Connecticut Domestic Abuse Law
United States of America v. Otilio Green
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized sea... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Kenneth K.
Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal violation of a protective order.<br> <br> The defendant and L married in 1997 and have three children together. In 2014, L initiated divorce proceedings, and the defendant and L agreed to a visitation schedule for their children, which provided that the defendant would pick up the children at L's ... More...
$0 (05-20-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Vasquez-Salinas a/k/a “Stalin Vasquez-Salinas†and “Stalin Vasquez†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ecuadoran National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> STANLIN DANIEL VASQUEZ-SALINAS, also known as "Stalin Vasquez-Salinasâ�... More...
$0 (04-28-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Canyon Beasley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Sexual Activity with Connecticut Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></I></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense Related to Illegal Sexual Activity with Connecticut Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Donald S. Hammalian, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Newtown Resident Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a four-coun... More...
$0 (04-21-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Onai Kedar Wilbur Wright </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ONAI KEDAR WILBUR WRIGHT, 25, of Bridgeport, was charged by federal cr... More...
$0 (04-04-2025 - CT)In re Ryshan N.
Hartford, Connecticut family law lawyer represented mother in a parental termination action.<br> <br> Shortly after Ryshan's birth in February, 2022, he was adjudicated neglected and committed to the custody of the petitioner. The petitioner thereafter filed a petition to terminate the respondent's parental rights. On March 28, 2024, following a four day trial, the court issued a memorandum of... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Adam P.
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree and eight counts of the crime of risk of injury to a child,<br> <br> From 2005 to 2013, the defendant was in a romantic relationship with the victims' mother, Q. During most of that time, the defendant lived with Q, D, and T, first in Bridgeport, a... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis John Hernandez a/k/a “DJ Hernandez†and “Jonathan Hernandez†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bristol, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Interstate Threats </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bristol Man Who Made Interstate Threats is Sentenced</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticu... More...
$0 (02-07-2025 - CT)Priscilla I. Cardona v. Raymond J. Padilla
Danbury, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute custody and visitation dispute.<br> <br> The plaintiff, Priscilla I. Cardona, appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding the defendant, Raymond J. Padilla,[1] who lives in Florida, primary physical custody of their minor child (child) and ordering visitation for the plaintiff with the child.... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Michele Devine </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterford Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Michele Devine </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterford Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Shacquille Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing firearms. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Felon Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms</h2></center></b></b><br> <br> SHACQUILLE JACKSON, 31, of Bridgeport, was charged with illega... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, M.D. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ryan Cameron </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Groton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> RYAN CAMERON, 22, of Groton, pleaded guilty before U.... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ryan Cameron </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Groton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of ... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, MD. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations </h2></center></b></b> <... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Szwarc </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offense, Violating Supervised Release </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sex Offender Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense, Violating Supervised Release</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (12-11-2024 - CT)In re Jaelyn K.M., et al.
<h2><br> Waterbury, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a termination of parental rights action.<br> </h2><br> Prior to the birth of Jayden and Jaelynn, the two older children had been adjudicated neglected due to the respondent's substance abuse, and the respondent's parental rights with respect to the older children were terminated at separate proceedings in 2021. Thereafte... More...
$0 (12-03-2024 - CT)In re Charli M.
<h2><br> New London, Connecticut family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [Charli] was born [in March, 2021].... [Charli] is [the] fourth biological child [of the Father and Charli's mother]. The mother and father began a relationship in 2012. The department became involved with the family in 2013 after receiving a report of dome... More...
$0 (11-06-2024 - CT)State of Connecticut v. David J.
<h2><br> Williamantic, Connecticut strangulation in the second degree and disorderly conduct criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> On or about September 21, 2017, the petitioner was arrested in connection with a domestic dispute. The petitioner was subsequently charged with strangulation in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64bb and dis... More...
$0 (09-03-2024 - CT)<h1> Michael Porter a/k/a Michael Antonio Porter v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The trial court sentenced Moates to life imprisonment and a $1... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Bates, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images and Videos </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Greenwich Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images and Videos</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An in... More...
$0 (05-28-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Michaelson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> New Haven, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercing and Threatening Children to Produce Sexually Explicit Material .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Guilford Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Coercing and Threatening Children to Produce Sexually Explicit Material </h2></center></i... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - CT)Jon-Jay Tilsen v. Miriam E. Benson
New Haven, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action.<br> <br> <br> The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court dissolving Plaintiff's marriage to Defendant, holding that Plaintiff was not entitled to relief on his allegations of error. At issue in this case was the extent to which a Connecticut court may enforce the terms of a "ketubah," a contract ... More...
