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Three local men are suspected of distributing illegal steroids in the Delaware Valley region of Philadelphia.

Fourteen people were arrested related to the case, with two middle aged men being local to the region. All were detained Wednesday afternoon awaiting the results of the trial.

The steroids ring was managed by a police detective from Philadelphia. This was an extremely sophisticated and organized criminal venture. Large quantities of Anabolic Steroids and Human Growth Hormone were purchased from China and Europe. The New York Criminal Lawyer said that the most common drugs sold through the ring were Nandrodex 300 and Testodex Enanthate 250. Both of these are steroids which can be used to build muscles very quickly, however they have some very dangerous long term side effects. In Manhattan and Staten Island this is considered to be drug possession.

The scale of the steroids ring is thought to of been worth millions of dollars a year. The FBI have had a major success by shutting down this drug ring. Taking such a large quantity of illegal drugs off the market has helped to protect the public.

The two local suspects purchased the steroids from the police detective who then sold them onto clients in the local area. Many of the steroids were sold through fitness clubs for the purpose of body building, the N York Criminal Lawyer explained that the names of the fitness clubs were not released.

Federal agents also discovered that text messages were used to arrange the sales of steroids. The drugs were also sold through various websites such as www.steroids.com and www.isteroids.com. The New York Criminal Lawyer explains that this drug dealing ring could become much bigger if the websites were better designed, shutting down the drug ring this quickly was in everyone’s best interests.

The NY Criminal Lawyer said that the trial was ongoing. If the suspects are found guilty then they are expected to spend up to 10 years in prison. This was a very high profile case which was investigated by the Philadelphia PD, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and US Postal Inspection Service. The fact that this drug ring was run by members of the police force is very concerning, especially as it managed to run undetected for so long.

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A NYC Criminal Lawyer learned that a four-year old U.S. citizen was deported to Guatemala by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. The little girl was returning to Long Island with her grandfather from visiting relatives in Guatemala when their flight was diverted to Washington D.C.’s Dulles Airport for an unknown reason. While her grandfather did have, a valid work visa that allowed him to travel, customs officials noticed that the man had a prior illegal entry attempt that occurred in the 1990s. They immediately took him into custody.
It was at this point that it is believed that her grandfather went into a panic attack, and was taken to the hospital. All the while, the four-year old girl was detained for nearly a day at the airport without her parents having any knowledge as to either her or her grandfather’s whereabouts. They were still waiting for their flight to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), sources reported. By the time that her father realized what was going on, he contacted a border patrol agent and was advised of his limited choices. He was told that either he could allow the four-year old child to be detained in a juvenile facility in Virginia, or she and her grandfather could return to Guatemala. He opted for the later, as he feared that authorities would put her up for adoption.
Sources revealed to New York Criminal Lawyers that Customs and Border Protection officials had little comment on this matter, only to say that the parents are afforded the options of whether to pick up the child, allow the child to be turned over to a juvenile facility, or to return to the country they had just arrived. They further added that since the four-year old girl’s parents are undocumented that if they are caught that there are consequences to their actions and they will be detained. This is not considered to be Fraud and would not be deemed as fraud in The Bronx or Queens.
Regardless of anyone’s stance on immigration, legal or not, the fact that the child was born in the United States makes her an American citizen and there are many who are asking the question of how could an American citizen have been deported.

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An attorney, formerly a prosecutor in the Bronx, has been charged with DWI, but now he sees a way to have his case possibly thrown out, according to NY City Criminal Lawyers. The officer who caught him may well be charged herself for ticket fixing. Instead of the attorney being punished, she might end up in trouble herself.
The officer was caught by authorities on wiretap in an attempt to fix tickets for a relative and a friend. Still prosecutors say the officer, a seven-year veteran of NYPD, will not face any criminal charges of her own. That does not mean she won’t suffer punishment from her department, however.
She admitted to fixing the ticket and she’s not the only one under suspicion for the same. This means every ticket they handed out is suspect, which puts an aspect of extreme uncertainty into hundreds of criminal cases throughout New York City, including that of the attorney who was once an assistant DA.
The 29-year-old officer arrested the attorney in 2006 as he drove home from a Christmas party. At that point, he had already left the Bronx DA’s office to pursue his own private practice.
Once it was discovered the attorney’s arresting officer was part of the ticket-fixing scandal, the motion was made to have the case dismissed. As of yet, the outcome of the motion is unknown.
The officer admitted she tried to get assistance from a union delegate so she could erase two citations for speeding. This was the first time in the case that anyone was actually named.
“I asked my PBA delegate… if he could fix a summons that my boyfriend’s cousin had received and another summons that my mom had received,” she said at the hearing, according to NY City Criminal Lawyers.
According to the officer, the tickets, one in Queens and the other in Manhattan, were indeed removed. “She didn’t have to pay,” the officer said, regarding her mother. “That’s how the ticket got fixed.”
It remains to be seen whether the attorney’s motion to have the case dismissed will be accepted by the judge. If it is, other cases may take a similar path.

