The Law Office of Adam G. Gasner

07/17/2023

Identity theft is a serious offense that can have severe consequences for the accused. In order to mount a strong defense against identity theft charges, it is important to understand the relevant laws and available defenses. This article will discuss possible federal and California law defenses to identity theft using markdown. https://gasnerlaw.com/blog/possible-defenses-for-identity-theft

03/01/2021

Gasner Criminal Law helps Innocent Owners get their property returned from the government.

Gasner Criminal Law based in San Francisco, CA helps innocent owners recover seized property from both Federal and local law enforcement due to the alleged commission of a crime.

11/20/2020

I'm representing the co-defendant in this white-collar case.
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After a chase, Matthew Piercey disappeared underwater using a submersible scooter, the authorities said. When he surfaced, agents were waiting with dry clothes his wife had provided.

11/10/2020

Federal prosecutors in San Francisco on Thursday announced they seized more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoin hacked from Silk Road's. PDF http://ow.ly/FrrL50Cg5GY
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San Francisco defense attorney Adam Gasner’s client, identified in court papers as ‘Individual X,’ last week handed over a trove of Bitcoin hacked from the long-shuttered online black market Silk Road and walked away a free person.

10/01/2020

Judge William Alsup said the defense did an admirable job, but that Nikulin’s case was hurt, not helped, by going to trial.

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced convicted Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin to 88 months in prison for stealing more than 100 million user credentials from LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring datab…

07/10/2020

Adam G. Gasner of the Law Office of Adam G. Gasner, suggested that the information's credibility should be looked at skeptically, given that Russia is known to be a state sponsor of cybercrimes and ... cyber-mercenaries.

Find out about recent criminal defense case wins at Gasner Criminal Law. To learn whether we can help you, please schedule a free consultation (415) 782-6000

04/11/2020

Judge questions the evidence presented by the prosecution in San Francisco criminal hacking trial.

The federal government’s case against a Russian national accused of hacking tech companies LinkedIn, DropBox and Formspring in 2012 faltered Wednesday, as the judge overseeing the jury trial expressed some concerns about the prosecution’s evidence.

03/19/2020

Criminal defendants like my client deserve access to proper COVID testing while housed in jail

“For Christ’s sake we’ve got a trial going on out here. Can’t we get at least enough test kits to ensure that the defendant is healthy?,” said U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California at a hearing in a case involving a Russian man charged with hacking Califo...

03/12/2020

I'm defending the accused Russian Hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin in San Francisco

The criminal trial of accused Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin opened Tuesday, with lawyers from the Justice Department painting him as a run-of-the-mill thief who breached LinkedIn, DropBox, and Formspring computer networks in 2012 and made off with millions of usernames and passwords.

06/07/2019

I appeared as a guest on KALW San Francisco public radio about "What challenges do non-citizens face today?"

This week, June 5, 2019, we discuss that part of the world where criminal law and immigration law intersect. In particular, what challenges do non-citizens