America's Criminal Defense

The 6^th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right of the accused in a criminal prosecution to confront those witnesses against him/her. However, in a disturbing trend, prosecutors throughout the nation, have been using prior police report statements to assist their prosecution where the witness is unavailable, or refuses, to testify against the accused at trial. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-giles26-2008jun26,0,7381319.story

The US Supreme Court today reversed a Los Angeles man's murder conviction, by ruling that no exception to the confrontation clause existed in his case. Dwayne Giles was accused of murder after he admittedly shot his girlfriend six times at his residence. He and his criminal defense attorney claimed self-defense. To attack his self-defense claim, prosecutors used the testimony from police officers who stated they had previou

The FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday, June 19, 2008, the indictments of hundreds of real estate industry players since March, 2008. According to FBI estimates, the American public has been victimized by numerous real estate fraud schemes at upwards of $1BB. "Mortgage fraud and related securities fraud pose a significant threat to our economy, to the stability of our nation's housing market and to the peace of mind to millions of Americans," Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip said in a statement. Over 400 people have been arrested since March as a result of "Operation Malicious Mortgage," say FBI officials. (http://www.cnbc.com/id/25265871)

"Most mortgage and real estate fraud charges focus around the initial applications filed by brokers and agents on behalf of their borrowers," says Anthony Partipilo, managing director of America's Criminal Defense Group. (Comments (0)