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DEA Capture of Drug Trafficker Yields Sentence

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As criminal defense attorneys, we can only cringe at the fact that the defendant, “Cheke”, plead guilty (admitted his crime), only to be sentenced to 35 years; federal time. It appears that after some investigation, police & federal agents managed to capture Esiquiel Rodriguez with less than 400 grams of meth, and a firearm. There’s more to this defendant however; he was also involved in a larger drug trafficking operation managed by some of the most dangerous drug cartels in Mexico. JUN 04 (SAN ANTONIO) – A former major drug trafficker in the Piedras Negras “Plaza,” 46-year-old Esiquiel Rodriguez (aka “Cheke”), was sentenced in San Antonio today to 420 months in federal prison for federal drug and firearm violations announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Acting United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and San Antonio Police Chief Anthony Treviño. Rodriguez was arrested in April 2013 by the San Antonio Police Department on a charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. During a subsequent consensual search of his residence, investigators discovered a .357 caliber revolver. On September 29, 2014, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 300 grams of pure methamphetamine and one count of undocumented alien in possession of a firearm. READ MORE Although we aren’t aware of the minute details of the case, why the defendant was so harshly sentenced after pleading guilty & cooperating with the United States Attorney’s Office is an interesting matter of conversation. It begs the questions of […]

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East Houston Deputy Arrested for Child Porn Possession

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The crime of Possession of Child Pornography is a serious criminal offense in Texas, Houston, and anywhere else in the civilized world. You would think that a Harris County Precinct 2 Deputy (Constable) would know this, and he probably does. According to Channel 2 News (Houston) KPRC’s website, The son of Galena Park Mayor Esmeralda Moya appeared in court Monday for his arraignment. Sergio Jesus Moya, 26, is charged with up to three counts of possession of child porn. According to the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office, deputies raided his home Friday and arrested him on suspicion of child pornography. At the Law Offices of Tad Nelson & Associates we advocate a swift stall to any rush to judgement, and a careful review of the situation in full, prior to developing an opinion on a developing case. These are merely allegations, and if found to be frivolous, could warrant a deeper investigation into “why”. We Fight Houston Sex Crime Charges Learn More: Sex Crime Penalties During the course of the 20+ year history of the Law Offices of Tad Nelson & Associates we’ve found that a lot of criminal cases involving allegations of the possession of child pornography are the result of planted evidence, computer tampering by a 3rd party, and in the more interesting cases, the result of downloading files from the internet with hidden packets of images in them. In many of these cases, the hash values of these images are already known to the FBI who, […]

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Hit and Run: What’s the Law in Texas?

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Just last month, a hit-and-run incident in North Houston left one man dead in what was a four-vehicle crash, according to a ABC 13 news report. One of the vehicles involved in the wreck was an area school bus. No students were on the bus at the time. The driver of a silver Ford Taurus ran through a red light, hitting a white station wagon squarely, killing a 36-year-old man instantly. The man who was killed was on his way to pick up his son from the local school, the report states. The driver of the Ford Taurus attempted to flee the scene on foot but was apprehended and arrested by the Houston Police Department. Police believe the driver may have been intoxicated during the time of the incident and he is facing charges in connection with fleeing the scene, among other possible criminal offenses, according to ABC 13 News. No one else was injured in the wreck. Texas Hit and Run Laws In the state of Texas, hit and run laws generally fall into one of two offenses: failure to stop and give information and failure to stop and render aid. In both instances, the defendant is being charged for leaving the scene of a vehicle crash, wherein vehicles or property is damaged or people are injured as a result. Texas law (Sec. 550.023) dictates that drivers are required to stop and assess the situation following an auto accident, whether that is swapping insurance information or a call to […]

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