$0 (08-01-2023 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jake Scott Elewellny </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Child Pornography Offense.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <br> JAKE SCOTT FLEWELLYN, 26, of Norwalk, was to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for accessing and possessing images and videos depicting child sex ab... More...
$0 (01-24-2024 - CT)United States of America v. Robert Eckert
New Haven, Connecticut criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of child porn.<br> <br> Robert Eckert, age 56, of West Hartford, used multiple internet platforms, including MeWe and Kik, to solicit, receive and distribute images of child sexual abuse and to communicate with others about the distribution of child pornography. He accessed the online platforms on his phone, at... More...
$0 (09-02-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Jason Metz
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack.<br> <br> In May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of heroin, cocaine and crack in the Waterbury area, and was believed to be headed by Zach... More...
$0 (06-08-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Robert Marlin Sellers, II
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempting to engage in commercial sex with a minor.<br> <br> In 2020, law enforcement received information that Robert Martin Sellers, age 62, of Bristol, was sharing videos of child sex abuse on a website that is focused on incest. In November 2020, an undercover FBI employee began interacting with Sellers on the s... More...
$0 (05-20-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Michael Schmeer
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for downloading thousands of child sex abuses images and videos over the internet.<br> <br> An investigation revealed that an IP address at Michael Schmeer's residence was being used to download child sex abuse images and videos from a peer-to-peer file sharing network. On August 12, 2020, investigators conducted a court... More...
$0 (01-18-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Tony Taun Pham
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with conspiracy to defraud the United States.<br> <br> Tony Tuan Pham, also known as "Anh Nguyen,†52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was fraud for coaching federal inmates and prospective inmates, who would not otherwise require substance abuse treatment, how to lie to gain admission into a Federal Bureau of Prisons ("B... More...
$0 (12-10-2021 - CT)United States of America v. King Sheung Chan
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for attempting to illegally export glass eels.<br> <br> King Sheung Chang, also known as "Nelson,†30, a permanent resident of Hong Kong of the People's Republic of China, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to one count of attempted smuggling of glass eels from the United... More...
$0 (07-01-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Oleg Koshkin
New Haven, Connecticut conspiracy to commit computer fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Oleg Koshkin, who was charged for his role in operating a "crypting†service used to conceal "Kelihos†malware from antivirus software, enabling hackers to systematically infect victim computers around the world with malicious software, including ransomware. Defendant, age... More...
$0 (06-22-2021 - CT)Stewart Smith v. Independence Holding Company
New Haven, Connecticut consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227, which provides:<br> <br> It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States—<br> <br> (A) to make any call (other than a call made for ... More...
$0 (05-10-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Michelle Lynn Gschlecht
New Haven, Connecticut possession of child porn charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Michelle Lynn Gschlecht, who was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse.<br> <br> In August 1996, Gschlecht was convicted in state court of sexual assault in the first degree related to the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. In July 2015, Gschlecht was convicted in state court of ... More...
$0 (04-10-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Edward Galpin
New Haven, Connecticut sexual exploitation of children charge criminal defense lawyer represent Defendant, Edward Galpin, age 39, of Stratford, who was charged with sexual exploitation of multiple children.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Galpin was an administrator of a private Kik messaging app chat group that provided a forum for members to discuss their sex... More...
$0 (03-11-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
New Haven, Connecticut qui tam lawyers represented the United States of America which claimed that Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation for violating the False Claims Act.<br> <br> RTC, a Massachusetts-based corporation, and HSC, its wholly owned subsidiary, are military defense contractors that sell goods and services to the U.S. and to other defense contractors.<... More...
$515626 (01-13-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Mark Felner
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with child exploitation.<br> <br> Mark Felner, age 31, from Clinton, Connecticut was charged with for engaging in sexual activity with an underage victim in 2015 and 2016, and receiving pornographic images from the minor victim.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, on multiple occasions in ... More...
$0 (10-12-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Simon Hessler
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bridgeport_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Simon Hessler, ate 48, with child exploitation.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2018, a Connecticut State Police detective identified Hessler as a person possibly involved i... More...
$0 (08-13-2020 - ct)United States of America v. Nikkita Chesney
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/imgs/kids/Supreme-today3.jpg"><br> </center><br> New Haven, CT - Bridgeport Woman Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft, Health Care Fraud Offenses<br> <br> John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NIKKITA CHESNEY, 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolde... More...
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