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United States of America v. Javon Morse

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs and felony possession of a firearm. On December 13, 2017, Javon Morse was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine. He was released from prison in January 2021. On October 14, 2024, while on federal supervised release, Morse fled from Norwich Police during a traffic stop. Aft

United States of America v. Otilio Green

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized search of Otilio Green’s cloud storage account revealed an additional images and videos of suspected

United States of America v. Christopher Santiago-Rosado

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. In 2024, the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Department investigated an open-air drug market that was operating in the area of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street in Bridgeport. Between March and September 2024, investigators made 11 controlled purchases of narcotics from various sellers. The investiga

United States of America v. Hamilton Clark Smith

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening a federal law enforcement officer. Hamilton Clark Smith, age 61, of Milford, sent a series of threatening text messages to a Deputy U.S. Marshal, including threats to harm and kill the Deputy U.S. Marshal, and to harm the Deputy U.S. Marshal’s family. Smith was arrested on January 12, 2023, and was detained until February 16, 2023, when he was released on bond. On April 22, 2024, he plead

United States of America v. Marc Anthony Alexander

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. In 2022, a business known as “Traveling Graces, LLC” was registered with the State of Connecticut with Melanie Ham as its registered agent and “Dr. Marc Anthony Alexander,” formerly of Milford, Connecticut, as its manager. Between July 2023 and December 2023, Alexander and Ham misrepresented to a Connecticut resident (the “victim”), wh

State of Vermont v. Ryan Palmer

River Junction, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with 12 counts of soliciting prostitution and other sex crimes. Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer is charged with 12 counts after state troopers received tips about Palmer’s alleged sexual misconduct when investigating his office’s finances.

United States of America v. Carlos Egerto Jimenez-Tun

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry by a removed alien. Carlos Egberto-Jimenez, 28, a citizen of Guatemala, reentered by the United States after being removed in 2019. Jimenez was arrested in Bridgeport by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations following his release from state custody. U.S. Attorney Sullivan stressed that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations and a def

State of Connecticut v. Isiah Falconer

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with armed robbery. Isiah Falconer accused of shooting at a juvenile from whom is was going to buy a watch he found for sale on the Internet. When the sale wasn't going through an electronic app, Falconer pulled out a gun, which led to a struggle and the 18-year-old firing off several shots, Murgo said in the release.

United States of America v. Victoria Kates

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud involving unemployment insurance and wire faud regarding PPP loan. From March 2020 through May 2021, Victoria Kates, age 35, of New Britain, defrauded the CT-DOL of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the CT-DOL on behalf of her family, acquaintances, and others. Kates prepared and submitted the original applications and, in certain instances, submitted required weekly recert

State of Connecticut v. Edward Casigne

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-35(a)(1), Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-38(a), Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-202w(c)(1), and Criminal Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-271(a)(1)(A). Evidence at trial

State of Connecticut v. Frankie Dejesus

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with murder. Frankie DeJesus, age 28, of Waterbury, with murder for killing William Beltran in Waterbury in 2022. The evidence presented at trial consisted of an eyewitness who placed DeJesus at the scene of the murder with a motive, as well as surveillance cameras, cell phone evidence, and ballistic comparisons that were used to establish the defendant’s guilt. At sentencing, multiple members of Belt

State of Connecticut v. John Doe

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represents a 13-year-old boy who is charged with killing Kaiden Phillips, age 15.

United States of America v. Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child exploitation. An April 29, 2025, the Stamford Police Department secured an arrest warrant charging Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia, age 21, a citizen of Ecuador residing in West Haven, with felony risk of injury and interfering with an officer. Tenesaca Mejia subsequently fled Connecticut with a 14-year-old girl (the “minor victim”). On October 28, 2025, the FBI in New Haven contacted the FBI in Minn

Nathaniel Silva, et al. v. Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC, et al.

