Vermont Bank Fraud Law
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United States of America v. Christopher Boisvert, Meghan Cox
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with armed bank robbery
New Hampshire Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges For 2024 Crime Spree
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(06-18-2025 - VT)
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United States of America v. Nasir Hussain
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application
Indian Citizen Convicted of Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application
After a two-day trial before Unit... More...
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(04-25-2025 - VT)
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United States of America v. Serhat Gumrukcu
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Serhat Gumrukcu Convicted of Murder-for-Hire
After a five-we... More...
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(04-18-2025 - VT)
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United States of America v. Madison Carrig
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Employer Embezzlements
Madison Carrig Imprisoned For Employer Embezzlements
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Madison Carrig, 30, of... More...
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(02-05-2025 - VT)
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United States of America v. Jessica Russell
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud of Elder Victim
Barre, Vermont Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud of Elder Victim
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Ve... More...
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(01-17-2025 - VT)
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United States of America v. Robert McLane
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Auto Dealer Employer
Robert McLane Imprisoned For Defrauding Auto Dealer Employer
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Robert... More...
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(12-13-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Scott Jamie Ashness
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Passport Card Fraud, Bank Fraud, Identity Theft
Florida Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Passport Card Fraud, Bank Fraud, Identity Theft
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(11-04-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Ella Mae Woods
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Social Security Fraud
Former Brattleboro Resident Sentenced to Prison for Social Security Fraud
In September 2022, a federal grand jury returned a two... More...
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(08-21-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Nicholas Melanson
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Burlington, VT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Elder Fraud Offense
Manchester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Prison for Elder Fraud Offense
Over the course of nine days in May 2022, Melanson traveled on... More...
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(08-14-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. John Van Vught
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling $558,625 from ValleyNet
Northfield Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Embezzling $558,625 from ValleyNet
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(06-28-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Paul Bateman; Samir Doshi; Rebecca Buckley
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a elder fraud scheme
Final two defendants, a mother and daughter, were sentenced to prison for their involvement in elder fraud scheme
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(05-19-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Paul Hendler
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Federal Forgery Charge.
Paul Hendler Imprisoned on Federal Forgery Charge
Paul Hendler, 52, of Burlington, was sentenced to a total of 36 months of imprisonment following his gu... More...
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(03-12-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Jennifer Stocker
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Fraud.
New Haven, Vermont Woman Sentenced to Prison Term for Pandemic Fraud
he United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jennifer Stocker, 46, of New... More...
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(03-11-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Carleena Graham
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a Defrauding Federal Program Funding.
Carleena Graham Sentenced For Defrauding Federal Program Funding Recipient
The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Carleena G... More...
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(03-08-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Malik Pratt
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Robbery.
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on January 29, 2024, Malik Pratt, 26, of Burlington, Vermont was sentenced by U.S. ... More...
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(01-30-2024 - VT)
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United States of America v. Jodi Lathrop
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on wire fraud and tax evasion Charges.
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney announced that Jodi Lathrop, 53, of Bristol, Vermont, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges of wire fraud ... More...
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(12-29-2023 - VT)
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United States of America v. Nicholas Melanson
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transportation of a stolen check.
Nicholas Melanson, age 41, of Manchester, New Hampshire, admitted to traveling from New Hampshire, where he lived and worked, to the residence of an elderly woman in Windsor, Vermont on five occasions between May 11 and May 19, 2022. Melanson was directed to tra... More...
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(10-31-2023 - VT)
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United States of America ex rel. Toby Markowitz and Elizabeth Ringold v. NextGen Healthcare, Inc.
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Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software and providing unlawful remuneration to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen’s software.
“Electronic health records are an essential part of our healthcare system” said Principal Deputy Assis... More...
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(07-14-2023 - VT)
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United States of America v. Carleena Graham
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.
On May 31, 2023, the United States filed a one count information charging Carleena Graham, 56, of Accokeek, Maryland, with wire fraud. The defendant pleaded guilty to that charge today. According to the information, the victim, World Learning, is a non-profit global development and exchange organiz... More...
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(06-30-2023 - VT)
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United States of America v. Dennis Duffy, II
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with loan fraud and money laundering.

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(03-13-2023 - VT)
United States of America v. Brian Thomas Badgley
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Burlington, Vermont criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with knowingly acquiring and possessing hydromorphone tablets and solutions by fraud and deception in violation of 21 U.S.C. 842(a)(3).
While employed as a pharmacy manager of the CVS located in Berlin, Vermont, Brian Thomas Badgley, age 37, of Waterbury, Vermont, tampered with a bottle of Hydromorphone oral solution by... More...
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(11-01-2022 - VT)
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Christie Mitchell v. NBT Bank, N.A.
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Burlington, Vermont employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violation theory.
Employee Christie Mitchell appeals a summary judgment order
in favor of NBT Bank, N.A. regarding its policy of deducting her overtime compensation from her
commissions so that she was never paid more than gross commissions regardless of how man... More...
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(04-22-2022 - VT)
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United States of America v. Lindsey Cox
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiring to acquire controlled substances by fraud and theft in connection with healthcare.
