Connecticut Fraud Law
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United States of America v. David Marshall a/k/a “Saint”
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Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vsex trafficking, obstruction of justice, and violation of a protective order offenses
Bristol Man Convicted of Violent Sex Trafficking and Related Offenses
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(05-13-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. James Blose
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New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $7.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme
Bank General Counsel Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for $7.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States A... More...
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(04-24-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Jimmy smith
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Operating Sweepstakes Scam
Georgia Man Charged with Operating Sweepstakes Scam
A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging... More...
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(04-01-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Paul R. Steed
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Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Mars, Inc. out of Millions of Dollars
Stamford Man Indicted for Defrauding Mars, Inc. out of Millions of Dollars
Marc H. Silverman, Act... More...
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(03-26-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Ronnie Bonner
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Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Credit Unions and Banks in Auto Loan Scheme
Hartford Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Defrauding Credit Unions and Banks in Auto Loan Scheme More...
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(03-18-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. James Keating
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Allied World Insurance Company
Pennsylvania Resident Who Defrauded Allied World Insurance Company Sentenced to Prison
James Keating was an... More...
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(01-28-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Michele Devine
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New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit
Waterford Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit More...
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(01-29-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. James Keating
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Hartford, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Allied World Insurance Company
Pennsylvania Resident Who Defrauded Allied World Insurance Company Sentenced to Prison
Marc H. Silverman, Actin... More...
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(01-29-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Michele Devine
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Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit
Waterford Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit ... More...
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(01-29-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. National Water Main Cleaning Company
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Concord, New Hampshire defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Chinese Nationals Plead Guilty in Fraudulent Gift Card Conspiracy Involving the Purchase and Export of Apple Products to China
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(01-18-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, M.D.
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations
New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations More...
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(01-02-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, MD.
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations
New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay More Than $450K to Settle False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act Allegations <... More...
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(01-02-2025 - CT)
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United States of America v. Tara Severino
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New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with diverting narcotics from veterans
West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced
TARA SEVERINO, 58, of West Haven,... More...
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(12-19-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Elvis Perez a/k/a “Pops”
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vehicle Theft
Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Vehicle Theft Scheme
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney fo... More...
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(12-18-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Business Email Compromise Scheme
Extradited Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Business Email Compromise Scheme
Okechuckwu Vale... More...
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(12-05-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Danny D. Beeman
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Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Evasion
Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the Distri... More...
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(11-20-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Kevin Biebel
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New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Fraud
Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announ... More...
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(09-27-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. John Trasacco
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.
Defendant John Trasacco appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Williams, J.) convicting him, after a jury trial, of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud t... More...
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(09-27-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Lyell Champagne, Jr.
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Tax Offenses
Missouri Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Tax Offenses
Between approximately March 2021 and April 20... More...
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(09-10-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Ronald Boyd
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud Scheme
Bridgeport Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Scheme
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, an... More...
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(06-04-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Ronald Boyd
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Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer Lucas M. Watson represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud Scheme
Bridgeport Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Scheme... More...
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(06-04-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. JOHN MATAVA
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds.
Coventry Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds
Vanessa Roberts A... More...
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(03-29-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. JACOB DEUTSCH and ARON DEUTSCH
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Hartford, Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings
Two New York men were sentenced in Hartford for engaging in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme involving 24 mortgage loans on numerous multifamily housing proper... More...
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(01-08-2024 - CT)
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United States of America v. Michael Castillero, a/k/a Michael Alejandro, Francine Lanaia, and Brian Martinsen
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New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with onspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and investment adviser fraud in connection with their management of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC (“SPVP”), StraightPath Management LLC, and nine related StraightPath Funds. They were also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice i... More...
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(11-29-2023 - CT)
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United States of America v. Erin Sullivan
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New Haven, Connecticu criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and tax offenses stemming from an embezzlement scheme.
Erin Sullivan, age 53, of Cheshire, Connecticut, was employed as the office manager for a family-owned construction business, identified in court documents in “Company A,” based in Orange. Beginning at least as early as 2016, Sullivan made... More...
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(10-31-2023 - CT)
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United States of America v. Kenoy Stewart
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.
"Federal wire fraud law is codified in 18 U.S.C. § 1343. It prohibits the use of interstate wire, radio, or television communications to defraud someone.
To convict someone of wire fraud, the government must prove the following elements:
The defendant devised or intend... More...