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A pharmacist was waiting in the parking lot of a gas station in Plainview when detectives overheard him having a conversation on his cell phone. The conversation was about a drug sale he was about to make. The detectives watched as 53 year old Syosset resident Robert Ciskanik sold narcotics out of his car. They then arrested Ciskanik and Hosam Karin, a 57 year old Freeport resident. Ciskanik was found to have over 400 oxycodone pills on his person. Karin had 15 Cialis pills on his person. While police were arresting the two men, another car pulled into the Old Country Road gas station. The passenger of the car walked over to Ciskanik’s car looking for him. The man, Michael Lulo of Nesconset, was found to have more than $17,000.00 cash on him as well as oxycodone and methadone. He was also put under arrest. Reports state that Ciskanik was licensed in New York State as a pharmacist but do not release where he was employed. According to a NY Criminal Lawyer, Ciskanik was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a narcotic and criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was held on $100,000.00 bail. Lulo was charged with criminal possession of a narcotic and conspiracy. He was released on $6,000.00 bail. Karin was given a desk appearance ticket (DAT). All three men will be arraigned at Nassau County First District Court; located at 99 Main Street, Hempstead NY 11550. Drug Possession is treated very seriously in New York City and Westchester County.

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The evidence has been mounting against two police officers accused of rape. Prosecutors have told New York City Criminal Lawyers a 911 call they received from a Canadian tourist regarding the crime was actually one of the officers trying to pin the charges on a “smelly” homeless man. The call was made from a pay phone in the East Village.
The alleged rapist and his accomplice, who may have served as a lookout, are said to have faked the call, so they would have more time to make the second of four visits they paid to the apartment of a drunk woman early one December morning in 2008.
According to the victim, she had passed out on her bed. She awakened to the sound of the alleged rapist removing his bulletproof vest before raping her.
“There’s a homeless guy… just sleeping there in the hallway,” the caller said on the 911 tape. He claimed to be from Canada, but witnesses say the voice sounded much more Manhattan than Manitoba.
“He smells pretty bad,” the caller continued. “He’s a homeless guy. You know, he didn’t bother anybody but, he’s like, right in the front door.” In Westchester and Suffolk Counties these kinds of crimes are treated very harshly by authorities.
The two accused officers told their superiors they spent the time from 2 to 2:30 a.m. dealing with this alleged homeless person who was sleeping in the foyer of the building.
Prosecutors tell a different story. According to them, the officers were a number of doors away, in the apartment of the victim, who was 28 years old at the time. She was so drunk, the cabby she’d used to get home called for police assistance to help her get out of the taxi.
That corner was where the 911 phone call was made. The two officers had been there, dealing with a fender bender and a New York City Criminal Lawyer also inspected the scene.
The officers did not want any assistance with the homeless man that was reported, even though they received offers from another nearby patrol.
“Central!” One of the accused officers is reported to have said to the dispatch. “Don’t. Disregard, Central. We got it. We got it.”

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There has been one more arrest in the case of an attempted home invasion that ended with the death of one would-be burglar and the wounding of another, police sources told NY Criminal Lawyers.
Suffolk police investigators found a fourth man involved in the attempted home invasion – a 25-year-old man from Mattituck, who was subsequently arrested. He was charged with first-degree burglary.
NY Criminal Lawyers do not yet know how the police found the latest suspect or how he specifically participated in the attempted burglary. According to police sources, they believed only three men to have been involved in the April 13 incident.
One of the burglars shot a pit bull in the house with a .22-caliber rifle. Then, a resident shot the burglar, killing him. The resident had a permit for the shotgun and no charges have been filed against him. The dog is expected to recover.
The resident also shot another burglar, a 25-year-old man from Mastic. The wounded burglar was taken to Southside Hospital and listed in critical condition. Further details on his condition are unavailable.
The third burglar, a 27-year-old man from Aquebogue, escaped the scene but was soon caught, police sources explained to NY Criminal Lawyers. He was charged with first-degree burglary, and held on $1 million bail after his arraignment. A deputy bureau chief requested that amount due to the third burglar’s previous activities.
Records showed that the third burglar had already been arrested on drug charges, possession of stolen property and criminal mischief. Two of the charges earned him probation and time served. It is not certain what happened with the third charge. In Brooklyn and Queens, Drug Possession would be one of the more serious charges.
The burglar who died in the attempt had already served time in New York and New Jersey and had been arrested for other burglaries in Suffolk County in 2003. He was released in December 2007, police sources indicated to NY Criminal Lawyers, only to be arrested again in 2008 for failing to report to his parole officer. He had been released early, so was force to serve the final two months of his sentence.

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A mom was driving through the city of Pittsburgh while she was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. Police say the woman crashed her car in to a concrete barrier along the side of the road. It was only when police arrived on the scene did she admit to using cocaine and being drunk. Police then filed criminal charges against her because she had her seven year old son and another child in the backseat of the car. Another woman was also a passenger in the vehicle but she was not identified, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer.
The children and the woman driver only had minor injuries. When police got to the scene, they discovered beer cans that were opened within the car. When questioned, she openly admitted to being drunk. The woman also questioned why she had to take a test if she admitted she was drunk. Police are considering more criminal charges against the woman in relation to endangering the children. The passenger’s state was not described and it wasn’t stated if criminal charges are being filed against her as well. This would also be the case in New York City and Staten Island.
The female driver admitted to using one line of cocaine before getting behind the wheel to drive the car. Taking drugs and being over the legal limit for alcohol can be considered a criminal offense in most states, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. Her charges were still pending and she did not have a court date set. Once she arrives in court her punishment – either fines, jail time or both – will be decided upon then.

