Delaware Bank Robbery Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kwame Boahene </h2> </center>

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Kwame Boahene, 63, and his co-conspirators orchestrated an international romance fraud scheme that defrauded victims across the country, including elderly victims and a victim in Delaware. The cybercriminals created fictitious online personas to develop romantic relationships with the victims. Once ... More...

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State of Delaware v. Marsaan Newman

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery First Degree and Assault Second Degree. The Defendant filed a motion for postconviction relief.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Crandall Speights </h1></h1>

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing checks out of the mail. A Wilmington man was sentenced on September 18, 2025, to 70 months in prison for amassing over $900,000 in fraudulent proceeds through multiple fraud schemes over the course of years. According to court documents, Crandall Speights, 43, drove around neighborhoods... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jady Solano </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry </font/color="red"></center><center> Former Wilmington Tax Preparer Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Wilmington man ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kyle Stevens </h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and threatening to kill two women while, in the same timeframe, filing fraudulent applications for pandemic relief loans and laundering the proceeds </center><center> Former University of Delaware Student Wh... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tayion Spencer </h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbing Armored Truck </center><center> Philadelphia Man Who Robbed Armored Truck Sentenced To More Than Eight Years Imprisonment</h2></center> </h2></center> Tayion Spencer, 32, was arrested by th... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tayion Spencer </h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbing Armored Truck </center><center> Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm; Gun was Used in Violent Assault and Armed Robbery </h2></center> </h2></center> <br... More...

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<H2> State of Delaware v. Mark Purnell </H2>

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, conspiracy in the second degree, and related firearms charges. In the early evening hours of January 30, 2006, Ernest and Tameka Giles were walking along the sidewalk near Fifth and Willing Streets in Wilm... More...

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United States of America v. Olugbenge Lawal

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Olugbenga Lawal was a member of a Nigerian-based criminal organization that victimized individuals and businesses across the United States through internet-based fraud schemes, including romance fraud and business email compromises, and laundered the proceeds of those fra... More...

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United States of America v. Aaron Davis

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Aaron Davis, 44, engaged in a series of schemes with unknown accomplices to defraud the SSA, Sutter Health, Citizens Bank, and SunTrust Bank between July 2017 and October 2017. One scheme involved serially opening bank accounts; depositing money fraudulently tak... More...

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United States of America v. Aaron Davis

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering. Aaron Davis, 44, engaged in a series of schemes with unknown accomplices to defraud the SSA, Sutter Health, Citizens Bank, and SunTrust Bank between July 2017 and October 2017. One scheme involved serially opening bank accounts; depositing money fraudulently taken... More...

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United States of America v. Isaiah Council

<center><h1> MoreLaw TV Internet Video Legal Marketing Call: 855-853-4800 Today! </h1></center> Wilmington, DE: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with illegally possessing a stole... More...

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United States of America v. Mark Clark

Wilmington, DE - Bank fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mark Clark, 45, of Liberia, who was with one count of bank fraud. Clark opened personal and business bank accounts at numerous financial institutions in his own name and in the name of other individuals, including his own deceased relatives, for the purpose of receiving fraudulently obtained wire transfers f... More...

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United States of America v. Tae H. Kim

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"> </center> Wilmington, DE - Former Banker Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Fraud District Judge Richard G. Andrews sentenced Tae Kim, age 49, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, to an 18-month prison sentence for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The Court also ordered ... More...

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United States of America v. Zahid Aslam

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"> </center> Wilmington, DE - Former Delaware Physician Sentenced To 30 Months Imprisonment For Making A False Statement To A Financial Institution Zahid Aslam, age 46, of Newark, Delaware, was sentenced to a 30-month prison sentence for making a false statement to a financial instituti... More...

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Marjo Alberto Lopez Garza v. Citigroup, Inc.

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(d), a district court may order a plaintiff who voluntarily dismisses an action 3 and files a second action against the same defendant based upon a claim asserted in the first action to pay the “costs” incurred by the defendant in the first action. The issue presented (one of first impression in this Court) is whether a district court may award a... More...

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United States of America v. Joseph L. Capano

Wilmington, DE - Delaware Real Estate Developer Sentenced To 21 Months For Bank Fraud and Environmental Violation Joseph L. Capano, age 75, of Middletown, Delaware, was sentenced to 21 months of incarceration followed by 12 months of home confinement, after pleading guilty in March 2016 to one count of bank fraud and one count of knowingly violating the Clean Water Act. Capano was also or... More...

