Just a few of the recent cases in which our clients prevailed...
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Case Dismissed – Police Officer Charged with Drugs
A City of Miami police officer was charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, driving under the influence (DUI) and criminal mischief after the Miami Beach Police chased him at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and he kicked the police cruiser window out after he was arrested. All felony charges and the DUI were dismissed.
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Case Dismissed – Cargo Truck Heist
15 people were indicted for their involvement in the heist of a cargo truck in Kentucky with four million dollars ($4,000,000) worth of medical supplies. Our clients fingerprints were on numerous boxes of stolen supplies. 14 people pled guilty. Our independent investigation revealed our client had no knowledge of the illicit nature of the products, and the government dismissed the case against her.
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Case Dismissed – International businessman charged with cash smuggling
An international businessman flew into Miami international airport from a foreign country declaring he had no more than $10,000 in currency. In a secondary inspection he acknowledged having $12,000. A search of his luggage revealed a much greater amount of currency and he was charged with bulk cash smuggling, failure to report over $10,000 and lying to a federal agent. After our independent investigation revealing the cause of the mistakes the government agreed to drop all the charges.
Acquitted—
NFL Full Back Known for Running Through a Wall in a YouTube Video Accused of a Battery in a Weston Bar Fight
NFL Full Back Acquitted
Our client, an NFL full back, knocked out a college student with one punch and allegedly fled the scene to avoid capture. The Jury deliberated less than 2 minutes before acquitting him. The Jury had a question for the judge “how do they go about assuring the prosecution witnesses are charged with perjury.”
Acquitted—
Award-Winning Yacht Broker Accused of Money Laundering
Yacht Broker Acquitted of Money Laundering
A successful yacht broker became the target of an IRS undercover, taped sting operation after a yacht from the company was used in international drug smuggling and another was purchased with cash that skirted the federal cash reporting requirements. An agent engaged the Ft. Lauderdale-based broker at the Annapolis Boat Show purporting to be the accountant of a successful businessman. The negotiations between our client and the supposed accountant and businessman lasted several months and involved videotaped meetings and sea trials and recorded phone conversations.
The undercover agents’ roles gradually went from successful business people to international drug smugglers. They ultimately let the broker know what the boat was going to be used for and why they needed to structure the cash payments the way they did. The undercover agents actually purchased the boat as part of the sting.
The broker was indicted and hired a former assistant U.S. attorney to defend him. That attorney reviewed the highlight video put together by the agents and informed his client he had no alternative but to plead guilty. The client did not want to plead guilty so he fired his attorney and decided to go to trial. When we took over the representation we reviewed the seemingly incriminating tapes and realized there were several recorded calls and meetings that were missing. We discovered audio recordings after long lapses of silence where the agents believed the recording devices were turned off discussing sensitive matters. After three weeks of trial our client was acquitted of all counts.