October 28, 2004
by
J. Reither
Firm News
Criminal defense attorney, Bjorn Brunvand, represented a Ukrainian ship captain who was accused of smuggling $1 Billion worth of illegal drugs into the US. The defendant was acquitted. The odds were against a Ukrainian ship captain and his crew who...
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Chakhrach, a grandfather from Ukraine, and Zakuradajev, an unmarried man from Lithuania, were hired last year to work 52 hours a week on the Yalta, a rusty Panamanian freighter Chakhrach as the captain and Zakuradajev as the second officer...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
“Fight the drug war, pay the bill. The Yalta crewmen are free to go home, but their acquittal in Tampa comes at a high price.” TAMPA – A year ago, off the coast of Venezuela, a British war ship intercepted...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
Most of the sailors will live temporarily in a rental home owned by defense attorney Richard Cox. [Bjorn Brunvand] said the captain, Yuri Chakhrach, will stay with him until he can return to his home in the Ukraine...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
March 24, 2002
by
J. Reither
Firm News
A woman who investigators say was entangled in a bizarre love triangle in connection with drugs and arson was arrested Thursday on marijuana cultivation and possession charges...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Arson,
Drug Crimes
March 17, 2002
by
J. Reither
Firm News
He is the son of a respected Pinellas County judge. He is a former president of the Greater Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce. At age 52, he is a well-known financial planner who drives a shiny red sports car. So...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Arson,
Drug Crimes
February 2, 2002
by
J. Reither
Firm News
A young man from one of Tarpon Springs’ elite families was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in a massive drug ring...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
March 25, 2000
by
J. Reither
Firm News
The property will secure the release of three men charged in a St. Petersburg drug case. Three St. Petersburg men accused of drug dealing will leave jail soon after family members put up their houses Friday as a guarantee the...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
January 22, 1997
by
J. Reither
A one-time professional basketball prospect apologized for blowing a series of second chances Tuesday and struck a plea deal to limit his potential prison term to 30 years for drug crimes...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
January 1, 1995
by
J. Reither
Firm News
Bjorn Brunvand did his part to ensure that a woman who found two rocks of crack cocaine in a telephone coin slot was pardoned by a jury of her peers (Florida vs. Bryant)....
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes