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A brown pickup truck, out of control, driving into oncoming traffic; an obvious danger to all on the road. A speeding hunk of metal, a rolling death mallet, on a collision course with whatever gets in its way. But trucks to not drive themselves, not even pickup trucks, not yet at least. No, there is always a driver, reports a N York Criminal Defense Lawyer. And when that driver is pulled over at three in the morning because everyone with two eyes and half a brain can tell the truck is a danger and the man behind the wheel isn't right, you know trouble is soon to follow, notes a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. And trouble did. But the man driving the behemoth wasn't just any man, he wasn't another anonymous slob that had just throw his life away with a dumb DUI charge. The man driving was the former mayor of Taylor, Texas. Courts in The Bronx and Manhattan are strict in these cases.

The man was first elected mayor in 2008 but had resigned on December first of 2010. This event took place two weeks later. Perhaps he knew he would be arrested and saved himself the pain of having to publicly resign in shame. Or maybe he was just lucky. Lucky that everyone on the road that night did not get killed by his out of control and irresponsible behavior.

The man was released on $1500 bond. He will face a judge soon.

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He sat alone at his table for hours. His chair would occasionally rock back as the utmost in precision and care was spent at his craft. It was dangerous work, the kind of work that if it goes wrong there are truly disastrous consequences. And so he worked alone, isolated from the world, until it was time. And at that moment, having written his masterpiece, he went to the post office and deposited his work: bombs. Bombs set to go off and kill innocent civilians. And according to a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer he's known today by one name: the Unabomber and now, if you want, you can sit where he sat, eat where he ate, and sleep where he slept - that's right, the Unabomber’s house is for sale. Gun Possession is often charged in Nassau and Suffolk Counties to get people like the bomber off the street.

Sure, living in an isolated tract of land in the middle of nowhere Montana (is there any other place in Montana?) may not sound appealing, but for less than seventy thousand dollars you can own a piece of American history - at least, that's how the real estate agent is selling it in the ad that has been placed, notes a NYC Criminal Defense Lawyer. The land is mostly ripped free of the original shack, but there still remains a few walls and a roof. A tree has been spray painted FBI, which could make for an interesting conversation starter.

It is said to be an excellent location for hunting and fishing, but one suspects that it's ideal for writing.

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The United States is often seen as a land of second chances. A nation built on the backs of fleeing immigrants who simply wanted a chance to start over. American literature is littered with tales of men packing up, moving west, and reinventing themselves, notes a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. Heck, the hit TV show Mad Men is largely based on that very idea. Baseball, the national past time, even has three strikes and then you're out. As a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer said, for one Texas lawmaker, that's one strike too many. She has proposed a new law that after two convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol, a person would have their driver's license permanently revoked. In Nassau and Suffolk Counties, DUI laws are also very harsh.

The proposal is not widely popular, reports a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. The local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, for instance, has said that they do not necessarily think the idea is the best way to keep drunk drivers off the streets. They point out that such a proposal is more of a grandstanding way to get cheap media attention and that the focus should be on stopping people from drinking and driving. Said a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer, this doesn't do that, rather instead it may just end up putting more people in situations where they want to hide and not take responsibility at all. This bill, noted the MAD Chapter, seems more interested in putting people in jail than it does in stopping drinking and driving.

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Although he's been charged with taking bribes for falsely saying that cranes had been inspected and that operators of the cranes were certified, James Delayo who is a senior inspector with the Dept. of Buildings has not been connected to the recent accidents in NYC. The collapses killed nine in Manhattan and set off a wave of investigations into the situation which has been perceived to be corrupt.

Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn said that Delayo took thousands in bribes from a number of crane companies.

If you or a loved one has trouble with the law and is facing criminal charges, get a NY Criminal Lawyer to defend you. That move can help you to avoid jail time.

Delayo was charged with a number of crimes which include bribe receiving and tampering with public records. He was released on bail after his lawyer, Lawrence Linzer, entered no plea. He had no comment about the case.

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A 16 year old girl and a 13 year old boy are shot and killed after talking back to their 50 year old new mom. The mom didn’t deny the shooting and killing of these two children.
The mom was already confronted once by police a few months earlier when they went to her residence for an abuse call. A New York Criminal Defender said the mom would slap her children in the face for talking back. The police couldn’t really do anything at that time for lack of evidence. A police spokeswoman said that this seemed like a normal incident of high tension between a frustrated mom and teenage children. The police didn’t think this woman would eventually shoot her children. Domestic Violence is not uncommon in Long Island and Staten Island.
The daughter had been going to a school counselor because of her own lashing out at her mom. She regretted how bad she had talked to and treated her mother. The counselor did say that she was told the mom would sometimes slap the children in the face for talking back. This really frustrated the teen girl who was used to being grounded for discipline and not hit. The counselor told the teen that a mother should not be slapping anybody in the face.
The hitting did continue to get worse. One time the mom hit the girl in the face for about 30 seconds on the way home. Once home she tried to continue hitting her but the teen caught her mom’s hand, stopped the hitting and decided to stand up to her mother instead of allowing her to keep physically abusing her.
A New York Criminal Defender stated that the mom is a step mom and not the birth mom. The children would often tell the mom that she was not their mom and this lead to more hitting and helped increase the frustration felt from the mom and the children.
After shooting her children, this 50 year old Tampa lady is being held without bond until her trial. The trial date has not been set and she is being help in a Florida State Correctional Facility.

