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The dictionary definition of racketeering is dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.  A racket is a planned or organized criminal act, usually in business, to extort money…

While Crystal Meh has been recognized as an extremely dangerous drug, usually deaths associated with Crystal Meth come in the form of overdoses or violence…

Our White Plains criminal lawyers and all criminal defense attorneys have seen a rise in arrests for both possession of heroin and drug sales of…

In a recent high profile case, Westchester criminal defense attorney Michael Joseph won a major victory in the Greenburgh town court. In a suppression hearing,…

Our New York City criminal defense lawyers are committed to protecting the rights of all persons charged in marijuana cases.

In a recent dismissal the New…

Attorney General Eric Holder announced a major shift in policy in federal narcotics cases. The heavy mandatory minimum sentences in Federal drug cases can be…

With an increase in States decriminalizing marijuana for medical use and others completely legalizing the use of marijuana for recreational purposes, an open issue has…

Our White Plains criminal defense lawyers handle drug cases in the Westchester Criminal Courts on a regular basis. We are seeing more and more cases…

A common question our White Plains criminal defense lawyers hear is when is smoking pot a misdemeanor. Usually the mere possession of marijuana is only…

The New York Assembly passed a bill to decriminalize possession of marijuana, below a certain weight. Under this proposed law, the mere possession of marijuana…