Federal Criminal Law • San Diego, California

Federal Criminal Law Topics — San Diego, CA

Federal criminal law topics and legal analysis for San Diego, San Diego County. Comprehensive coverage of federal criminal statutes, sentencing guidelines, and courthouse procedures.

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Federal Criminal Law
San Diego • San Diego County

San Diego Superior Court — Central Division

1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101

All San Diego County criminal matters

Judges: Superior Court Judges: Hon. Michael T. Smyth (Presiding Judge), Hon. Peter C. Deddeh, Hon. Kenneth K. So, Hon. Joan P. Weber, Hon. Charles G. Rogers

The Central Division is the main state courthouse for San Diego County. It handles the highest volume of felony arraignments, preliminary hearings, and trials in the county. Federal cases are heard separately at the U.S. District Court on West Broadway.

Federal Criminal Law Practice Areas — San Diego

White Collar Crime

Fraud, embezzlement, insider trading, securities violations, public corruption

Drug Crimes

Federal trafficking, conspiracy, manufacturing, possession with intent to distribute

RICO & Racketeering

Organized crime, conspiracy charges, enterprise corruption, multi-defendant cases

Money Laundering

Financial crimes, structuring, asset forfeiture, FinCEN and IRS investigations

Tax Evasion

IRS criminal investigations, failure to file, tax fraud, offshore account disclosures

Federal Appeals

2255 motions, direct appeals to the Ninth Circuit, post-conviction relief

Healthcare Fraud

Medicare/Medicaid fraud, false claims, anti-kickback statute, Stark law violations

PPP & COVID Fraud

PPP loan fraud, EIDL fraud, pandemic relief program investigations