New York Illegal Reentry Law

<h2> <center> State of New York v. Joseph and Anthony Livreri </h2> </center>

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy and bribery. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp? f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Joseph and Anthony Livreri, were charged in 2023 with giving the former commissioner, Eric Ulrich, cash that he used in part to fund his gamblin... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Luigi Nicolas Mangione </h2> </center>

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two stalking. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Luigi Mangione, age 28, shot and killed Brian Thompson the CEO of UnitedHealthcare on December 4, 2024. The Defendants said: “After years of enduring sev... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Asante Kwaku Berko </h2> </center>

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and 3551, engaging in illegal foreign securities exchanged in violation of 15 U.S.C 1 and 3551, laundering monetary instruments in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956, and paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with the development ... More...

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<h2> <center> State of New York v. Jeremiah Henderson </h2> </center>

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder in the Second Degree (Class A-I felony). Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> On Monday, June 16, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Jeremiah Henderson, 25, of Buffalo, intentionally shot the victim during a ... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jianquing Li, a/k/a "JQ" </h2> </center>

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> “Jianqing Li allegedly turned confidential information into more than $350,000 in illegal trading profits,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Insider ... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Israel Enden </h2> </center>

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bringing an alien to the United States. Reported by Kent Morlan Israel Enden, 46, a citizen of Israel, was born in the United States and physically resides in the State of Israel. In the early morning hours of January 8, 2026, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers encountered Enden driving a vehicle bea... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edgar Sanchez-Solis </h2> <center>

Plattsburgh, Nwe York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. Reported by Kent Morlan Edgar Sanchez-Solis, 24, was a leader in an alien smuggling organization (ASO) while he was living illegally in Kansas City, Missouri. The ASO smuggled hundreds of aliens into the United States. Once the aliens were inside the U.S., the ASO emplo... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Bronx resident Lu Jianwang aka Harry Lu <h2> <center>

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of China and obstruction of justice. Reported by Kent Morlan Lu Jianwang, aka "Harry Lu," age 64, of Brooklyn, New York, used a police station in New York City to target PRC dissidents in furtherance of the Chinese government’s political agenda. May today’s verdict send a me... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alain Bibliowicz Mitrani </h2> </center>

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and money laundering. From approximately 2020 to 2024, the Alain Bibliowicz Mitrani, a resident of Miami, Florida and a citizen of France and Colombia, led a scheme to launder more than $300 million, much of which represented drug proceeds belonging to drug cartels such as the Sinaloa Cartel and other tran... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kris Roglieri </h2> </center>

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC. Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, admitted that he operated Prime Capital Ventures, LLC (“Prime Capital”) and, between mid-2022 and January 2024,... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Raymond Elders </h2> </center>

White Plains, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with manufacturing illegal explosive devices. Raymond Elders accused of manufacturing and possessing suspected improvised explosive devices in his apartment in White Plains and detonating them on a residential street.... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Herberth Rodriguez and Elias Martinez Villanueva </h2> </center>

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of ammunition as an alien admitted under a non-immigrant visa, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and racketeering. Herberth Rodríguez, also known as “Kepa,” and Elias Martínez Villanueva, also known as “Rebelde,” both members of the transnational street gang 18th Street, were indicted ... More...

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United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li

Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sherry Xue Li was accused of money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws. Li orchestrated a nearly ... More...

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State of New York v. John Doe

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class B violent felony). On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the adolescent offender shot the victim with an illegal gun on the 100 block of Laird Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The victim, 19-year-old Donovan M. Miller, was pronounced dead at th... More...

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United States of America v. Nikhil Gupta, a/k/a "Nick"

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire, racketeering and money laundering. “Nikhil Gupta plotted to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “He thought that from outside this country he could kill someone in it without consequence, simply for exercising their Ame... More...

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United States of America v. Kwahpreme Mitchell

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Kwahpreme Mitchell, age 34, of Watervliet, New York, admitted to receiving firearms from Jonathon Combs and Martin Taft that they had stolen from Calamity Jane’s Firearms and Fine Shoes, a federally licens... More...

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United States of America v. Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer Carlos Santiago represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive healthcare kickback, and money laundering. Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef were marketers and recruiters for two social adult day cares: Happy Family Social Adult Day Care Center Inc. and Family Social... More...

