New Jersey Verdicts & Court Cases

United States of America v. Kashawn McKinley

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with honest services fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Kashawn McKinley, 42, Director of Constituent Services in Atlantic City and a member of the Atlantic City School Board solicited more than $20,000 in cash and m

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile on multiple occasions over a period of 10 years. Jose Membreno-Aguilar, 51, Membreno-Aguilar was accused of 10 counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and one count of seco

United States of America v. Menashe Davidovitz

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1439; conspiracy to commit bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371; conspiracy to sell seals in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, and conspiracy to sell of

United States of America v. Clarence Semmon, et al.

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud banks by depositing stolen checks and withdrawing the funds, The following individuals each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to a one-co

United States of America v. Samuel Alectus, a/k/a “Capet”

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a drug trafficking organization. Reported by: Kent Morlan Samuel Alectus, a/k/a “Capet,” 37, of Newark, was a member of a drug trafficking organization that had a significant presence in New Jersey

United States of America v. Sherif Elmasri

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer Ryan Magee represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and violation of the anti-kickback statute 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by: Kent Morlan From October 2022 to November 2025, Elmasri,

United States of America v. Erick Marquez Cruz

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun by a person not legally in the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(o)(l). MCDs, which themselves are classified as machineguns by statute, are capable of converting semi-automati

United States of America v. Charles Suh

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully distributing oxycodone. Reported by Kent Morlan Charles Suh, 63, was a pharmacist at a pharmacy in Voorhees, New Jersey. On 15 occasions between June and November 2021, Suh illegally dispensed oxyco

United States of America v. Chouby Charleron

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Chouby Charleron, 27, of Severn, Maryland, accessed and obtained the PII of thousands of unwitting individuals and then sold that PII to a network of co-c

United States of America v. Waleed Shamim, Sameer Shamim, and Shareef Beig

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with international narcotics trafficking using the dark web. By Kent Morlan Waleed Shamim, 33, Sameer Shamim, 41, and Shareef Beig, 52, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy

United States of America v. Parmjit Parmar, a/k/a “Paul Parmar”

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and wire fraud. By Kent Morlan Parmjit Parmar, a/k/a “Paul Parmar,” 55, of Colts Neck, New Jersey and his his conspirators, including Sotirios Zaharis, a/k/a “Sam Za

United States of America v. Robert M. McCloughy

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. By Kent Morlan Robert M. McCloughy, 43, of Carlstadt, New Jersey was charged in a three-count complaint with one count of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions involving crimi

United States of America v. Daniel Garcia Jr.

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. On June 23, 2024, Daniel Garcia, Jr., ate 28, of Maple Shade, Pennsylvania, and another individu

State of New Jersey v. Christopher Reynoso

Patterson, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder, attempted murder, and weapons offenses. Christopher Reynoso, claimed that detectives did not honor defendant's assertion of the right to stop the interrogation, thus requiring the suppression of statemen

United States of America v. Leon Haynes

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Leon Haynes, age 52, of Teanck, New Jersey, was accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, mail fraud, an

State of New Jersey v. John P. McClave, III \

Monmouth, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide. John P. McClave, III, age 38, of Tom River, New Jersey, was accused of causing an accident that killed a married couple. Angel L. Acevedo, Jr., 40, and his wife,

United States of America v. Louis V. Greco, III

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willfully evading taxes. Louis V. Greco III, 38, of Highland Mills, NY, the owner of several New Jersey companies, including, NJ Mobile Health Care LLC (“NJMHC”), an emergency medical services company that pr

United States of America v. Thomas A. DeLeo and William A. Murray

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with honest services fraud charge and the conspiracy to commit money laundering. Former Hudson County Parks Department Director Thomas A. DeLeo (“DeLeo”) and business owner William A. Murray engaged in a conspira

United States of America v. Teflyon Cameron

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and engaging in an illegal kickback conspiracy. Teflyon Cameron, 59, of Powder Springs, Georgia, conspired to defraud health insurers, including Medicare, by causing the submission of claims for m

United States of America v. Noah Aranzamendi

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of stolen mail. From February 2020 to February 2022, Noah Aranzamendi, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, conspired with others to steal checks from the mail in Bergen County

United States of America v. Sea Box, Inc.

Camden, New Jersey, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Cargo Preference Act . Sea Box, Inc., a corporation specializing in the design, modification, and manufacturing of shipping containers headquartered in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, violated the Cargo

United States of America v. Reinaldo Wilson

Newark New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently billing Medicare for unnecessary durable medical equipment.

United States of America v. Nicholas Ortega Munoz

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in violation for 18 U.S.C. 371, which provides: 18 U.S.C. § 371 is the general federal conspiracy statute, punishing two or more people who agree to

State of New Jersey v. David Parker

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. David Parker, 23, of Irvington, of first-degree m

Arelis Romero v. Fedex Corporation

Trenton, New Jersey personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a auto negligence theory. This case was filed in the Middlesex County Superior Court, MID-L-02704-24, and was removed to federal court by Fedex.

