Legal News for Scranton, Pennsylvania
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United States of America v. Timothy Riddy
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs) and distribution of controlled drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846.... More...
(07-03-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Dimitris Smith, Jr.
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributiong controlled substances and distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Reported by Kent Morlan Dimitris Smith, Jr., age 48, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, distributed a deadly dose of fentany... More...
(07-03-2026 - PA)United States of America v. William Freeman, IV
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. William Freeman, IV, age 46, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, submitted at least 10 applications seeking pandemic stimulus funds through both the Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, as well as the Paycheck Protection... More...
(04-13-2026 - PA)United States of America v. Nicholas Pecko
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and theft of mail by a postal employee. Nicholas Pecko, age 33, of Vandling, Pennsylvania, allegedly stole two checks totaling $6,581.59 that were sent through the mail, intended to be delivered by the United States Postal Office. The indictment further alleges that Pecko executed a bank fraud sche... More...
(03-20-2026 - 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. Arturo Perez Ramirez
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)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Michael Willie Marquis Woods
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. "Michael Willie Marquis Woods, 38, and his victims lived on the sixth floor of the apartment building at 326 Biden St. Woods, machete in hand, stabbed a 61-year-old woman in the chest as she stepped off an elevator at about 6 p.m. She fell to the floor. He then attacked a 59-year-ol... More...
(12-13-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Miriam Rivera
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with DUI. ... More...
(11-21-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stephanie Padelski
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary, aggravated assault and criminal trespass. Stephanie Padelski, age 35, was accused for stabbing another woman in the arm as she lay in bed. ... More...
(10-31-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Darwin Gudiel-Grijalva
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with shooting a firearm. Darwin Gudiel-Grijalva of Illinois, age 37, was accused of firing several shots after an argument outside a bar.... More...
(10-12-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Aiden G. Deininger and Jeremiah Cleveland
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)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Khalid Jamiar Jones
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Simple Assault, and other related charges.... More...
(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. 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...
(10-02-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Kaylee Ann Widmer
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 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...
(09-26-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Darwin Abudeye-Perez, et al.
Williamsport, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assault, Conspiracy And Weapons Charges Multiple inmates of the Federal Correctional Center Allenwood, Allenwood, Pennsylvania, were indicted on assault, conspiracy and weapons charges. The indictment alleges that on June 2, 2023, at FCC Allenwood, Darwin Abudeye-Perez, Alex Ferrufino, Miguel Lopez,... More...
(09-26-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Donnell Brunson
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Donnell Brunson was accused of brutally beating and murdering Danielle Barbuti in Scranton's Hill Section. During trial prosecutors demonstrated that intimate partner violence is not just physical. It is emotional, psychological, and rooted in abuse and control. This case s... More...
(09-12-2025 - 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...
(08-28-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Marvin Rivera, a/k/a “Maceâ€, Oliver Rivera, Mark Reynolds, Sherrielee Stout, Chandler George, Angel, Ruggiero, Joel Fernandez, Eric Konnick
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses Eight Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses Marvin R... More...
(08-07-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Carl Jones
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession Of Child Porn And Possessing Contraband In Prison USP Lewisburg Inmate Charged With Possession Of Child Porn And Possessing Contraband In Prison ... More...
(07-25-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Tyler Fuller
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Receipt Of Child Pornography Somerset County Man Indicted For Receipt Of Child Pornography < Tyler Fuller, age 31, of Somerset County, PA, was indicted on cha... More...
(07-25-2025 - PA)M United States of America v. Jeffrey Snyder
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Middleburg Man Sentenced To Prison For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine< Jeffrey Snyde... More...
(07-25-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Andrew Dion
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault with A Dangerous Weapon and Possession of Weapons in Prison FCI Lewisburg Inmate Charged with Assault with A Dangerous Weapon and Possession of Weapons in Prison... More...
(07-25-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Luis de Jesus Pichardo
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry Dominican National Indicted For Illegal Reentry Luis de Jesus Pichardo, age 57, a native... More...
(07-25-2025 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. David Merritt
Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening serious bodily harm.... More...
(07-11-2025 - PA)United States of America v. Cesar Altagracia Mateo Lara, a/k/a Miguel Carrasquillo Apolinaris and Luis Mercado-Alicea, a/k/a Yensi Mateo,
Scranton, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking Two Hazleton Men Charged With Drug Trafficking Cesar Altagracia Mateo Lara, a/k/a Miguel Carrasquillo Apolinaris, age 46, and Luis Mercado-Al... More...
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