In 1993, prosecuted two defendants for conspiracy to commit murder for hire. Ashburn had previously shot intended victim Ed Bumgartner and another individual, who was in fact killed, then dumped them both in a farmhouse and set fire to it. After being convicted of the original crimes (murder, attempted murder, arson) Ashburn contacted Davis, who …
U.S. v Jerry Dean Ashburn and Allen Davis (“Life Imitates Art”) Read More »
In 1993, prosecuted con man who persuaded victims that he and his “team” could replicate dollar bills if victims could provide them. Scam involved a demonstration of a “scientific process” by which a bill with previously altered serial numbers would be passed off as a replication of another. Defendant, represented by former mob lawyer and …
In 1994, prosecuted Lindsey and two others in massive Mexico to Arizona to Las Vegas to Ohio marijuana distribution network and related money laundering. All three received sentences in excess of ten-year mandatory minimums. Two other Kent, Ohio residents – defendant’s father and a businessmen and local politico, were charged with money laundering. In addition to prison sentences, …
U.S. v Robert Lindsey et. al. (“The Long Arm of the Law”) Read More »
In 1992, tried and convicted four Los Angeles Crip gang members, including Calvin Springer, a member of the feared “Springer Family” (identified as such by the FBI) of Conspiracy, Armed Bank Robbery, and Use of Firearms in the first of what would become a string of violent gang takeover robberies perpetrated in Las Vegas. At …
U.S. v Edmond et. al. (“Strip Under Siege – Part I”) Read More »
In 1994, tried two of the men who extorted $1.45 million from the Mirage Hotel and Casino in 1993 by kidnapping the daughter of Mirage Resorts CEO Steve Wynn. A third defendant pled and cooperated with the Government. Cuddy was the ringleader and a failed Newport Beach, California, businessman; the accomplices he recruited were young …
U.S. v Jacob Sherwood and Ray Marion Cuddy (“Strip Under Siege – Part II”) Read More »
Prosecuted five Los Angeles Crips, including the first juvenile transferred to District Court in Nevada, for the takeover robbery of Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. The surveillance video of the thugs jumping into the casino cage, with one holding around the neck with a gun to his head, was shown extensively on national media, creating a …
U.S. v Govan et. al. (“Strip Under Siege – Part III”) Read More »