Larry Modena and William Dabbs were friends. Their lives intersected on many different levels. In addition to sharing their private lives they also worked together at Modena’s contracting and construction company, Atlantic Coast Builders. Their relationship seemed nothing out of the ordinary until a fateful day in October 2011 in…
The Amber Alert sounded in the early morning of May 22 trilling cell phones and the emergency broadcast system on local television networks, as well as sending the alert to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Network, a division of the US Department of Justice. The Amber Alert…
This post is a continuation of a breaking news story found under Case Results on my Website relating to my Motion on behalf of Alexandra Slovkovic’s Request for Compassionate Release. At approximately the same time I entered the Motion on behalf of my client Alexandra Slovkovic, Correctional officers at the…
Originally charged with second-degree murder which carries a potential life sentence if found guilty, a Coral Springs woman had the charges against her downgraded to second-degree manslaughter after prosecutors said they reviewed the evidence and the law. The suspect, Yvonne Serrano was arrested late last November after calling 911 when…
“A gambling problem can negatively affect an individual’s home life, financial status, career, education, social relationships, and physical and emotional health.” These words can be found on the helpline page of The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling’s website. Their mission statement demonstrates that they’re “committed to increasing public awareness about…
Last month’s blog post settled with the FBI’s arrests of William Foster, Ashleigh Holloway and Hanah Chan. Foster had been charged with an array of sex trafficking charges while Holloway and Chan had soon after surrendered to federal authorities and now face similar charges. Foster’s complete indictment which was unsealed…
At the end of last November, an article was posted on this blog that related to the use of genealogy websites by police to find and catch criminals utilizing DNA submitted by users, many from cold cases that were at one time considered unsolvable. The article told the story of…
Michael B. Cohen, Esq is a Criminal Defense Attorney specializing in federal crimes as well as the defense of state charges such as drug cases, fraud, and all associated criminal matters. He maintains two offices in South Florida and a separate office located in the New York Metropolitan area. You…
Our country is divided; with our politics reaching a level of intense polarization which most likely hasn’t been seen since the American Civil War. One day after the release of the Mueller report, that’s primary focus was to deliberate on Russia’s seemingly successful interference of the 2016 presidential election; and…
Michael B. Cohen, Esq is a Criminal Defense Attorney specializing in federal crimes as well as the defense of Homicides and all related cases. His offices are located in New York City as well as retaining two offices in South Florida You can follow his twitter feed to read similar…