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Two brothers in Barboursville have pled guilty to copyright infringement on cargo, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. The men were dealing with cargo that they also stored illegally within the city limits. The men were in the process of having the goods shipped in to another city and then sold for a profit when they were caught in a sting-like operation. The men did not resist arrest and have been cooperating with authorities who are trying the case.
A New York Criminal Lawyer says the men held $360,000 in goods, which was mostly CD and DVDs that were imported from Mexico. The CDs were mostly made from of Spanish music from multiple artists, whose names were not released. There were also DVDs that were pornographic in nature that had a value of close to $65,000. The goods were held in a storage unit within the city that officials were able to trace to the brothers. In New York City and Queens these can be also treated as sex crimes.
The men admitted the material was pirated when they were questioned by police. They turned over books that showed they dealt with people in a multi-state area to sell their goods. The N York Criminal Lawyer claims that close to a million dollars’ worth of transactions were noted in the books that were turned over to them. They may be facing additional charges since multiple states are involved with their operation. They could also strike plea deals if they cooperate and turn over names of other people who were working with them.

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Three family members have been arrested and been accused with visa fraud. The family run an immigration consulting business explains a New York City Criminal Lawyer. The family is accused of filing fake marriage and visa petitions. The foreigners who hired their services pad as much as $60,000 for the services.
The NYC Family Lawyer states that these crimes are very serious. The family members involved in the illegal activities could actually end up spending up to five years in prison. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement department detected the illegal activity and decided to investigate. Lawyers in The Bronx and Brooklyn encounter fraud cases such as this many times a year.
The members of the family managed to carry out the fraud by finding US citizens from low income backgrounds. They offered them $2,000 to marry clients so that they can obtain visas. These sham marriages served no purpose other than to allow people to apply for residence permits and visas.
The fees paid to the company were $15,000 for a work visa, up to $60,000 for a visa which was based on marrying a US citizen. The fees charged were able to be very high because what they were offering was completely illegal.
This was a very serious crime because it is important that the US immigration system is not for sale. It should not be possible for foreigners to fraudulently obtain visas to work and live in the USA. Paying people to marry foreigners is obviously a major abuse of the system.
The investigation into the case started towards the end of 2009 explains the NY Criminal Lawyer. They spotted that there were some similarities between different applications which were handled by the company. This was enough to raise concerns about the company as many of the same marriage and divorce certificates were the same ones used for different applications.
The company’s website mentions that it offers immigration services in a number of different areas of the country and the world. They also provide similar services in Georgia, New Jersey and even India. This means that shutting down this small business has probably had a big impact on immigration in lots of countries around the globe.

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An Astros baseball hopeful was coming home late Saturday night from a fraternity party, when he was pulled over for driving the wrong way, down a one way street, near the University of Georgia campus. A NY Criminal Lawyer reports, that the young man told the Athens-Clarke County Police that he left the fraternity party where he had simply tasted a sip of beer, much earlier that night.

After conceding to a breath test, and the discovery that the young baseball star was only the ripe age of 18, the police arrested him. He was also charged as a minor in possession, because the police found four open bottles of liquor in his 2010 Cadillac Escalade. According to a New York Criminal Lawyer, the third charge that the young man faces, is for his driving violation—as he was found driving the wrong way down a one-way street. The baseball prospect spent little time in jail as he was released two hours after incarceration on bond. A New York Criminal Lawyer accounts that, the young man is now scheduled for a hearing on February 17th, which does not conflict with any spring baseball training days. Police in New York City and The Bronx are always on the lookout for drunk drivers.

The charged baseball star made a public apology via his Facebook page, offering condolences to all his fans, and shared how the support of his family has helped him through this difficult time. He also expanded on his appreciation for privacy throughout this personal conflict, and took full responsibility for his indecent actions regarding this unfortunate situation.

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Three members of a Yorba Linda, California family were arrested by immigration authorities on suspicion of visa fraud. They ran an immigration consulting business.
The authorities believe the family may have been filing fraudulent marriage and work visa petitions for a price – sometimes as high as $60,000, federal officials told New York Criminal Lawyers. If convicted, the suspects could spend five years in federal prison.
The three, a man, his wife, and their daughter, were all named in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court. Their immigration consulting business catered mostly to Indian nationals. The business was searched around the time of the arrest. Manhattan and Bronx Lawyers handle many fraud cases like these.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement explained to New York Criminal Lawyers the family is accused of enlisting U.S. citizens and paying them $2,000 to marry their clients. Officials say the family would pose couples for photos, then have them open joint bank accounts, so the marriage would look real. They would then file a fraudulent immigrant visa petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
They would charge several different fees, such as $15,000 for a work visa, and as much as $60,000 for a visa based upon marriage to a U.S. citizen, immigration officials told New York Criminal Lawyers.
“America’s immigration system is not for sale and those who think they can game the system for personal gain will find there’s a high price to pay,” said a special ICE agent. “Visa fraud is a serious crime. Not only does it undermine the integrity of our legal immigration process and penalize those who abide by the law, it also poses a significant security vulnerability.”
The family had been under investigation since September of 2009 when officers with the Fraud Detection and National Security Division of USCIS in Santa Ana, California began to notice a great deal in common between 21 visa petitions traced back to the consulting company. Sometimes, the applicants used the same marriage certificates, divorce certificates, witnesses, or even the same U.S. citizen spouses.
The consulting company claimed to offer immigration services in places other than California, such as Georgia, New Jersey, and India.

