Florida Child Neglect Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Bienvenido Leo Rodriguez, et al. </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiring to traffic large quantities of cocaine in and around Miami-Dade County and elsewhere in the Southern District of Florida. The eight-count superseding indictment charges the following defendants—each a resident of Miami unless otherwise indicated—with drug trafficking conspiracy and related offenses: B... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - FL)<H2> <center> Estate of Maria Rivers, et al. v. Nicholas Betancourt </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence wrongful death theories. Dana Maria Rivera, age 36, was driving south on Gunn Highway in Odessa on Feb. 28 to pick her fourth child up from school when 33-year-old Nicholas Betancour crossed the center line and crashed into the family’s Lincoln Town Car. Betncourt was found to be under the influen... More...
$76000000 (12-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Natalia Munoz‑Paulino </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.<br> <br> Natalia Munoz‑Paulino, 26, is accused for abusing her child by exposing her to lethal levels of cocaine and methamphetamine.... More...
$0 (11-13-2025 - FL)<H2> <center> United States of America v. gregory Allen Moore </h2> </center>
West Palm Beach, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.... More...
$0 (11-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jonathan Warren Jones </h2> </center>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) is the federal law that makes it illegal to use the mail or any means of interstate or foreign commerce (including the internet) to entice, persuade, induce, or coerce a minor to engage in prostitution or any other criminal sexual activity<br> <br> Attempt... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Osvaldo Daniel Fernandez </h1></center></h1>
Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). <br> <br> a federal jury in Miami convicted Argentine national Osvaldo Daniel Fernandez, 61, of two counts of production and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).<br> <br> According to court documents and ... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Bryce W. Apgar v. Fast Mico Solutions, Inc. </h2> </center>
West Palm Beach, Florida employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Standards Labor Law Act violation theory. <br> <br> Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) primarily involve failure to pay minimum wage or required overtime, improper classification of employees (especially to avoid overtime), and violations of child labor laws. Other common violations include r... More...
$0 (10-21-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zin Naing Htun </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and transportation of child pornography.... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener </h1></center></h1>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Bomb the New York Stock Exchange<br> <br> A Coral Springs man was arraigned on a superseding indictment related to a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange.<br> <br> Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 30, is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use an explosive device to damage... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gavin Michael Harold </h2> </center>
Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with activities regarding material constituting child pornogrpahy. ... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ahmed Sultan Faraz </h2> </center>
West Palm Beach, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn.... More...
$0 (09-10-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Darryl Odely, Jr. </h2> </center>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking of a minor by force or coercion in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591. <br> <br> In 2021, the minor victim, D.M.C., ran away from home and<br> was reported missing by her family. She was recruited into prosti-<br> tution first by a woman named Keke, then by another woman<br> named Skittles.<br> <b... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jonathan Fernandez-Herak </h2> </center>
Key West, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child porn.<br> <br> Fernandez-Herak distributed two videos of child pornography to an online forum titled “No Limit,†which was created for<br> pedophiles, like Fernandez-Herak, to view and share sexual images of minors. The videos that Fernandez-Herak distributed depicted m... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Terrell Myron </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Middle School Employee Sentenced To 14 Years For Attempted Enticement Of A Minor</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center><... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Thomas Ford </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Access With Intent To View Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> St. Petersburg Man Indicted For Access With Intent To View Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Mauricio Flores </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Davenport Man Indicted For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Maurici... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Thomas Barber </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Tierra Verde Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></... More...
$0 (08-20-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Alexander James Koby </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Materials Over The Internet </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Jacksonville Convicted Child Sex Offender Pleaded Guilty To Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Materials Over The Internet</h2></center></b></b></center></><... More...
