Delaware Drug Law
United States of America v. Shakira Martinez
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> A jury in the District of Delaware convicted Shakira Martinez of numerous money laundering offenses related to her involvement in a drug trafficking operation run by her husband and co-defendant Omar Morales Colon. The District Court sentenced Martinez to 108 months of imprisonment. After... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Wagner Rivera-Campusano </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to notify the U.S. government of his change of address, in violation of the Alien Registration Act </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican National Sentenced Under Alien Registration Act </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (05-16-2025 - DE)State of Delaware v. Fidel Chamorro Ramirez
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.<br> <br> <br> The State's case in chief consisted of testimony from five (5) witnesses: the victim, the victim's mother, the victim's stepfather (who is also Defendant's uncle), and Delaware State Troopers Riley Parker and Derek Adams. The trial required Spanish interpretation for Defendant and two ... More...
$0 (02-17-2025 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Philip Epps </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm and Drug Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Firearm and Drug Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Philip Epps, age 36, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was arrested on... More...
$0 (06-28-2024 - DE)United States of America v. Robert Hunter Biden
<h2>Willmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Abbe&l=Lowell&i=40934&z=20006" target="_new">Abbe David Lowell</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Bartholomew&l=Dalton&i=30005&z=19806" target="_new">Batholomew J. Dalton</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Connor&l=Dalton&i=146862&z=19806" target="_new">Co... More...
$0 (06-03-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Green </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wilmington Man Sentenced to 133 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the D... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Green </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wilmington Man Sentenced to 133 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the D... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Talley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sale of More Than A Pound of Crystal Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 160 Months in Prison for Attempted Sale of More Than A Pound of Crystal Methamphetamine </h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (03-25-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Talley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sale of More Than A Pound of Crystal Methamphetamine.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 160 Months in Prison for Attempted Sale of More Than A Pound of Crystal Methamphetamine </h2></center></i></fo... More...
$0 (03-26-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. James Richard Smith III </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Wilmington, Delaware Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></ceDavid C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced that a Delaware man <br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaw... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - DE)<h1> United States of America v. James Richard Smith III </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withDrug Distribution and Firearm Possession.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced that a Delaware man was sentenced on Monday to 135 months in f... More...
$0 (01-31-2024 - DE)United States of America v. Porfirio Jimenez-Arizmendi
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being an unlawful alien in possession of a firearm and for distribution of methamphetamine.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/delaware/news/wilmington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Delaware</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> on... More...
$0 (01-10-2023 - DE)United States of America v. Michael Younger
Wilmington, Delaware criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling deadly fentanyl despite knowing that the drugs he sold were causing overdose deaths.<br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/delaware/news/wilmington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Wilmington</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> <br> <br> Mi... More...
$0 (12-01-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Leon Ransom
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute, as well as possession of ammunition by a person prohibited. <br> <br> Leon Ransom, 31, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEAâ€) after multiple sales of methamphetamine and a separate sale of fentanyl to a DEA confidential sourc... More...
$0 (04-11-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Patrick Titus
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully distributing drugs and maintaining a drug involved premises.<br> <br> Patrick Titus, 58, of Milford, was convicted by a federal jury in July 2021 of 13 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.<br> <br> "This sentence is a re... More...
$0 (03-01-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Robert Rodriguez
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with selling controlled substances in violation of 18 U.S.C. §841<br> <br> Rodriguez, age 58, was indicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm. <br> <br> On August 10, 2020, FBI conducted a search of the defendant's apartment in the 1300 block of W. 4th Street, Wilmington, Dela... More...
$0 (02-09-2022 - DE)United States of America v. Connections Community Support Programs, Inc.
Wilmington, DE: False Claims Act Qui Tam lawyers represented the United States claiming that Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. alleging health care fraud arising under the federal False Claims Act and violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations... More...
$15000000 (09-02-2021 - DE)United States of America v. Troy Alexander
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Troy Alexander, age 42, for possession with intent to distribute crack and powder cocaine and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.<br> <br> Defendant admitted that for four to five months he obtained approximately a kilogram of cocaine each week for sale. On the day of his arrest, DEA Agents seized approximately 160 g... More...
$0 (07-13-2021 - DE)United States of America v. Jose E. Mateo-Nina
Wilmington, Delaware drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose E. Mateo-Nina, age 33 of Wilmington.<br> <br> on May 1, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers identified a parcel being sent from Mexico to Wilmington, Delaware. The parcel contained a wheelchair. A search warrant was obtained for the parcel, and over 600 grams of heroin were disco... More...
$0 (07-03-2021 - DE)United States of America v. Jose Santana-Gonzalez
Wilmington, Delaware drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose Santana-Gonzalez, age 36.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Imanuel Villalaba and Hayley Carello
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Walmart, Inc. (Wal-Mart)
Wilmington, DE - In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis. <br> <br> The complaint alleges that this unlawful conduct resulted in hundre... More...