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A man in Queens was stabbed to death when two armed men broke into his apartment and bound him and his mother, sources told New York Criminal Lawyers.
The 32-year-old victim died after being stabbed in the back several times. His mother told New York Criminal Lawyers he owed someone money, after the terrifying home invasion.
The victim’s mother, a gray-haired woman who needs a walker to get around, was not injured in the attack.
The intruders were wearing black when they came into the sixth-floor apartment on Ash Avenue in Flushing around 10 a.m., police informed New York Criminal Lawyers. One of them was wearing a mask and they were armed with knives and guns.
They tied the victim and his mother up with tape before murdering the man in cold blood, according to sources. The invaders then escaped, taking a black duffel back with them. As of yet, the authorities have yet to catch the killers.
The victim’s mother frantically called 911 at around 11:30 a.m. It was already too late by the time emergency responders were able to be on the scene – the victim of the stabbing had already died. Police still do not have a motive or description of the two murderers, or at least they have yet to reveal them. Gun Possession is another charge which can be brought when these acts happen in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
No matter what the crime, every story has two sides, and even the most indefensible crime still requires defense under the law. N York Criminal Lawyers can defend their clients against any allegations, even those that seem impossible.
There are some cases where escaping without some sort of penalty is very unlikely, but it is impossible to know all the options without the best possible legal defense. Even if conviction is imminent, there are still ways to mitigate the punishment and make sure justice is upheld. A good attorney makes sure the defendant does not have to worry about unnecessarily punitive measures – everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Everyone also has the right to avoid cruel and usual punishment, including a punishment that far outweighs the crime.

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A middle-aged man was kidnapped for ransom earlier this week. The man was kidnapped and ransom was demanded after the man was taken. The man was taken from his own vehicle by several men.

The 58-year-old man was taken and held in the suspects’ vehicle. He was forced to call his brother and tell his brother to pay the five men ransom in order to secure his release. The man’s brother reported the call to the police who followed up on the report. The police responded by going to the location where the monetary exchange was scheduled to take place, a N York City Lawyer said. All five of the men who had kidnapped the victim were waiting at the location. In Long Island and Staten Island, these crimes are often considered to be domestic violence situations.

Three of the men were immediately arrested upon the police’s arrival. The other two men attempted to escape from police capture; the two men ran away as soon as the police arrived. A New York City Lawyer explains that running from the police does not help one’s case when the case is brought to court.

The police later received information informing them of the location of the two men. One of the fleeing men was caught and arrested along with the three who were already captured; the fifth man entered his vehicle, hit a police car and was shot and killed by the police at the scene.

The man who was kidnapped was found unharmed, although mentally shaken. He was being held in the vehicle used to hit the police car. At least one of the men had a previous criminal record. At this point it was unknown whether the men were going to be prosecuted individually or as a group.

The four surviving suspects are being charged with multiple crimes – including kidnapping, robbery and fleeing. The victim’s brother who reported the call to the police very likely saved the man’s life. It is unknown why this particular man was targeted or how the five men were able to get him from his car. A court date has not been set for this case.

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A Des Moines man, formerly the finance director of a business in his hometown, embezzled $1 million from his employer. That is not the end of the story, however. He has now filed for bankruptcy, court records show.
The embezzler worked for several companies, all owned by the same man, and in the course of his work took a great deal of money. Nonetheless, he recently filed for the liquidation of personal debts under the protection of Chapter 7 of the federal bankruptcy code. Chapter 7 allows one who owes a debt to discharge what he owes in exchange for giving up certain property to pay back the debt.
New York Criminal Lawyers have learned the Des Moines man, who called himself unemployed with no income whatsoever, had $203,650 in assets, like a $200,000 home (now foreclosed), and $705,822 in liabilities, which included $165,000 in state taxes and more than $350,000 in credit card debt or other unsecured debt. Fraud cases like this one are common in Queens and New York City.
The former finance director pleaded guilty in February 2010 to a single count of wire fraud. It was part of a plea deal – a federal grand jury had already indicted him for 33 counts of wire fraud, accusing him of sending $81,475 to Colombia and the Dominican Republic. He also admitted to embezzling money while acting as finance director with his previous employer.
He was first arrested in October 2009 in Miami. Customs officials had already stopped him in Bogota, Colombia – he had fled there after discovering law enforcement officials were looking for him.
A U.S. District Judge sentenced the Des Moines man to 15 months in prison and ordered him to pay $911,369 to his former employer. The 15-month sentence was a reduction from the standard term for such a crime, since it was the embezzler’s first criminal offense and he had already spent a good deal of time in jail.
The embezzler’s former employer has also been indicted, N York Criminal Lawyers have learned, in this case for federal wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They were attempting to defraud a number of insurance companies to take workers’ compensation premiums.

