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Criminal Defense

Shelton, CT
Readers' Choice
Best Law Firm In Fairfield County In 2024: The Law Office Of Matthew J. Broder Best Law Firm In Fairfield County In 2024: The Law Office Of Matthew J. Broder
Best Law Firm In Fairfield County In 2024: The Law Office Of Matthew J. Broder We are thrilled to announce that the Law Office of Matthew J. Broder has been named Best Law Firm in Fairfield County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, the Law Office of Matthew J. Broder, with more than three decades of experience, provides clients with a free initial consultation, competitive pricing, and assertive legal representation.  Per its website, the firm handles a wide range of legal matters, including family law, personal injury claims, worker's compensation, criminal defense, trials, appeals, and general legal services. The …

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by Daily Voice
National Interest
CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy
CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has retained high-profile attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who could mount a defense centered on Mangione's mental state. Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney turned criminal defense lawyer, suggested a possible strategy even before formally joining Mangione’s legal team.  “It looks to me like there might be a not guilty by reason of insanity defense that they’re going to be thinking about because the evidence is going to be so overwhelming that he did wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
CEO Murder: Luigi Mangione Hires Powerhouse Lawyer To Take On High-Stakes Defense CEO Murder: Luigi Mangione Hires Powerhouse Lawyer To Take On High-Stakes Defense
CEO Murder: Luigi Mangione Hires Powerhouse Lawyer To Take On High-Stakes Defense The man accused of gunning down a health insurance titan on a bustling New York City street is now at the center of another storm— this one inside a courtroom.  Facing a murder charge that could lead to life in prison, Luigi Mangione has turned to one of the most seasoned legal minds in the country to fight for his freedom. Enter Karen Friedman Agnifilo, the former Manhattan prosecutor who’s now tasked with defending the 26-year-old Mangione against allegations of ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4.  With…

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by Joe Lombardi
Leesburg, VA
Breaking News
Judge Arrested For Public Intoxication In Leesburg, Police Say Judge Arrested For Public Intoxication In Leesburg, Police Say
Judge Arrested For Public Intoxication In Leesburg, Police Say A local judge was arrested for public intoxication in northern Virginia, authorities said. Charles F. Koehler Jr. a sitting judge in Loudoun County, was found walking down the Leesburg Bypass near South King Street in Leesburg by responding officers around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, local police said. After making contact with Koehler, he was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. Kohler was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center where he was released on his own recognizance. A criminal defense attorney, Koehler grad…

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by Cecilia Levine
Poughkeepsie, NY
Obituaries
Well-Respected Judge, Westchester Native Dies Well-Respected Judge, Westchester Native Dies
Well-Respected Judge, Westchester Native Dies A popular and well-respected Hudson Valley judge has died. Dutchess County Judge Gerald V. Hayes of Poughkeepsie, age 82,  had been battling lymphocytic leukemia for three years. Hayes, who died on Saturday, Jan. 27, was a man of deep faith, hard work, great sacrifice, profound wisdom, remarkable accomplishments, and the highest character, his obituary said. Hayes originally studied to become a priest but changed his mind and received his juris doctorate from Fordham Law School in 1968. Shortly after he went to work as Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan.  In 1971, his obit…

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by Kathy Reakes
West Chester, PA
Breaking News
West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work
West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work A West Chester lawyer and New Jersey native was sentenced to up to 23 years in prison for stealing money from his clients for incomplete work and using the identities of his ex-wife and former mother-in-law to open credit cards and take out loans, authorities announced. Joshua Janis, 40, worked as a lawyer for a West Chester law firm in 2013, and when it was discovered he was stealing money from the firm and its clients, he was fired, according to District Attorney Deb Ryan. He then started his own law practice, where he repeatedly accepted payments from clients for legal work he …

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by Nicole Acosta
Mount Vernon, NY
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City Council Demands Top Mount Vernon City Lawyer Steps Down After Indictment City Council Demands Top Mount Vernon City Lawyer Steps Down After Indictment
City Council Demands Top Mount Vernon City Lawyer Steps Down After Indictment City officials in Mount Vernon are calling on their top attorney to step down after he was indicted for allegedly using Water Department funds to help pay for Mayor Richard Thomas’ criminal defense legal team and hire a public relations firm. Lawrence Porcari Jr., the city’s Corporation Counsel pleaded not guilty in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, May 29, to a felony charge of first-degree corrupting the government. He allegedly was involved in using $365,000 from the city’s water department to assist the mayor. Porcari was also charged with one count of grand larceny as a crime of p…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Northern Westchester Man Posing As Lawyer Stole $3.5K From Victim, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Posing As Lawyer Stole $3.5K From Victim, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Posing As Lawyer Stole $3.5K From Victim, Police Say A 51-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he stole thousands of dollars from a victim by posing as an attorney. State Police from the Somers barracks arrested David Koraca of Somers on Friday, Jan. 18 after an Investigation found he fraudulently posed as a criminal defense lawyer and stole more than $3,500 from the victim, according to police. He was charged with third-degree grand larceny, a Class D felony. Koraca was arraigned before the town of Somers Court, and remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or secure bond. Koraca is next schedul…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: NYC Lawyer Swipes Cash-Stuffed Bag At Newark Airport Port Authority PD: NYC Lawyer Swipes Cash-Stuffed Bag At Newark Airport
Port Authority PD: NYC Lawyer Swipes Cash-Stuffed Bag At Newark Airport A Manhattan lawyer was arrested at Newark Airport after he snatched a passenger's bag from a security belt, pulled out cash and a Visa gift card, then tossed the bag away, said Port Authority police who arrested him. Henry I. Weil, 62, who practices criminal defense and immigration law in Chinatown, was found at a nearby gate by officers who reviewed surveillance video of the Friday morning theft at Terminal C, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. He was carrying $700 in cash and a Visa gift card worth $130 that were taken from the bag, he said. Weil then "led officers to the locat…

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by Jerry DeMarco