California Bank Robber Caught. Faces 20 Years For Each Offense

A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to 10 California bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery. The man admitted to robbing banks primarily in the Bay Area, before being apprehended shortly after a failed attempt to rob his eleventh bank. The defendant admitted to stealing more than $27,000 in the bank robberies. During the robberies, the defendant wore a baseball cap and a coarse brown wig tied in a ponytail, earning him the nickname “The Bad Wig Bandit.”

In two of the robberies, the defendant had an accomplice acting as his driver. She also pled guilty to one robbery and one attempted robbery.

The defendant was charged with 10 counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Furthermore, he was charged with Read more

Embezzlement on the Rise in Orange County

The former president of a manufacturing company has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for embezzling nearly $825,000. In addition to her federal prison sentence, the former executive was forced to sell her house and give up her company pension and personal retirement savings to satisfy her fine and help repay her debt.

California Penal Code 503(a) defines embezzlement as Read more

Ex partners of Prominent Class-action Law Firm Sentenced to Federal Prison

Steven Schulman and David Bershad, two former partners of the law firm formerly known as Milberg Weiss, were sentenced to six months in prison each for their role in an illegal class-action lawsuit scheme. It is illegal to pay lead plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits brought by the firm. Under the scheme, Milberg Weiss attorneys agreed to pay class-action lead plaintiffs a portion of the attorneys’ fees if Milberg Weiss won the case. Read more