Monthly Archives: October 2011

D.C. District Court Rules Warrant Not Needed To Get Cell Phone Location Data

Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently ruled that prosecutors are not required to secure a warrant in order to compel a cell phone service provider to release a suspect’s cell phone location data. However, … Continue reading

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Houston lawyer charged in fraud scheme Feds: Defendents paid on promise to get cases dropped.

Criminal defense attorney Abraham Moses Fisch met with an accused cocaine trafficker in the fall of 2006 and allegedly made a bold promise. The Houston attorney told Edilberto “Beto” Portillo, who was facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges in federal court in … Continue reading

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Cops nailed for defaming widow of murdered man

Cowering in a corner of her house, BS Nalini was menaced by 10 policemen, including three women personnel, in the dead of night back in May 2008. The terrified 55-year-old woman was speechless. One of the policemen slapped Nalini and … Continue reading

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Paul Bergrin murder trial: Bergrin hits back at confessed killer who says he heard plot

— For two hours, the men squared off. Anthony Young, the confessed triggerman in the 2004 shooting death of government informant Kemo Deshawn McCray and a key prosecution witness, faced Paul Bergrin, the experienced trial lawyer defending himself against charges … Continue reading

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Mayor of Taylorsville Arrested for Attempting to Meet Minor for Sex

Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin announces, on behalf of the FBI’s Northwest Georgia Safe Child Task Force, the following arrest at Chatsworth, Georgia: Cary Rhodes, 57 years of age, of Taylorsville, Georgia (Bartow County), was arrested on Thursday, … Continue reading

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Paul Bergrin murder trial: Career criminal says star attorney told him government informant needed to be killed

NEWARK — The jurors sat at the edge of their seats, staring at the street-tough witness. Paul Bergrin, meanwhile, glared up at him from the defense table, furiously scribbling notes with a red pen in anticipation of his cross-examination, which likely … Continue reading

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Memphis police officer one of 25 indicted today in alleged drug ring

A Memphis police officer is one of 25 people indicted on charges of trafficking more than 2,200 pounds of marijuana as part of a drug ring, officials announced today. Eric Johnson, 35, was arrested at MPD’s Mt. Moriah station Thursday … Continue reading

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Authorities Move to Charge 16 City Officers in Widespread Ticket-Fixing

Fifteen police officers were expected to surrender by Friday morning to face criminal charges in the Bronx in a long-running grand jury investigation into the widespread practice of fixing tickets for their colleagues, family members and friends, people with knowledge of the … Continue reading

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Judge in Bergrin murder conspiracy trial says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about witness testimony

A federal judge Thursday briefly halted the murder trial of defense lawyer Paul Bergrin and voiced concerns outside the presence of the jury about the credibility of a government cooperator who testified that Bergrin tried to hire him to kill … Continue reading

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ICE officer indicted on drug charges

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention officer was indicted Tuesday on federal drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Jason Lowery, 34, of Phoenix, was charged with conspiracy to possess more than 100 kilograms of marijuana with intent … Continue reading

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