New Haven, Connecticut employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wage and hour act violation theory. Two commercial truck drivers worked for a baked goods company as W-2 employees through a staffing agency. As a condition of continued work, the company required them to create corporations and execute distributor agreements in their capacities as presidents of the new corporate entities. The agreements contained mandatory arbitration clauses. The drivers filed

United States of America v. Analia Montzoures

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with paid her employees in cash, did not report their wages to the state or federal government, did not file required IRS forms related to her employees, did not issue W-2 forms, did not withhold employee taxes as required, and did not pay federal employment taxes and withholding. Mountzoures operated Mountzoures Cleaning, a business with approximately 10 employees that provided cleaning services to more than

State of Connecticut v. Santos Vasquez Ramirez

Danbury, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charge with second-degree murder. Santos Vasquez Ramirez, 28, of Pawling, New York, was accused with killing Elias "Aurelio" Zhunio-Orbez. The family of Elias "Aurelio" Zhunio-Orbez described the 66-year-old homicide victim, a devout Mormon and taxi driver from Danbury, as "joyful" and "compassionate."

United States of America v. Vincenzo Minutolo

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds. Nn March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One source of relief provided by the CARES Act was the authorization of forgivable loans to small businesses for job retention and certain other

State of Connecticut v. Barry Evans

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendan tchared with DUI.

United States of America v. Tyssan Woods

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing a firearm from a licensed dealer, carjacking, possession of a machine gun, and motor vehicle theft.

Jacqueline Harris v. Amazon.com Services LLC

New Haven, Connecticut, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.

Eric Erickson v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Company

New Haven, Connecticut, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful denial of E.R.I.S.A. employee benefits.

United States of America v. Emmanuel Gonzalez

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> Federal conspiracy to distribute controlled substances is a serious criminal charge under<br> 21 U.S.C. § 846 that targets an agreement between two or more individuals to violate federal drug laws, such as manufacturing or distributing illegal drugs. The core crime is the agreement itself, meaning a person can be convicted even if no drugs were

Wilbert Rivera v. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company doing business as M&T Bank Corporation

New Haven, Connecticut, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a <br> Family & Medical Leave Act violation theory.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that offers eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave annually for certain family and medical situations, along with continued group health benefits. The FMLA applies to public agencies, schools, and private employers meeting specific employee thresholds. To be

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with<br> murde.<br> <br> Sergio Thomas, 39, of New Haven, was accused of shooting and killing 26-year-old Daiquan Hyman of East Haven and 32-year-old Ernest Williams of New Haven.

United States of America v. Kevin Barco

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm.<br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; and Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition

Veronica-May Clark v. Gerald Valletta, et al.

New Haven, Connecticut, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a deliberate indifference constitutional violation.<br> <br> Plaintiff Veronica-May Clark is a transgender inmate in the Connecticut prison system claiming that corrections officials violated the Eighth Amendment by failing to provide certain treatments for gender dysphoria, including stronger hormone therapy and a vaginoplasty. The district court denied defendants' motion for summary judgement, finding that Defendants viol

United States of America v. Kevin J. Barko

New Haven criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possess and distribute contraband inside the facility was sentenced today to federal prison.<br> <br> A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.<br> <br> On April 24, 2025, Barco possessed a Springfield Armory XD .40 caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number and a high-capacity magazine loaded with 1

United States of America v. Kevin Barco

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.<br> <br> A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon..<br> <br> The indictment was returned on September 3, 2025. Barco appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria E. Garcia in New Haven and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge

United States of America v. Yesenia Melendez Rincon

New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring <br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that YESENIA MELENDEZ RINCON, 41, a citizen of Colombia last residing in Kissimmee, Florida, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment for her involvement in an organized jewelry theft ring that targeted mall-based stores and kio

United States of America v. Martin Onofre-Mendez

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine<br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARTIN ONOFRE-MENDEZ, 50, a citizen of Mexico last residing in New Haven, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a cocaine trafficking offense.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2024, the DEA New Haven District Office Tas

United States of America v. Joshua “Lor Heavy” Gilbert

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> JOSHUA GILBERT, also known as "Lor Heavy,” 24, o

United States of America v. Habroon Habib

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Durable Medical Equipment </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Middletown Resident Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Durable Medical Equipment</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States A

