Legal News for Brookly, New York
State of New York v. Jahaan Taylor and Elijah Mumford
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Jahaan Taylor and Elijah Mumford shot two children shot outside on Domedion Avenue. Ramone "Red" Carter, who was shot in his back and taken in a police patrol vehicle to ECMC, where he later died just two weeks before his 4th birthday. His 7-year-old sister was grazed by a bullet and taken to... More...
(01-12-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Rasi Vendryes
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged kidnapping, assaulting and sexually abusing a woman. Rasi Vendryes, 48, of Queens, has been arraigned on an indictment for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting and sexually abusing a 25-year-old woman in an East New York area commonly known as the “Penn Track,” a stretch of roadway along Pennsylvania Avenue near Malta S... More...
(01-12-2026 - NY)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...
(01-09-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Brayden Storey
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion, enticement, and sexual exploitation of children. According to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, in June 2024, the West Seneca Police Department received a report from a minor victim of an incident involving an individual that she met online in September 2022, when she was 13 years-old and ... More...
(01-08-2026 - ny)State of New York v. Elhadji Sene
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defnedant charged with identity theft, Criminal possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count, Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, one count. Elhadji Sene, age 34, was accused of stealing the identities of multiple individuals, making unauthorized purchases, and possessing weapons and st... More...
(01-08-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Yveler Marcellus, Felix Marcial, Asheem Henry, George Mims, Rahmel Thompson, Daquan Mitchell and Tatiana Williams
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Yveler Marcellus, Felix Marcial, Asheem Henry, George Mims, Rahmel Thompson, Daquan Mitchell and Tatiana Williams were accused of engaging in a scheme to launder money fraudulently obtained from victims of a transnational telemarketing scheme, ma... More...
(01-07-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Alon Riabichev
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Alon Riabichev is accused of brutally murdered Lev Vayner, an 80-year-old neighbor who opened his home to Mr. Riabichev when he didn’t have secure housing. “Mr. Riabichev allegedly took advantage of his hospitality in the most brutal way and repeatedly, fatally stabbed him. This ruthless murde... More...
(01-07-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Nicolas Maduro
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers will represent the Defendant charged with: Pending Counts 21:960A=NI.F & 18:3238.F NARCOTICS - IMPORTATION/EXPORTATION (NARCO- TERRORISM CONSPIRACY) 21:963=NI.F ATTEMPT/CONSPIRACY - NARCOTICS - IMPORTATION/EXPORTATION (COCAINE IMPORTATION CONSPIRACY) 18:924C.F VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN (POSSESSION OF MACHINEGUNS AND DEST... More...
(01-04-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Artem Stryzhak
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers (Nefilim Conspiracy).... More...
(12-31-2025 - NY)State of New York v. James E. Clarke
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the 2nd Degree and one count of Driving While Intoxicated. James E. Clarke, 31, accused of killing a pedestrian while driving while intoxicated.... More...
(12-30-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Nicole Boodhai
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Nicole Boodhai, 28, charged with murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Officer responding to a 911 call found Charlie Ramraykha, in the bath room of the Defendant's apartment.... More...
(12-29-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Wei Qiang Lin
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsely labeling live turtles, snakes, and lizards as toys prior to exporting them in delivery boxes destined to Hong Kong. between August 2023 and November 2024, Lin exported to Hong Kong approximately 222 parcels containing around 850 turtles, but he labeled the boxes as containing “plastic animal toys,” a... More...
(12-24-2025 - NY)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...
(12-23-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Matthew Melton
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud manipulative and deceptive devices and wire fraud. Matthew Melton was extradited from the United Kingdom to face securities fraud and wire fraud charges. The charges in the Indictment arise from an alleged scheme by MELTON to raise millions of dollars in investor money by falsely representi... More...
(12-23-2025 - ny)State of New York v. Kareem Alston
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. On June 24, 2020, at approximately 8:12 p.m., Albany Police received reports of a man firing several rounds toward individuals who were standing in the area of Ontario Street and Third Street. No injuries were reported during the incident. Detectives from APD... More...
(12-22-2025 - NY)United States of America et al. ex rel Kevin G. Murphy, New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
New York, New York commercial litigation lawyer represented the plaintiff on a qui tam claim. NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL (“NYPHV”), which, prior to 2015, was known as Hudson Valley Hospital Center (“Hudson Valley”). The settlement resolves allegations that NYPHV improperly paid millions of dollars to a Westchester-based oncology practice (the “Oncology Practice”... More...
(12-22-2025 - ny)United States of America v. Linda Sun
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with being an agent of China. United States of America v. Linda Sun is a federal criminal case against Linda Sun, a former high-ranking aide to New York Governors Cuomo and Hochul, who is accused of secretly acting as an unregistered agent for China's government, accepting millions in bribes, and facilitating visa fra... More...
(12-22-2025 - NY)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...
(12-22-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Roderick Gunn, aka Zappa
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act obbery (Count One), attempt to commit Hobbs Act robbery (Count Three), and conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana (Count Eight).... More...
(12-22-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Thomas J. Meehan
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Thomas J. Meehan, age 36, of Valatie, New York, who is alleged to have been selling child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting victims less than 13 years old over the internet for at least two years. Numerous images and videos of CSAM were also found on the defendant’s cell pho... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Edenilson Velasquez Larin, also known as “Agresor,” Saturno,” “Tiny,” and “Paco,”; Hugo Diaz Amaya, also known as “21”; Fulton Locos Salvatruchas (Fulton) clique leader Jose Espinoza Sanchez, also known as “Cable,” “Bleca,” and “Fantasma”; and Fulton member Jose Arevalao Iraheta, also known as “Splinter,” “Inesperado,” and “Daniel.”
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering. Velasquez Larin was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketee... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)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...
(12-19-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Gilberto Alarcon-Holguin a/k/a Beto
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. On October 14, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 10 kilograms of cocaine from an identified co-conspirator. HSI obtained a phone number as a point of ... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Anthony Burris
Buffalo, New York,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of enticing travel to engage in sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 90 months in prison. Between January and March 11, 2021, Anthony Burris, 35, of Ellicottville, NY, coerced Victim 1, a woman suffering from drug addiction, to perform commercial sex acts. He did so by threatening the use of physica... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Jonte McCall
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Ponte McCall admitted that on December 23, 2021, he was convicted of the New York State offense of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child Less Than 16 Years Old and was placed on probation. He further admitted that in February 2024, while still on probation, he possessed... More...
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