According to Court records, Cox formerly was an employee at a dental practice in St. Albans, Vermont. Between April and November 2016, Cox conspired with another employee to generate fake prescriptions for controlle... More...
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(12-22-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. Lindsay Cox
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to obtain drugs by fraud or theft.
Lindsey Cox, 37, of Swanton, Vermont, was sentenced on December 20, 2021 in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont. Cox previously had pleaded guilty to conspiring to acquire controlled substances by fraud and theft in connection with healthcare.More...
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(12-22-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. Giovanni Joseph
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Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1334(1).
Giovanni Joseph, 34, formerly of Dix Hills, New York, was with one count of bank fraud.
According to court records, Joseph presented stolen checks at five banks around central Vermont in March of 2020. The checks had been stolen from U.S. Postal Service mai... More...
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(12-12-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. J.A. McDonald, Inc.
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Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant charged with fraud.
General contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc. (“JAM”), headquartered in Lyndon Center, Vermont, has agreed to pay $637,500.00 to the United States and the State of Vermont to resolve allegations that JAM violated the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, and the Vermont False Claims Act, 32 V.S.A. ... More...
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(11-29-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. Craig Cowles
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Burlington, VT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with income tax evasion.
Craig Cowles, 53, of Richmond, Vermont, was charged with federal income tax evasion.
In fall 2019, a federal grand jury in Rutland returned an indictment charging Cowles with five counts of tax evasion and 14 counts of structuring bank transactions to avoid currency reporting requirem... More...
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(10-21-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. William Stenger
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.
William Stenger, 72, of Newport, Vermont, was charged with one felony count of knowingly and willfully submitting false documents to the Vermont Regional Center (“VRC”) in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also calle... More...
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(08-13-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. William Kelly
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Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.
William Kelly, 72, of Weston, Florida, was charged in two felony counts in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also called the AnC Vermont project.
Kelly pleaded guilty to conspiring with co-defendants Ariel Quiros... More...
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(06-11-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. Steven Mack
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Burlington, Vermont witness tampering charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mack Stevens, 46, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, was charged with one count of attempting to obstruct a federal investigation into the relationship between Mr. Mack’s former employer, Practice Fusion, Inc., and Purdue Pharma LP, the seller of extended release opioid products, including OxyContin.
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(03-12-2021 - VT)
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United States of America v. Matthew Morgan
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Burlington, Vermont bank larceny criminal defense lawyer represented Matthew Morgan, age 51, who was charged with bank larceny.
On December 3, 2020, a federal grand jury in Burlington returned a one count indictment charging Morgan with stealing money and property worth more than $1000 from Citizens Bank, a federally-insured financial institution. The charge stems from the theft of an AT... More...
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(12-22-2020 - VT)
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United States of America v. Brian Folks
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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to sex trafficking.
In May 2019, a federal jury convicted Folks of five counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of operating an unlawful prostitution business enterprise, four counts of distributing heroin, one count of possessing her... More...
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(10-01-2020 - VT)
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United States of America v. Ariel Quiros
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Rutland, VT - The United States of America charged Ariel Quiros, age 64, with fraud.
Quiros pleaded guilty to conspiring with co-defendants William Kelly, Jong Weon (Alex) Choi, and William Stenger in a multi-year wire fraud scheme to defraud immigrant investors s... More...
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(08-22-2020 - VT)
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United States of America v. Bhaskar Patel
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Rutland, VT - The United States of America charged Bhaskar Patel with paying kickback and bribery scheme conducted in connection with federal energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs).
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(06-30-2020 - VT)
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United States of America v. Randall Swartz
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Rutland, VT - The United States of America charged Randall Swartz with mail fraud.
Randall Swartz, 59, of Orleans, was sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge of mail fraud. Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Swartz serve three years of supervised release following completion of his prison term and pay restitution in the amount of $452,55... More...
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(12-12-2019 - VT)
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United States of America v. Debra Bluto
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Burlington, VT - Debra Bluto Sentenced For Social Security Fraud
Debra Bluto, 64, of St. Albans Bay, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington following her guilty plea to a charge that she defrauded the Social Security Administration. Chief U... More...
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(06-24-2019 - VT)
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United States of America v. Brian Folks, a/k/a Moe and Moet Hart
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Burlington, VT - Vermont Man Who Exploited Opioid Addictions of Young Women Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sex and Drug Trafficking and Related Offenses
After a three-week trial, a federal jury in Burlington, Vermont, found Brian Folks, 44, guilty of 13 federal ... More...
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(05-11-2019 - VT)
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Jessica Gingras v. Think Finance, Inc.
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The federal government and many states have laws designed to protect
consumers against predatory lending practices. In this case, we must
determine what happens when those laws conflict with the off-reservation
commercial activities of Indian tribes. In s... More...
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(04-24-2019 - VT)
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United States of America v. Greenway Health, L.L.C.
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Burlington, VT - Electronic Health Records Developer To Pay Second Largest Recovery In The History Of The District Of Vermont -- $57.25 Million -- To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated t... More...
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(02-11-2019 - VT)
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United States v. Donald Ray Boles
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In2001,inanearliercase,Bolespleadedguiltytopossessionofchild
pornograp... More...
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(01-28-2019 - VT)
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Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher
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