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United States of America v. Howard Neil Martin

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of drugs and possession of a machine gun. The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report about a burglary in progress. When they arrived, Howard Neil Martin, 46, of Sopchoppy, Florida, was parked in the driveway of the residence and in a verbal dispute with someone watching the residence for the homeowner. Officers could see a firearm in plain view inside the

Erica Lynn Odom v. James Calas Cole

Crawfordville, Florida, family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a protective order. Plaintiff’s petition alleged that she and Defendant had been in an on-again, off-again relationship and had lived together. She also alleged that after an argument with Defendant, called the police to their residence resulting in Plaintiff being charged with domestic violence battery. Plaintiff alleged that she was released from jail with the condition that she have no contact with Defendant.

State of Florida v. Edgar Hunez

Crestview, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony. Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A)(i) (providing that a defendant may not appeal after a guilty or nolo contendere plea except for an expressly reserved appeal of a “prior dispositive order of the lower tribunal, identifying with particularity the point of law being reserved”); Carroll v. State, 383 So. 3d 563, 567 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (reiterating that, after a guilty or no contest plea, a defendan

United States of America v. Ronald St. Clair

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted tax evasion. Ronald St. Clair attempted to hide his assets from the IRS after accumulating tax debts for 2011 through 2017. In 2020, after the IRS notified St. Clair that it intended to levy his assets to collect his unpaid taxes, St. Clair sold real property he owned and transferred the proceeds into a bank account in a third party’s name. After transferring these funds out of his own name, St. Cl

State of Florida v. Joseph Sanderson

Milton, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of conditions for suspended sentence. Joseph Sanderson violated probation. 2 must make such findings. We reject the argument and affirm Appellant’s judgment and sentence. Appellant was on sex-offender probation after admitting guilt for fifteen counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in case number 2021-CF-80; and two counts of attempted sexual battery plus one count of attempted l

United States of America v. Jasen Butler

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, forgery, and money laundering. Jasen Bulter, age 38, of Jupiter, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, corrupted the competitive bidding process for military fuel contracts and submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire transfer memos and invoices to multiple U.S. warships between August 2022 and January 2024. These ships were attempting to purchase fuel in international ports in

State of Florida v. Jaylyn Coleman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand theft. Jaylyn Coleman, age 29, accused of stealing a gold chain valued at %more than$18,000. The defend attempted to sell the chain but was told it was fake by the jeweler.

United States of America v. Jean Joseph and Janalies Camille Bingham

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jean Joseph, also known as “Jon,” 55, of Boca Raton, and Camille Bingham, also known as Janalie Camille Joseph, 44, also of Boca Raton were accused of orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from investors through false promises about high-value property assets and the use of investor funds. These

State of Florida v. Briana McCarthy, Brianna Hannan, Carlotta Hawkins, Kearla Walerk Whitney Branch, and Kavon Reese

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants chargd with fraud. Six individuals charged with defrauding the Florida. The individuals were accused of orchestrating a scheme to process property damage claims through the Florida Division of Risk Management, allegedly defrauding the state of $1.7 million. The Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested these individuals, and all state agencies are fully cooperating with the

State of Florida v. Valdimir Morrobel

Punta, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in cocaine, two counts of trafficking in illegal drugs, possession of cannabis, four counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, and resisting an officer without violence.

State of Florida v. Jeromee Safford

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with seven crimes: five counts of armed sexual battery, one count of kidnapping with intent to facilitate a felony, and one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

United States of America v. Luis Emilio Hernandez

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Luis Emilio Hernandez, age 45, of Naples, convinced an 85-year-old victim to write him personal checks totaling over $1.2 million for construction materials and repairs that were never performed. Instead, Hernandez cashed the checks for his own personal gain. Investigators confirmed that Hernandez did not hold a contractor’s license in Florid

United States of America v. Austin James McCastler, II

Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of meth, fentanyl, marijuana and felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. Austin James McCastler, II, age 36, was arrested for distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted prevention of the

United States of America v. Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with agreeing to use an unlicensed money services business to circumvent U.S. sanctions relating to Venezuela by transferring approximately $100,000 from the Dominican Republic. Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, 60, agreed to transfer approximately $99,500 delivered in cash in the Dominican Republic to a specified bank account in Ft. Lauderdale. Law enforcement agents advised Carbajal De Jesus’s partner that the funds were

United States of America v. Christopher Harwood

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Christopher Harwood, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, admitted that he owned and operated a telemedicine company called TelevisitMD. Harwood and his co-conspirators targeted Medicare patients through aggressive telemarketing campaigns, inducing them to accept orthotic braces and genetic tests that they did not need. Harwood paid doctors to approve ord

State of Florida v. Tiger Woods

Stewart, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving while impaired. Tiger Woods was was traveling at "a high rate of speed" when his vehicle collided with another car, resulting in his vehicle rolling over onto the driver's side. Woods was not intoxicated but refused to give a urine sample to see if he was impaired. Florida's driving while impaired law (DUI) prohibits operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level (BAC) of .08 or higher, or with norm

State of Florida v. Pedro Nelson Caniza

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with one count each of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence. Pedro Nelson Caniza, 47, of North Miami Beach, became upset at the Miami Open and battered an office who was trying to remove him.

