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...    $0 (11-01-2022 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing fentenyl.

On January 28, 2022, Tiffany Fisk, age 33, of Barre, Vermont, and her husband David Tom were in a vehicle stopped by the Vermont State Police. A search of their vehicle revealed Tom to be unlawfully in possession of a firearm. As part of Fisk’s sentencing for drug distribution, she admitted ... More...    $0 (10-05-2022 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with knowingly and willfully making false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Social Security Administration.

In May 2021, a federal grand jury in Burlington returned an indictment charging Daniel Chase, 61, of Weathersfield, with three counts of making false statements to the Social Security Admi... More...    $0 (09-08-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with providing false or fictitious statements to a federally licensed dealer of firearms in connection with her acquisition of a firearm.

Marissa Byrd, age 30, from Burlington, Vermont, pleaded guilty to the offense on April 29, 2022. The defendant acknowledged having purchased a firearm from Parro’s Gun Shop in Waterbu... More...    $0 (08-19-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant charged with fraud.

General contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc. (“JAMâ€�), 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. Â... More...    $637000 (11-29-2021 - VT)

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 (“VRCâ€�) in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also calle... More...    $0 (08-13-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with knowingly made a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm.

On July 22, 2021, Bridgette Lawlor, 34, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, was charged with one count of making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm.

On March 23, 2020, in connection with the purch... More...    $0 (08-02-2021 - VT)

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...    $0 (06-11-2021 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont false statement charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Catherine Verdnon, who was charged with knowingly making materially false statements in an application for benefits to the State of Vermont.... More...    $0 (04-08-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense felony firearm possession charge lawyer represented Aaron Loucks, 27, of Burlington, Vermont, who was charged with possession of a firearm while being a user of controlled substances.

According to the complaint filed on Monday, Loucks has struggled with psychological and drug addiction issues since high school. In early December 2020, Loucks was char... More...    $0 (01-11-2021 - VT)

Rutland, VT - Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Drug Offense in Winooski

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Robert Thorn, 50, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffre... More...    $0 (09-30-2019 - VT)

Rutland, VT - Debra Bluto Pleads Not Guilty To Social Security Fraud

Debra Bluto, 64, of St. Albans Bay, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges that she defrauded the Social Security Administration. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Bluto on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

On October 24, a federal gra... More...    $0 (11-13-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Quebec Man Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment for Smuggling Over 100 Handguns From Vermont to Quebec

Alexis Vlachos, 41, of Montreal, Quebec, was sentenced on September 4, 2018 in United States District Court by Judge William K. Sessions III to 51 months imprisonment for smuggling of over 100 handguns from Vermont to Quebec. Vlachos previously pled guilty to conspiring t... More...    $0 (09-04-2018 - VT)

Rutland, VT - Two Nigerian Men Sentenced For Spearphishing Email Scheme

Two Nigerian men were sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford for their role in a conspiracy to steal personal financial information from employees of local governments, including the State of Vermont. Earlier this month, Eneye Dania, 31, of Nigeria was sentenced to a 17-month term of impris... More...    $0 (09-01-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Bennington Man Convicted Of Armed Robbery

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that John Chinnici, 33, of Bennington, Vermont, was convicted on July 27, 2018, in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a jury trial. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ordered Chinnici to remain in custody after the jury return... More...    $0 (07-31-2018 - VT)