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A 44-year-old woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in a Santa Ana court to stealing over $500,000 from her Irvine employer. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, she pleaded guilty to one felony count of wire fraud. She was given a credit card for business purposes…

In 1993, a 16-year-old boy became the first Orange County juvenile to receive a sentence of life in prison without parole for contributing to a fatal carjacking. In 2012, a state law was passed that allowed inmates serving life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles to be resentenced. According to a news report in The…

A 35-year-old man was arrested on drug charges when police seized 16 pounds of marijuana from his vehicle. According to a Daily Pilot news report, the man was arrested by Costa Mesa police in the 3000 block of Capri Lane in Mesa Verde. Officials say the pulled the vehicle over, searched the car, and found the marijuana.…

Recent analysis of Orange County juvenile arrests shows that half as many teens and children are being arrested on suspicion of crimes compared to years past. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, there were 6,900 juvenile arrests made in 2013. That is a significant drop from the 14,000 arrests made each year…

Prescription drugs are controlled substances. They are illegal to possess without a valid prescription. It is also illegal to manufacture, sell or even transport these drugs under the United States Controlled Substances Act. You can face serious criminal penalties in Orange County for possessing drugs such as Codein, Vicodin, Soma, Xanax, Adderall, Ambien and OxyContin.…

Children under the age of 18 typically do not face adult court proceedings. Instead, minors who are accused of breaking the law must appear in delinquency court. During the delinquency hearing, minors are read out the charges they face. It is at this time that the court will consider the age of the minor, the…

Under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, you have the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that if you are arrested for drug possession in Orange County, it is important to look into how the drugs were found during the arrest. If they were wrongfully obtained, you may be…

A 28-year-old Anaheim man and a 24-year-old Westminster man face murder charges following the fatal shooting of another man in an Anaheim park. According to a news report in the Orange County Register, the men are schedule to appear in court on January 23, 2015. Officials believe the Westminster man drove the Anaheim man to the…

Having a criminal record can affect your employment opportunities, your credit and even your personal relationships. Adults in California can have certain misdemeanors and even felonies erased or expunged from their record as long as they were not sentenced to California State prison. There are several conditions adult offenders must meet in order to get their…

Two women, aged 27 and 26, were acquitted of second-degree murder but convicted of voluntary manslaughter and assault following the death of a 23-year-old Huntington Beach woman. According to a KTLA News report, they were found guilty by an Orange County jury in July and sentenced last week to six years in state prison. During the trial,…