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Peterson Acquittal Denied by Illinois Judge – Update, September 6, 2012
Judge Edward Burmila, of Will County, Illinois, rejected the defense’s request to acquit former police sergeant Drew Peterson of first-degree murder charges before the criminal defense lawyers put on a defense. This came less than an hour after the prosecution rested its case. Peterson is charged with killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004. He was only charged with Savio’s death af ...Read more >>
Empire State Building Gunfight – 2 Dead, 9 Wounded
A disgruntled former employee and his victim, a former co-worker, died outside New York City’s iconic landmark, the Empire State Building. The alleged gunman, Jeffrey Johnson, 58, shot and killed Steve Ercolino, 41. Reportedly, the 2 were polar opposites: Johnson – quiet and meticulous, artistic, a loner; Ercolino – brash, confident, outgoing. Ercolino was the vice president of sales of H ...Read more >>
Federal Felonies
In terms of time devoted, BLF's practice focuses primarily on the defense of criminal allegations and investigations brought in federal court through the U.S. Attorney's Office of New York, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) working together with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the United States Marshalls Service, th ...Read more >>