Pennsylvania Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Walter Tharrington, aka “Black” and “Roaadblock" </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, coercion of a minor.... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Genesis Delgado Rosa </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy launder money. Rosa participated in a conspiracy commonly referred to as a grandparent fraud scheme. In this instance, an international organized crime group based in the Dominican Republic conducted a scam in which they called elderly individuals impersonating a loved one (often a grandchild) an... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. D’arrius Tyrese Edwards </h2> <center>
West Chester, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with kidnapping and other charges. D’arrius Tyrese Edwards, 20, of Chester, Pennsylvania crashed a vehicle into nearby woods then used his head to break a classroom window before going inside and grabbing a child.... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Andre Maurice London </h2> </center>
West Chester, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of persons not to possess a firearm, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a).... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John Frances “Jack” Griffin </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John Frances “Jack” Griffin, 62, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the principal and founder of Second Story Farming Inc., which did business as Metropolis Farms. Second Story Farming had several lines of business, including growing crops in vertical farms to sell to customers, developin... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ismael Echevarria-Vazquez </h2> </center>
Berks County, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Ismael Echevarria-Vazquez, at 31, charged with murder for shooting and killing a man he claimed had broken into his home.... More...
$ (01-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Christopher Oliver </h2> </center>
Reading, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ttempted murder, aggravated assault - serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.... More...
$ (01-30-2025 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Arturo Perez Ramirez </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in application for a passport and aggravated identity theft. Arturo Perez Ramirez, age 26, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was ordered to be removed from the United States in 2019, after he failed to appear for immigration proceedings. In 2020, Perez Ramirez purchased the identity ... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jerry Chambers </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with home invasion. Jerry Chambers, of Pittsburgh, was arrested in a theft in Verona and was charged in connection with the home invasion in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ruben Rodriguez </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. On April 11, 2019, following a jury trial before this Court, the Defendant was found guilty of Criminal Attempt - Murder, Aggravated Assault[1], Conspiracy to Commit Murder[2], Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault[3], Possession of Instruments of Crime (PIC)[4],... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Corey Adkins </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Corey Adkins, 28, entered the guilty plea before Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to (1) possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, and (2) possession o... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jermaine Turner </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with kidnapping and assault. Turner accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman he knew between Jan. 27 and Jan. 28. Police said the victim was driven to a bank during the incident to withdraw money, where she was able to alert employees to contact police. Turner was found in possession of a firearm at the t... More...
$ (02-01-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tirig Henson </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with helping another person bypass airport security at the Philadelphia International Airport. On March 9, 2024, Tirig Henson, age 34, of Philadelphia, employed as a wheelchair assistant at Philadelphia’s airport, aided and abetted the entry of his associate, David Easley, into a secure airport... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - pa)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Damon Bell </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and carrying and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of Violence. On April 15, 2024, at approximately 3:20 a.m., the victim was sitting in his car in a surface parking lot at 13th and Vine streets in Center City Philadelphia. Damon Bell, age 32, and three other individuals approached t... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Francisco Baez </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gerald Ford, III </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joseph Primiero </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, coercion or enticement of a minor, receipt and attempted receipt of material depicitng the sexual exploitation of a minor, and transfer of obscene material to a minor. On or about January 24, 2022, Primiero produce... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Nicole Leone </h2> </center>
Erie, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft. Nicole Leone, the executive director of the Erie Humane Society accused of stealing thousands from the shelter in Erie County Court Friday morning.... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwalth of Pennsylvania v. Sabir Bunch </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder for or a double shooting homicide that happened on August 3rd, 2023 in the Olney section of Philadelphia. Sabir Bunch (DOB 11/05/1996) is convicted of two counts of Murder of the First Degree, along with one count of the following: VUFA 6106 (F3) Possessing Instruments of C... More...
$ (01-23-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Abdullah Hartage </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two violent home invasion robberies targeting business owners and employees. Abdullah Hartage, 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and codefendant Ali Chandler were charged by superseding indictment in October 2022. Both pleaded guilty in October 2024 to conspiracy to commit robbery which interferes with i... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Donnell Brunson </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and assault and battery. During trial prosecutors demonstrated that intimate partner violence is not just physical. It is emotional, psychological, and rooted in abuse and control. This case showed all of those elements, and it ended in the most tragic way possible. Meanwhile, the defense ... More...
$ (09-12-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Aiden G. Deininger and Jeremiah Cleveland </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with two dozen counts against him, including attempted murder of a police officer, attempted murder and aggravated assault. Jeremiah Cleveland, 21, of Scranton, pleaded guilty to five of six counts, including aggravated assault. Deininger was charged with shooting and wounding Gilmartin, shooting at two othe... More...
