New York Interference Law

United States of America v. Leslie Mangual

White Plains, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence.... More...

$0 (10-10-2025 - NY)

<h1> United States of America v. Quashawn Pettiford </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Robbery Offense </font/color="red"></center><center> Syracuse Man Sentenced for Federal Robbery Offense</h2></center> </h2></center> Quashawn Pettiford, age 34, of Syracuse, was sentenced to 71 months in federal... More...

$0 (03-24-2025 - NY)

United States of America v. Say-Quan Pollack

<h2> Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence. </h2>... More...

$0 (08-13-2024 - NY)

United States of America v. Miguel Garcia

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951(a) and drug distribution in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. ... More...

$0 (11-09-2023 - NY)

Jonathan Krasner v. Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

Central Islip, New York civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory claiming $161 million in damages. This case was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of, 613985/2022, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. On October 14, 2022, Jonathan Krasner ("Plaintiffâ€), on behalf of himself... More...

$0 (04-24-2023 - NY)

United States of America v. Lorraine Pilitz, a/k/a Lorraine Christi, a/k/a Lorraine Storms

Central Islip, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally structuring financial transactions, corruptly obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and filing false tax returns. "For years the defendant (Lorraine Pilitz, age 64) thought she could get away with hiding substantial amounts of cash and income, impeding the Internal Revenue Service, and chea... More...

$0 (11-10-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Deejay White

New York City, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery. Deejay White, was responsible for a dangerous gunpoint robbery of more than 150 kilograms of cocaine that left several victims injured. Even more troubling, after he was arrested and in jail, White continued to commit crimes. White devised a perilous scheme to bring a gun and drugs into a feder... More...

$0 (09-22-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Anthony Pandrella

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with interference with commerce by threats or violence and felony possession of a firearm (machine gun). Anthony Pandrella, an associate of the Gambino organized crime family, was charged with committing a Hobbs Act robbery and murder of 77-year-old Vincent Zito and unlawful use of a firearm. Breon Peace, ... More...

$0 (06-15-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Lawrence Ray

New York, New York criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with; 18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (EXTORTION CONSPIRACY) (1) 18:1962-7480.F RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY (1s) 18:1962-7480.F RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY (1ss) 18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (EXTORTION) (2) 18:1951.F INTERFE... More...

$0 (04-06-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Johnny Nunez Garcia, a/k/a "Superior"

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with charged with interference with murder in aid of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1959. Johnnny Nunez Garcia, a/k/a "Superior," was indicted and tried for the June 5, 2009 gang-related murder of 17-year-old Jonathan Ruiz in the Bronx, New York. According to the allegations contained in the Supers... More...

$0 (03-12-2022 - NY)

MARCIA MELENDEZ, et al v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al.

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Constitutional law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued the City and various named City officials seeking a judgment declaring the challenged laws unconstitutional and for an injunction permanently enjoining their enforcement. </h2></center> In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments at all levelsâ€”fe... More...

$0 (11-26-2021 - NY)

JANE DOE, LUKE LOE, RICHARD ROE, MARY MOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. THE TRUMP CORPORATION, DONALD J. TRUMP, DONALD J. TRUMP, JR., ERIC TRUMP, IVANKA TRUMP and ACN OPPORTUNITY, LLC

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Criminal racketeering lawyer represented defendant with racketeering and conspiracy to conduct the affairs of a racketeering enterprise charges. </h2></center> This case arises out of the defendants-appellants' allegedly fraudulent, misleading, and deceptive statements. The plaintiffs-appellees assert that, thr... More...

$0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. CATHERINE MELHUISH

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of assaulting a federal officer charge. </h2></center> This case involves a violent altercation between a United States Border Patrol Agent and a woman with a history of severe mental illness. Agent Rodney Caccavo encountered Defendant-Appellant Cathe... More...

$0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. William D. Wood, Jr.

Syracuse, NY: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbery and murder. William D. Wood, Jr. was charged for the September 2018 robbery and murders he committed at the Chili's Grill and Bar in Dewitt, New York. Wood, age 35, of Syracuse, entered guilty pleas to three federal felonies: one count of robbery and two counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a... More...

$0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

Cayuga Nation, et al. v. Howard Tanner, et al

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRAâ€) lawyer represented defendant with a Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRAâ€) claim. </h2></center> This case marks the latest installment of a decades-long dispute between the Cayuga Nation (the "Nationâ€), a federally recognized Indian tribe, and the Village o... More...

