understands. Which leads to the question, Why do we still use Latin in so many court-related documents, including citations?...
On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 17, 2017 | Firm News, White Collar Crime
Among the many types of white collar crimes that a person in California may have heard about are Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes. While both of these involve allegations of some type of activity believed to be fraudulent, they are different indeed. As explained by...
On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 11, 2017 | Federal Crimes, Firm News
A deputy attorney general recently announced the creation of an internal forensic science working group within the Justice Department. It’s main goals will be to develop uniform standards for how forensic evidence may be described in testimony and to set up a...
On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 10, 2017 | Firm News, Theft and Property Crimes
Committing credit card fraud may be the last thing you intend to do. While this is a term often used to describe a wide range of theft and fraud using a credit card, it usually has an association with unauthorized credit card charges. There are seemingly innocent or...
On behalf of Ron Cordova, Attorney-At-Law | Aug 4, 2017 | Firm News, White Collar Crime
So you stole a stapler from your office because you didn’t have one at home and your kid needed one for a school project. Later that month you took a box of paper clips and then four highlighters and a sheaf of office paper. Maybe you took two or three sheaves...