$0 (12-23-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Elizabeth Leighton Mullins
Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm and drug possession.<br> <br> Elizabeth Leighton Mullins, 46, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. <br> <br> “This meth dealer and user is going to federal prison for almost ... More...
$0 (11-23-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Ibrahim Sesay
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.<br> <br> Ibrahim Sesay, 45, of Wilmington, was charged with possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it.<br> <br> According to court documents, Sesay sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant on a number of separate occasions. Based on that conduct, law enforcemen... More...
$0 (11-03-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Charles Esham
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.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Alfred Evans
Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant on a drug distribution charge.<br> <br> Alfred Evans, age 40, of Wilmington, Delaware was arrested in March of 2018 with over 500 grams of powder cocaine and over 190 grams of crack cocaine. He pled guilty to conspiring to distribute those drugs. As mentioned in open court during the sentencing hearing, Evans has been convicted o... More...
$0 (10-03-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Cornelius Riley
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wilmington_DE_FED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Cornelius Riley with possession and distribution of heroin.<br> <br> In January of 2018, Defendant sold an ounce of heroin to an undercover officer. The Defendant then made arrangements to sell an additional 4.5... More...
$0 (09-03-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Roy Horsey
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center> <br> <br> <br> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Roy Horsey with drug distribution.... More...
$0 (03-23-2020 - DE)United States of America v. Theophil Hollis
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"><br> </center><br> Wilmington, DE - Newark Drug Dealer Sentenced To 5 1/2 Years In Federal Prison For Deadly Heroin<br> <br> Theophil Hollis, 30, of Newark, was sentenced on October 3, 2019 to 5 ½ years in federal prison. Hollis had previously pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to d... More...
$0 (10-13-2019 - DE)United States of America v. Carl D. Roy
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"><br> </center><br> Wilmington, DE - Drug and Gun Dealer Carl Roy Sentenced To 9.5 Years In Federal Court<br> <br> Carl D. Roy, 34, of Wilmington, Delaware pled guilty to gun and drug offenses. Judge Noreika immediately sentenced Roy to 9.5 years in federal prison. Over the course of one month, in the ... More...
$0 (09-03-2019 - DE)James R. Adams v. Governor of Delaware
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement of several judicial vacancies, Adams considered applying but ultimately chose not to... More...
$0 (04-10-2019 - DE)Federal Trade Commission v. Shire Viropharma, Inc.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BLD2.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Shire ViroPharma, Inc. (“Shire”),1 manufactured and marketed the lucrative drug Vancocin, which is indicated to treat a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection. After Shire got wind that manufacturers were considering making generic equivalents to Vancocin, it inundated the ... More...
$0 (02-26-2019 - DE)James R. Adams v. Governor of Delaware
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BLD2.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement of several judicial vacancies, Adams considered applying but ultimately chose not to beca... More...
$0 (02-06-2019 - DE)United States of America v. Thomas Brooks
Wilmington, DE - Federal Gun, Cocaine and Heroin Defendant Sentenced To 15 Years<br> <br> 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 possessio... More...
$0 (03-18-2018 - DE)United States of America v. Paul Adams
North Wilmington Men Plead Guilty to Selling Drugs From Home<br> <br> WILMINGTON, Del. – Paul Adams, age 38, of Wilmington, Del., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine out of his home in North Wilmington, announced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. Adam’s co-conspirator Kevin Carter, age 31, of Claymont, Del., pleaded guilty to the... More...
$0 (03-17-2016 - DE)STATE OF DELAWARE v. LUIS REYES
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)State of Delaware v. Emmanuel A. Robinson
On November 14, 2014, Defendant Emmanuel A. Robinson pled guilty to one <br> count of Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited. As part of the plea <br> agreement, the State agreed to dismiss all of the remaining charges which included four <br> counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, four additional counts of <br> Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited, one coun... More...
$0 (01-29-2016 - DE)Brooks v. State Of Delaware
This 20th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the parties’ briefs and <br> the record below, it appears to the Court that: <br> (1) The appellant, who was convicted of forty drug-related charges, <br> appeals the Superior Court’s decisions denying his motion to suppress <br> incriminating wiretap evidence1 and denying his motion for a new trial based on <br> newly discovered evidence a... More...
$0 (01-21-2016 - DE)State of Delaware v. Gillis
On April 14, 2014, Defendant Steven A. Gillis was indicted on the charges of <br> possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, possession of ammunition by a person <br> prohibited, driving a vehicle while license is suspended or revoked, and failure to wear a <br> seatbelt. <br> 2. The events leading to the charges are as follows: On February 27, 2014, <br> Defendant’s vehicle was stopped fo... More...
$0 (01-20-2016 - DE)Franks v. State Of Delaware
In 1992 Jermaine Wright was convicted of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery<br> in the First Degree, and related weapons offenses for his involvement in what was<br> known as the Hi-Way Inn murder/robbery. The Superior Court imposed the death<br> penalty for his conviction of Murder in the First Degree. Prior to trial, Wright moved<br> to suppress a statement he had given to police. He alleged... More...
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