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A senior associate at a major law firm in Washington, D.C. was arrested by the FBI on federal securities fraud charges, according to Manhattan Criminal Lawyers. It may be that it is all tied in to a $30 million plan that involved insider trading regarding pending corporate mergers.
The senior associate will be arraigned in Newark, along with a banker who has been charged with using the illegal information the associate provided. The U.S. Attorney and FBI officials will soon release statements. The attorneys for the accused have yet to make any comment on the matter.
Authorities in the U.S. Attorney’s office say the scheme had been going on for decades. It stole information not only from the firm the associate worked for, but from several other firms at which the associate had previously worked.
The accused pair invested more than $109 million dollars in their scheme, which yielded profits of more than $32.2 before they were caught. In New York City and Long Island, fraud cases are common and many wind up going to trial.
The senior associate was a graduate of NYU Law School and was hired by three major law firms, proving he had what it takes to do the job legitimately. He even attempted to avoid detection of his criminal activity by using pay phones and prepaid cellphones, which were later discarded, when discussing insider trading.
Manhattan Criminal Lawyers believe there may have been wiretap evidence anyway, because the associate and his banker accomplice were charged with 17 counts, including 11 for insider trading, four more for obstruction of justice, and two counts of conspiracy to commit insider trading and to commit money laundering.
Details are still forthcoming about the case, with a number of people who are interested in such legal matters, keeping a close eye on events as they unfold. A press conference has been announced, at which further details will be given by the proper authorities. Until then, information on the pair is sparse, at best, at least regarding the case. Personal details, especially about the accused senior associate, are constantly coming to the fore, as acquaintances chime in with something new.

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A celebratory evening ended in horror for one young woman when she claims she was raped by a police officer, Manhattan Criminal Lawyers report.
The victim says she was coming home after celebrating a new job with her friends. At the time of the incident, she was just 27 years old. She would be returning to her home in California in just a few weeks, so it was time to experience some of what New York City had to offer, she felt.
“I wanted to do all the classic New York things I hadn’t done yet,” she explained to reporters.
There was a bottle of wine and pizza with friends, a half-bottle of champagne before her farewell party, then the farewell party itself, where the alcohol continued to flow.
“I was feeling really happy. I was buzzed,” the victim told the jury about her experience getting ready for her party. “I was excited about my party.” In Brooklyn and Staten Island these sex crimes can bring very harsh sentences if the accused is found guilty.
It was 1:30 a.m. before she got home, lying in the back of a taxi, vomiting. She was so incapacitated, the cabbie called 911 to get cops to help her. Unfortunately, these officers did her a great deal of harm, sources told Manhattan Criminal Lawyers.
The police officers did escort her to her apartment, but then they left her face down on her bed, where she could have choked on her own vomit. She passed out and that’s when she says her night become one of horror. According to her account, she was raped as she lay there, drifting in and out of consciousness.
“I woke up now to two men’s voices in my room. I could hear the walkie talkies. It was dark. Flashlights were flashing all over my bed. There was a lot of commotion. Their hands were pressing all around my mattress.” Prosecutors indicated to Manhattan Criminal Lawyers the officers may have been looking for a lighter they were afraid they’d left behind.
Cameras did much of the testifying in the trial, showing the officers leaving and entering the apartment at least twice. The victim helped by wearing a wire when she later confronted the officer accused of raping her. After some stammering, he admitted he wore a condom when he raped her.

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The preliminary hearing wrapped up earlier this month for the three men accused of beating and paralyzing an Oklahoma City Police Officer. The three men will stand trial, according to the presiding Oklahoma County Special Judge ruling.
When the officer responded to a northwest Oklahoma City bar last February, he was asked to escorting the defendants out because they were allegedly trying to start fights with customers. While doing so, he was attacked.
According to witness testimony, one of the men held the officer in a headlock and lifted his body while another three repeated haymaker punches into the officer’s head. The third man is accused of holding back any possible rescuers. Police in Nassau County and Manhattan alike go all out to find these kinds of criminals and bring them to justice.
During the attack, the officer’s neck was broken. The operating surgeon said the extent of the spinal cord injury was extensive and complete. According to a New York Criminal Lawyer, indicated that the injury likely shortened his life by 10 to 15 years.

All three men are facing charges of maiming or assault and battery by means of force that is likely to cause death. A New York Criminal Attorney reports that if convicted, each defendant will face the possibility of life sentences.

The second charge, of conspiracy to assault a police officer, was dismissed by the Oklahoma County Special Judge who agreed with the defense attorneys’ argument that the three men did not plan the attack.

The District Attorney assigned to the case reported that the man’s family has remained strong throughout the testimony, but that they were disappointed with the conspiracy charge being dismissed. He is expecting to appeal the conspiracy charge’s dismissal.
Members of the family point out that the possibility of life imprisonment may be “just” enough at this point.
The three men’s arraignment is to be June 10; a pre-trial date will be set then.
Oklahoma City Police Officers have set up a bowling and auction event for June 11. Proceeds will go to the injured officer and his family.
Spinal injuries can be devastating, completely changing the victim’s way of life forever. When injured by another’s willful actions, it can seem even more brutal. "I can't imagine having a child in the position that Chad is in right now. Being a parent myself, I don't know how you'd wake up every day and put your foot on the floor and get out of bed,” the District Attorney said.

