Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a federal jury in April 2019 following a 14-day trial. Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors by force, fraud or coercion, and of sex ... More...    $0 (06-03-2022 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose Santana-Gonzalez, age 36.

Santana-Gonzalez distributed heroin containing fentanyl on August 28, 2018. The victim overdosed and died after ingesting that heroin. When Santana-Gonzalez was arrested in his Chester apartment in December 2018, law enforcement found 150 grams of heroin laced wit... More...    $0 (06-22-2021 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.

Imanuel Villalba, 22, of New Castle, Delaware, was charged with being a major methamphetamine trafficker. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Villalba was routinely getting shipments of 40 pounds of methamphetamine per week from California. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted his suppl... More...    $0 (05-13-2021 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware drug distribution criminal defense lawyer represented Dr. Charles Esham, age 61, who was charged by the United States of America with illegally issuing oxycodone prescriptions over a two year period.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between 2015 and 2016, Esham issued oxycodone prescriptions that were outside the course of usual profession... More...    $0 (10-23-2020 - DE)

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mother and ... More...    $0 (09-09-2018 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Former Chemours Employee Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Trade Secrets Conspiracy In Bid To Lure Chinese Investors Into Sodium Cyanide Market

Former Employee Intended to Infringe on Chemours’ Lucrative Sodium Cyanide Business

Jerry Jindong Xu, a citizen of Canada, pled guilty on June 8 to one count of conspiracy to steal trade secrets before the Honorable Leonard P. St... More...    $0 (06-13-2018 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Federal Gun, Cocaine and Heroin Defendant Sentenced To 15 Years

Thomas Brooks, 54, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 15 years’ incarceration on February 28, 2018 by Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark following convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession ... More...    $0 (03-18-2018 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - State Corrections Officer Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs and Cell Phones Into the J.T. Vaughn Correctional Center

Paul Hursey, age 49, of Dover, Delaware, was sentenced on January 3, 2017 by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark to 30 months incarceration. Hursey previously had pled guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
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Three Members of Matusiewicz Family Receive Life Sentences

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Kevin L. Perkins, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Division, and Nathaniel McQueen, Jr., Colonel, Delaware State Police, announced today that United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh sentence... More...    $0 (02-18-2016 - DE)

The bodies of Brandon Saunders and Vaughn Rowe were discovered in a wooded area of Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 21, 1996. Nearly four years later, on December 6, 1999, Luis Reyes ("Reyes") and Luis Cabrera ("Cabrera") were indicted as co-defendants for the murders of Saunders and Rowe ("Rockford Park Murders").1 The State sought the death penalty for both Reyes and Cabrera in ... More...    $0 (03-13-2016 - DE)

This 18th day of February 2016, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties and
the record below, it appears to the Court that:
(1) The appellant, Myron Parker (“Parker”), filed this appeal from the Superior
Court’s June 24, 2015 Sentence Order. He requests that this Court vacate his sentence
and remand his case for resentencing. On appeal, Parker asserts that the sentenc... More...    $0 (02-19-2016 - DE)

This 4th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the appellant’s
brief under Supreme Court Rule 26(c), her defense counsel’s motion to
withdraw, and the State of Delaware’s response, it appears to the Court that:
(1) On January 7, 2015, a Superior Court jury found the appellant,
Jennifer A. Herr, guilty of Felony Theft and Conspiracy in the Second
Degree. On May 29, 20... More...    $0 (01-05-2016 - DE)

The Plaintiff filed his Verified Complaint on October 11, 2012. The
Complaint alleged seven counts against the Defendants: Count I alleges that DNREC
violated numerous statutes to illegally build the Turbine; Count II alleges that the
City violated statutes and zoning ordinances to illegally issue the Building Permit;
Counts III and IV allege violations of the Delaware Freedom... More...    $0 (01-01-2016 - DE)

This 17th day of December 2015, upon consideration of the appellant’s Supreme Court Rule 26(c) brief, his attorney’s motion to withdraw, and the State’s response thereto, it appears to the Court that: (1) After a two-day jury trial in January 2015, the defendant-appellant, Jeffrey Thomas, was convicted of Burglary in the Second Degree, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Theft, and Conspiracy in the Second ... More...    $0 (12-20-2015 - DE)

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 Court j... More...    $0 (12-08-2015 - DE)

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 appellate... More...    $0 (12-01-2015 - DE)

