Prosecutors in New York City allege that a local narcotics ring used boxes wrapped in Minnie Mouse wrapping paper to distribute cocaine. According to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, three individuals, including a MTA bus driver, smuggled hundreds of...
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How prescription painkillers can lead to severe criminal charges
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
One day you go to your doctor or the emergency room because you are feeling pain. He or she writes you a prescription for oxycodone or hydrocodone to help relieve the symptoms. You find that this medication stops your pain and makes you feel euphoric. Over time, you...
White collar crime prosecutions look toward trade fraud
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Aug 2, 2018 | White Collar Crimes
White collar crime prosecutions are turning toward trade and import issues in New York and across the country. Criminal cases linked to importers have grown by 900 percent over the past 16 years, and researchers say that trade fraud is costing millions of dollars of...
Black defendants at risk for racial bias during court proceedings
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jul 25, 2018 | Criminal Defense
New York residents may be interested to learn that white as well as black bail judges often show bias toward black defendants. This is according to a recent study that was conducted in the Miami and Philadelphia areas. The authors of the study said that the evidence...
DNA evidence prompts revision of lineup procedures
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jul 18, 2018 | Criminal Defense
Police officers in New York and around the country have long relied on lineups to provide prosecutors with evidence linking suspects to the crimes they are accused of committing, but a growing number of cases involving individuals who were wrongly incarcerated for...
Court ruling an update to the Fourth Amendment
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jul 11, 2018 | Criminal Defense
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the case of Carpenter v United States, and the ruling has major implications for privacy rights in New York and elsewhere. The court determined that authorities needed a warrant to access the man's cell site location information (CSLI)....
The different types of prescription drug crimes
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
While there may be a difference between prescription drugs and illicit drugs, misuse of prescription medications is still illegal. These drugs can only be lawfully possessed and consumed by those to whom they are prescribed and in the amounts specified on the...
Prosecutors charging overdose bystanders with homicide offenses
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jul 3, 2018 | Criminal Defense
The opioid epidemic has led to the loss of many lives in New York and in the rest of the nation. As the number of overdose deaths has increased, police and prosecutors have started charging some of the bystanders of overdoses with crimes. According to NPR, prosecutors...
Rapper and TV star Jim Jones facing weapons and drug charges
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
On June 20, rapper and "Love & Hip-Hop: New York" star Jim Jones was taken into custody on gun and drug possession charges. According to reports, the incident allegedly involved a short car chase in Georgia. The rapper and reality TV star was initially stopped by...
Rose McGowan indicted on felony drug possession charge
On Behalf of Law Offices of Samuel Gregory, P.C. | Jun 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
New York residents may be aware that the actress Rose McGowan was charged with cocaine possession in February 2017 after a small quantity of the drug was found in a wallet belonging to the actress that had been left on a plane. McGowan was one of the first women to...
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