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Nicolas Cage was recently arrested on suspected domestic violence and disturbing the peace. The famous movie actor faced charges in New Orleans, reported a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer. The charges stemmed from an incident at a tattoo parlor late Friday evening. The actor and his wife were involved commotion outside the establishment. It is possible that one or both of them were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

A witness reported that he was aware of the incident, but did not personally see any domestic violence. The tattoo shop where the incident took place did not have any further information about the incident for the public. The shop was avoiding any contact with the media but the shop and its employees were cooperating with police on the matter. In The Bronx and Westchester County, lawyers are asked to defend people accused of domestic violence and must do so with knowledge of the law in those areas.

Other witnesses that spoke to the media said that they felt the incident was not worthy of being headline news. The witnesses felt that while there certainly was a disturbance on Friday evening, the event was more of an argument than an arrest worthy incidence of domestic violence. There were several surveillance tapes from the store and nearby homes which will provide further evidence of the actual events that took place that evening, a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer explained.

Police records show that Nicolas Cage was released on a bond from jail. His court appearance is scheduled for later next month. Because of Nicolas Cage’s celebrity status, the case made national news and will be closely followed when he reports to court next month.

The case has moved further into the celebrity realm as the star of Dog The Bounty Hunter was the one who posted bail for Nicolas Cage. The TV star has told the media that he is acting solely in a professional capacity and not providing services to Cage in order to promote his show.

The case will be heavily influenced by the evidence provided by the tapes and eye witnesses, a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer said. As in many of these cases, it is possible that a deal will be reached with Cage before the scheduled court date.

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A disgraced former New York City Police Department officer in community-
affairs, has been convicted of groping two women and soliciting oral sex from
another woman. A NY Criminal Lawyer reports that he also has a criminal trial pending for an alleged rape of yet another woman. Judges and juries in New York City and Nassau County are harsh when defendants are found guilty of sex crimes.

He used his position of authority while in uniform as a police officer to commit
sexual crimes. As a police officer in uniform, he would use his authority to gain
the trust of his victims by offering to help and would then commit the sexual
assaults. He was convicted of groping two women that he was supposed to
help. He told both women that he would provide assistance with paper work for
an after-school program for their children. Once earning their trust, NYC Criminal Lawyers say he groped both women thereby committing a crime. The attacks occurred in 2004 and 2008. He was convicted by a jury and one female juror who asked not to be named, used the terms "disgusting" and "scumbag" when referring to the Defendant. Both women testified to the assaults in graphic detail before the jury.

He has also been convicted of soliciting oral sex from another woman who trusted the officer in uniform. He was serving a summons in Riverside Park to the woman when the solicitation took place. He is also facing a charge of rape on another female victim who trusted
the now former police officer.

The former officer is still awaiting sentencing on his conviction for groping the two
women. His sentencing date is scheduled for July. His rape trial is pending.

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In Queens, police are hunting for a serial sex predator finally caught on surveillance camera leaving a subway station in Flushing right before his last attack.
He is implicated in at least four attacks since September. Last September 22nd is when he’s believed to have first struck. He grabbed a 37-year-old woman from behind and sexually assaulted her. In December, his victim was a 27-year-old woman on Sanford Avenue. This woman was treated for injuries to her head and face.
His next attack was in February, against a 27-year-old woman on Bowe Street and his latest attack was on April 19, when he assaulted a 24-year-old woman on Colden Street. She was not badly injured. Right before the last attack, the suspect was seen on camera.
A drunk driver was arrested in midtown Manhattan after crashing his car into another vehicle, then jumping the curb to crash into a restaurant, police sources informed NYC Criminal Lawyers.
The 30-year-old driver was driving a 2008 Infiniti on Third Avenue when he rammed into a 2010 Lincoln SUV. He lost control of his car and drove onto the sidewalk, then into a building on Third Avenue, shattering a restaurant window. After the accident, he was arrested and charged with DUI. There were no serious injuries.
A Bronx man choked his ex-girlfriend, even as she held her baby in her arms, authorities told NYC Criminal Lawyers. The 20-year-old suspect pushed the woman and her 6-month-old baby into a bed and began strangling her while the baby cried.
“If you touch the door, this time I won’t hold back!” he allegedly told her.
The victim barely managed to remain conscious and suffered injuries on her neck and broken blood vessels under her eyelids, according to police. The suspect was arrested and charged with strangulation, assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
In Brooklyn, a gunman fired shots on a Flatbush street. One man was killed before the suspect fled the scene.
The 23-year-old victim was standing outside a building on Linden Boulevard at about 11 at night when he was shot in the chest. He was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead

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A man was recently taken into custody in Mesa, AZ on charges of drunk driving and child endangerment. On February 21, the 23-year-old Mesa native had allegedly been drinking on and off throughout the day; when police apprehended him he was found to have a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .16, which is twice the legal limit in the state of Arizona. New York Criminal Lawyers have seen similar circumstances on frequent occasions, where a person makes unwise decisions under the influence of alcohol.