$0 (08-23-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. Michael Avenatti

New York, New York extortion charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant, Michael Avenatti, who was charged with: 18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO TRANSMIT INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTENT TO EXTORT (1) 18:875D.F INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS - THREATS TO EXTORT (1s) 18:1951.F CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT EXTORTION (2) 18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY TH... More...

$0 (07-09-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. Michael Hlady

Brooklyn, New York extortion charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Michael Hlady, age 48, who was charged with conspiring to extort a startup company for millions of dollars in the cryptocurrency Ether (ETH). "Hlady and his co-conspirator used strong-arm tactics to shake down a startup company of cryptocurrency and will now face punishment just like anyone else who exto... More...

$0 (04-08-2021 - NY)

Maxmillian Sloley v. Eric Vanbramer

17 Plaintiff‐Appellant Maxmillian Sloley brought this action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983 to vindicate the violation of his constitutional rights occasioned by, 19 inter alia, a visual body cavity search to which he was subjected incident to 20 arrest. The district court (Gary L. Sharpe, J.) granted summary judgment in favor 21 of Defendants‐Appellees Eric and Bryan... More...

$0 (12-13-2019 - NY)

Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, et al. v. Deutsche Bank, AG

This appeal raises an important issue concerning the investigative authority of two committees of the United States House of Representatives and the protection of privacy due the President of the United States suing in his individual, not official, capacity with respect to financial records. The specific issue is the lawfulness of three subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Fi... More...

$0 (12-04-2019 - NY)

United States of America v. Malik Lott

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nywb.uscourts.gov/sites/nywb/files/100statest2.JPG"> </center> Rochester, NY - Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Two Armed Robberies Malik Lott, 25, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery. The charges each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250... More...

$0 (07-26-2019 - NY)

United States of America v. Eugene Castelle, a/k/a "Boobsie"

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"> </center> Luchese Soldier Convicted Of Racketeering And Illegal Gambling Offenses EUGENE CASTELLE, a/k/a “Boobsie,” was found guilty of conspiracy to commit racketeering and operation of an illegal gambling business following a two-week trial. Manhattan U.S. A... More...

$0 (06-02-2019 - NY)

Blair Davis-Carett v. Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Anthropologie, Inc.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"> </center> Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas P. Griesa, Judge, dismissing plaintiff's claims of retaliation and hostile-work-environment discrimination, in violation of the Age Discrimination in ... More...

$0 (04-08-2019 - NY)

David E. Kaplan v. Reed Smith, L.L.P.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"> </center> Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Naomi R. Buchwald, J.) enjoining proceedings in Reed Smith LLP v. Wohl, Index No. 155574/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. filed June 19, 2017) under the in‐aid&#... More...

$0 (03-20-2019 - NY)

United States of America v. Joseph Scali

<center> <img width="300" src="https://hvcljournal.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc5fb53ef016767eae821970b-pi"> </center> White Plains, NY - Disbarred Orange County Attorney Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Obstruction Of Justice, Perjury, And Other Crimes Former Orange County attorney JOSEPH SCALI was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with ... More...

$0 (03-07-2019 - NY)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA –v.– WILLIAM THROWER

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg.png"> <h2> <h2> </h2> </center> In 2005, William Thrower was convicted of possessing a firearm while pr... More...

$0 (02-04-2019 - NY)

United States of America v. Andre Emilen

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> White Plains, NY - The United States of America charged Andre Emilen with interference with commerce by threat or violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1... More...

$0 (01-15-2019 - NY)

Seun Ogunkoya v. Mark Monaghan

<center> <img width="300" src="https://img.nyed.uscourts.gov/files/BK-Court.png"> </center> This appeal principally concerns whether two Monroe County Assistant District Attorneys, James Egan and Mark Monaghan (“the ADAs”), are absolutely immune from civil suit for interfering in the timing of Plaintiff‐Appellee Seun Ogunkoya’s arraignments in several town ... More...

$0 (01-10-2019 - NY)

United States of America v. Kevin Allen, a/k/a Killer Kev

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/BuffaloCH_fromSQ.jpg"> </center> Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Man Sentenced To 300 Months In Prison Following RICO Conviction Kevin Allen, 38, aka Killer Kev, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a seven-week jury trial of multiple RICO, drug and gun charges, was sentenced to serve 300 months in prison by U.S. Distri... More...

$0 (12-12-2018 - NY)

United States of America v. Dean Jones, a/k/a "Kurupt"

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"> </center> New York, NY - Dean Jones Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 26 Years In Prison In Connection With Violent Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking Dean Jones, a/k/a “Kurupt,” was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 26 years in prison for robbin... More...