$0 (08-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dustin M. Hatcher </h2> </center>
Talahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female.<br> <br> A jury convicted Hatcher of: (1) knowingly<br> attempting to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to en-<br> gage in sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); and (2)<br> traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in violation<br> of ... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jack Edward Coles </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> United Kingdom Citizen Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Enticement of a Minor</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i>... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ralph Kevin Tovar </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor.<br> <br> Ralph Tovar had quite the defense to charges of attempted<br> sex trafficking of a minor: Though he paid $550 in exchange for a<br> hotel key, he was not actually planning to have sex with the<br> thirteen-year-old and fifteen-year-old he thought were behind the<br> door. In... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Austin Marko Coates </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Tallahassee Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Child Exploitation Crimes</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center><... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel Weatherly </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Creating AI Child Sexual Abuse Images </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Texas Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Creating AI Child Sexual Abuse Images</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br>... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. John Don Bannister, Jr. </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Lake County Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Un... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel N. Pulley </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal Jury Finds Registered Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Exploitation Offenses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Uni... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Joseph Dibello </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Entice A 13-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> <br> Federal Jury Convicts Wildwood Man Of Attempting To Entice A 13-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity</h2></center></b></b></center></... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jesse Roger Armstrong </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Gainesville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>Gainesville man sentenced to 10 years in prison for child pornography possession</h2></center></b></b></center></>... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Andrew Allen Blakney </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Relationship With Child And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Images </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fugitive Washington State Sex Offender Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Sexual Relationship With Child And Possession Of Child... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> John F. Labriola v. Miami-Dade County </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a First Amendment violation theory.<br> <br> John Labriola was a media aide for the Miami-Dade Board<br> of County Commissioners. Labriola v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 693 F.<br> Supp. 3d 1284, 1287 (S.D. Fla. 2023). In his own name and on his<br> own time, Labriola wrote an opinion piece that criticized the<br> Equality Act, an as-y... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Donald Brown </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Distribution Of Child Sex Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Child Sex Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Octaviano Joe Sandoval </h2> </center>
Deland, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with , with sixty-four separate counts. Count one alleged that Sandoval committed lewd or lascivious molestation against his nine-year old daughter, A.C.S. Counts two through five alleged that he produced, directed, or promoted the sexual performance of A.C.S. for the purpose of taking an image. Finally, counts six through s... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Ewing </h2> </center>
Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count t of knowing<br> possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2).<br> <br> A grand jury charged Andrew Ewing with a single count of knowing possession of child pornography that involved a prepubescent minor and a minor who had not attained 12 years of age in violation... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Department of Children and Families v. K.M., Father of P.M. </h2> </center>
Green Cove Springs, Florida family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a termination of parental rights case. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In Florida, terminating parental rights permanently ends a parent's legal relationship with their child, typically due to a parent's inability to provide a safe and stable environment. This can happen voluntarily, through a signed surrender, or involuntarily, a... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - FL)<h2> <cente> Michale Williams v. International Directional Drilling, Inc. </h2> </center>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida labor and employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that sets standards for minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor. It applies to employees in both the private sector and state and local governments, as well as federal, according to the U... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Alexander Alicea, et al. v. Peters Plumbing, Inc., et al.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida employment law lawyers represented the parties in a Fair Labor Standards Act violation dispute.<br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as referenced in 29 U.S.C. 201, is a federal law that sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for workers in the private sector and state and local governments. It ensures employees are paid at leas... More...
$1 (06-06-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Capers Scott Hammond </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Manatee County Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> U.S. Distri... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Stephen Christopher Young </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Gainesville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt/attempted receipt of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gainesville man sentenced to more than 10 years for child pornography charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Stephen Christopher Youn... More...
$0 (05-12-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Geoffrey Lee Dudding </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Entice 11-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Carolina Sex Offender Indicted For Attempting To Entice 11-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity</h2></center></b></b> <... More...
$0 (05-12-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Stephen Christopher Young </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Gainesville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt/attempted receipt of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gainesville man sentenced to more than 10 years for child pornography charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Stephen Christopher Young,... More...
$0 (05-10-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Geoffrey Lee Dudding </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Entice 11-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Carolina Sex Offender Indicted For Attempting To Entice 11-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity</h2></center></b></b> <... More...
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