In a recent case involving Super Bowl XLVIII, two men are facing charges for selling counterfeit tickets to this Sunday’s game, to be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. According to law enforcement officials, New York City resident Damon Daniels and Philadelphia resident Eugene Fladger were arrested on January 28, 2014, after… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Noteworthy Cases
Newark Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Death of Off-Duty Newark Cop in Paterson
In a courtroom full of uniformed Newark cops, Jerome Wright, a 25-year old Newark man (pictured left) appeared at the Passaic County Superior Court earlier this week and pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter and Robbery. Wright had been indicted, among other things, on the charge of Murder, for the 2011 shooting death of Michael Morgan,… Continue Reading
Bergrin Goes Back to Brooklyn, Orders Judge
Unbeknownst to many, following his conviction on Monday in a federal courtroom in Newark, in what was nothing short of a unveiled power-play by the US government, Paul Bergrin was transferred from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDC”) to the Essex County Jail. The justification was unclear – Bergrin had been housed in the MDC since… Continue Reading
Bergrin Juror Speaks: “It was the accumulation of evidence”
As if Paul Bergrin needed another reason to appeal his conviction… According to an article published online this morning by the Star Ledger, a juror by the name of Tad Hershorn went on record yesterday to discuss his role as a federal juror in the recently concluded trial of criminal defense attorney Paul Bergrin, who… Continue Reading
Bergrin: Guilty On All Counts
After only 14 hours of deliberation over two days, a federal jury in Newark convicted Paul Bergrin of all 23 counts for which he was standing trial, including Murder,Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Racketeering, Witness Tampering, and Drug Trafficking. Bergrin, the former Army Ranger and Federal Prosecutor who represented rap stars, drug kingpins, purported gang members,… Continue Reading