Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on Drug Charges


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 Judg... More...   $0 (12-29-2023 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on Drug Charges.


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-coun... More...   $0 (12-29-2023 - VT)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine.


CONCORD – A Vermont man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Lamar Carter, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute... More...   $0 (12-29-2023 - NH)

Defendant Ronald Coleman appeals the district court’s denial of
a motion to suppress the fruits of a warrant for vehicle tracking and a residential search warrant
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on the grounds that the warrants lacked probable cause and that law enforcement’s installation of
the vehicle tracker violated the Fourth Amendment. Because the wa... More...   $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Duryane Chaney pleaded guilty to one count each of felon in
possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Because his criminal
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record included convictions for one “serious drug offense” and two “violent felon[ies],” Chaney
was sentenced as an armed career criminal, subject to the Armed Career Crimin... More...   $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

After ten days of trial, a jury convicted Defendant William S. Steele (“Steele”) of (1) Racketeering Conspiracy (“RICO Conspiracy”) under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and (2) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug ... More...   $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

A. Pre-Trial Proceedings
1. Indictment and Guilty Pleas
In December 2015, Jackson, Palmer, Tervon’tae Taylor, D’Wan Dillard, Jr., and Calvin
Rembert were charged with multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(2)—carjacking resulting in
serious bodily injury—and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii)—using, carrying, or possessing a
firearm during a crime of violence. P... More...   $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Dalen King faced the possibility of serving sixty-one
months in prison for multiple drug-possession convictions and violations of supervised release.
But after considering all the circumstances surrounding King’s offenses, the district judge
ordered him to serve only thirty-six months in prison. The first thirty months were punishment
for King’s drug convictions and the fin... More...   $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Ten residents of Western Pennsylvania and three residents of New York, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of narcotics trafficking, firearms violations, and money laundering.

The sixteen-count Indi... More...   $0 (12-27-2023 - PA)

II. Background
A. Wells Fargo Murder-Robbery and Subsequent Investigation
On August 29, 2016, Batiste, assisted by Hill and Polk, shot and killed
an armored car driver as he was delivering approximately $120,000 to a Wells
Fargo ATM. The following month, the Houston Police Department (HPD)
received an anonymous tip that Batiste had been involved in the Wells Fargo More...   $0 (12-27-2023 - LA)

PER CURIAM:

Micheal Geronald Prince pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute various controlled substances, including—
as attributable to him through his own conduct and the conduct of other conspirators
reasonably foreseeable to him—five kilograms or more of cocaine and 280 grams or more
of cocaine base, ... More...   $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

PER CURIAM:

Santuron Cureton pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to possession
of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); distribution and
possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C... More...   $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

PER CURIAM:

In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act
robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation
of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Calderon filed
... More...   $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

PER CURIAM:
Andy Tovar entered a plea of nolo contendere to conspiracy to participate in a
racketeering enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); and conspiracy to commit
murder in aid of racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5); and pleaded
guilty to a second count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering activity, in
violation o... More...   $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

PER CURIAM:
Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Michael Brandon Vaughn of
five counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious
bodily injury and death, also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and
possession w... More...   $0 (12-25-2023 - VA)

Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Michael Brandon Vaughn of
five counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious
bodily injury and death, also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and
possession with intent to dis... More...   $0 (12-25-2023 - VA)

ALPINE, Texas – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with importing cocaine through the Presidio Port of Entry.

According to court documents, Aaron Balderrama, 23, advised U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that he possessed “a couple bags of cheese” in his vehicle when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico on July 20. The officers noticed four whe... More...   $0 (12-23-2023 - TX)