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.”
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.
Corner Back and NFL Safety and Punt Returner Accused of DUI After Running Into the Back of a Police Car On the Highway
NFL Corner Back Acquitted Our client ran into the back of a police car in the early morning hours. The officer claimed he was so drunk he had to carry him out of the car. The jury acquitted him.
A Miami Power Company Supervisor Accused of a $58 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
Miami Power Company Supervisor Acquitted Six people were accused of conspiring to commit a $58 million mortgage fraud by purchasing luxury homes and waterfront condominiums at the Jade at Brickell and throughout South Florida using falsified mortgage applications. Four people pleaded guilty. Our client’s first five-week trial ended in a hung jury. Our client was acquitted of all counts in the second five-week trial.
Federal Prosecutor Accused with Exposing Himself to a Minor
Federal Prosecutor Case Dismissed A federal prosecutor was arrested for exposing his genitals to a minor female and then fleeing the bar to avoid arrest. After an extensive investigation by our office including locating and interviewing independent witnesses, state prosecutors agreed that a crime had not been committed and declined to file the case.
Two Brothers Accused of Embezzling Large Amounts of Money From Their Partner in Popular Downtown Naples Restaurant
Two Brothers Accused of Embezzling, Case Dismissed The charges against two brothers alleged they voided all cash transactions from the computer, that the computer hard drive documented these voids and that undercover detectives ate at the restaurant, paid cash, and these transactions were similarly voided. After intense jury selection and just before opening statements were to begin the prosecutor dismissed the charges against our clients. When the state attempted to recharge our clients a few months later we filed a motion to dismiss on a series of technical and procedural grounds. The judge dismissed the charges. The state appealed the trial judge’s ruling and the appellate court upheld the dismissal forever discharging them from the charges.
Alleged Ringleader of A Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting and Theft Ring Portrayed in the Award-Winning Book by Katherine Eban “Dangerous Doses”
Alleged Ringleader of A Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting and Theft Our client was charged with multiple counts of racketeering and other charges alleging he was counterfeiting cancer and AIDS drugs, re-packaging lower doses of the same drug and mislabeling the boxes and bottles to reflect a much greater dosage. All but one charge was dismissed or dropped. Our client pleaded to one count resulting in no criminal conviction and three months of probation.
All-American Defensive Back and First-Round NFL Draft Pick Accused of DUI After Blowing Above the Legal Limit
NFL Defensive Back DUI The defensive back acknowledged he had been to a party on South Beach but said he was not impaired and did not have trouble driving his Cadillac Escalade. The jury acquitted him.
Miami Man Accused of Burning an Apartment Building after Confessing Three Times to Igniting the Blaze
Miami Man Accused of Burning an Apartment Acquitted Our client was charged with burning the apartment of his girlfriend and the building she lived in. He confessed to the first police officers who showed up, the detectives on the scene and later on tape to the lead arson detectives. At trial it was shown that the client confessed only to protect his girlfriend, a clerk in the court house, from being charged with the arson. The jury acquitted our client.
Miami Man Accused in Taped Drug Smuggling Sting in Tampa
Drug Smuggling Sting in Tampa Our client’s partner negotiated on recorded calls for several weeks to sell two kilograms of cocaine in Tampa to an informant and undercover agent before doing bigger business with them. Our client and his partner drove from Miami to the Tampa hotel room where the exchange was to take place. Our client brought in the duffle bag containing the two kilograms of cocaine and tossed it to the undercover agent who opened the bag and cut into the cocaine for testing. It was all captured on video. In spite of the video, the defense turned down a plea offer that would have meant 15 years in prison. We argued that our client drove to Tampa because his partner’s license was suspended and our client believed there was going to be criminal activity taking place but not a drug transaction. The jury acquitted our client.