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State of Florida v. Jaylyn Coleman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand theft. Jaylyn Coleman, age 29, accused of stealing a gold chain valued at %more than$18,000. The defend attempted to sell the chain but was told it was fake by the jeweler.... More...

(04-02-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Jean Joseph and Janalies Camille Bingham

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jean Joseph, also known as “Jon,” 55, of Boca Raton, and Camille Bingham, also known as Janalie Camille Joseph, 44, also of Boca Raton were accused of orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from inves... More...

(04-01-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with agreeing to use an unlicensed money services business to circumvent U.S. sanctions relating to Venezuela by transferring approximately $100,000 from the Dominican Republic. Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, 60, agreed to transfer approximately $99,500 delivered in cash in the Dominican Republic to a specified bank account ... More...

(03-27-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Tomás Niembro Concha

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Powers Act and Wire Fraud. Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, of Miami, Florida, conspired with others to siphon money from Nodus Bank, ultimately leading to the bank’s failure in 2023. Niembro and his co-conspirators concealed from other Nodus Bank board members and execut... More...

(03-21-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Pedro Nelson Caniza

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with one count each of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence. Pedro Nelson Caniza, 47, of North Miami Beach, became upset at the Miami Open and battered an office who was trying to remove him.... More...

(03-20-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Nelson Nunez and Jusiah Jones

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rape. Nelson Nunez, 13, and Jusiah Jones, 12, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. The Defendant w... More...

(03-20-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Victor Waldeck Oliveira Iglesias

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute firearms outside the United States and smuggling. Victor Waldeck Oliveira Iglesias, 31, conspired with co-defendant Alvaro Teixeira, 50, to smuggle eight sets of HK firearm parts to Brazil. The co-defendants planned to conceal the illegal gun parts inside shipments that were otherwise legally ... More...

(03-20-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs of millions of dollars and concealing his criminal conduct during the naturalization process. Between April 2020 and May 2021, Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds through companies he owned or controlled and by p... More...

(03-19-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Patrick and Charles Boyd

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: 18 U.S.C. § 371 CONSPIRACY TO INTRODUCE ADULTERATED AND MISBRANDED DRUGS (1) 21 U.S.C. § 331(a) and 333(a)(2) INTRODUCTION OF A MISBRANDED DRUG INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE (2-3) 18 U.S.C. § 670 CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFIC IN MEDICAL PRODUCTS WITH FALSE DOCUMENTATION (4) 18 U.S.C. § 1349 CONSPIRACY TO COM... More...

(03-16-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Maria Roda Blanco >/center>

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with assault and battery and driving without a license. Maria Roda Blanco accused for slapping an employee of the daycare center where her child was being cared for. Roda-Blanco, who was born in Uruguay and doesn’t have a criminal record, faced a charge of battery on a school employee and a U.S. Immigration and Cu... More...

(03-16-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Sonia Infante-Perez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand theft, organized fraud, cashing or depositing a worthless check and possessing a counterfeit payment instrument. Sonia Infante-Perez, age 55, of Hialeah, accused of bank fraud for passing counterfeit checks.... More...

(03-14-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Willan Pupo, Joel Castillo, William Castillo, Miriam Pupo, and Jessica Forpomes

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Willan Pupo, 38, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison; Joel Castillo, 39, to 58 months; William Castillo, 42, was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison; Miriam Pupo, 36, to 37 months; and Jessica Forpomes, 40, to 36 months. Each defendant previously pleaded guilty to... More...

(03-11-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Mckenzie Levar Monestine

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing approximately 450 fraudulent, stolen or counterfeit access devices, which included others’ credit card numbers, social security numbers, and means to gain access to bank accounts. On or about June 22, 2020, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Mckenzie Levar Monestine’s home. That search... More...

(02-27-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Caleb Flynn

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder Caleb Flynn, 39, charged the former contestant on "American Idol" with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators.... More...

(02-22-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Javier Hernandez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with encouraging aliens to enter the United States, conspiracy to traffic in certain motor vehicles with tampered identification number, and to altering motor vehicle identification number, money laundering, and transportation of stolen vessels... More...

(02-21-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Joan Manuel Estadella

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute meth. An indictment in the Southern District of Florida charged Estadella with (1) possessing a Taurus 9mm pistol with serial number TLZ57339 and its ammunition as a convicted felon between November 28, 2020, and December 1, 2020, in violatio... More...

(02-21-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Roslain Arabi Perdomo

Miami, Florida criminal dense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect. Roslain Arabi Perdomo, age 36, was found outside her home nude with her daughter. Florida child neglect law (Section 827.03) defines neglect as a caregiver’s failure to provide a child with necessary care, such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, or supervision, which causes or is likely to cau... More...

(02-16-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Sylvester Green Bryd

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of first-degree grand theft and over 50 counts of fraudulent use or possession of personal identification information. Sylvester Green Byrd, 35, accused of stealing U.S. Treasury checks.... More...

(02-13-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Morales-Ramirez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with forcibly assaulting a federal officer. On Aug. 13, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers attempted to execute an arrest warrant for Fredy Aureliano Morales-Ramirez, 39, residing in Lake Worth Beach,, who was illegally present in the U.S. Officers located Morales-Ramire... More...

(02-11-2026 - FL)
Jafet Castro-Reyes v. City of Opa-Locka, et al.

Miami, Florida, crivil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on excessive for claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff-Appellee Jafet Castro-Reyes experienced an episode of erratic behavior at his apartment in Opa-Locka, Florida. During that episode, Castro-Reyes’s friend and family members became so concerned with his behavior that they tied Castro-Reyes up at his hands and feet using e... More...

(02-10-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Sherwood Avionics and Accessories, Inc.

Miami, Florida - Sherwood Avionics and Accessories, Inc. (Sherwood), headquartered in Opa-Locka, has agreed to pay $109,618 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to use contractually required and updated technical manuals when performing repairs on U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) C-130 aircraft landing gear. “The False Claims Act protects more than taxpayer dollars�... More...

(01-29-2026 - FL)
State of Florida v. Lissette Dopico

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal mischief. Lissette Dopico, 43, who is currently homeless, threw the rock and umbrella after she asked to use the business’s restroom and was denied access.... More...

(01-29-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Sean J. Alterman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to offer and pay health care kickbacks. Sean Alterman, 38, of Lake Worth, owned and operated two laboratories, Live Beyond Medical MGMT, LLC and Dynix Diagnostics LLC, through which he purchased doctors’ orders for expensive genetic testing from patient recruiter... More...

(01-20-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Jasen Butler,

West Palm Beach, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and forgery for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of War and other federal agencies out of over $4.5 million. Jason Butler, 37, of Jupiter, Florida, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire tra... More...

(01-16-2026 - FL)
United States of America v. Michael Kochen and Sandra Herek

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Medicare Fraud. Michael Kochen, 42, and Sandro Herek, 56, targeted Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through deceptive telemarketing practices, pressuring elderly individuals to accept medical equipment they did not need — and in some cases, did not want. Over the course of the scheme, more than $17 million was pa... More...

(01-09-2026 - FL)