The Plaintiff here, Colonel Gerald A. Lechliter, is a resident of Lewes. His
home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, and his property abuts a parcel of land once
part of a planned, but never used, industrial park owned by the University of
Delaware. The land was acquired from the University by the State Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control (“DNREC”), and ... More...    $0 (12-01-2015 - DE)

In September 2014, Frederick H. Mitchell was indicted for
Aggravated Possession of Heroin (Tier 5), Drug Dealing (Tier 4), Conspiracy in
the Second Degree, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, and Failure to Wear a Seatbelt. On January 21, 2015, Mitchell pled
guilty to the lesser included offense of Aggravated Possession of Heroin (Tier 4), ... More...    $0 (11-29-2015 - DE)

On May 12, 1994, following a trial by jury, Defendant was found guilty of
two counts of Burglary Second Degree, two counts of Conspiracy Second Degree,
two counts of Felony Theft, Theft of a Firearm, Carrying a Concealed Deadly
Weapon, Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited, Disregarding a
Red Light, and Resisting Arrest. On July 1, 1994, Defendant was declared a... More...    $0 (10-27-2015 - DE)

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, as... More...    $0 (10-20-2015 - DE)

Plaintiff, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), is a Washington corporation with
its principal place of business at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington. Microsoft
continuously has owned Series F Preferred Stock in Nominal Defendant Vadem Ltd.
since 1999. Nominal Defendant Vadem, Ltd. (“Vadem,” “Vadem BVI,” or the “Company”) is
a privately held international business compan... More...    $0 (10-18-2015 - DE)

Plaintiff Dr. Eitan Konstantino was one of the founders of Angioscore.
Konstantino served as an officer of AngioScore from its formation in 2003 until March
31, 2007, and as a director of AngioScore from 2003 until February 5, 2010.
AngioScore is a Delaware corporation. It develops, manufactures, and markets the
AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter (“AngioSculpt”) for both t... More...    $0 (10-04-2015 - DE)

The background of this case is lengthy and somewhat complicated. On June
7, 2004, Defendant Helene Hines conveyed real property located at 302 S. Ocean
Drive, South Bethany, Delaware (hereinafter “the Property”), to Villa Oceana,
LLC.4 Thereafter, by deed dated February 25, 2005, Villa Oceana, LLC conveyed
the Property to Defendants Jeffrey Hines and Helene Hines as tenants ... More...    $0 (09-18-2015 - DE)

The plaintiff in this action invested in a Delaware limited liability company
(―LLC‖) whose business was providing non-legal administrative services to law firms
and their mortgage lender clients in connection with mortgage foreclosures. That
business was created by the principal defendants: five individuals who practiced law in
Colorado and Arkansas. Seeking to monetize their ... More...    $0 (06-23-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Aaron Cephas, 33, of Wilmington, Del., Dashawn Broomer, 20, of Claymont, Del., and Andre Green, 20, of Claymont, Del., pled guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute heroin in Wilmington, Del., announced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.

This case is the result of a year-long Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBIâ€�) in... More...    $0 (03-24-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Tyron Burgess, age 36, of Manhattan, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Gregory M. Sleet to 42 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release. Mr. Burgess was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $129,985.02 to five different financial... More...    $0 (10-21-2014 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Charles M. Oberly III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that an Indictment has been handed down by a federal grand jury charging Shakil Miller (age 21), Jon Henry (age 20), and Corey Harris (age 19), all of Dover, with Conspiracy to Provide False Information to a Federal Firearms Licensee, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 371, and separatel... More...    $0 (10-29-2014 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Four members of an international computer hacking ring have been charged with breaking into computer networks of prominent technology companies and the U.S. Army and stealing more than $100 million in intellectual property and other proprietary data. Two of the charged members have already pleaded guilty. The alleged cyber theft included software and data related to the Xbox... More...    $0 (09-30-2014 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Tyron Burgess, age 36, of Manhattan, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gregory M. Sleet to 42 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release. Mr. Burgess was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $129,985.02 to five different financial insti... More...    $0 (10-21-2014 - DE)

Criminal Law - Felony: The defendant-appellee, Vincent Cox, was acquitted, following a jury trial in the Superior Court. The State has applied for leave to appeal, pursuant to Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 9903, from an adverse ruling by the Superior Court that was made during the course of Cox's criminal trial. The purpose of section 9903 "is to afford to the State the opportunity to have review... More...    $0 (12-23-2003 - DE)