Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Dennis Martin, age 42, of Colchester, Vermont, was convicted by a jury on February 9, 2023. The evidence at trial included a Snapchat video Martin sent to his mother-in-law on February 18, 2019, in which he brandished a firearm. According to trial tes... More...    $0 (10-11-2023 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software and providing unlawful remuneration to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen’s software.

“Electronic health records are an essential part of our healthcare systemâ€� said Principal Deputy Assis... More...    $0 (07-14-2023 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, previously referred to as child pornography.

On May 7, 2022, Chester Police Officers received reports concerning potential voyeurism occurring at Norman Merrill’s home in Chester. During the investigation, witnesses alleged they had found a hidden recording device in... More...    $0 (04-25-2023 - VT)

Bennington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of violation an abuse prevention order.

Preston Foster, age 60, was accused to stalking a former co-workers and neighbor on two separate occasions in July 2020.... More...    $0 (06-21-2022 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with knowingly producing child pornography.

Cory Johnson previously pleaded guilty to a single count of child pornography production, admitting that, in or about September 2016, he video recorded sexually explicit content involving a minor. At sentencing, the government sought a 30-year sentence, the maximum allowed by... More...    $0 (05-11-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with murder for hire, conspiracy to kidnap and murder a person overseas, conspiracy to produce child pornography, and possession of child pornography.

In September 2018, FSean Fiore, 38, of Burlington, Vermont, communicated over WhatsApp with a woman who was in Venezuela. Both used aliases. The WhatsApp communic... More...    $0 (04-01-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children.

Ryan Beaulieu, 45, of Underhill, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography on March 29. According to court documents, Beaulieu used an anonymous video chat website to contact multiple prepubescent children and... More...    $0 (11-16-2021 - VT)

Rutland, VT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with aggravated assault, domestic assault, obstruction of justice and assault and robbery.

Waltger M. Taylor, III, age 28, was charged aggravated assault, domestic assault, obstruction of justice and assault and robbery.

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Burlington, VT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with child exploitation and possession of child pornography.

Alexander Chase, 25, of Barre, Vermont, was indicted for child exploitation crimes, including obtaining images from a child victim and distributing them to others via email. In the summer of 2019, Chase posed as a 14-year-old boy on a child chat website. Chas... More...    $0 (09-22-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense felony firearm possession charge lawyer represented Aaron Loucks, 27, of Burlington, Vermont, who was charged with possession of a firearm while being a user of controlled substances.

According to the complaint filed on Monday, Loucks has struggled with psychological and drug addiction issues since high school. In early December 2020, Loucks was char... More...    $0 (01-11-2021 - VT)

8 was simultaneously monumental and incremental. Monumental in that its 9 changes to sentencing calculations, mandatory minimums, good behavior credits 10 and other parts of our criminal laws led to the release of thousands of imprisoned 11 people whom Congress and the Executive believed did not need to be 12 incarcerated. Incremental, in that, rather than mandating more lenient outcomes, 13 it of... More...    $0 (10-02-2020 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to sex trafficking.

In May 2019, a federal jury convicted Folks of five counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of operating an unlawful prostitution business enterprise, four counts of distributing heroin, one count of possessing her... More...    $0 (10-01-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - The United States of America charged Dr. Eike Blohm with production and possession of child porn.

Eike Blohm, 38, of South Burlington, Vermont, was charged with one count of production of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. Blohm made his initial appearance to answer the complaint in federal court on May 22, 2020. At the hearing, U.S. Ma... More...    $0 (06-01-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - The United States of America charged Bradley Smith with child porn.

Bradley Smith, 67, of Jericho, Vermont, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Smith to serve a seven (7) year term of supervised release, and to pay a $100 special assessment.
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Burlington, VT - The United States of America charged Bradley Smith with child pornography.

Bradley Smith, 67, of Jericho, Vermont, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Smith to serve a seven (7) year term of supervised release, and to pay a $100 special assessmen... More...    $0 (12-27-2019 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Bristol Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography

Cody Clark, 27, of Bristol, Vermont, was sentenced on October 18, 2018, in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 120 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of receipt of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered Clark to serve a thirty (30) year term of s... More...    $0 (10-23-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Quebec Man Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment for Smuggling Over 100 Handguns From Vermont to Quebec

Alexis Vlachos, 41, of Montreal, Quebec, was sentenced on September 4, 2018 in United States District Court by Judge William K. Sessions III to 51 months imprisonment for smuggling of over 100 handguns from Vermont to Quebec. Vlachos previously pled guilty to conspiring t... More...    $0 (09-04-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - New York Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Offense

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brett Ferrell, 33, of New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Chief United States District Judge Geo... More...    $0 (09-13-2018 - VT)

Defendant Lucas Dwight appeals the trial court’s restitution order requiring him to pay dental expenses resulting from defendant’s conviction for simple assault. Defendant raises two main issues: (1) whether the court erred in awarding restitution for expenses that complainant’s father paid on complainant’s behalf; and (2) whether the ordered repayment schedule, which considered defendant’s e... More...    $0 (08-01-2018 - VT)

Rutland, VT - Mexican Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Reentering the United States

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and the Swanton Sector Office of the United States Border Patrol announce that Zein Diaz-Ventura, 27, a citizen of Mexico, was convicted and sentenced on July 17, 2018 in United States District Court in Rutland for reentering the United States after having... More...    $0 (07-22-2018 - VT)