Description:
Youth Minister charged with sexual assault by 11-year-old female parishioner.
Result:
Acquitted on the basis of lapse of time in making complaint and cross-examination exposing implausibility of her story.
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Description:
Businesswoman charged with insurance fraud.
Result:
Acquitted on the basis of aggressive cross-examination exposing overzealous insurance company and total lack of proof of criminal intent. Client has filed a civil suit against the insurance company claiming malicious prosecution, false arrest and bad faith.
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Description:
Computer architect convicted of computer fraud with regard to former employer.
Result:
Sentence below the Federal Guidelines to house arrest and work release on the basis of family responsibilities.
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Description:
Female radiologist charged by former husband, also a physician, with stealing approximately $750,000 worth of jewelry from his mother.
Result:
Acquitted after handwriting expert testifies that a critical defense document was authentic.
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Description:
Physician charged with indecent exposure.
Result:
Case dismissed prior to trial.
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Description:
Businessman charged with buying drugs from a confidential informant.
Result:
Not guilty verdict following aggressive attack on informant's identification testimony.
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Description:
Lawyer convicted of stealing $750,000 from a client.
Result:
Sentenced to probation after a psychiatric examination repeated he had been suffering from undiagnosed bi-polar disorder.
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Description:
Hospital administrator charged with vehicular homicide.
Result:
Not guilty verdict based upon failure of prosecution to prove gross negligence.
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Description:
Insurance agent convicted of stealing $3.5 million dollars from company, causing company's bankruptcy.
Result:
Given minimal jail term.
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Description:
School teacher charged with indecently assaulting eight of his thirteen-year-old students.
Result: Acquitted based upon defense that the alleged victims conspired to "get" a teacher they didn't like.
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Description:
Criminal defense lawyer convicted in federal court of dealing in cocaine.
Result: Sentenced to 5 months after court took his addiction and subsequent rehabilitation into account.
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Description:
Airline pilot charged with indecent exposure.
Result:
Given deferred prosecution, thereby enabling him to keep his job.
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Description:
Labor lawyer convicted of selling kilos of cocaine to confidential informant.
Result:
Sentenced below the federal guidelines based upon a combination of safety valve departure and reduction for role in the offence.
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Description:
Female psychologist convicted of Medicare fraud.
Result:
Sentenced below the guidelines of house arrest and work release based upon extraordinary family responsibilities.
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Description:
Business owner convicted of various environmental crimes.
Result:
Given a sentence of probation.
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Description:
Out-of-state corporate executive charged with indecent exposure on a college campus during a business trip.
Result:
Deferred prosecution.
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Description:
Minister charged with indecent assault on a young female parishioner.
Result:
Acquitted following testimony of alleged victim's poor community reputation for truthfulness.
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Description:
Owner of a large, highly successful dairy farm with a black belt in karate charged with aggravated assault on the basis of self-defense.
Result:
Acquitted.
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Description:
Owner of a number of service station/truck stops convicted of tax fraud.
Result:
Sentenced below the guidelines based upon successful pretrial negotiations.
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Description:
Dentist charged with issuing hundreds of illegal prescriptions.
Result:
Admitted to pretrial diversion based upon planned attack on credibility of key prosecution witness.
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Description:
Physician convicted of 84 felony counts of issuing illegal prescriptions to a female patient, where jury rejected defense of good-faith issuance of prescriptions.
Result:
Sentenced to probation by trial judge.
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Description:
TV station executive convicted of various firearm violations.
Result:
Sentenced below guidelines to house arrest and work release based upon successful pre-indictment negotiations.
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Description:
Corporate insurance executive charged with mail fraud and bank fraud.
Result:
Acquitted of three out of five charges and sentenced below guidelines based upon extraordinary family responsibilities.
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