General Criminal Defense
At Bozorgi Law, we have extensive experience defending individuals across a wide range of general criminal matters. All of our attorneys have dedicated their careers to the defense of criminally accused persons.
Our representations in general criminal matters include representation during investigations and prefile, arrest, bond hearing, discovery process, pretrial motion practice, and at trial. Our team has defended many individuals at trial charged with general criminal matters.
Each case is unique, each set of facts is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all defense. There are no short cuts and there is no substitute for hard work. We thoroughly investigate, research, and prepare. We strive to achieve the best outcome we can for each client with an attitude and methodology that spares no effort.
Over our many years in this field, both individually and collectively, we have handled a large cross-section of cases both in state court and federal court. We have also represented victims before prosecutorial bodies and in civil matters. The specific types of cases are too many to fully list, but they range from misdemeanor offenses to first degree murder in state court, and from false statement charges to large narcotic or racketeering cases in federal court.
Other representative general criminal defense matters include:
Representation in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida of employee of corporation charged by Information with Attempted Second-Degree Murder. A parallel civil tort case was also filed. Case involved extensive discovery and depositions, investigation, and use of multiple expert witnesses. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss based on Stand Your Ground was filed. A multi-day evidentiary hearing was conducted and the Motion to Dismiss was granted.
Representation in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida of business owner charged in multi-defendant (57 individuals charged) internet sweepstakes gambling Information filed by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution. Charges included Florida RICO, Conspiracy Florida RICO, Manufacture, Sale, Possession of Slot Machines, Illegal Lottery, Keeping Gambling House, and Florida Money Laundering Act violations. Case involved extensive pretrial motions, complicated forfeiture issues, and was ultimately resolved through a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Representation in the Middle District of Georgia of individual charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Analogue with Intent to Distribute. Case involved novel toxicology issues. Case resolved by Pretrial Diversion and ultimately dismissed.
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of individual in first ever Flakka prosecution brought by the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida. Defendant was acquitted at trial.
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of individual charged in multi-count Indictment alleging Hobbs Act violations. Two week trial with multiple co-defendants; defendant was acquitted.
Representation of defendant charged with First Degree Murder on retrial after being convicted and granted a new trial. After a two week trial the defendant was acquitted.
Representation in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida of former commissioner candidate and husband charged with Grand Theft in a 32 count Information brought by the Miami-Dade Public Corruption Unit. Representation spanned four years and involved voluminous discovery, extensive document review; Kastigar issues raised in a motion to dismiss subsequently litigated in lengthy evidentiary hearing. Case ultimately dismissed by State.
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of defendant charged with bulk cash smuggling, boat theft scheme, and Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Narcotics.
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of a physician-defendant indicted in 2 separate Indictments: one for distribution of Oxycodone and the other for Health Care Fraud. Charges relating to the same conduct were filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Prior to joining Bozorgi Law, some of our lawyers’ representative general criminal matters included:
Representation of the alleged head of the “Gambino Crime Family,” which entailed 1½ years of analysis of 500+ hours of video and audio electronic surveillance and 1000+ pages of discovery reports, as preparation for the 4 month trial in the Eastern District of New York on the government’s charges of 14 homicides and violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity.
Representation of the alleged head of the “Bonanno Crime Family” in the Northern District of California on Obstruction of Justice charges. Case included litigation concerning the government’s evidence-gathering methods through searches and electronic surveillance, together with significant right of privacy issues.
Representation of a defendant in the “Synanon Cases”—prosecutions which were 10 years in the making and brought in both the District of Columbia and the Eastern District of California, charging Synanon members with multiple acts of terror and Obstruction of Justice, consistent with the government’s theory that the group was a violent cult; constitutional issues regarding rights of freedom of association and freedom from selective prosecution were litigated in both districts during the 2+ years of trial preparation.
Representation in a 5 month racketeering trial, in the Eastern District of Missouri, of the defendant alleged to be leader of “the St. Louis Crime Syndicate,” who was responsible for 8 homicides; the prosecution was the result of a 3 year government investigation and 300+ hours of electronic surveillance tapes.
Representation in the District Court in the District of Columbia as co-counsel of known member of the executive branch of FARC in trafficking and Money Laundering charged by the Department of Justice.
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of individual charged with OFAC violations involving a terabyte of discovery.
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