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Feds claim criminal defense firms profited from Ravenell money laundering scheme
Federal prosecutors are asking an appeals court to disregard an amicus brief from one of the nation’s top organizations for criminal defense lawyers because the organization’s law firm “directly profited” […]
Government raid on Baltimore law firm not covered by insurance, 4th Circuit rules
A Baltimore law firm's insurer is not obligated to cover the costs incurred after federal agents raided the firm, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Speaking invite to prosecutor Leo Wise stirs turmoil in Baltimore law clubs
The email went out on Wednesday evening: Leo Wise, an assistant U.S. attorney known for major corruption prosecutions, would be the guest speaker at a June 1 memorial dinner for […]
After Treem case, U.S. attorney has new rules for monitoring attorney communications
Even after a jury acquitted Joshua Treem on obstruction of justice, trust between federal prosecutors and the defense bar remained low.
Ravenell found guilty of money laundering but not other charges; Treem acquitted
A jury convicted Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell of laundering money for a marijuana trafficking organization but acquitted him of all other charges.
Jury still deliberating in federal trial against Ravenell, Treem
Jurors deliberated for about seven hours Monday without returning a verdict in the federal trial against prominent Baltimore defense attorneys Kenneth W. Ravenell and Joshua R. Treem. It was the […]
Ravenell racketeering case heads to jury after 2 weeks of testimony
Lawyers painted the federal indictments against Kenneth W. Ravenell and Joshua R. Treem as a concerted effort to punish successful criminal defense attorneys.
‘Overreaching’? Case against Ravenell, Treem alarms lawyers as trial concludes
An overflow courtroom next to Kenneth W. Ravenell’s federal racketeering trial quietly filled with lawyers Wednesday as the case neared closing arguments. Though few observers agreed to speak to The […]
Ravenell will not testify as racketeering trial nears closing arguments
Jurors will have two weeks’ worth of dense testimony to weigh when they begin deliberating in Kenneth W. Ravenell’s federal racketeering trial later this week. They will not, however, have […]
Taking the stand in obstruction trial, Treem defends his actions
Several inaccuracies appeared in a pair of documents that Baltimore defense lawyer Joshua R. Treem prepared after meeting with a convicted drug trafficker at an Arizona jail in 2017. Treem […]
Defense teams call in heavy hitters as character witnesses at Ravenell trial
Two former Baltimore city state’s attorneys and three former judges testified as character witnesses Friday in the closely watched criminal trial against two prominent defense lawyers accused of federal crimes. […]
Prosecutors seek to link Ravenell with drug money at RICO trial
Federal prosecutors spent much of Tuesday trying to draw a direct line between Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell and illegal drug proceeds.
