I Was Walking Across the Border And My Money Got Seized By Customs! 30 days Later I Got A Notice of Seizure and Information to Claimants and CAFRA Form -Now What?

  I Was Walking Across the Border And My Money Got Seized By Customs! 30 days Later I Got A Notice of Seizure and Information to Claimants and CAFRA Form -Now What? You may receive this type of letter is to notify you the U.S. Customs & and Border Protection seized the property described in the…

When and How Should I Tell My Command About My DUI Arrest if I am in the Navy or Marines?

This is a quick reminder from supervising attorney at San Diego Defenders, Daniel Smith, to the question of when and how you should tell your command about a DUI arrest. That you should report in accordance with SORM was decided under U.S. v. Castillo however, “How You Report” is probably the most important aspect to…

Best DUI and Federal Defense in San Diego

 San Diego County is home of the busiest international border crossing in the world according to Politico Magazine and it is no surprise that while 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians cross each day there will be a high number of federal criminal cases, approximately 3,500 per year, involving importation of controlled substances, alien smuggling,…

A San Diego Criminal Law Firm Talks About Defending Human Nature in Varsity Blues and White Collar Crime

The recent nationwide scam where wealthy parents were paying college coaches to say their kids were athletes, having ringers, (disguised as test proctors no less,) take SAT and ACT tests, or paying for test administrators to change their answers is classic example of white collar crime as reported in the NY Times March 12, 2019. And…