In 2021 the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, as part of a lengthy investigation into possible human trafficking arrested my client for racketeering in relation to running several Asian massage parlor businesses in the greater Tampa Bay area. It was alleged that all of the proceeds of the businesses were related to prostitution as customers who Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Federal crimes
Attorney Ray Lopez Obtains Rare Dismissal of Federal Indictment
Attorney Ray C. Lopez was able to obtain a rare dismissal of Federal Indictment for his client in a two-year case.
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Mandatory Minimum of 15 Years Reduced to Probation Only
Client facing a minimum mandatory 15 years prison in State Court and 5 years minimum mandatory prison in Federal court receives probation only sentence. Our client was charged with helping move a large shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico that weighed 3 kilograms. She was originally charged in State court with a fifteen year minimum Continue Reading
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What is Mortgage Fraud?
What is Mortgage Fraud? Mortgage Fraud is becoming more frequent as investors seek to take advantage of the housing boom in many markets. Mortgage Fraud is when a person or corporate entity makes any material misstatement, mispresentation, or omission during the mortgage lending process with the intention that the misstatement, misrepresentation, or omision will be Continue Reading
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Joint Trials for Criminal Co-Defendants
What is a joint trial for criminal co-defendants? When two or more people are charged with committing the same crime together, it is probable that they will go to trial together. This is because it saves the court from wasting time and costly judicial resources in having separate trials. This doesn’t mean that each person’s Continue Reading
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