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Our Firm Secures Dismissal of Federal Child Pornography Charges

November 30, 2015

I thought I would be picking a jury today in a federal child pornography case, but the prosecutor dismissed the case a few days ago. Our client had been charged with violations of 19 U.S.C. § 2252, which meant that he faced a minimum of ten years in prison if convicted on any charge. Fortunately, […]

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Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death

November 29, 2015

Transcript: Anchorwoman: …the protests and rioting. So, let’s discuss, now, these trials, particularly the one that begins tomorrow of Officer Porter. Joining me right now is criminal defense attorney and constitutional attorney, Page Pate. All right, Page, so this is very fascinating because we’re now going to see six separate trials, as opposed to one […]

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A Second Chance for First Offender Act Treatment in Georgia Criminal Cases

November 25, 2015

A new Georgia law allows people to take advantage of the First Offender Act even after they have been sentenced. Under Georgia’s First Offender Act, an individual’s criminal case is discharged and the individual is completely exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing. Before the change in law, an individual could only receive First Offender treatment at […]

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Boeing Settles Whistleblower Claims for False Billing on Air Force Maintenance Contracts

October 19, 2015

Last week, the Boeing Company agreed to pay the United States $18 million to settle allegations that it falsely charged the Government for labor under maintenance contracts it had with the Government for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft. A former employee of Boeing brought this whistleblower complaint under the qui tam provision of the False Claims […]

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Our firm helps client avoid prison in federal drug conspiracy case

August 28, 2015

Earlier this week, our firm was able to assist a client in a federal drug conspiracy case in the Northern District of Florida. The case involved a number of wiretaps, confidential informants, undercover officers, and three co-defendants who were cooperating with the Government. Our client had been intercepted on one of the wiretaps discussing a […]

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