Blog Posts in 2011
Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
While socialite Paris Hilton was out shopping the day after Christmas, photographers spotted some suspicious-looking powder all over her vehicle. Hilton, however insists that the powder was actually ...
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Posted on Dec 25, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Professional football player Jerome Simpson is under investigation after law enforcement officials tracked a large package of marijuana that had been shipped to his house. Simpson, who famously ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Two men were convicted in a Long Beach Court on 13 felony counts of drug-related crimes today. Joe Grumbine and Joe Byron reportedly owned three marijuana dispensaries in the Long Beach area and were ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Professional football player Sam Hurd was arrested on drug-related charges in Chicago last week. Hurd had played the position of receiver for the Dallas Cowboys before being signed to the Chicago ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Actor Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins was arrested in Arizona this past week for purchasing a large quantity of marijuana. In what turned out to be a sting operation set up by local law enforcement ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Professional baseball player James Loney was arrested by Los Angeles Police last month after crashing into several cars. Loney, who plays first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was driving through a ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Brooke Mueller, the most recent ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, was arrested over the weekend in Aspen, Colorado. Aspen police responded to calls of an alleged assault on an unnamed female patron at a ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Local law enforcement agents discovered a small marijuana farm in Palmdale yesterday while performing a probation compliance check. Detectives working with Operation Safe Streets were checking on ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Rapper Lil Boosie was sentenced to prison today for his part in in a drug smuggling conspiracy. The rapper, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, pleaded guilty in a Louisiana court room to conspiring to ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
One of the founding members of the famous Pointer Sisters singing group of the 1970s and 80s was arrested by local law enforcement agents for possession of a controlled substance last week in Los ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal agents for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) earlier this week found nearly $4 million-worth of cocaine at the home of professional boxer Ivan Calderon. Calderon issued a statement on ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal investigators working with local police officers raided several medical marijuana dispensaries in the western region of Washington State last week. Washington is one of just 16 states, in ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was arrested earlier this month after local law enforcement agents found methamphetamines while searching his home. Police arrived at Mayfield's North Carolina ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
The state of California filed paperwork in late October to sue former R&B singer Dreux Pierre Frederic for the illegal operation of a marijuana dispensary of which he is the part owner. Frederic, ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
An eight-month long investigation of combined law enforcement groups led to a massive drug bust in Indianapolis, Indiana that was announced today. Officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration, ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Former professional wrestler Tyson Tomko was arrested on drug-related criminal charges last week after local law enforcement agents in Florida allegedly found him injecting drugs in a restaurant ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Rapper Big Boi of the musical duo OutKast settled a pending drug case in a Miami, Florida court last week. Big Boi, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was initially arrested in August after K-9 dogs ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Nobody can say that criminals are not at least creative. United States Border Patrol agents discovered a series of underground tunnels starting in Mexico and ending across the border in Nogales, ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
One of the largest shipments of "precursor" chemicals used in drug making in years was discovered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in late September. Inspectors for the United ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Many NFL players have been arrested for drug crimes, some big and some small. However, two members of the Cincinnati Bengals are in need of a top notch Los Angeles Drug Crime Attorney after over 8 ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Marcus Camby, a member of a number of NBA teams over his career, was arrested for marijuana possession. Currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, Camby was driving in Texas when police pulled ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
When a Los Angeles Drug Crimes Defense Lawyer represents someone facing serious drug charges, he has to look at every option available to him. Drug charges can be prosecuted differently in each city, ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
When the Los Angeles Police deal with drug dealers, they are often dealing with people who are not part of academia. However, a recent case involving a Cal State professor who is also a leader in the ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP
Our lawyers are pleased to announce the lanuch of our Los Angeles Drug Crimes blog.
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