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Every week at the San Ysidro-Tijuana border, the busiest border in the world, agents seize many kilos of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin that is hidden in cars. The majority of the drivers know of the presence of the contraband. They are usually paid by other individuals a few hundred to a few...

Suppose for a minute that you live in San Diego, California. Someone in your family has just been arrested for a serious federal drug crime, importation of methamphetamine, “crystal,” into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. So what do you do? Not everyone has a...

An unfortunate reality of practicing federal criminal law in San Diego is that one of the factors that still influences a defendant's sentence the most is which District Court Judge is assigned to the case. Unlike state court which permits a defendant to disqualify one judge, the federal judge assigned to the...

More than twelve years ago, A.A. immigrated to the United States from Somalia. Since that time, he worked hard, became a government official in Minneapolis, bought a home, married, and had a family. Mr. A.A. has never violated the law in the United States. He was very surprised when...

You will figure greatly in our thanks at Thanksgiving this year. Thanks to you, Jordan got the opportunity to turn his life around. Because of diversion, he got to finish his Nursing assistant program and has now been working for six weeks. He looks great, more relaxed, more self-confident and incredibly clean

El silencio no siempre es de oro: “Salinas v Texas” Silence May Not Be So Golden: “Salinas v. Texas” This month the United States Supreme court decided the above important case. Before Mr. Salinas was arrested he answered some questions by the police. After...

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Culpable hasta probarse Inocente: David Dadon Guilty Until Proven Innocent: David Dadon San Diego criminal defense attorneys Russell Babcock is pleased to represent David Dadon in charges that he allegedly evaded income taxes and defrauded several students from the wages they allegedly earned while...

El Nuevo Palacio De Justicia Federal De Los Estados Unidos En San Diego The New United States Federal Courthouse In San Diego I am the 2012 San Diego Defense Attorney Grinch. Yes, I am going to say the unspeakable words: “I don't like the...

Cuál es elenmienda Holder federal? What is the federal criminal Holder Amendment? Soon to be ex Attorney General Eric Holder circulated a memo among the office of the United States Attorney directing that in routine drug cases, including border busts, that the amount of...

Cuba y EE.UU. normalizan las relaciones Cuba and U.S. to Normalize Relations President Barack Obama made a historic announcement today that he will move to normalize relations with Cuba. This will include immediate talks to restore diplomatic ties and the lifting of...

Cómo elimino o expurgo (expunge) mis antecedentes penales? How do I eliminate or expunge my criminal record? I am contacted by many clients who have successfully completed all or part of a period of probation and they now wish to have their criminal record...