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United States of America v. Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1349 and 3551 et seq. Elaine Antao, age, 46, and Manal Wasef, age 46, were marketers and recruiters for two social adult day cares: Happy Family Social Adult Day Care Center Inc. and Family Social Adult Day Care Cente... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Paul Jorgensen

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing securities fraud in connection with a multimillion-dollar scheme to trade in stock and options of Doximity based on inside information in advance of the company’s quarterly earnings calls. Former Chief Revenue Officer Paul Jorgensen Admits to Repeated Illegal Trading in Doximity in Advance of Quarte... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Eleo Francisco Lemus-Moreno

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry into the United States after previously been removed. Eleo Francisco Lemus-Moreno, 40, a native and citizen of Honduras admitted that he was in the United States illegally with no valid immigration status and was taken into custody. Subsequent investigation determined that Lemus-Moreno was physical... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt ... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Lepido Ramirez Rodriguez

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry by a removed alien. In 1999, Defendant-Appellant Lepido Ramirez Rodriguez, who was a legal permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, in violation of New York law. At a hearing in February 2000, an Immigration... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Jay Lucas

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The charges in the Indictment arise from an alleged scheme by LUCAS to raise more than $50 million from investors by falsely representing that their money would be invested in early-stage health and wellness companies, when in fact it was... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Do Hyeong Kwon

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Manipulation. Do Hyeong Kwon was accused of committing wire fraud and conspiring to commit securities fraud, commodities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with KWON’s fraud centered around Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. (“Terraform”), and the cryptocurrencies launched by Terraform. KWON was extr... More...

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United States of America v. Adam Gomez

Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm with obliterated serial number.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> <br> Possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number is illegal under federal and state laws, though some federal challenges are ongoing.<br> <br> Generally, the law prohibits knowingly possessing, receiving, or transporting a f... More...

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Robert Januchowski v. Fay Servicing, L.L.C.

Buffalo, New York, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violation claim.<br> <br> Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations include abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection tactics such as harassment, repeated calls, and threats of illegal action. Other violations include making false statements about the debt's amount or legal sta... More...

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State of New York v. John Doe

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the First Degree (Class B violent felonies), one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class C violent felony), and one count of Assault in the Second Degree (Class D violent felony).<br> <br> On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approxi... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Elijah Roy a/k/a “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” </h1></h1>

Brooklyn NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mass Shooting in Crown Heights <br> <br> A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy, also known as "Eli Spice” and "Swervo,” with crimes related to the August 17, 2025 shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, in which three individuals were murdered and an ... More...

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United States of America v. Doris Aleman-Bonill, aka Doris Gissela Aleman-Bonilla

Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Ariel Benjamin Gregorio Santiago, Zeferino Marceliano Leon </h1></h1>

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to re-entry of a removed alien. Ariel Benjamin Gregorio Santiago, 36, pleaded guilty and was then sentenced to serve four months in prison. Zeferino Marceliano Leon, 35, pleaded guilty, was sentenced to time served, and turned over to Immigration and Customs En... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Sandy Carazas-Pinez </h1></h1>

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Student<br> <br> United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that SANDY CARAZAS-PINEZ was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. CARAZAS-PINEZ's sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Nicole Torres </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in conspiracies to commit extortion and mail fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Elections Employee Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Extortion And Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Nicole Torres </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withExtortion And Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Bronx District Leader And Board Of Elections Employee Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Extortion And Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Corey Boyer, a/k/a Baby Joker, Antonio Smith, a/k/a Ace </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Drugs and Machineguns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> GoodFellas Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Selling Drugs and Machineguns</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center>... More...

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United States of America v. Randolph Bullock

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Laws prohibiting the possession of child pornography are among the strictest in the United States and are prosecuted at both the federal and state levels<br> <br> A conviction almost always results in a felony charge with severe penalties, including lengthy prison sentences, ... More...

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United States of America v. Ismael Zambada García

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> Mr. Zambada García, age 75, also known as El Mayo, helped start the cartel decades ago with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as El Chapo. He built a sophisticated criminal network that trafficked cocaine, heroin and other illegal drugs across the border into the United States, wiel... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Qingqin Xie </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using interstate facilities of commerce to manage a business enterprise engaged in prostitution. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Chinese Woman Arrested for Running a Prostitution Business</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Servando Gómez Martínez </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Importation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican Cartel Leader Servando Gomez-Martinez In U.S. Custody On Drug Importation Charge</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> SE... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kevin Gil Acosta a/k/a “El 200”, Martín Zazueta Perez a/k/a “Piyi”, Leobardo Garcia Corrales a/k/a “Leo” </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with one count of fentanyl importation conspiracy, one count of possession of machine guns and destructive devices, </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Leaders Of Sinaloa Cartel Presented In Manhattan Federal Court</h2></center></b></b></center></><br>... More...

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State of New York v. Dr. Michael Lucchesi

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with larceny.<br> <br> DR. Michael Lucchesi, age 67, was accused of stealing more than $1.44 million of public money from the hospital and spending it on luxury goods for himself, his family and his pets.<br> <br> District Attorney Gonzalez said, "This defendant was entrusted with a leadership role at a critical Brooklyn... More...

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