Vermont Grand Larceny Law
United States of America v. Terry Dawayne Catching
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base and one count of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it. Dawayne Catchings, 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was indicted by a grand jury. Catchings distributed cocaine and cocaine base on December 23, 2025, and December 30, 2025, at a location in Vermo... More...
$ (01-20-2026 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Theodore Bland
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with murder. Theodore Bland, 30, pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Burlington to capital crime charges brought against him in a new indictment returned by a grand jury last month, accusing him of firing the shots that killed the two men.... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - VT)State of Vermont v. Damien Diaz
Bennington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and robbery.<br> <br> In January 2024, defendant was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, unlawful mischief, carrying a dangerous or deadly weapon while committing a felony, and assault and robbery. The State subsequently amended the information to add a charge of larceny fro... More...
$0 (10-31-2025 - 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)<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. 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. 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. Joshua Hartness </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Colebrook, New Hampshire Man Charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials/h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> On Decemb... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Hartness </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Colebrook, New Hampshire Man Charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> A fede... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Hartness </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Colebrook, New Hampshire Man Charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> The Of... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - 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. Brandon Anderson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement to a department or agency of the United States. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Making a False Statement</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Nove... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Ella Mae Woods </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Social Security Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Brattleboro Resident Sentenced to Prison for Social Security Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In September 2022, a federal grand jury returned a two... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - 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. Edmund Thornton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Edmund Thornton Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District... More...
$0 (02-11-2020 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Paul Hendler </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Federal Forgery Charge.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Paul Hendler Imprisoned on Federal Forgery Charge </h3></center></i><br> <br> Paul Hendler, 52, of Burlington, was sentenced to a total of 36 months of imprisonment following his gu... More...
$0 (03-12-2024 - VT)United States of America v. Edmund Thornton
<h2><center><br> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender</h2></center><br> <br> <br> <br> Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Edmund Thornton, 66, who until recently lived in East Calais, Vermont was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Umar Koon
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on Drug Charges<br> <br> <br> Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney's Office stated that Umar Koon, 45, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court to charges that he distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, illegal narcotics. United States Magistrate J... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Ryan Goodrich
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with being a prohibited person in possession of firearms. <br> <br> <br> Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney's Office stated that Ryan Goodrich, 38, of Athens, Vermont, was sentenced in the United States District Court in Rutland on December 20, 2023, following his guilty plea to being a prohibited person in... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Maria Alvarez
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on Drug Charges.<br> <br> <br> Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Maria Alvarez, 43, of Rutland, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Burlington on December 21, 2023. Previously, a federal grand jury sitting in Rutland, Vermont returned a one-c... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Dennis Duffy, II
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with loan fraud and money laundering.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Burlington_VT-Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Burlington, Vermont"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Burlington, Vermont<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.... More...
$0 (03-13-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Daniel Chase
Rutland, Vermont criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with knowingly and willfully making false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Social Security Administration.<br> <br> 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)United States of America v. Joey Miles Sherwood
Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbing a Cumberland Farms convenience store in Wallingford, Vermont.<br> <br> Joey Miles Sherwood, age 31, of Rutland, Vermont, was prosecuted and convicted as a result of an investigation into several convenience store robberies occurring in Rutland and Addison Counties during the months of July and August 2021. Additio... More...
$0 (06-17-2022 - vt)United States of America v. Todd Bussino
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Todd Bussino, 38, of Mt. Holly, was indicted for robbing the Rutland-area convenience store with a knife in March of 2021. <br> <br> Federal, state and local law enforcement officials in the Rutland area investigated a series of robberies that took place between early November 2020 and April 202... More...
$0 (01-18-2022 - VT)United States of America v. Craig Cowles
Burlington, VT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with income tax evasion.<br> <br> Craig Cowles, 53, of Richmond, Vermont, was charged with federal income tax evasion. <br> <br> 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...
$0 (10-21-2021 - VT)United States of America v. Steven Mack
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. <br> <br>... More...
$0 (03-12-2021 - VT)United States of America v. Veronica Lewis
Burlington, Vermont firearm felony charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Veronica Lewis, 36, of Worchester, Vermont who was charged with Interference with Commerce by Robbery, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. United States District Judge Christina Reiss deferred acceptance of the plea agreement by the Court until sentencing, which has been scheduled for May 28, 2021. The agree... More...
$0 (02-15-2021 - VT)United States of America v. Matthew Morgan
Burlington, Vermont bank larceny criminal defense lawyer represented Matthew Morgan, age 51, who was charged with bank larceny.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (12-22-2020 - VT)United States of America v. Chyquan Cupe, a/k/a “Cash”
Rutland, VT - Felony Drug Trafficking and Firearms Possession<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/VermontFED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The United States of America charged Chyquan Cupe, a/k/a “Cash,” with felony firearms possession and drug trafficking conspiracy.<br> <br> According to Court documents, Cupe was the leader and organ... More...
$0 (09-12-2020 - VT)United States of America v. Jason Graham
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTreQ8w2gqJV6_pg-267u26ZtgCcfkUni9PsQ&usqp=CAU"><br> </center><br> <br> Rutland, VT - The United States of America charged Jason Graham, age 24, with causing a threat to Green Mountain Union High School. <br> <br> A federal grand jury, sitting in Burlington, Vermont, returned an indictment charging Jason Gra... More...
$0 (08-01-2020 - VT)United States of America v. Debra Bluto
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"><br> </center><br> Burlington, VT - Debra Bluto Sentenced For Social Security Fraud <br> <br> 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...
$0 (06-24-2019 - VT)United States v. Donald Ray Boles
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In 2001, in an earlier case, Boles pleaded guilty to possession of child <... More...
$0 (01-28-2019 - VT)United States of America v. Donald Ray Boles
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/District-Vermont.png"><br> </center><br> <br> In this case, defendant‐appellant Donald Ray Boles was convicted in<br> the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, following a jury trial,<br> of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). On<br> April 17, 201... More...
$0 (01-27-2019 - VT)United States of America v. Debra Bluto
Rutland, VT - Debra Bluto Pleads Not Guilty To Social Security Fraud<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> On October 24, a federal gra... More...
$0 (11-13-2018 - VT)United States of America v. Katie Stygles
Manchester, VT - Katie Stygles Sentenced For Defrauding Bradford Employer<br> <br> Katie Stygles, 29, of Piermont, New Hampshire, was sentenced on August 9, 2018 in United States District Court in Rutland to five years of probation following her guilty plea to a charge of credit card fraud. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Stygles pay restitution totaling $71,583. <b... More...
$0 (08-12-2018 - VT)United States of America v. Daniel Burgess
Daniel Burgess Imprisoned For Securities Fraud<br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Daniel Burgess, 51, of Stowe, was sentenced in United States District Court in Rutland to 24 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge of wire fraud. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Burgess serve a three-year term of supervis... More...
$0 (06-21-2018 - VT)United States of America v. Katie Stygles
Burlington, VT - Katie Stygles Pleads Not Guilty To Defrauding Bradford Employer<br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Katie Stygles, 29, of Piermont, New Hampshire, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to federal fraud charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Stygles on conditions pending trial, which has not... More...
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