Florida Controlled Dangerous Substance Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Willie Frank Hicks, Jr. </h2> </center>
Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On May 29, 2025, Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies on patrol conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle occupied by Willie Frank Hicks, of Madison, Florida. During the traffic stop, the defendant attempted to flee the scene on foot and was subsequently a... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - FL)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Boris Arencibia and Jose Armando Rivera Garcia </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defendants charged with schemes involving the sale of diverted and misbranded pharmaceutical drugs, including medications used to treat HIV and cancer. Boris Arencibia, 52, and Jose Armando Rivera Garcia, 45, both of Miami, purchased high-priced prescriptions medications from illicit street sources—including patien... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Chang Yang, Yuping Song, and Yihong Luo </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with prostitution at three massage parlors.<br> <br> In Florida, all forms of prostitution, solicitation, and related activities are illegal, with penalties increasing for repeat offenses and procurement of a minor. <br> <br> Penalties range from misdemeanor charges with fines and jail time for a first offense to felonies f... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Clonet Junior Charmant </h2> </center>
Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit fail fraud and bank fraud.<br> <br> harmant was sentenced to 26 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for his involvement in a fraud conspiracy. When Charmant began his supervised release term in October 2023, he had to comply with certain conditions, including: (... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Oswaldo Gonzalez </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.<br> <br> Oswaldo Gonzalez appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a)(1), 70506(b)<br> <br> (a) Prohibitions.-While on boar... More...
$0 (10-21-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Adam Joseph King </h2> </center>
Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing five grams <br> or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(viii). <br> <br> A grand jury returned an indictment charging King with one count of distributing five grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(viii). In a signed... More...
$0 (10-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Rogelio Nieto-Molina </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking sentence reduction.<br> <br> In 2017, Nieto-Molina was charged, along with several oth<br> ers, with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of a mix<br> ture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine with <br> a reason to believe that it would be imported into the United States, <br> 21 U.S.C. §§... More...
$0 (10-09-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. John Doe </h2> </center>
Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.<br> <br> A 14-year-old boy was in court the morning of Sept. 4, accused of shooting and injuring a man.... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jared Boyle </h2> </center>
Ocala, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sellitng, distributing, or dispensing (possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and 5 grams or more of methamphetamine).... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Juan De Leon Berroa </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess controlled substance aboard a vessel (cocaine).... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Pierre Quinton Morgan </h2> </center>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance (drugs).... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rashad Ronnell Lewis </h2> </center>
Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. ... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Corderrius Terrelle McShane </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> POSSESSING AND DISTRIBUTING FENTANYL IN PENSACOLA</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> Corderrius Terrelle... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Shantel Marie Powell </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug And Firearm charge</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> HUSBAND AND WIFE CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CHARGES RELATING TO DRUG AND FIREARM INVESTIGATION</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Sh... More...
$0 (08-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jonathan Anthony Reid </h2> </center>
Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.<br> <br> On January 29, 2020, at about 1:15 am, two victims were<br> shot at Babe’s nightclub. Surveillance footage captured the shoot-<br> ing as it unfolded. The footage revealed two individuals speaking<br> in front of Babe’s when a silver Kia arrived. An unide... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Todd Wade Powers </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Fourteen-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center>... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dustin Sean McCabe </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Seaman’s Manslaughter and Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Owner and Captain of Scuba Charter Vessel Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Seaman’s Manslaughter and Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color=... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Julius Maurice Dean </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING A LOADED FIREARM</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i>... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Julius Maurice Dean </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING A LOADED FIREARM</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </fon... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Christopher Fitzgerald Spivey, Jr. </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Brevard County Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Seni... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Marlon Alexis Aguilar-Reyes </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>International Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Multi-Million Dollar Drug Conspiracy That Smuggled Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine And Murdered A Rival</h2></center></... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Issa Asad, Q Link Wireless LLC </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>South Florida Telecom Company and its CEO Pay $128 Million and CEO is Sentenced to 5 Years for Massive Government Program Fraud</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Steven George Morgan </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> A jury convicted Steven Morgan of three drug-trafficking<br> crimes after finding that he had been running cocaine from the<br> Caribbean into South Florida. On appeal, Morgan advances five<br> grounds for reversing his conviction—chief among them whether<br> either the Fourth or Fifth A... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Charles Edward Rowe </h2> </center>
Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cocaine trafficking.<br> <br> Charles Rowe pleaded guilty to three federal crimes and was<br> sentenced to 360 months in prison. Previously, he had been con-<br> victed of cocaine trafficking under Florida law. The district court<br> determined that this conviction was a controlled substance offense<br> triggering a ... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesus Jose Advincula-Degado </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manfacturing, distributing or possessing controlled substance on a vessel.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Does § 1B1.10(b)(2)(B) allow for further sentence reduction beyond substantial-assistance departures under a retroactive guidelines amendment?<br> Headnote<br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. SENTENCE REDUCTION. The case... More...
