California’s Employment Development Department, the state department in charge of issuing unemployment benefits, has been in the news a lot recently after reporting record fraud losses in 2020 due to looser restrictions on unemployment claims as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, of the $114 billion worth of unemployment benefits paid in 2020, […]
Think Twice Before Forging Coronavirus Vaccine Records and Test Results
As the coronavirus wears on for almost a year now, we’re starting to have more tools to fight it, both in because we are now better able to identify who has the disease and prevent them from spreading it and because the vaccines are starting to be given to the public. While it seems we’re […]
The Most Common Crimes Committed On Social Media
For all the good social media has done in helping to connect people, it has also helped people commit crimes in a number of ways. While the most obvious recent example was the planning far-right agitators did before storming the capitol, there are many other ways social media can be used for criminal acts. Here […]
What Will Happen to the Vaccine-Destroying Pharmacist?
It was shocking to discover that 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine in late December. When it was discovered that the vaccine wasn’t left out on accident, but was actually destroyed on purpose by a pharmacist who believed conspiracy theories, it made things even worse. Unsurprisingly, Eric Sutherland, the pharmacist who left the vaccine out will […]
Maybe Rabbits Shouldn’t Be Police Officers in the World of Zootopia
The world of Zootopia is an inspirational tale about overcoming prejudice and stereotypes to make a better, more inclusive world. But when the protagonist is the city’s first bunny police officer, who happens to break the law and put the public at risk more often than not, it undermines the positive message she should be […]
Lying About Having Coronavirus is a Crime in California
While we’ve already covered the fact that it’s a crime to knowingly expose someone to the coronavirus, it’s worth mentioning that doing the opposite can also get you in trouble with the law. That is, claiming to be infected with Covid-19 when you’re actually not can result in criminal charges depending on the situation. In […]
Work Furlough Programs in San Diego County
As local jails and prisons have become increasingly overcrowded, state and county law makers have been striving to develop more alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders. One such program in California is San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s “work furlough and residential re-entry center” program. If you are being charged with a non-violent crime, or if you […]
Have You Been Accused of Police Impersonation in San Diego?
At some point or another, just about everyone has pretended to be a police officer, whether it was while playing cops and robbers as a child or as a Halloween costume as an adult. But there is a big distinction between wearing a costume or a child pretending to arrest a friend and the crime […]
What to Know About Election Fraud Laws in California
Despite some conservatives’ claims to the contrary, voter fraud is relatively uncommon in elections throughout the entire country, and that includes both mail-in ballots or traditional in-person voting machines. That being said, while there are certainly nowhere near “millions of examples of voter fraud in California alone” as some Republican pundits have claimed, it is […]
Popular YouTube Stars, The Stokes Brothers, Charged With SWATTING
Most people think pranks are only funny until someone gets seriously hurt, but some people want to push things as far as possible, especially if it gets them YouTube views. In fact, that’s exactly what got YouTubers DaddyOFive and CJ So Cool in legal trouble and why twin YouTubers Alan and Alex Stokes were recently […]