United States of America v. Scott Oranje

Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On November 10, 2025, police officer intercepted a package added to Scott Oranje, in Mary Esther, Florida. The package contained over 300 grams of fentanyl. Law enforcement conducted a controlled delivery at Oranje’s r

State of Florida v. Rene Woodall Lemos

Titusville, Florida, criminal dense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r accessory after the fact to the first degree murder. Nicholas Mitchell was shot to death in Brevard County, Florida. A few days later, his white BMW was stopped after a high-speed chase in Alabama that resulted in a crash. The BMW was driven by Robert Lanning. Rene Lemos arrived at the crash scene shortly after. Lemos, along with her co-defendant Lanning, were charged with four crimes, including first degr

State of Florida v. Richard N. Golding

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud, money laundering in theft for allegedly stealing funds from the city of Tallahassee, Florida. Illinois attorney Richard N. Golding, 83, charged with two counts of wire fraud, money laundering, grand theft and attempted grand theft.

State of Florida v. William Bell, Jr.

Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. William Bell, Jr., age 41, accused of killing Stephen Hopkins, who was found strangled to death in his home on Merrill Road on November 30, 2023.

State of Florida v. Nelson Nunez and Jusiah Jones

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rape. Nelson Nunez, 13, and Jusiah Jones, 12, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. The Defendant were certified as adults.

United States of America v. Michael Deon Woulard

Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence, possession of machine gun during a drug transaction. Michael Deon Woulard (49, Gainesville) robbed a pawn shop in Jacksonville, stealing goods valued at approximately $45,945. On November 25, 2023, Woulard robbed a jewelry store in Jacksonville, during which he brandished a semi-automatic pistol at employees and stole jewelry valued at approximately $352,000

United States of America v. Arturo Sanchez-Morales

United States of America v. Victor Waldeck Oliveira Iglesias

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute firearms outside the United States and smuggling. Victor Waldeck Oliveira Iglesias, 31, conspired with co-defendant Alvaro Teixeira, 50, to smuggle eight sets of HK firearm parts to Brazil. The co-defendants planned to conceal the illegal gun parts inside shipments that were otherwise legally licensed for export. Evidence at trial showed that Iglesias and Teixeira intended to smuggle many mo

United States of America v. Tomás Niembro Concha

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Powers Act and Wire Fraud. Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, of Miami, Florida, conspired with others to siphon money from Nodus Bank, ultimately leading to the bank’s failure in 2023. Niembro and his co-conspirators concealed from other Nodus Bank board members and executives and the bank’s regulator that certain investments and loans were for the benefit of Niembro a

United States of America v. Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs of millions of dollars and concealing his criminal conduct during the naturalization process. Between April 2020 and May 2021, Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds through companies he owned or controlled and by preparing loan applications for others in exchange for kickbacks. The applications contained material

United States of America v. Patrick and Charles Boyd

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: 18 U.S.C. § 371 CONSPIRACY TO INTRODUCE ADULTERATED AND MISBRANDED DRUGS (1) 21 U.S.C. § 331(a) and 333(a)(2) INTRODUCTION OF A MISBRANDED DRUG INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE (2-3) 18 U.S.C. § 670 CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFIC IN MEDICAL PRODUCTS WITH FALSE DOCUMENTATION (4) 18 U.S.C. § 1349 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD (5) 18 U.S.C. § 1343 WIRE FRAUD (7-8)

State of Florida v. Maria Roda Blanco >/center>

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with assault and battery and driving without a license. Maria Roda Blanco accused for slapping an employee of the daycare center where her child was being cared for. Roda-Blanco, who was born in Uruguay and doesn’t have a criminal record, faced a charge of battery on a school employee and a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold, records showed.

State of Florida v. Sonia Infante-Perez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand theft, organized fraud, cashing or depositing a worthless check and possessing a counterfeit payment instrument. Sonia Infante-Perez, age 55, of Hialeah, accused of bank fraud for passing counterfeit checks.

West Palm Beach, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with grand larceny for shoplifting on a grand scale. Former Real Housewives actress Melany “Mel” Viljoen, a star of The Real Housewives of Pretoria and The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: South Africa and her husband arrested for stealing.

