Let the games begin! As local as Boston and as distant as the globe will reach! The adventure of pointing fingers and looking for bodies to blame, as expected, has begun. Defense Attorneys for everybody! Everybody pays! Bernard Madoff (hereinafter, the “Defendant”), talking in 2001 about what fed the Internet…
This holiday season, so many religions and traditions call for gift-giving. Sometimes, those gifts are a big surprise. One gentleman from out of state has been given a surprise gift from the government because of the gifts he has given throughout the country, including the Boston area, big time. The…
Taghi T., 28, of Boston, (hereinafter, “Defendant 1”) was awaiting his mail on Wednesday. He did not realize that a criminal defense attorney would need to be involved. Apparently, he should have. Law Enforcement had intercepted the parcel and when Defendant 1 went to UPS in downtown Boston to claim…
Reports say that robberies are on the rise. I suppose that is not a big surprise, given the economic downturn we are dealing with. Some of the attempts do have some entertainment value, though. For example, let’s begin with such an attempt from earlier this very week. We turn to…
Happy Monday. How did you start your weekend? I hear a lot of people went shopping. At Altman & Altman, LLP., we moved our offices next door. In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a gentleman had a high speed chase with an officer. As usual, he did not win. He did, however, manage…
North Attleboro, Massachusetts, had more than its fair share of attempted escapes from law enforcement last week. Two such cases graced the hallowed halls of Attleboro District Court last Friday. One case involved some teenagers who led the police on a high-speed chase into the welcoming arms of Rhode Island.…
Today’s daily blog features a gentleman who has experienced a delayed reaction to allegedly not being completely truthful during law enforcement questioning. This time, it was federeal law enforcement. These guys take this stuff very seriously. Statements that Tarek M. 26 (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) allegedly made to the FBI two…
We continue our Halloween-themed week of daily blogs, which will culminate with Friday’s subject of today’s witch-trials, with a frightening tale of unwanted visitors, illegal treats, and a resulting trick. It was last Thursday night in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Approximately 8:30 pm. One week and a day before Halloween night. 22-year-old…
As I travel between our offices in Boston, Cambridge and Salem, I see that the Halloween festivities have begun; each day I notice more and more early revelers prancing around in costume, acting nonchalant and trying to pretend that they always dress that way. They don’t fool me…but I will…
William Shakespeare once told us that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. His point was “What’s in a name?” A gentleman from Chicopee, Massachusetts, apparently agrees with him. In Chicopee, he is known as Felix Maldonado. In Waterbury, Connecticut, however, he was known as Alfredo “Eddie”…