Pennsylvania Drug Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marco Laboy-Torres </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. 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> Marco Laboy-Torres, age 47, of York, Pennsylvania, was accused of participating in a criminal co... More...
$ (09-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Raabitah Reynolds </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute, criminal conspiracy, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, criminal use of communications facility, and simple possession of drugs. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Ke... More...
$ (07-17-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dimitris Smith, Jr. </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributiong controlled substances and distributing fentanyl resulting in death. 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> Dimitris Smith, Jr., age 48, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, distributed a deadly dose of fentany... More...
$ (07-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United Sates of America v. George Moses </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and bank fraud. George Moses, age 45, of Wilkes-Barre, submitted applications for unemployment compensation, pandemic unemployment compensation, economic injury disaster loan, and paycheck protection program loan benefits falsely representing that he had qualifying income from the oper... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jerome Brown, a/k/a Jerome F. Brown <h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm after law enforcement raided his car, home, and storage unit as part of a drug-trafficking investigation near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A plea agreement is a negotiated contract between the Government and a defendant. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Cri... More...
$ (03-13-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Santos Castro-Mota </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Santos Castro-Mota, 46, a Dominican Republic national, ran a drug trafficking operation out of the State Correctional Institution Phoenix (Collegeville, Pennsylvania). A joint investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement operating under the High Intensity Drug Trafficking A... More...
$ (03-13-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Julian Thompson </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with failure to surrender. The Court was advised that, on November 21, 2024, Julian Thompson, 33, was sentenced in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 10 years of imprisonment on his convictions for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm and ammunition by... More...
$ (03-12-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Eric Raheem Pierce
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. During the course of several controlled drug purchases, Eric Raheem Pierce, age 38, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, distributed approximately 35 grams of fentanyl before attempting to discard 25 bricks of heroin and another 23 grams of fentanyl on the date of h... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Bryce Hill
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs. Bryce Hill, age 28, of Seattle, Washington, was a member of the Phoenix-based Monarrez Drug Trafficking Organization—a transnational criminal organization responsible for the distribution of millions of fentanyl pills, hundreds of pounds of methamphe... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Randolf Simmons
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 35 total charges relating to trafficking, involuntary servitude, kidnapping, sexual assault and drug-related offenses. Randolf Simmons, 46, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, accused for drug and human trafficking.... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Santamaria-Cortes
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien. Alberto Alberto Santamaria-Cortes, age 47, a Mexican national who was residing in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, illegally reentered the United States sometime after he had been deported in July 2014. Santamaria-Cortes was found again in the United States after being arreste... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Corey Adkins
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> United States of America v. Dimitris Smith, Jr.
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> United States of America v. Mary Blakley and Fred Bakley
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> United States of America v. William Kuduk
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> United States of America v. Daniel George
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)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Lenny Dykrstra
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> United States of America v. Jamir M. Ceruit
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearms in furtherance of drug drug trafficking. One month after he was released from prison and began a three-year term of supervised release, Ceruti was arrested for possessing narcotics. Later, Ceruti told his probation officer that he used narcotics on two separate occasions. The Gove... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America .v Antonio Bishop
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to provide contraband of an inmate.<br> <br> Antonio Bishop was convicted of both attempting to provide contraband to a federal inmate and attempting to obtain contraband by a federal inmate. On appeal, he argues that the District Court committed reversible error by not granting a mistrial when the pr... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - PA)<H2> United States of America v. Fitzgerald Daliot-Rios
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a member of drug-trafficking organization in Reading, Pennsylvania, that distributed methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - PA)United States of America v. David Piaquadio
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> On July 25, 2019, after a nonjury trial, Judge Conner of the Middle District of Pennsylvania found Piaquadio guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, fentanyl, and heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and three counts of possession with intent t... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Taire Hardeman
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating conditions of supervised release.<br> <br> Hardeman pled guilty to drug offenses and was sentenced to 36 months' imprisonment followed by three years' supervised release. Approximately eleven months after his supervised release commenced, law enforcement responded to reported gunfire and found a youn... More...
$0 (11-12-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan </h1></h1>
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense<br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.<br> <br> According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurg... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan </h1></h1>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense<br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.<br> <br> According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gu... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Tai Ward
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute a schedule III controlled substance (drug). ... More...
$0 (10-22-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Derrick Polk </h1></h1>
Johnstown, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking <br> <br> A resident of Long Beach, California, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting United State... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Ashok Panigrahy </h1></h1>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating federal law regarding the sexual exploitation of minors.<br> <br> A resident of Chicago, Illinois, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal law regarding the ... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Derrick Polk </h1></h1>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking <br> <br> A resident of Long Beach, California, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting United Stat... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - PA)Christopher Jack Cooper v. Novo Nordisk, Inc., et al.
Trenton, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer representing the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory. <br> <br> Novo Nordisk faces multidistrict litigation (MDL 3094) for its GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, which are alleged to cause severe gastrointestinal injuries, particularly gastroparesis. The lawsuits claim a "failure to warn" by Novo Nordisk, asserting the... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Jeremy Edward Johnson
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> On December 11, 2020, Joshua Kiernan died of an overdose on a combination of heroin and fentanyl. At the scene of the overdose, law enforcement recovered a syringe and two loose empty plastic bags that they suspected had contained drugs. One of the loose bags... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Kaylee Ann Widmer </h1></h1>
Scranton, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and 40 grams and more of fentanyl resulting in death <br> <br> Kaylee Ann Widmer, age 25, of Thornhurst, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 21 years' for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and 40 grams and more of fentanyl resultin... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Darwin Abudeye-Perez, et al. </h1></h1>
Williamsport, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assault, Conspiracy And Weapons Charges <br> <br> Multiple inmates of the Federal Correctional Center Allenwood, Allenwood, Pennsylvania, were indicted on assault, conspiracy and weapons charges.<br> <br> The indictment alleges that on June 2, 2023, at FCC Allenwood, Darwin Abudeye-Perez, Alex Ferrufino, Miguel Lopez,... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan </h1></h1>
Harrisburg, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense <br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.<br> <br> According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, t... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Kevin Watson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Arnold Resident Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h... More...
$0 (09-03-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Justis Shea
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and drug trafficking.... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Federick Gardner
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> Frederick Gardner, of Detroit, at the Downtown Pittsburgh Greyhound bus station with crystal meth and fentanyl.<br> <br> <img width="400" src="https://cmg-cmg-tv-10080-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K3MX2E734JDULJN2TZNV6JK4AM.png?smart=true&auth=2edb5ad84100d1207b330332b556949... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Raphael Ross
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with : (1) possession of a firearm as a felon,4 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); (2) possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841; and (3) possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A).<br... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Carl Rose
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug and firearm offenses.<br> <br> In 2011, a jury sitting in the Eastern District of<br> Pennsylvania convicted Carl Rose of federal drug and firearm<br> offenses. The District Court sentenced Rose to 120 months'<br> imprisonment, followed by a five-year term of supervised<br> release. But about two years a... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis W. McNamara </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements to FBI </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Columbus, Ohio, Lawyer Sentenced for Making False Statements to FBI</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - PA)<h1> United States of America v. West End Services, Inc., Christopher Leon </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with liability allegations under the False Claims Act. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Allentown-Area Pharmacy and Its Owner Agree to Pay $825,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Liability</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </... More...
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