United States of America v. Alaisjah Dayshawn Perkins

Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with receipt, transfer, possession and production of machine guns. On April 26, 2025, law enforcement officers observed posts on a Facebook profile advertising the sale of machinegun conversion devices (MCDs). Subsequently, an undercover officer began communicating with Alaisjah Dayshawn Perkins. Between April and May 2025, law enforcement conducted multiple undercover purchases of several MCDs from the defendant. Pu

United States of America v. Desire Doreen Segari

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making an interstate threat to injury someone. On August 17, 2025, Desiree Doreen Segari, age 41, of Sarasota, posted a video on TikTok calling for MAGA supporters to be shot on sight. Segari stated, “so if we all get our guns and use our second amendment right…and you see somebody with a MAGA hat, ‘pew pew’ that’s what we do, that’s the way, it’s the only way.” While saying “pew pew,” Segari u

State of Florida v. Pedro Antonio Laureano Quesada

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit robbery with a firearm, attempted robbery with a firearm, and attempted felony murder.

State of Florida v. Michael L. King

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with capital murder. Michael L. King was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of Denise Amber Lee.

United States of America v. Willan Pupo, Joel Castillo, William Castillo, Miriam Pupo, and Jessica Forpomes

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Willan Pupo, 38, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison; Joel Castillo, 39, to 58 months; William Castillo, 42, was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison; Miriam Pupo, 36, to 37 months; and Jessica Forpomes, 40, to 36 months. Each defendant previously pleaded guilty to commit money laundering as part of large-scale credit card fraud and money laundering scheme that r

United States of America v. Triston Chacoey Aric Johnson, a/k/a “C.J.”

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute.

United States of America v. Mario Mercier Hernandez

Tamps, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transportation of stolen property. Beginning around 2019, Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) embarked on a string of thefts of avionics equipment from more than forty airports across the United States, including airports in Florida, Tennessee, New Jersey, Maryland, and South Carolina. Mercier, using his knowledge and skill as an FAA-certified pilot, entered each airport, broke into airplanes,

United States of America v. Mckenzie Levar Monestine

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing approximately 450 fraudulent, stolen or counterfeit access devices, which included others’ credit card numbers, social security numbers, and means to gain access to bank accounts. On or about June 22, 2020, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Mckenzie Levar Monestine’s home. That search uncovered a trove of fraud evidence inside Monestine’s padlocked room, including mechanisms to ac

State of Florida v. Tyler Cordell Sawyer

Bradenton, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery with a firearm.

State of Florida v. Caleb Flynn

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder Caleb Flynn, 39, charged the former contestant on "American Idol" with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators.

Thomas O'Neal v. Ameircan Shaman Franchise System, Inc., et al.

Tampa, Florida, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. We have held that a settlement agreement bars litigation of wage-and-hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act only if the settlement was approved by a court or the Department of La- bor. See Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1352– 53 (11th Cir. 1982). In this appeal, we must now decide how this rule applies when FLSA claims are settled alongsid

United States of America v. Rufino Robelo-Galo

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release under r 18 U.S.C. § 3582, arguing that he was the “only available caregiver” for his incapacitated father. The district court determined that Robelo-Galo’s son, Elmer, was an available caregiver, and, as a result, that Robelo-Galo was not the only available caregiver.

United States of America v. Javier Hernandez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with encouraging aliens to enter the United States, conspiracy to traffic in certain motor vehicles with tampered identification number, and to altering motor vehicle identification number, money laundering, and transportation of stolen vessels

United States of America v. Joan Manuel Estadella

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute meth. An indictment in the Southern District of Florida charged Estadella with (1) possessing a Taurus 9mm pistol with serial number TLZ57339 and its ammunition as a convicted felon between November 28, 2020, and December 1, 2020, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) (Count 1); (2) possessing a Springfield Armory .380 ca

State of Florida v. Roslain Arabi Perdomo

Miami, Florida criminal dense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect. Roslain Arabi Perdomo, age 36, was found outside her home nude with her daughter. Florida child neglect law (Section 827.03) defines neglect as a caregiver’s failure to provide a child with necessary care, such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, or supervision, which causes or is likely to cause physical or mental impairment . It is a criminal offense ranging from third-degree felonies (neg

State of Florida v. Paul Messer

West Palm Beach, Florida criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with misdemeanor simple battery. Paul Messer, of Lake Worth Beach, accused of hitting a woman at a protect with a flagpole.

State of Florida v. Emily Sabogal

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with neglect of a child without great bodily harm and desertion of a child. Emily Sabogal, 32, was accused of leaving her children in Uber for hours.

United States of America v. Sylvester Green Bryd

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of first-degree grand theft and over 50 counts of fraudulent use or possession of personal identification information. Sylvester Green Byrd, 35, accused of stealing U.S. Treasury checks.

Clennon Dewayne Melton v. I-10 Truck Center, Inc., et al.

Pensacola, Florida, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he was discriminated by his employer because of his races. Clennon Dewayne Melton is a black man who began work- ing at I-10 Truck Center in March 2020. I-10 is a Florida commercial truck sales business owned by Brian Brigman. Brigman also owns a related business, I-20 Truck Sales, LLC, located in Alabama. Brig- man’s son, Jason Brigman, participated in management decisions at I-10, though he had no off