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Embezzlement is the theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer. Embezzlers are usually very methodical in their approach to this premeditated theft. There are different levels of embezzlement – “skimming the top” which is, essentially, taking funds slowly over a period of time so it not only accumulates […]

Orange County’s ‘peculiar’ DUI sentence is gaining recognition throughout the nation and the world. Have you heard of the Orange County Youth Drug and Alcohol Deterrence Program? In 1988, YDAD was started as a response to the climbing youth drug and intoxication driving rates. It’s been a two-fold success; first, youth can take the course […]

It’s no surprise that about 25% of Americans have anxieties about flying — there’s a lot that could potentially happen if you think about it. The one thing that we don’t concern ourselves with turns out to be something that is mind-blowing: pilots flying drunk. We talk about DUIs in cars all the time but […]

As we all know, drunk driving is a common offense for many. There has always been a fine line between whether someone  is too drunk to drive or if that person “thinks” they are too drunk to drive. Authorities have seen a decrease in DUI rates by about 4% since the debut of several social ride-sharing […]

During our time as criminal defense lawyers we’ve handled all sorts of cases – some crazy and others pretty vanilla. One of the common cases we see are drug crimes. While a “simple” drug cases can just be possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia, they can quickly get snowball into more complex cases if you’ve […]

When you hear the phrase “criminal charges”, what are the first things that come to mind? Some of the most common ones are domestic violence, theft or DUI. Here’s a compilation of the 12 most common types of criminal charges and several examples of what type of behaviors would be classified as such. Alcohol-Related Crimes […]

Sometimes you’ll hear stories about a friend using their brother’s ID to get into a club and the fun they had. The stories that you don’t hear are when they get caught and the ramifications of using someone else’s ID or using a fake ID. While it gets glorified in Hollywood movies and TV shows, […]

Each year thousands of people have their driver’s license revoked or suspended in California. Having your license suspended can cause a big headache for you and your family or friends. Now you’ll have to find someone to drive you around, pick you up, or take public transportation. So, what circumstances can your license be suspended […]

With recent mass shootings across the country the issue of gun ownership and gun crimes has come to the forefront of the American mind. At The Law Offices of Bradley Corbett we deal with firearm offenses all the time. We also know that California has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation. The […]

What is Domestic Violence Domestic violence is the abuse of an intimate partner through sexual, physical, or mental abuse. The central cause of most domestic violence cases is control and power. The National Domestic Violence Hotline uses the Power and Control Wheel to describe the tactics of the abuser to control, intimidate, isolate, and belittle […]