Legal News for Btooklyn, New York
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. 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...
(12-19-2025 - ny)United States of America v. Seth Demiceli
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Seth Demiceli, age 25, of Watertown, New York, was accused of possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Demiceli admitted that on January 16, 2025, he drove from the Rochester, New York area to Watertown with approximately 4.5 kilograms of me... More...
(12-19-2025 - ny)United States of America v. Billon McLeod
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, attempted sexual exploitation of a child, and coercion and enticement of minors. “The defendant is a serial predator whose playbook of using social media to meet vulnerable minor girls, and then groom and exploit them for his own sexual gratification, is a parent’s nightmare,... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)Jana Rabinowitz, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., et al.
Central Islip, New York, consumer credit law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on Fraud or Truth-In-Lending theories.... 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 lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection with the fatal machete attack of 18-year-old Kenny Reyes, continuing criminal enterprise, murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection with the fatal shooting of 2... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Dagashaun Parks
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud.... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)The United States of America, et al. v. Marymount Manhattan College
New York City, New York commercial litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it was eligible for a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan. The PPP, administered by the SBA, was created to assist small businesses nationwide adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations such as MMC were ... More...
(12-19-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Steven Holtz, Israel Pellot, and Alton Scott
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false federal tax returns. HOLTZ is the owner and chief executive officer of The Holtz Group and was the leader of the fraudulent scheme in which tax preparers at The Holtz Group, including HOLTZ, PELLOT, and SCOTT... More...
(12-18-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Michael Fegley, Jr.
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with travel with intent to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and transportation of child pornography. Michael Fegley, Jr., age 31, of Tampa, Florida, admitted that he traveled from Florida to the Northern District of New York intending to engage in unlawful sexual conduct with a purported 13-year-old child. He also a... More...
(12-17-2025 - NY)Sarah Palin v. New York Times
New York City, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sued the New York Times on a libel theory. The New York Times claimed "truth" in defense. On June 14, 2017, the Times’ Editorial Board published the editorial challenged in this case, entitled “America’s Lethal Politics” (“t... More...
(12-16-2025 - NY)Brijmattie Kissoon v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, et al.
Brooklyn, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful death of Tribhowandeo Gangaram.... More...
$1 (12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. John Montanez
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of a firearm... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)Megan Kathleen Edden v. Social Security Administration
Central Islip, New York, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial HHS of her application for Social Security: RSI Tax issues.... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Robert Brooke
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Hobbs Act extortion. A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Robert Brooke of one count of Hobbs Act extortion. From at least November 2019 to January 2020, the defendant violently extorted the owners of a demolition company of thousands of dollars, purportedly to satisfy a disputed debt. The verdict... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Angel Valentin-Martinez
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000. Between October and December 2024, Angel Valentin-Martinez, 34, of Buffalo, NY, conspired with Daniel Plata Miranda to fraudulently gain access to the credit card accounts of individuals at Synchrony B... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Kingsley Brown
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Between August 2022, and July 2023, Kingsley Brown, 23, of North Tonawanda, NY, along with co-defendant Cross Malik Williams, purchased approximately 570 stolen bank cards from various online marketplaces. Williams and Brown then used a card-making device to load the stolen bankin... More...
(12-12-2025 - nY)United States of America v. Kurt Dobler
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Kurt Dobler, 31, of Syracuse, New York, admitted that he was convicted in February 2023 in Fulton County Court of possessing a sexual performance by a child and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. While on probation for that crime, in May 2025 he knowingly possessed thousands o... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Cyril Swan
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cyril Swan, age 30, admitted that he began selling methamphetamine and fentanyl to another individual during the summer of 2024, and that he sold approximately 100 grams of methamphetamine and 8 grams of fentanyl during the offense. Senior U... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Giuseppe Canzani
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Giuseppe Canzani fatally shoot 51-year-old Anna Torres shortly after she opened the door to her Ozone Park home in May 2022. The victim was a tarot card reader and Canzani believed she was a witch who had put a curse on him. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant shot Anna Torres in broad daylig... More...
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