Connecticut Verdicts & Court Cases

United States of America v. Tulio Nunez

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing mail. By Kent Morlan On October 2, 2023, Tulio Nunez, age 25, of the Bronx, New York, drove to Campbell Avenue in West Haven and parked in front of a postal collection box. Nunez’s associate the

United States of America v. Michele Rene Muzyka

New Have, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute, Distribution of, and Dispensing of Controlled Substances. by Kent Morlan Law enforcement began investigating Michele Rene Muzyka, 61, of Cheshire, Connecticut, an Advan

United States of America v. Kelijah Richardson, a/k/a "KeKe," "Keek," and "Lijh," and Anibal Riberts, a/k/a “Go,” “Greenlight Go,” and “greenlightgo.1”

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery. Kelijah Richardson, also known as “KeKe,” “Keek,” and “Lijh,” 28, who was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on March 9, 2026, appeared today in Bridgeport federal court and entered

State of Connecticut v. Karl Jacobson

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny. Former New Haven Police Chief Karl R. Jacobson, age 56, allegedly took money from office accounts to pay gambling debts.

United States of America v. Harold Sterling

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and cocaine base. Harold Sterling, age 33, of Hartford, Connecticut and Isaias Ramos, age 31, were stopped by Border Patrol agents who suspected the vehicle

United States of America v. John Muriuku Wamuigah

New Have, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. John Muriuku Wamuigah, age 36, a citizen of Kenya, participated in a business email compromise scheme masterminded by his co-conspirator, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, a Nigerian n

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 supervise

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 suspecte

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

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.

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 “

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 invest

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 R

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 ou

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 unemploym

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 Capacit

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 o

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 inju

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 c

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 req

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,

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

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. Google A.I.: Federal conspiracy to distribute controlled substances is a serious criminal charge under 21 U.S.C. § 846 that targets an agreement between two or more individuals

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 Family & Medical Leave Act violation theory. Google A.I.: 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

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murde. 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. 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 Chie

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

New Haven, Connecticut, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a deliberate indifference constitutional violation. 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

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. A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm

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. 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

United States of America v. Yesenia Melendez Rincon

New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring 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 sen

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 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, plea

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

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence. Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison JOSHUA GILBERT, also known as "Lor Heavy,” 24, of Bridgeport, wa

United States of America v. Habroon Habib

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Durable Medical Equipment Middletown Resident Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Durable Medical Equipment David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the

United States of America v. Kierra Blount

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme Former Postal Employee Admits Stealing Checks from Mail, Role in Bank Fraud Scheme David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connect

United States of America v. Christian Andres Tejada Segura

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking offense. Drug Courier Arrested in Orange Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison 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

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with False Claims Act Allegations Connecticut Lab, its Owners and Officers, to Pay More Than $1.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations GENCO LAB, LLC and its owners and officers, PAUL CONROY, TRICIA

United States of America v. Brandon C. Tyson

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses Bloomfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Bryan DiGirolamo, Actin

United States of America v. Armand Ntchana

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the federal and state False Claims Acts APRN and Medical Practice to Pay Over $600k and Cease Connecticut Medicaid Participation to Settle False Claims Act Allegations ARMAND NTCHANA and his va

United States of America v. Tyrick Thomas

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge TYRICK THOMAS, 35, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a fentanyl trafficking offense. On July 1

State of Connecticut v. Raul Valle

Milford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder, reckless manslaughter, and assault. 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. 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

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

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 012 Drug-Related Murder Man Convicted of 2012 Drug-Related Murder in Hartford David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal jury in New Haven

United States of America v. Roberto Muy

New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. Ecuadoran National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. after Sex Assault Conviction David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced

United States of America v. Julius Jordan Priester

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Flight Attendant Kansas Resident Charged with Assaulting Flight Attendant on Flight from Bradley International Airport David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of

State of Connecticut v. Kenneth K.

Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal violation of a protective order. 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 sched