United States of America v. Kierra Blount

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the Distric

United States of America v. Christian Andres Tejada Segura

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking offense. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Drug Courier Arrested in Orange Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> CHRISTIAN ANDRES TEJADA SEGURA, 26, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in West Hazelton, Pen

United States of America v. Genco Lab, Llc, Paul Conroy, Tricia Conroy, Charles Orefice

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with False Claims Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Connecticut Lab, its Owners and Officers, to Pay More Than $1.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> GENCO LAB, LLC and its owners and officers, PAUL CONROY, TRICIA

United States of America v. Brandon C. Tyson

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Bloomfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Bryan DiGirolamo, Actin

United States of America v. Armand Ntchana

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the federal and state False Claims Acts </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> APRN and Medical Practice to Pay Over $600k and Cease Connecticut Medicaid Participation to Settle False Claims Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> ARMAND NTCHANA and his va

United States of America v. Tyrick Thomas

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> TYRICK THOMAS, 35, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a fentanyl trafficking offense.<br> <br> O

State of Connecticut v. Raul Valle

Milford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder, reckless manslaughter, and assault.<br> <br> Raul Valle was charged with fatally stabbing Fairfeild Prep student James McGrath and stabbing first-degree assault in the stabbing of Ryan Heinz and Thomas Connery.

Gregory Johnson v. Superior Court

Tolland, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed his due process rights were violation.<br> <br> In this writ of error, the plaintiff inerror, Gregory Johnson (plaintiff), challenges his con-viction of three counts of criminal contempt for conducthe engaged in during his habeas trial. The plaintiff claimsthat the trial court1deprived him of his right to dueprocess under the federal constitution by failing to post-pone the summary criminal contempt proceeding to alat

United States of America v. Melkuan Scott a/k/a “Mel,” “Young God,” “Young,” and “YG,”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 012 Drug-Related Murder </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Convicted of 2012 Drug-Related Murder in Hartford</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal jury in New Haven today found MELKUAN SCOTT, also known as "Mel,�

United States of America v. Roberto Muy

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ecuadoran National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. after Sex Assault Conviction</h2></center></b></b> <<br> /h2>David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERTO MUY, 35, a citizen of Ecuador, has been charged by fede

United States of America v. Julius Jordan Priester

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Flight Attendant </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kansas Resident Charged with Assaulting Flight Attendant on Flight from Bradley International Airport </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O'Brien, Special Agent in Charg

State of Connecticut v. Kenneth K.

Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal violation of a protective order.<br> <br> The defendant and L married in 1997 and have three children together. In 2014, L initiated divorce proceedings, and the defendant and L agreed to a visitation schedule for their children, which provided that the defendant would pick up the children at L's residence. In April, 2015, when the defendant arrived at L's home to pick up<br> two of their childr

United States of America v. David Marshall a/k/a “Saint”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vsex trafficking, obstruction of justice, and violation of a protective order offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bristol Man Convicted of Violent Sex Trafficking and Related Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal jury in Hartford has found DAVID MARSHALL, also known as "Saint,” 40, of Bristol

United States of America v. Luis Cruz a/k/a “Goldo”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violent carjacking and a Waterbury-based narcotics trafficking ring.Violent Carjacking, Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Violent Carjacking, Drug Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David X. Sullivan, United States Attorn

United States of America v. Anthony Pena a/k/a “Tony”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Danbury, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Participating in Violent Danbury Kidnapping </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Florida Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in Violent Danbury Kidnapping</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ANTHONY PENA, also known as "Tony,” 24, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judg

United States of America v. James Graham a/k/a “Little Cuz”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Obstructing Justice </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced for Obstructing Justice<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> JAMES GRAHAM, also known as "Little Cuz,” 25, formerly of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by thre

United States of America v. Quinn Mooring

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gun Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Haven Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Gun Trafficking Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that QUINN MOORING, 43, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. Distri

United States of America v. Daniel Vasquez-Salinas a/k/a “Stalin Vasquez-Salinas” and “Stalin Vasquez”

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ecuadoran National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> STANLIN DANIEL VASQUEZ-SALINAS, also known as "Stalin Vasquez-Salinas” and "Stalin Vasquez,” 25, a citizen of Ecuador recently residing in Danbury, has been char