Vermont Controlled Substance Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Dezotelle </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics - cocaine and fentanyl in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Christopher Dezotelle, age 43, a life-long Vermonter with an extensive criminal history, ... More...
$ (09-02-2026 - VT)<h2> </center> State of Vermont v. Mark Sterling </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Mark Sterling was charged with one count of aggravated stalking while possessing a deadly weapon under 13 V.S.A. § 1063(5). Additionally, he was charged with violation... More...
$ (07-15-2026 - VT)United States of America v. Joseph Llano
Rutland, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Joseph Llano, 26, of Springfield, Massachusetts, his uncles, Tanashe Edwards and Edwin Davila, and numerous other co-conspirators, that trafficked cocaine base and fentanyl from Massachusetts to Central Vermont. The group distributed drugs to a large number of custo... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Geison Reynoso
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base. From 2023 until April 25, 2024, Geison Reynoso, 27, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Davon Lee, age 26, also of Springfield, engaged in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base in Rutland County, Vermont. In February 2024, law enforcement seized tw... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Kayla Ramos
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> knowingly possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.<br> <br> Google A.I.<br> <br> 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) and (b)(1)(C)<br> is a federal statute that makes it unlawful to knowingly possess a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it, or to manufacture or distribute it. The... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - VT)State of Vermont v. Aaron Badeau
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling drugs.<br> <br> On September 30, 2025, at approximately 10:30 AM, the Burlington Police Department's Drug Unit, Emergency Response Unit, and members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a coordinated operation in City Hall Park. This operation was part of an ongoing drug investigation focu... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Talbert Hill </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 95 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - VT)United States of America v. Travis Limlaw
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly possessed a firearm as an unlawful user of and addicted to a controlled substance.... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel McSwiggan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with managing and controlling a residence and making the residence available for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, storing, distributing, and using cocaine base, a Schedule II controlled substance. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Rutland, V... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Owin Thomas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Nitin Mishra </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indian National Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The Office of the United Sta... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jordan Phelps </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful user of controlled substances, specifically cocaine base, in possession of a firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Morrisville, Vermont Man Sentenced to 18 Months of Incarceration in Firearm Possession Case</h2></center></b></... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jamontay Brister </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jamontay Brister Imprisoned for Drug Conspiracy </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jamonta... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Raul Velez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Attempted Drug Trafficking Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the ... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Raul Velez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Attempted Drug Trafficking Case </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b></center><h2><font><br> <br> Raul Velez, 55, of Burl... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jacob McKenna </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> hJeffersonville Husband and Wife Sentenced for Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearms </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> J... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Sharad Collier </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford, Connecticut Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Firearm Possession Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sharad Collier, 27, of Hartford, Connecticut, pleaded gui... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jacob McKenna </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jeffersonville Husband and Wife Sentenced for Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The ... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Sharad Collier </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Possession Case </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford, Connecticut Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Firearm Possession Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the D... More...
$0 (12-18-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Umar Koon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing fentanyl, cocaine base and cocaine with intent to distribute </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Umar Koon Sentenced to Prison on Federal Drug Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's ... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Marvin Byrd </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford, Connecticut Man Sentenced to 35 Months in Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Dist... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Quentin Dingle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution Case </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brooklyn, New York Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Narcotics Distribution Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Distri... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Quentin Dingle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer William A. Vasiliou represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution Case </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brooklyn, New York Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Narcotics Distribution Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Quentin Dingle, 39, of Broo... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Eddie Melendez (a/k/a “Bartâ€) </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 68 Months for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Eddie Melendez was the leader of a drug ... More...
$0 (10-31-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Theodore Bland </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Stowe Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Jail for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On March 17, 2023, Theodore Bland brandished a 12-gauge Mossburg Model 8... More...
$0 (10-21-2024 - VT)State of Vermont v. Steven Perron
<h2><br> St. Albans, Vermont aggravated assault with a deadly weapon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Just after 10:00 p.m. on May 28, 2024, Joshua Reynolds called the Franklin County Sheriff's Office to report an assault. He said that the assailant, later identified as Steven Perron, had pulled a gun on him and had left the scene.<br> <br> Deputy Stel... More...
$0 (07-12-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Bradley Saldi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> here </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 20, 2024, Bradley Saldi, 44, of Rutland, Vermont, was sen... More...
$0 (12-23-2023 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Bradley Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of Cocaine Base </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rutland Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Distribution of Cocaine Base</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Between May 15, 2023, and June 14, 2023, Bradley Sald... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In January 2022, a confidential source told Burlington narcotics investigators that they c... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug And Firearms Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont ... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug And Firearms Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont anno... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Clair Deslandes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy Case </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Northeast Kingdom Man Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated th... More...
$0 (07-01-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Allin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jeremy Allin became associated with his codefenda... More...
$0 (06-25-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Law Zabriskie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgewater, Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Beginning in or about 2019 through on or abo... More...
$0 (06-11-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Law Zabriskie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgewater, Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Burton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Gun Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Shelburne, Vermont Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Burton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Gun Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Shelburne, Vermont Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Michael Burton, 48, of Shelburne, Vermont, was senten... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Paul Bateman; Samir Doshi; Rebecca Buckley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a elder fraud scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Final two defendants, a mother and daughter, were sentenced to prison for their involvement in elder fraud scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On April 19, 2024,... More...
$0 (05-19-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Anibal Castro, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Drug Conspiracy and Possession of Pipe Bomb </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Springfield, Vermont Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of Pipe Bomb </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The Un... More...
$0 (05-20-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Carlos “JC†Ortiz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Drug Conspiracy </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b>Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy </h2></center><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that Juan Carlos ... More...
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