Mark NeJame in the News
1999 - 1987 News
Ex-Prosecutor Avoids Case of Attempted Rape
Four months ago, federal prosecutor John "Jack" McLaughlin was arrested
and accused of grabbing a bartender by the hair, pulling open her clothes
and trying to rape her behind a biker bar in Sanford.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Ex-Prosecutor-Avoids-Attempted-Rape-Case.htm
Barkley Reportedly Reaches Settlement With Bar Patron
Charles Barkley, all-star forward for the Houston Rockets, has reportedly
reached an out-of-court settlement with the man he was accused of throwing
through a bar window in Orlando, Florida.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Barkley-reaches-settlement.htm
Man in Bar Brawl With Barkley may Face Charge - Jorge Lugo may Have
to Appear in Court After Five Witnesses Claimed they Saw him Hit
a Woman in The Face With a Glass
Orlando police are recommending that a battery charge be filed against
a man involved in a bar brawl with NBA All-Star Charles Barkley last month.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/ManInBarBrawlBarkleyMayFaceCharge.htm
No Apologies, Brawling Barkley Says - The Rockets Star Says he was
Defending Himself when he Hurled a Man Through the Window of an Orlando
Bar
NBA All-Star Charles Barkley never backs down. And he never will, the Houston
Rockets forward said, offering no apologies about wrestling a man from a police
officer's grasp early Sunday and hurling him through a plate-glass window
at Phineas Phogg's in Church Street Station.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/NoApologiesBarkleysCase.htm
Prosecutors to let some cases slide those accused of battery, bad
checks may get break
Shoving people or writing bad checks won't necessarily land you in court
any more in Orange and Osceola counties.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Battery-bad-checks-crimes.htm
DEA is Stung by Arrest Case Points up The Drawbacks of Using Informants
For years, federal drug agents repeatedly tried and failed to infiltrate
local cocaine-dealing organizations that had ties to Colombia: After all,
they had a reputation for being cautious, violent and dealing only with friends
or established customers.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/DEA-drawback-using-informants.htm
Osceola County Laborer Cleared in Home-Invasion Case Investigators are Convinced
a Man 4 People Identified as 1 of the Culprits was at Work When the Robbery
Occurred
Authorities dropped charges Friday against an Orlando man four people had
identified as one of the people who robbed, hogtied and blindfolded them
in an Osceola County home July 6.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Home-Invasion-Case.htm
Jury Rejects Woman's Rape Charge Hollywood Officers Free to go Home
A Seminole County grand jury Thursday declined to indict three South Florida
police officers accused of raping an Altamonte Springs woman.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/JuryRejectsWomansRape.htm
Jury Clears 3 of Trading Cars for Drugs
A federal jury on Wednesday found bail bondsman Sheldon Polakoff not guilty
of drug charges, the second time in four weeks a jury has cleared Polakoff
of a crime.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Jury-Clears-3-Drugs-Case.htm
Cocaine-for-Cars Case Should go to Jury Today
A cocaine-for-cars trial is scheduled to go to a federal jury today with
one less defendant. That's because a judge ruled Tuesday there wasn't enough
evidence to prosecute a Miami man.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/cocaine-for-cars-case.htm
Car Thieves' Testimony Helps Clear Bondsman
An Orange County jury found bail bondsman Sheldon Polakoff not guilty Thursday
of charges that he helped run an auto theft ring that sold cars from a Winter
Park used car lot.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Bondsman-Cleared.htm
Contractors Found not Guilty of Fraud
Two executives of a Michigan contracting company were found not guilty Tuesday
of charges that they conspired to steal money from another company on a pipe-laying
project for the city of Orlando.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/ContractorsFoundNotGuiltyFraud.htm
Judge Declares Mistrial in Orlando Pipeline Case
A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the racketeering case against three
executives of a former contractor for the city of Orlando, citing inconsistent
rulings he had made the previous day that hurt defense attorneys.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/OrlandoPipelineCaseMistrial.htm
Bondsman no Stranger to Trouble Polakoff: Police were Out to Get me
If the Orange County jail were a voting precinct, Sheldon Polakoff once boasted,
he could carry it in a presidential election.
"
My name," he said, "is like a household word there."
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/Polakoff-no-stranger-to-trouble.htm
Ocoee Fuel Dealer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Fraud
A former Ocoee fuel wholesaler pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to
three counts of tax evasion and two counts of mail fraud as part of an agreement
that dropped 46 additional charges.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/OcoeeFuelDealerPleadsGuilty.htm
Pretrial witness quizzing is under fire taking statements is harassing,
causes court delays, Dempsey says
Attorneys are using their right to question possible witnesses in criminal
cases before trial to harass victims and delay court proceedings, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Robert Dempsey said.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/PretrialWitnessQuizzing.htm
Store owner charged in shootings surrenders
An Orlando food store owner turned himself in to the Orange County
Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, one day after he was indicted on charges
of firing a .38-caliber hangun at a man who stole a case of beer.
www.nejamelaw.com/mark-nejame-in-the-news/StoreOwnerChargedinShootingsSurrenders.htm
