Vermont Federal Tort Claims Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Richard Bailey, Jr. </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. 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> On June 2, 2025, police in St. Albans, Vermont, received a report of a domestic violence incident in which Richard Bailey, Jr. , age 25, was repo... More...
$ (08-09-2026 - VT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Evangelos Lohaitis, et al.
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Evangelos Lohaitis, a.k.a. “Bucky,” (36 – Saint-Eustache, Québec) Mitchell Burnett-Guarna, a.k.a. “Juice,” (39 – Dorval, Québec) Kyle Lesser, a.k.a. “Brock,” (34 – Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Québec) Luca Santalucia, a.k.a. “Rocco,” (27 – Mo... More...
$ (05-26-2026 - VT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tyshan Murray </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bringing in and harboring aliens. By Kent Morlan on September 8, 2024, nine citizens of Ireland had illegally crossed into the United States in the vicinity of Drew Road in Richford, Vermont. Tyshan Murray, 44, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, picked up the five adults and four children near the U.S.-Canada border. ... More...
$ (05-12-2026 - VT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cedric Wormely </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud transmissions of text messages and transfer of money for the purpose of executing a scheme to obtain money and property by false pretenses. For years Cedric Wormely, 59, of Birmingham, Alabama, defrauded women who were seeking love. With limited exceptions, Wormely met his victims through various onli... More...
$ (05-02-2026 - VT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Richard J. Vardenski </h2> </center>
Rutland, Vermont, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with armed robbery. , Richard J. Vardenski, 57, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, walked into a convenience store in the Old North End on August 25, 2024, pointed what appeared to be a pistol at the store clerk, demanded money, and took approximately $500 in cash from the register as well as a pack of cigarettes. Vardensk... More...
$ (03-31-2026 - VT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anthony Hamel </h2> </center>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. Anthony Hamel, 25, of Cowansville, Quebec, Canada, applied to enter the United States from Canada at the Morses Line Port of Entry (POE) on May 9, 2025. Based on his responses to screening questions, Hamel was referred to a secondary inspection by the Customs and Border Protection Offic... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - 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. Samuel Alfaro-Sanchez
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after having been found in the District of Vermont on August 13, 2025, without any lawful status to be in the country. Alfaro-Sanchez, illegally entered the United States on numerous prior occasions. In 2008, Alfaro-Sanchez voluntarily returned to Mexico after having been ... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Carlos Nonoal-Cano
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of illegal aliens. On December 16, 2025, agents from U.S. Border Patrol received a notification of border crossing on the Vermont-Canada border and received an image of individuals crossing the snow-covered border on foot taken that evening. When Border Patrol agents conducted a search of the rem... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Christopher Crawford
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Christopher Crawford, age 36, was detained by the State of Vermont on charges of first-degree murder, cocaine possession, methamphetamine possession, and possession of a ... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - vt)<H2> United States of America v. Jason McGrath
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to produce child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, also known as child pornography). Jason McGrath, age 45, of South Burlington, Vermont corresponded with two people via an internet messaging application, offering to pay money for the production of original CSAM. McGrath sent money to th... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - 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)Diana Newton v. Kohl's, Inc.
Rutland, Vermont, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights employment discrimination theory.<br> <br> Google, A.I.:<br> <br> Employment discrimination law<br> prohibits unfair treatment in the workplace based on characteristics like race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Key federal laws, such as Title VII of the... More...
$1 (11-12-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Boisvert </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2024 Robbery Spree.<br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 30, 2025, Christopher Boisvert of Swanzey, New Hampshire was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 74 months' imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term o... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Berk Eratay, Jerry Banks, Aron Ethridge </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-for-Hire.<br> <br> he United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 25, 2025 and September 26, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss, sentenced three men, Berk Eratay, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry Banks, 37, of Gardener, Montana, and Aron Ethridge, 45, o... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Boisvert </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Bank Robbery and stipulated to the commission of a second bank robbery and an attempted robbery of a marijuana dispensary.<br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 30, 2025, Christopher Boisvert of Swanzey, New Hampshire was sentenced by Chief Uni... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Boisvert </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Bank Robbery and stipulated to the commission of a second bank robbery and an attempted robbery of a marijuana dispensary <br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 30, 2025, Christopher Boisvert of Swanzey, New Hampshire was sentenced by Chief Uni... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - 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. Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens<br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 19, 2025, Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez, 31, of Jalapa, Guatemala, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 12 months imprisonment. Barrera Vasq... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Bailey Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> St. Albans Man Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> ... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel Alfaro-Sanchez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry to the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Charged with Illegal Reentry to the United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center>... More...
$0 (08-31-2025 - VT)Robin O'Neill v. Nicholas Deml
Burlington, Vermont Plaintiff pro se without counsel sought a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> Robin O'Neill, who is serving a life sentence for a<br> double homicide, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for<br> the District of Vermont (Sessions, J.) dismissing her pro se petition for a writ of<br> habeas corpus made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismi... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Rahm Klampert </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Hartford, Vermont Man Charged with Drug Crime</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><cente... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Boisvert, Meghan Cox </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with armed bank robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Hampshire Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges For 2024 Crime Spree</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <h1><br> Sponsored By <br> <a href="http://www.morelaw... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Chad Maurer </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft and use of a false passport. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Man Charged with aggravated identity theft and use of a false passport.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The Office of the... More...
$0 (05-02-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Nasir Hussain </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indian Citizen Convicted of Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a two-day trial before Unit... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Serhat Gumrukcu </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Serhat Gumrukcu Convicted of Murder-for-Hire</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a five-we... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Benjamin Gutierrez-Morales </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bringing Illegal Aliens to the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican Man Charged with Bringing Aliens to the United States</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury indicted Benjamin Gutier... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Isaacs </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Sexual Abuse Materials </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hartford, Vermont Man Charged with Production of Child Sexual Abuse Materials</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Matthew Isaacs, 33, of Hartford... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Purvis; Russell Mitchell; Tyler Orvis ;Alexis Sutton; Dorothy Wilde; Alexis Sutton </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug distribution conspiracy</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Six Defendants Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy Related to 2022 Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking in Chittenden County and Elsewhere </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Timothy Gabriel </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Firearms Charge </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Timothy Gabriel Imprisoned on Federal Firearms Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy Gabriel, 31, who most recently has been living in the Rutland area... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jahking Allah, a/k/a “Stop Sign†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Trafficking in Burlington, Vermont </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Connecticut Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Trafficking in Burlington, Vermont</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Loren Senna, III </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with intent to distribute cocaine base and being a felon in possession of ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Who Committed Shooting Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Lor... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Loren Senna, III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Committing \\Shooting </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Who Committed Shooting Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of V... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Loren Senna, III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base and being a felon in possession of ammunition. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Who Committed Shooting Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Brown </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unapproved Drugs with Intent to Defraud over the Internet </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced for Selling Unapproved Drugs with Intent to Defraud over the Internet</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... 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. Andrew Chaves </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Identity Theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington, DC Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Aggravated Identity Theft Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - 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. Jessica Russell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud of Elder Victim </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Barre, Vermont Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud of Elder Victim</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Verm... More...
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