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(09-29-2023 - CT)
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United States of America v. Robert V. Matthews
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion offenses related to multiple schemes that defrauded investors and financial institutions out of tens of millions of dollars.
Robert V. Matthews, age 65, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was a real estate developer in charge of The Palm House Hotel (“PHH”), a ... More...
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(07-31-2023 - CT)
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United States of America v. Olajuwon Harrington, a/k/a "O.J. Harrington"
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud offense related to his theft of pandemic unemployment benefits.
In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act created a new temporary federal unemployment insurance program for pandemic unemployment assistance (“Pandemic Un... More...
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(05-12-2023 - CT)
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United States of America v. Lauren DiMassa
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Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing COVID-19 relief funds from the City of New Haven.

Federal Courthouse - Hartford, Connecticut
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(03-23-2023 - CT)
United States of America v. Myron Ware
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding a computer technology company.

Federal Courthouse - New Haven, Connecticut
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(03-10-2023 - CT)
United States of America v. Edward F. Ziegler II
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and tax offenses stemming from a 15-year embezzlement scheme.
Edward F. Ziegler, II, age 63, of Bridgton, Maine, was employed as the office manager for a small, family-owned business, identified in court documents in “Company A,” based in Berlin, Connecticut. In approximately 2006, Ziegler opened a ba... More...
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(11-10-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Axion Specialty Contracting, LLC
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a bid rigging scheme targeting public and private entities in Connecticut.
Axion Speciality Contracting, LLC conspired with other insulation contractor to to rig bids on contracts for installing insulation around pipes and ducts on construction projects at universities, hospitals and other... More...
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(11-07-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Lizbel Sanchez
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax fraud.
Lizbel Sanchez, aka Lizbel Diaz, age 47, from Broofield, Connecticut, is a minority owner of Danbury Food Corp. (“DFC”), which operates a C-Town grocery store in Danbury. Sanchez was responsible for DFC’s accounting and financial records, and for collecting and paying over certain federal taxes... More...
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(10-18-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Mark Pagani
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and tax evasion.
From 2013 to at least August 2015, Mark Pagani, age 61, from Bolton, Connecticut, conspired with another person (“K.S.”), who is now deceased, to defraud a victim investor of more than $1 million. K.S. arranged investment deals with the victim, including the purported acquisition of ... More...
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(09-20-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Nicole M. Steiner
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with being a "silent partner" in a scheme to bill Medicaid thousands of dollars for services she did not perform.
Nicole M. Steiner, age 32, of Edison, New Jersey was charged with committing health care fraud.... More...
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(08-02-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Douglas Senerth
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud for stealing approximately $679,000 from his grandparents.
Between 2011 and 2019, Denerth Senerth, age 33, of South Windsor, defrauded his grandmother and his late grandfather by falsely claiming to be a college student and inducing them to give him approximately $419,000 to pay for nonexistent coll... More...
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(07-21-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. William Sacco
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged for his involvement in a construction fraud scheme.
William Sacco, age 49, of Pelham, New Hamphsire, was a project manager for a Massachusetts-based mechanical contractor. From June 2014 to December 2017, Sacco conspired to defraud his employer and the owners of certain projects he managed by inflating change or... More...
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(07-08-2022 - cT)
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United States of America v. Keyante Paul
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with tax fraud.
Keyante Paul, age 33, from Florida, was indicted, traveling to Connecticut for part of the year to prepare returns for Connecticut clients. For the 2015 through 2018 tax years, Paul prepared numerous federal tax returns for clients that included false income “adjustments” that reduced taxpaye... More...
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(06-17-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Hakan Yalincak, Ayper Yalincak
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with fraud.
Appellants Ayfer and Hakan Yalincak (“Ayfer” and “Hakan,” respectively,
and collectively, the “Yalincaks”) appeal from an April 24, 2020 order of the
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Janet Bond Arterton,
J.) denying their motions to declare Ayfer Y... More...
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(03-29-2022 - CT)
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United States of America v. Joseph Pina
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New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with for child sex trafficking.
In October 2019, Joseph Pina, age 24, conspired with his associate, Joel Lindsay, to recruit, entice and transport a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts. Specifically, on October 17, 2019, Pina, Lindsay and another individual picked up the minor victim and took her... More...
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(03-02-2022 - CT)
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Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher
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