$ (10-04-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Dimitris Smith, Jr. </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury and death and four counts of distribution of fentanyl and cocaine. Dimitris Smith, Jr., age 48, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, distributed a deadly dose of fentanyl on December 11, 2023, in East Stroudsburg, Monroe County. A 38 year old female died ... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alexis Herrera </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Alexis Herrera, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist. Herrera was also convicted of aggravated assault, attempt to cause serious bodily injury, endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint and conspiracy. Herrera pled g... More...
$ (03-07-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jerry Chambers </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with burglary, robbery, theft by extortion, and aggravated assault, Jerry Chambers, of Pittsburgh, accursed of a theft in Verona and was charged in connection with the home invasion in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.... More...
$ (01-11-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Edward Arthur Owens Jr. </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a threat to injure a local public official and making false statements to government agents. On May 20, 2025, Edward Arthur Owens Jr., 30, knowingly and willfully transmitted via a social media messaging app the following threat to injure a local public official: “We’re coming for you [emoji of ... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Sean Hernandez (alias Raafi Gorham) </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant, charged with murder. Sean Hernandez (alias Raafi Gorham) was charged with murder for the beating death of 2-year-old Key’Monnie Bean. Sean Hernandez (DOB 08/28/2004) is charged with the following: Murder, Endangering the Welfare of Child (F1), Possession of an Instrument of Crime (PIC) (M1), Recklessly Endangerin... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Tyvine Jones </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Tyvine Jones charged with multiple murders. Jones, a member of the "Blumberg gang" was wanted for three separate murders in the City of Philadelphia. According to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the first of these connected shootings occurred on August 23, 2020, at 2215 West Diamond Street, where Heyw... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Mary Blakley and Fred Bakley </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Mary Blakley, 76, and Fred Blakley, 61, both of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and their business associate, Janmarie Lanzo, 66, also of Lake Havasu City. ... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Mureerah Abdullah </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. From in or about April 2020 to in or about October 2020, Muneerah Abdullah, age 46, of Chester, Pennsylvania, filed fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims for herself and other ineligible recipients, to include inmates. The PUA claims contained fraudulent answers to... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Yaqub Yousef Nassir </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Yaqub Yousef Nassir, charged with assault and battery for attacking a doctor and police officers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. A magisterial district judge approved eight charges: four felony aggravated assault and four misdemeanor simple assault.... More...
$ (01-02-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. William Kuduk </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal activities and unemployment wire fraud. William Kuduk, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found responsible for trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana from his used car dealership. He also trafficked over five kilograms o... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley Eugene West, Jr. </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant accused of murder and aggravated assault. Stanley West, age 37, accused for aggravated assault on a low enforcement officer and the killing of Rakesh "Rocky" Ehagaban, 50, of Robinson.... More...
$ (10-06-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Jayvon Turner </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. On or about August 16, 2025, Jayvon Turner, age 23, had a firearm and ammunition in his possession after previously having been convicted of a felony on a state robbery charge. Federal law prohibits possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon. ... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Kareem Middlebrook </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. From in and around December 2021 to in and around March 2023, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Middlebrook conspired with others to distribute and possess... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel George </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm felonies. Daniel George, age 37, engaged in armed fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in Farrell, Mercer County. He did so despite his prior convictions, and years of incarceration, for drug trafficking, firearm, and domestic violence crimes. He also did so from a location where... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Lenny Dykrstra </h2> </center>
Milford, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with drug possession. Former professional baseball player Lenny Dykstra, age 62, was arrested for possession of narcotics and related equipment during a traffic stop in Pike County.... More...
$ (01-03-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Jeremy Pauley </h2> </center>
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property (Human Remains). Jeremy Pauley, age 43, of Thompson, Pennsylvania, admitted to his role in a nationwide network of individuals who bought and sold human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Pauley purchased human ... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Richard Adamsky </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with count of receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Ricahrd Adamsky, age 55, of Adamsky, Pennsylvainak was indicted on September of 2025, for knowingly receiving a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct on or about June 1... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Maurice Smith </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. , 2025). 14 Moore, 111 F.4th at 272 (holding “that convicts may be disarmed while serving their sentences on [federal] supervised release”); Quailes, 126 F.4th 215, 217 (3d Cir. 2025) (extending Moore’s logic to “appl[y] with equal force to defendants who are on state... More...
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