The number one response to law enforcement when someone is pulled over for driving under the influence is to tell the police you only had two drinks. Sometimes it’s true, but often times it’s not so true. When clients come into my office to meet with me for a DUI consultation, I often say things like, “my wine glasses are 23 ounces, how large are your glasses”? At this point, clients are often more forthcoming as to the actual amount of alcoholic beverages they consumed the day of their arrest. Even if a client has a fairly accurate recollection of the …

A six year probation officer was arrested Tuesday on allegations of filing nine fraudulent workers’ compensation claims over the last three years. Rochelle Williams, 35 is accused in 27 felony counts of forging medical records and other documents. She works as a Los Angeles probation officer and is responsible for placing minors in foster homes and other facilities. Williams is being accused of filing workers comp claims while she continued working so she could be paid both her regular salary and money from the state insurance program. The county has placed her on unpaid administrative leave. If you have questions …

A new law in France is making it compulsory for all drivers in France, including tourists, to carry a breathalyzer kit in their vehicles or face a fine. It is the latest move by the government aimed at bringing down the number of road deaths caused by alcohol. The government reasoned that the new law would make some people think twice before getting behind the wheel after they have been drinking. Drivers who suspect they may be over the limit, can test themselves. Motorists driving without the breathalyzer test kit after the November 1 date, will be handed a fine …

Levi Aron, 37, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping, killing and dismembering an 8 year old boy in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Aron admitted he kidnapped and killed 8 year old Leiby Letzky. Aron recounted that after the boy approached him and asked for directions. He promised the boy he would take him home, but instead he brought the boy to Monsey, New York, where he attended a wedding before bringing the boy back to his apartment. The two watched television before going to sleep. The next morning, Aron …

Members of the Merced Multi-Agency narcotics Task Force arrested 11 people , seized 330 pounds of Methamphetamine, more than $100,00 cash and three vehicles during a raid that took place in Merced, CA. The investigation began in April with the purchase of one pound of Meth. Merced County District Attorney, Larry Morse said the street value of the meth is estimated to be more than $9 million.

Matthew Taylor, 33 was found guilty Tuesday of selling and possessing stolen art as well as income tax evasion, and wire fraud. Two paintings went missing from an East LA gallery. One impressionist landscape painting by Granville Redmond and another by Lucien Frank. Taylor tried to sell the Frank painting to a customer after painting over the original artist’s signature and trying to pass it off for another artist’s work. Charges that Taylor had sold more than $2 million in art he falsely represented by artists including Claude Money and Jackson Pollock, were dropped prior to the trial. Taylor was …

Italian authorities uncover the biggest marijuana cultivation site ever discovered in Rome. Financial Officers on a routine walk through of the Bank of Italy detected the smell of marijuana rising from an air duct of an underground tunnel. The aroma led them to a metal door that opened onto what looked like a legitimate subterranean mushroom-growing business. Truffles, which are a known delicacy in Rome, are a type of mushroom that would be sold in this type of store. After the Officers noticed a fake brick wall, they pushed on the bricks and discovered a 43,000 square foot tunnel cultivation …

In a bid for attention, a Pennsylvania woman admitted to poisoning her boyfriend with Visine eye drops. Vickie Jo Mills, 33 was arrested Thursday and charged with 10 counts of aggravated assault, 10 counts of simple assault and 10 counts of reckless endangerment. She admitted to police that over the past 3 years, she had laced her boyfriend, Therman Edgar Nesbitt III’s drinking water with Visine eye drops 10-12 times. She claims she was not trying to kill him. Mills and Nesbitt have a child together. Nesbitt had been feeling ill and saw his doctor after experiencing nasea, vomiting and breathing …

Two former US Border Patrol agents were found guilty of human smuggling. Raul Villarreal and his brother Fidel Villarreal assisted in the smuggling of immigrants on foot across the border in the backcountry east of San Diego. Over a two year period, the brothers would pick up immigrants and drive them into the US in their official government vehicles. Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimate the brothers brought roughly 500 immigrants into the US during this period, generating up to $4 million in profits. If you know someone who has been accused of a crime or have questions regarding aliens or …

A yearlong police investigation targeting the Eastside Anaheim gang resulted in 33 arrests of various criminal activities including drug trafficking and possession of firearms. Anaheim has seen a rise in police shootings this year and attribute the violence to gang activity. The investigation, named Operation Halo consisted of more than 250 officers raiding over 50 locations in the Anaheim area. Local residents voiced fear as police barged into homes in the quiet neighborhood near the 91 freeway. Residents spoke of police ransacking their homes, being handcuffed and having property seized from the home. If you have questions about this or …