Mr. Alonso-Bernate was charged with attempting to enter the United States with a false passport and visa. Mr. Seitles persuasively argued to the Government that Mr. Alonso-Bernate arrived to the United States with a false document for the sole purpose of seeking poltical asylum. Mr. Seitles provided the Government with documentation to support his client’s cause, including evidence that Mr…. Read More
Mr. Aybar, designated as an Armed Career Criminal, was accused of being a felon in possession of a weapon. He faced a minimum mandatory of fifteen years to life imprisonment. Mr. Seitles filed a motion to suppress and argued to a federal magistrate judge that Mr. Aybar’s Miranda rights were violated. On cross examination, Mr. Seitles demonstrated that the arresting… Read More
Mr. Onetti was sentenced in absentia to six months in jail for misuse of a social security card as he failed to appear at his sentencing hearing. Mr. Onetti was arrested for failing to appear at his sentencing just weeks before his son’s Bone Marrow Transplant. Mr. Seitles explained that Mr. Onetti’s son, Brenertt Onetti was diagnosed with Leukemia in… Read More
Mr. Green was charged with smuggling more than $45,000 of US currency into the United States. The Government alleged that Mr. Green purposely sought to evade the United States currency reporting requirements. Mr. Seitles argued that Mr. Green was a legitimate businessman who was working in Saudi Arabia and traveling in transit to Brazil where he owned a home. Mr…. Read More
Mr. Dunn was charged with knowingly possessing and distributing child pornography. Mr. Dunn, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was working as a crew member on a Carnival Cruise Line’s ship. When the ship arrived at the Port of Miami, law enforcement searched Mr. Dunn’s belongings after a tip from London, England that he was in possession of child pornography…. Read More
Mr. Daniel was charged with smuggling almost $20,000 into the United States. The Government alleged that Mr. Daniel purposely sought to evade the currency reporting requirements. Mr. Seitles argued that Mr. Daniel, of Haitian descent, did not fully understand the customs form he erroneously filled out and that he had no intent to defraud the United States. Mr. Seitles proved… Read More
Mr. Rodriguez was charged by the perjury, possession of a stolen driver’s license, and making false statements. Essentially, the State argued that Mr. Rodriguez was committing identity theft. Mr. Seitles vehemently argued to state prosecutors that the arresting agent was mistaken and that his client had no intent to commit any fraud. Rather, Mr. Rodriguez sought to clear up prior… Read More
In a case covered by Channel 4 news in Miami, Florida, Dr. Gabriel Cubillos, a well-known Colombian plastic surgeon, was charged with the unlicensed practice of medicine. The case stemmed from complaints from a disgruntled patient who traveled to Bogota, Colombia for plastic surgery procedures. Mr. Seitles was able to demonstrate that the criminal charges lodged against Dr. Cubillos by… Read More
Mr. Seitles represents the 28 family members of the former heads of the Cali Cartel. Mr. Seitles negotiated an unprecedented agreement for his clients resulting in immunity from prosecution in the United States and Colombia for several family members. In addition, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) will remove all 28 family members from the infamous Clinton list and… Read More
Ms.Walden was charged in a multi-defendant crack cocaine conspiracy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ms. Walden faced a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years if convicted because she had a prior drug conviction. The government alleged that Ms. Walden traveled with the lead defendant to retrieve multiple kilograms of cocaine and that she paid for his wireless service which was used… Read More
