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Federal judge suppresses $40,000 seized from van following traffic stop recorded on state trooper’s body-worn camera

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 10Categories: Drug Crimes, Recent Win, Federal Practice

A judge in the federal court in Boston suppressed $40,000 in cash seized from Attorney Goldenberg’s client’s van. Her client was the subject of a drug investigation by the DEA, which was still in its infancy. Agents procured a location-monitoring...

Motion to Dismiss Allowed for Failure to Provide Show Cause Hearing

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 25Categories: Criminal Defense, Recent Win

A judge in the Boston Municipal Court recently allowed Attorney Goldenberg’s motion to dismiss the charges against her client because the clerk issued a criminal complaint without holding a show cause hearing. Her client was legally entitled to this...

Restraining Order Vacated

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 31Categories: Recent Win

A judge in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court vacated a restraining order issued against Attorney Goldenberg’s client. The client had not received notice of the hearing and the restraining order was issued in error when he did...

Federal sentence reduced under amendment 821 to the US Sentencing Guidelines

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 06Categories: Recent Win, Federal Practice

Another one of my clients benefited from Amendment 821 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines which permits a sentencing reduction for qualifying individuals with no criminal record before their federal conviction. Not everyone without a prior record qualifies,...

Fraud Alert: Families of People Serving Federal Sentences Targeted

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 09Categories: Federal Practice

Families of people serving sentences in the Bureau of Prisons are getting calls from “Jason Williams,” who claims to work for the BOP. He tells them that their family member is eligible for compassionate release and they need to provide a...

Client sentenced to probation in federal court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 02Categories: Recent Win, Federal Practice

A client who was indicted in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute contraband smokeless tobacco avoided a prison sentence and instead was placed on probation for 2 years. The sentencing guidelines for his case suggested that...

Title IX Complaint Dismissed by University

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 11Categories: Sex Crimes, Recent Win

I have been representing a student at a university in a neighboring state who was accused of a Title IX violation by his ex-girlfriend. We just learned that the university has dismissed the complaint against him. Many students who face Title IX allegations...

Client’s federal sentence reduced under new law

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 06Categories: Recent Win, Federal Practice

One of the big, recent developments in federal criminal law is an amendment to the United States Sentencing Guidelines that allows for a decrease of two levels from the offense level for defendants who had no prior criminal history points at the time...