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United States of America v. Damien Piper

Former Wilmington Housing Authority Employee Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzlement WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Damien Piper, age 34, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced today by the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 12 months and one day... More...

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Marino v. Patriot Rail Company LLC

The facts are drawn from the affidavits and supporting documents that the parties submitted in connection with their motions for summary judgment. The parties agreed in their briefs and at oral argument that there were no disputes of material fact that would affect the outcome. Pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 56(h), the cross-motions therefore became “the equivalent of a s... More...

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State of Delaware v. Emmanuel A. Robinson

On November 14, 2014, Defendant Emmanuel A. Robinson pled guilty to one count of Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited. As part of the plea agreement, the State agreed to dismiss all of the remaining charges which included four counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, four additional counts of Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited, one coun... More...

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Franks v. State Of Delaware

In 1992 Jermaine Wright was convicted of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery in the First Degree, and related weapons offenses for his involvement in what was known as the Hi-Way Inn murder/robbery. The Superior Court imposed the death penalty for his conviction of Murder in the First Degree. Prior to trial, Wright moved to suppress a statement he had given to police. He alleged... More...

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State of Delaware v. Tollis

In February 2015, Vincenzo Tollisentered into a plea agreement with the State through which he pleaded guilty to one count of Robbery in theFirst Degree.2He did so in exchange for dismissal of the remaining charges and a favorable sentencing recommendation (the State’s withholding of a habitual criminal petition3 and request for twelve years unsuspended imprisonment4). His sentencing occurred a... More...

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Mills v. State Of Delaware

This 6th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the appellant’s brief filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 26(c), his attorney’s motion to withdraw, and the State’s response, it appears to the Court that: (1) Shortly after midnight on July 29, 2013, a man described as wearing a gray mask, green tee shirt, fatigue-style camouflage shorts, and black work gloves, en... More...

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PECO Logistics, LLC v. Walnut Investment Partners, L.P., et al.

In March 2011, two sophisticated investors (the “Walnut Investors”) acquired preferred units in PECO Logistics, LLC (“PECO” or the “Company”) and became parties to an LLC agreement that afforded them the voluntary right to sell their preferred units back to PECO three years later (the “Put Right”). The LLC agreement provides that, upon exercise of the Put Right... More...

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SIGA Technologies, Inc. v. PharmAthene

In 2004, SIGA acquired technology for ST-246, an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. At that time, the viability, potential uses, safety, and efficacy of the drug, as well as the likelihood of SIGA obtaining regulatory approval or making sales to the government, were, as is typical in this industry, uncertain. By late 2005, SIGA was running out of money, its largest shareholder, MacAndr... More...

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December Corp. v. Wild Meadows Home Owners Association, et al.

Plaintiff December Corporation (“December Corp.”) is a Pennsylvania corporation whose principal business is to manage and maintain housing communities.1 December Corp. manages the Wild Meadows manufactured housing community (“Wild Meadows”), which is an “active adult manufactured housing community”2 located in Dover, Delaware. Defendant Wild Meadows Home Owners Association (“WMHA�... More...

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ESG Capital Partners II, LP, et al. v. Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP, et al.

Non-party Timothy Burns formed ESG Capital Partners II, LP (the ―Partnership‖) for a limited purpose. After raising money from investors, the Partnership would purchase shares of stock of Facebook, Inc. before that company‘s then-anticipated initial public offering. Preferably once Facebook had completed a successful IPO, the Partnership would distribute to its in... More...

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Bissoon v. State Of Delaware

This 7th day of December 2015, upon consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm, and the Superior Court record, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Harold C. Bissoon, filed this appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of his first motion for postconviction relief. The State has filed a motion to affirm the Superior C... More...

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RBC Capital Markets, LLC v. Jervis

As a preliminary observation, we note that, at oral argument before this Court, counsel for RBC emphasized that RBC “intentionally made appellate arguments that do not require this Court to review findings of fact.” Although RBC has chosen to avoid any direct and specific challenge to the facts as found by the trial court, this Court, nevertheless, has examined the appel... More...

