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Joseph ShemariaFederal criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, California

A tough, fearless and savvy federal criminal defense attorney since 1970. Forged in the trenches of the largest U.S. District Court in the U.S. - Los Angeles, California. Hardened by the toughest federal judges, Nixon appointees. Unrivaled credentials. 33 years of daily fighting with U.S. Assistant Attorneys. Recognized legal scholar, legal trial and appellate expertise. Proven by experience to be "par excellence" by judges, prosecutors and attorneys through Martindale-Hubbell's ratings and 35 published opinions.

Do not allow your critical case to be some "Criminal Lawyer's" experiment or a guinea pig. You need the best. This is perhaps one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. Consider Joe Shemaria - a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, California.

Do you have a federal criminal case on your hands? It's imperative to have a federal criminal defense lawyer in your corner. These cases are complicated and are completely different from state criminal law cases. Do not let your criminal law case become a first pass for a criminal lawyer just dabbling in federal law. When results are critical to your FUTURE, trust the unrivaled experience and unbeatable credentials of federal criminal defense lawyer Joe Shemaria - practicing in Los Angeles, California.

The most respected and well-known source of information about attorneys in the U.S., Canada and Worldwide, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers gives Mr. Shemaria its highest rating. Martindale-Hubbell ratings are submitted by United States Federal Judges, federal criminal attorneys, defense lawyers and prosecutors from around the country. More information regarding Los Angeles criminal attorney Joseph Shemaria.

Mr. Shemaria has devoted his entire career to protecting the constitutional rights and vigorously defending criminal defendants in all federal California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii state courts. Many criminal defense attorneys tout their experience as former prosecutors. Some are good; most cannot "remake" their philosophy -- they just want to make more money! Wouldn't you prefer a criminal defense lawyer who has always been on your side? It comes down to commitment, beliefs and what you stand for. Mr. Shemaria has always chosen to represent the "underdog" and fight the government! He believes in what he does and believes in winning. Don't gamble your future on someone who may have moved to the defense side only for a bigger paycheck. When results matter trust the experience, dedication and proven results of Mr. Shemaria - a federal criminal defense lawyer with offices located in Los Angeles, California. More information regarding Los Angeles criminal lawyer Joseph Shemaria.

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September 18, 2007

Fraud - Nevada Man Agrees to Plead Guilty In Phony Domain Name Infringement Scam

LOS ANGELES--A Las Vegas resident agreed Sept. 6 to plead guilty to wire fraud for impersonating a Los Angeles-based intellectual property lawyer and threatening owners of Internet domain names with trademark infringement lawsuits in order to obtain the sites for himself, the United States Attorney in Los Angeles announced (United States v. Scali, C.D. Cal., No. CR 07-00908, plea agreement filed 9/6/07).

2006, David D. Scali, using an alias that the plea agreement lists only as "E.R.," registered the e-mail address "trademarkinfringement@netzero.net," and within days began using that address to send e-mails to registered owners of URLs or domain names.

In the e-mails, Scali claimed to be a Los Angeles attorney, identified in the plea agreement only by the initials "K.Y.C.," and threatened the domain name owners with trademark infringement lawsuits seeking $100,000 if they did not relinquish ownership within two days. More...

October 25, 2006

FROM JOE SHEMARIA’S TRIAL WORK IN THE DISTRICT COURT, 9TH CIRCUIT FOUND JUDGE AND PROSECUTOR HAD BOTH COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR!

“From 10 years to life to time served” – a reality! U.S.D.CT. Los Angeles 2004 for manufacturing and possession with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine.

In 2004 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided United States v. (Dale) Combs, 379 F.3d 564 (9th Cir. 2004), a 34 page published opinion reversing federal convictions for Shemaria’s client (at trial) where he was convicted of both manufacturing meth and possessing it with intent to distribute it, Shemaria’s closing argument was the primary ground for reversal. The Court quoted Shemaria’s closing argument, in finding judge and prosecutorial errors, each justifying the reversal of both convictions. The Court stated (at pages 567-568): More...