$0 (11-21-2018 - NY)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MANUEL PEREIRA-GOMEZ, AKA Manuel Jesus Pereira, AKA Manuel Pereiro, AKA Manny Pereira <table> <td>

In 1997, Pereira pleaded guilty in New York state court to attempted robbery in the second degree. He was subsequently deported from the United States on three occasions. After reentering the United States a fourth time, he was arrested for, inter alia, felony offenses of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. On October 21, 2015, Pereira was indicted for... More...

$0 (09-09-2018 - NY)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA –v.– MERLIN ALSTON

Alston worked as a New York City police officer from 2006 until his arrest in July 2 2015. A few years into his law enforcement career, however, he began serving as an 3 armed driver for his childhood friend, Gabriel Reyes, who sold marijuana, cocaine, and 4 MDMA. Alston knew that Reyes was dealing drugs, but he never reported Reyes�... More...

$0 (08-16-2018 - NY)

United States of America v. Todd Howe

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Todd Howe with: 18:1349.F ATTEMPT AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HONEST SERVICES FRAUD (1) 18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT EXTORTION UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT) (2) 18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (EXTORTION UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT) (3) ... More...

$0 (08-02-2018 - NY)

United States of America v. Fred Swan, Jr.

Fred Swan, Jr., 29, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The robbery charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The firearms charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years in prison, which must be served con... More...

$0 (08-02-2018 - NY)

In the Matter of Pamela A. Madeiros v. New York State Education Department

The question before us is whether the Freedom of Information Law exempts from disclosure certain records compiled by respondent New York State Education Department relating to municipalities' plans for auditing special education preschool provider costs. We hold that the materials at issue, as - 1 - - 2 - No. 90 redacted, are exempt from disclosure under Public Officers... More...

$0 (10-17-2017 - NY)

Gregory A. Grice, III v. Anthony McVeigh

Plaintiff‐Appellee Gregory A. Grice, III, a 16 year old train enthusiast, was stopped and handcuffed after the Greenburgh Police Department received a 911 report that someone holding an electronic device was bending down by the tracks at a rail crossing. After a search of the tracks by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (“MTA”), the Greenburgh officers turned Grice over t... More...

$0 (10-03-2017 - NY)

Sara Myers, et al. v. Eric Schneiderman, et al.

Plaintiffs ask us to declare a constitutional right to "aid-in-dying," which they define (and we refer to herein) as the right of a mentally competent and terminally ill person to obtain a prescription for a lethal dosage of drugs from a physician, to be taken at some point to cause death. Although New York has long recognized a competent adult's right to forgo life-saving ... More...

$0 (09-08-2017 - NY)

Alana Shultz v. Congregation Shearith Israel of the City of New York, et al.

Plaintiff-appellant Alana Shultz appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (J. Paul Oetken, Judge), dismissing her federal claims for sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), and interference with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA�... More...

$0 (08-10-2017 - NY)

Vladlena Funk v. Belneftekhim, a/k/a Concern Belneftekhim, Belneftekhim, U.S.C., Inc.

In this action, originally filed in New York State court, plaintiffs Emanuel Zeltser and Vladlena Funk sue defendants Concern Belneftekhim (“BNTK”) and Belneftekhim USA, Inc. (“BUSA”) for their alleged roles in plaintiffs’ 2008 abduction from London and their prolonged detention in Belarus by authorities 3 of that country. After defendants removed the case to the Unit... More...

$0 (06-29-2017 - NY)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - v. - DAVID DELVA, a/k/a Sealed Defendant 4 <table> <td>

The present prosecution of Delva had its origin in the kidnapping and robbery of a2 woman and a man in the Bronx, New York, which began on Labor Day weekend in 2012. Those3 crimes were investigated by a joint task force of Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") agents and4 New York City Police Department ("NYPD") detectives and officers (collectively or in combination,5 the "Offi... More...

$0 (06-06-2017 - NY)

Bennett Sprecher and Louise Forlenza v. Marc Thibodeau

New York, NY - Big Lawsuit Results in Little Verdict Bennett Sprecher and Louise Forlenza sued Marc Thibodeau on breach of contract, tortious interference and defamation theories claiming that Thibodeau interfered in the production of Rebecca an ill-fated Broadway musical that never came to be. The Plaintiff's sought $10 million in damages. The Plaintiff claimed that Defendant s... More...

$0 (05-12-2017 - NY)