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Herring v. State Of Delaware

This 18th day of November 2015, upon consideration of the appellant‟s brief under Supreme Court Rule 26(c), his attorney‟s motion to withdraw, and the State‟s response, it appears to the Court that: (1) In May 2005, the appellant, Christopher Herring, was convicted of Robbery in the First Degree and other offenses.1 On February 10, 2006, the Superior Court grante... More...

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Aaron Houseman and Nancy Houseman v. Eric S. Sagerman, et al.

In 1996, Nancy Houseman and her husband Aaron Houseman (together the ―Housemans‖) formed Med-Legal, Inc.,2 which they sold to Universata, Inc. (―Universata,‖ or the ―Company‖) in 2006 for a seven-year stream of payments totaling approximately $9 million.3 In 2009, after the Company had difficulty making their payments, the Housemans and Uni... More...

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State of Delaware v. Alley.

On August 28, 2014, Alley pled guilty to one count of Robbery Second Degree and one count of Theft of a Motor vehicle in connection with the above captioned case numbers. A pre-sentence investigation was order with sentencing at a later date. On December 1, 2014, as contemplated by the express terms of the guilty plea agreement signed by Alley, the State filed a motion to de... More...

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Jones v. State Of Delaware

Kyran Jones appeals from his October 10, 2014 Superior Court conviction for first degree assault, attempted robbery, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The court sentenced Jones to eleven years of incarceration. Jones challenges his conviction on two grounds. First, he argues a statement made by the prosecutor in the State’s closi... More...

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State of Delaware v. Sims

On November 23, 2011, Defendant Ronell Sims was arrested on charges of Attempted Carjacking, Attempted Theft, Criminal Impersonation, Resisting Arrest, Criminal Mischief, and two counts of Offensive Touching.1 Defendant was released on bail and arrested again on February 19, 2012 on charges of Robbery First Degree, three counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commissio... More...

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State of Delaware v. Marvin Holmes

On December 3, 2012, a grand jury indicted Marvin Holmes on a single count of Escape in the Second Degree under 11 Del. C. § 1252. The State dismissed the charge of Escape in the Second Degree, and a grand jury re-indicted Holmes on a single count of Escape After Conviction under 11 Del. C. § 1253 on April 15, 2013. Prior to trial, Holmes filed a pro se Motion for Change of ... More...

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Revolution Retail Systems, LLC v. Sentinel Technologies, Inc.

In 2011, Vector proposed a term sheet to acquire Tidel and its subsidiary, Revolution. Tidel‟s majority stockholder, however, had high expectations for Revolution‟s business prospects, and Tidel‟s Board rejected Vector‟s offer. Vector later offered to acquire only Tidel, which Tidel accepted. Tidel and Revolution formally were separated into two indep... More...

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Doberstein v. G-P Industries, Inc.

Plaintiff, Anne L. Doberstein, is an individual who primarily works and resides in Switzerland. Doberstein also owns a residence located at 103 East Pembrey Drive in Wilmington, Delaware. In October 2012, Doberstein entered into a contract with G-P (the “Agreement”), under which G-P agreed to serve as the general contractor on a significant home renovation project at Dober... More...

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Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC v. Honeoye Lake Acquisition, LLC, et al

Plaintiff Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC (“Finger Lakes”) is a small and struggling asset management firm. Over the course of a decade, Finger Lakes sponsored investments in five portfolio companies. Each time, Finger Lakes formed a different Delaware limited liability company as a special purpose vehicle for the investment. Non-party Lyrical Partners, L.P. (“Lyrical�... More...

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Merion Capital LP and Merion Capital II LP v. BMC Software, Inc.

BMC is a software company—one of the largest in the world at the time of the Merger—specializing in software for information technology (―IT‖) management.3 Specifically, BMC sells and services a broad portfolio of software products designed to ―simplif[y] and automate[] the management of IT processes, mainframe, distributed, virtualized and cloud computin... More...

$0 (10-21-2015 - DE)

Quadrant Structured Products Company, Ltd. v. Vertin, et al.

A five-day trial took place on June 22-25 and 30, 2015. The parties submitted over 900 exhibits, called six fact witnesses and five expert witnesses, and lodged twenty-three depositions. The following facts were proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Quadrant principally challenged Athilon’s payments of allegedly excessive service and licensing fees to an affiliate of Merced, ... More...

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