Federal Drug and Gun Charges Dismissed

J.C. was arrested in Texas before being transported to Miami and charged in federal court with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm in Furtherance of and During and Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(o). If convicted, he was facing a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Following J.C.’s arrival to Miami we began conducting interviews and challenged the Government’s evidence. Ultimately, we established his innocence based on facts showing he did not commit the crimes. We pointed out evidence for the United States Attorney’s Office to show, definitely, that J.C. was not at the location the investigating agents claimed he was and did not do the acts he was accused of. Ultimately, the Government did disclose that the federal agent assigned to the matter not only provided the wrong caliber of firearm retrieved from J.C. during his arrest, but also that the confidential informant did not actually see J.C. during physical surveillance and all charges against our client were dismissed. The defendant is now pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against the Government.