State of New Jersey v. Eric Hampton Manning

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Eric Hampton Manning, 30, of Newark, was convicted in the fatal shooting of Sha

State of New Jersey v. David Parker

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. David Parker, 23, of Irvington, his brother Rahman

United States of America v. Christian Keilberg

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography. From November 2020 through November 2022,Christian Keilberg, 34, of Ocean County, New Jersey, was an enlisted active-duty Airman with the United States Department of the Air Force li

United States of America v. Matthew Ozol

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of child pornography. In August 2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant on Matthew Ozol, 40, of Jersey City, New Jersey . Ozol’s text messages showed that since 2022, Ozol had s

United States of America v. Ken Anderson

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Detectives with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office responded to a tip from a confidential informant in the early evening of July 22, 2025, about a man wit

State of New Jersey v. Antuane Gregory,

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with irst-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of second-degree aggravated assault,and weapons offenses. Antuane Gregory, 46, of Newark, shoot and killed one person and wounded four o

United States of America v. Leonardo Ayala

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer Stephen Natoli represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and bank bribery. From June 2023 to November 2023, Leonado Ayala, 25, of Homestead, Florida, then a TD Bank employee in Doral, Florida, accepted bribes and leveraged his position to

United States of America v. Felix Clark

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer Jeremy McLymont represented the Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Felix Clark, a/k/a “Joseph Moore,” a/k/a “Stanley Smith,” 37, of Royse City, Texas, conspired and agreed to receive the proceeds of fraud perpetrate

State of New Jersey v. Lando Marc

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and related offenses. Lando Marc, 34, of Newark, was charged murder for killing Jenny Philistin, of Elizabe

State of New Jersey v. Almuta Thomas, Quayon Williams-King, and Furquan Boykin Jr.

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with murder. 31-year-old Almuta Thomas, 26-year-old Quayon Williams-King, 19-year-old Furquan Boykin Jr., and a 16-year-old male are accused of killing 10-year-old Jordan Garcia and two others in the gunfire on Chancel

United States of America v. Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements. Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 70, a former member of the Newark Municipal Council who also served on the Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation

State of New Jersey v. Anthony Nelson

New Brunswick, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with sexual assault. On December 15th, 2025, Correctional Police Officer Anthony Nelson was arrested without incident and charged with two counts of second-degree Sexual Assault and two counts of fourth-degree Crim

State of New Jersey v. Delpis Reynoso-Castro, et al.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with online child exploitation. Middlesex County Prosecutor announced that twelve arrests of alleged child predators were made in “Operation Bad Santa,” a multi-agency undercover operation targeting people

State of New Jersey v. Jordan Jackson-Small

New Brunswick, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. On December 21, 2025, at 9:18 A.M., authorities received a 911 call reporting a stabbing. Upon their arrival to a residence on Grove Avenue, they discovered Imani Smith, 26, of Edison with

United States of America v. Eric Van Vleet

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary prescriptions. From February 2018 to September 2019, Eric Van Vleet, 30, of Delray Beach, Florida, operated Hype Med LLC, which generated medically unnecessar

United States of America v. Jesse Foote

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme. From December 2017 to March 2021, Jesse Foote, 60, of Fairfield, Connecticut, conspired with overseas telemarking call cent

United States of America v. Neil John Aaron Williamsky

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Medicare of $172 million, commit money laundering, and pay kickbacks and bribes in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Neil John Aaron Williamsky, 65, of Marlboro, New Jersey, pleaded guil

United States of America v. David Holbrook

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with for unlawfully prescribing Adderall, a Schedule II controlled substance, and Xanax, a Schedule IV controlled substance. David Holbrook, 70, of Bloomsbury, New Jersey was charged by Indictment with nine counts of unl

United States of America v. Jeffrey L. Kniffin

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed bank robbery. Jeffrey L. Kniffin, 51, of Wall Township, was accused of armed bank robbery. On October 23, 2024, Kniffin entered a bank in Wall Township, New Jersey armed with a loaded handgun, approached

United States of America v. Eliyahua "Eli" Weinstein

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. A New Jersey man who was previously convicted twice of defrauding investors of more than $230 million was sentenced on November 14, 2025 to 37 years in prison for his role in a Ponzi-like fraud scheme that

State of New Jersey v. Jaden Thompson

Toms River, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder and eluding. Jaden Thompson was arrested after leading police on a pursuit, crashing his car and then attempting to flee the scene on foot after stabbing a woman.

State of New Jersey v. Israel Salgado-Miron

Toms River, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer lawyer represented the Defendant charged with arson. Israel Salgado-Miron was arrested for starting a fire in a basement window well on East Eighth Street before starting two other brush fires.

David Timpanaro v. Jenkinson's Pavilion, Inc. and Jenkinson's South, Inc.

Morristown, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful death negligence theory. The essential facts are undisputed. On September 23, 2020, plaintiffs, accompanied by their minor child, C.T., and then sixty-nine-year-old father and grandfather, Anthony Timpan

State of New Jersey v. Joseph Blackham

Morristown, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DWI. Joseph Blackham was in a running Jeep while intoxicated. The State relied on the community caretaking doctrine to justify the officers' early-morning interaction with defendant and his vehicle at his resid

State of New Jersey v. Wilfredo Lugo and Zachary Lieber

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with 3rd-degree Possession of CSAM.. Two Camden County men were arrested last month for crimes related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Investigations c