$0 (07-14-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jonas Michael </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida pro se Defendant unsuccessfully represented him self when charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.<br> <br> Jonas Michel, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on Part A of Amendment 821 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, a retroactive amendment eliminatin... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dion’te Wingate </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with wo counts of possessing with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Crestview Man Sentenced For Trafficking In Methamphetamine And Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b></center></><br... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Zachary Rugen </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and possessing a firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tampa Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Embezzling More Than $500,000 From St. Petersburg Company</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i>... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Mysha Jacara Reynold v. Equifax Information Services LLC, et al. </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a US federal law designed to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of consumer reporting agencies. It regulates how consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) collect, use, and share consu... More...
$1 (06-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Elane Vega v. Walmart Stores East, L.P., et al. </h2> </center>
Port Charlotte, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> Florida Premises liability law summary<br> Florida Premises Liability Law Summary:<br> 1. General Principle:<br> <br> Property owners in Florida have a legal duty to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition to prevent injuries to la... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Wilbert Tony Sheppard </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with delivery of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> Legal issue Is an appellant's sentence as a habitual felony offender legally valid when one of the prior felony convictions is for possession of cocaine under Florida law?<br> Headnote<br> <br> CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDER SENTEN... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> John P. Middleton v. The Hollywood Reports, LLC, Gary Baum, and Roy Lee </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a defamation case.<br> <br> This defamation action stems from a soured professional and personal relationship between John P. Middleton and Roy Lee.<br> That relationship began and ended in California, and much of the subsequent fallout between the two men also took place there. Mr. Middleton sued Mr. Lee in California superior cour... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Alexis Fernandez Hernandez v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP </h2> </center>
Alexis Fort Lauderdale, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant on a premises liability negligence claims.<br> <br> In Florida, premises liability laws hold property owners responsible for injuries caused by dangerous conditions on their property, provided they knew or should have known about the hazard. To succeed in a premises liability claim, the injured party mu... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel Boeckler </h2> </center>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, dispensing and distributing a controlled substance.<br> <br> The most commonly prosecuted drug offenses are violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)<br> and 960(a). Section 841(a) prohibits the knowing or intentional manufacture, distribution,<br> dispensation, or possession with intent to manufacture, ... More...
$0 (06-04-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Lawrence S. Duran </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Medicare fraud.<br> <br> Miami resident Lawrence Duran, the owner of a mental health care company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HH... More...
$0 (09-16-2011 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel Thorr Gatlin </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sureños “Sur 13†Gang Member Sentenced to 20 years for Drug Trafficking in Martin County</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> documented gang member Daniel Thorr Gatlin, 40, of Jacksonvi... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Carlos Antonio Leon and Luis Fernando Aguirre Marin </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking And Possessing Firearm In Furtherance Of Trafficking Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican National And Florida Man Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Possessing Firearm In Furtherance Of Trafficking Methamph... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Esdras Joel Garcia De La Rosa </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribute Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Through The U.S. Mail </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Los Angeles Man Sentenced For Conspiring With Lee County Man To Distribute Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Through The U.S. Mail</h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - FL)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Terry Lavon McDonald, Jr. </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms And Narcotics Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bradenton Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years In Federal Prison For Firearms And Narcotics Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Mary S... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - FL)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Austin Michael Taylor </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Founder of Miami-Based Cryptocurrency Token CluCoin Sentenced for Wire Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The founder of CluCoin, a cryptocurrency token project in Miami, was ... More...
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