Besides the obvious irresponsibility of driving under the influence of alcohol, this rather youthful man was also charged for an odd situation within the vehicle itself: not only had he endangered four children by having them in the car along with him, but a further three children were discovered in the trunk of the car. Upon questioning, the man responded that he had taken the children to a birthday party and could only fit all seven of them by placing the three in the trunk. Though circumstantial evidence and child endangerment were charged to the man, New York Criminal Lawyers recognize the right of a fair trial by jury for every individual facing such charges, in keeping with our Constitution and democratic governmental policies.

DWI is a serious crime in Long Island and The Bronx. MADD is very active on the Island and demands serious penalties for infractions.

Despite this disturbing account, it appears that all seven children were unharmed and healthy upon investigation. According to a spokesman from the Mesa Police Department, the local man was arrested for seven counts of child endangerment, as well as charges of aggravated DUI (driving under the influence.)

In cases such as this, a N York Criminal Attorney can assist those facing charges such as these with legal counsel, representation and other services. Again, each individual is guaranteed the right to a trial by a jury of peers, as afforded by the U.S. Constitution.

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A current team member of the Cleveland Indians was recently arrested on charges of drunk driving.

Austin Kearns of the Cleveland Indians, age 30, was taken into custody by a Lexington patrol unit after the officer observed the man “flashing his headlights and weaving on U.S. 68” on the evening of Feb. 12 in the county of Jessamine. A New York Criminal Lawyer stated that the defendant was driving a 2007 Cadillac Escalade at the time, and was requested to submit to roadside sobriety tests following his sporadic stop-and-go driving while on the road. Though the Lexington officer was out of his jurisdiction, he requested and received permission from Jessamine county authorities to pursue Mr. Kearns.

Upon apprehension, sources say that Mr. Kearns refused roadside sobriety tests, was “very unsteady on his feet” according to an officer. Additionally, the official police report of the Jessamine County Police Department states that Mr. Kearns had admitted to a sheriff’s deputy that during the course of the night just prior to the apprehension, he had consumed “a couple bourbon and cokes” , and was thus taken into custody. However, he was later released upon posting $100, which was 10% of his $1,000 bond. Mr. Kearns has an upcoming court appointment on March 10, which his attorney will attend on his behalf. In Manhattan and Queens, DWI is a serious crime and treated as such by Law Enforcement.

Austin Kearns was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1998, right out of his Lafayette high school. He also had short stints with the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees, before finally signing with the Cleveland Indians in 2009. A NY Criminal Lawyer notes that Austin Kearns is currently a resident of Nicholasville, KY. An official report further states the MLB player, who has been in the majors for nearly 13 years, maintains a second dwelling in Sarasota, Fla. Though representatives of the Cleveland Indians declined to comment with much depth, a statement was released that said, “The Indians’ organization takes these issues very seriously and is disappointed by the circumstances…We will handle the matter internally and will not have any further comment until we have complete information about the incident and the legal process has run its course.”

It rings true that “no one is above the law”. A successful baseball player for a well-known organization has been charged with drunk driving. Since this is such a common and serious offense, the repercussions are often of great magnitude.

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The mother and aunt of a baby girl from Colorado Springs are accused of taping the child’s wrists, ankles, eyes and mouth with tape and then leaving her in a running shower. They are charged with attempted murder, and their trial is set to proceed.
The 19-year-old mother and 50-year-old aunt were in court last Friday for the preliminary hearing. It was there decided that enough evidence is available to proceed with a trial. In addition to the attempted first degree murder charge and child abuse, the mother has also been charged with two counts of crime of violence, each of which carry a sentence of up to 48 years in prison. A New York Criminal Attorney says that if found guilty, the young mother could spend the rest of her life in jail.
The 20-month-old victim is still in the hospital. She suffered brain damage from the abuse.
Police report that officers were called to the 2400 block of Farragut Avenue in Colorado Springs. They were told that a 20-month-old child was not breathing. When paramedics arrived on the scene, the little girl was unconscious. She was immediately taken to Memorial Hospital with serious bodily injuries.
Police revealed that further investigation into the incident uncovered that the injuries were not accidental. This led officers to arrest the victim’s mother and the other woman in the home.
A N York Criminal Attorney says that the arrest affidavit reported that when police arrived, the little girl was unconscious and not breathing and had black tape marks on her wrists, ankles, eyes and mouth. She was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., but just after 4 p.m., the investigating detectives were told the child was breathing again. Police in The Bronx and New York City are on call for these crimes.
According to the affidavit, the child’s mother told police that she had seen her aunt in the bathroom with her daughter at some point earlier in the day. Apparently, the toddler was lying in the shower, bound by tape, and being sprayed by water as a disciplinary action. The mother admitted that she did absolutely nothing to stop her aunt. She then went into a bedroom and fell asleep. The affidavit continues on, saying the aunt allegedly left the toddler in the bathroom with water running on her and then left the room and fell asleep.
A 7-year-old boy, of the same household, told the police that he was the one who later found the little girl in the bathroom. He ran to get help from the adult women. They called 911 as they tried to revive the child. The court document also reports that the 7-year-old boy said the aunt was mad at the little girl for knocking over her drink, and she had spanked her on the behind with a belt before bringing her into the shower.
The women are due back in court at the end of May.

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