September 10, 2006

Baca Orders Review of Interrogation Policy in Los Angeles

The L.A. County sheriff acts after a judge throws out a murder case, citing detectives' questionable grilling of a suspect. He was freed.

It began on an April afternoon in 2005 when neighbors in an upscale section of Manhattan Beach noticed black smoke billowing from an apartment rented by a local doctor. Firefighters arrived and quickly extinguished the blaze. But when they got inside the home's bedroom, they found the body of the doctor's housekeeper, Libia Cabrera, lying under a window and burned beyond recognition. The 41-year-old Lawndale mother had been bound, gagged, sexually assaulted and stabbed in the neck.

Months passed without any breaks. Then, in January, detectives arrested Herbert Orlando Gonzales, a 27-year-old clerical worker and aspiring musician. Gonzales was charged with murder and three other felony counts including arson and residential burglary and, if convicted, could have faced the death penalty.

But the "big break" in the murder mystery has become a black eye for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A Los Angeles judge last month threw out the case, raising concerns about the detectives' conduct during a lengthy interrogation.

Though the deputies claimed that Gonzales made incriminating statements during the interview, the judge concluded that they might have violated Gonzales' Miranda rights and bullied him into making incriminating statements that he later recanted. More...

MYTH : INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE ACQUITTED AND GUILTY ARE CONVICTED

This is just not so. Unfortunately, the American criminal justice system as we've seen in the United States District Courts across this land is far too inundated with cases to separate the guilty from those who are innocent or who cannot be proven guilty. The system only separates those who have savvy, experienced criminal defense lawyers from those who don't!
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MYTH : FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS MAKE BETTER FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

That simply is a myth. Past experience as a federal prosecutor may or may not equate to success. Some former prosecutors just changed hats, not their hearts. They still believe defendants should become "snitches."
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MYTH : ALL CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ARE BASICALLY EQUAL

Most people believe that criminal defense lawyers with some 20 years or so of criminal law experience are probably about equal and the lowest cost should be the main concern. This is NOT TRUE. Many were prosecutors for the first 5-15 years of their "criminal law experience"!
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MYTH : "I'VE BEEN INDICTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WHY WASTE MONEY ON A CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER?"

Assuming your case is a dead bang loser, even then an experienced federal criminal defense attorney can greatly help! Well, the United States Sentencing Guidelines are one good reason. Every United States District Court in the country uses these guidelines for sentencing purposes and if you get nothing else from this web site, aside from the fact that the only justice you're ever going to get is the justice your criminal defense lawyer gets for you, you will come out ahead. CLICK TO LEARN MORE

MYTH : HIGH FEE = GOOD RESULTS

Never confuse the payment of a large fee with a guarantee of a quality criminal defense.
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December 25, 2007

EMERYVILLE LOAN OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY IN LOAN KICKBACK SCHEME

Defendant received more than $500,000 from scheme

OAKLAND, CA – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge, Scott O’Briant, announced that Renato Gonzales Quiazon, of Hayward pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns. This guilty plea is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation.

In pleading guilty, Mr. Quiazon acknowledged that he knowingly devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain payments of loan kickbacks, commissions and cash outs/extraneous line items from borrowers’ escrow accounts from which he received more than $500,000. Beginning about January 2000 through October 2004, the defendant was employed as a loan officer with New Century Mortgage, located in Emeryville, CA. During this time, Mr. Quiazon entered into an agreement with an independent mortgage broker to use his name and broker’s license on loans that Mr. Quiazon processed as the loan officer. By using the mortgage broker’s identity on these particular loans, Mr. Quiazon defrauded New Century Mortgage by causing it to issue a 1% commission (1% of the total loan amount) to the mortgage broker who had not earned that commission. As part of the agreement with the mortgage broker, the mortgage broker was to retain 20% of the fraudulent commissions and pay Mr. Quiazon a kickback of 80% of the commissions.
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