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Federal Attorney Rick Jancha in the News

2011 - 1997 News

Orlando Doctor Acquitted of Federal Conspiracy Charge
An Orlando doctor accused of covering up payments to a friend and employee who was receiving disability benefits has been acquitted of conspiring to defraud the government.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/orlando-doctor-acquitted-federal-conspiracy.html

Sanford Cop's Son gets Probation for Punching Homeless Man
A Sanford police lieutenant's son who was captured on video, sucker-punching a homeless man outside a bar, knocking him out, on Monday pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was placed on a year of probation.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/cops-son-gets-probation.html

Lake's Dr. Akram Ismail gets Probation in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Scheme
Dr. Akram Ismail, who was accused of hiring patients to kill, maim or sexually embarrass a professional rival avoided jail by pleading guilty to lesser crimes, but he still faces a fight to regain his state medical license.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/dr-gets-probation-in-murder-for-hire.html

Prosecutors' Conduct can Tip Justice Scales
The jurors who helped put Nino Lyons in jail for three years had every reason to think that he was a drug trafficker, and, until July, no reason to doubt that justice had been done... But the federal prosecutors handling the case did not let the jury hear all the facts.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/prosecutors-conduct-can-tip-justice-scales.html

Attorneys Spar in Gray Case - Hearing about gag order set for Friday
Attorneys for Quinn Gray, charged with helping fake her own kidnapping and trying to extort money from her husband, said on an early morning news show Tuesday that the kidnapping was real and their client was raped.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/attorneys-spar-in-gray-case.htm

Police: Florida Wife Faked her own Abduction - Cops say it was actually a $50,000 extortion plot cooked up with her lover (With Video)
Prosecutors contend the strange case of 37-year-old Quinn Gray, who claims she was abducted and held for four days in hellish captivity, is a cleverly planned ruse. They claim her supposed abductor, a 25-year-old Bosnian immigrant, was actually her lover, and that the pair plotted to extort cash from Quinn's well-heeled husband, Reid."
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/police-florida-wife-faked-own-abduction.htm

Gray's Attorney: 'Illness Explains All' - Jasmin Osmanovic Appeared In Court Tuesday; Gray Didn't
"Quinn Gray may not have reacted the way you or I would react or someone else would've reacted, but she's alive today," said Rick Jancha, another of Gray's attorneys. "So however she did react, it was the appropriate thing she did at the time. "
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/grays-attorney-illness-explains-all.htm

Orlando Commissioner Daisy Lynum cleared in ethics case over son's traffic stop
Orlando Commissioner Daisy Lynum did nothing wrong when she called the police chief in the middle of the night as her son was being pulled over by a patrolman, the Florida Ethics Commission ruled Friday.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/orlando-commissioner-daisy-lynum-cleared.htm

Lynum Cleared Of Ethics Violation Allegations
Orlando City Commissioner Daisy Lynum has been cleared of ethics violation allegations. She was investigated for calling the police chief in the middle of the night, because she believed officers had racially profiled her son in a traffic stop
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/lynum-cleared-ethics-violation-allegations.htm

Commissioner Lynum exonerated for complaining about possible racial profiling
An Orlando city commissioner is found to have done nothing wrong the night she called the police chief when her son was stopped by a patrolman.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/commissioner-lynum-exonerated.htm

Commissioner's Call Could Cost Her $10,000 (with video)
One phone call could end up costing an Orlando city commissioner $10,000. A state ethics lawyer with the Attorney General's Office wants Commissioner Daisy Lynum to pay a fine for calling the chief of police after her son was pulled over by an officer.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/commissioners-call-could-be-costly.htm

Ethics lawyer: Lynum should be fined $10,000
A lawyer from the Florida Attorney General's Office says Orlando Commissioner Daisy Lynum is guilty of misusing her position and should be fined $10,000 by the Florida Ethics Commission.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/ethics-lawyer-lynum-should-be-fined.htm

Food Fight (pdf file)
The food fight over the concessions for Airside 3 (gates 30-59) at Orlando International Airport is being hashed out once again, nearly a year after it was thought to be settled
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/Food-Fight-OBJ-4-18-08.pdf

Johnson Takes Aim at Tone of Tanner's Report
A five-page State Attorney's Office report has raised Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson's ire. And it may be exposing some problems brewing between the sheriff and State Attorney John Tanner.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/johnson-aims-at-tone-tanners-report.htm

Mayor's ex-son-in-law linked to D.C. shooting
On Feb. 10, 2001, Tremayne Graham cruised in a limousine through Washington accompanied by an entourage of friends and fellow drug dealers: men with street names like X-Man, Soup and Playboy.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/mayors-ex-son-in-law-linked-DC-shooting.htm

Taxpayers could foot legal bills in Lou Pearlman case
Though suspected of stealing millions from investors and lenders, Lou Pearlman could end up having taxpayers foot his legal bills as he defends himself against a charge of bank fraud.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/pearlman-case-taxpayers-could-foot-legal-bills.htm

Crime-busting teams can trip over one another, report says
Two federal crime-busting units planned for Central Florida could hinder efforts to stem local violence unless the incoming agents can avoid duplicating work or crossing their investigations.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/crime-busting-teams-can-trip-over-one-another.htm

Attorney post has few takers
Wanted: Veteran attorney to oversee important cases in 35 Florida counties. Job expected to last 18 months or so. Salary: $145,400.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/attorney-post-has-few-takers.htm

Longtime Prosecutor Crossing Over
Rick Jancha, a veteran federal prosecutor who helped imprison drug traffickers, hit men and other outlaws for two decades, has no shame about his new line of work.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/Previous-Federal-Prosecutor-Joins-NeJame.htm

Former U.S. prosecutor now a defender
The doorbell rang. Rick Jancha jumped up and switched on the security cameras. Through the television monitors, he could see a man standing at the front door. He quickly ushered his wife to safety and called police.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/former-prosecutor-now-defender.htm

Nowak's lawyer gains reputation as 'smart and aggressive'
Donald Lykkebak doesn't shy from high-profile cases. So it was no surprise to see him in court Tuesday representing Lisa Marie Nowak, the NASA astronaut accused of attempted murder.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/nowaks-lawyer-gains-reputation-smart-aggressive.htm

Massive Drug Dealer Roundup Nets 30 Arrests
It was described as the biggest roundup of suspected drug dealers in the history of Brevard County. Investigators said simultaneously raids Wednesday landed 30 suspects.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/massive-drug-dealer-roundup-nets-30-arrests.htm

10 arrested in Volusia cocaine bust
A Jamaican cocaine ring funneling drugs through cruise ships and cargo liners and into the DeLand area was dismantled Tuesday with 10 arrests and the seizure of drugs, firearms and cash, authorities said.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/10-arrested-volusia-cocaine-bust.htm

Area residents seek open circuit judgeship
A U.S. prosecutor and two county judges are among 19 candidates seeking the circuit judgeship vacated earlier this month by David Monaco after his appointment to the 5th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jeb Bush.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/area-residents-seek-open-circuit-judgeship.htm

Girlfriend of dealer to serve 24 years
The Daytona Beach drug dealer stood defiantly before a federal judge Tuesday, proclaiming her innocence and demanding the government provide for her children before she was sentenced to 24-plus years.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/dealers-girlfriend-to-serve-24-years.htm

Four drug ring members sentenced
Four men who cooperated with authorities in their efforts to convict a high-level drug dealer were sentenced Tuesday in federal court for their roles in distributing cocaine and crack in the Daytona Beach area.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/four-drug-ring-members-sentenced.htm

Magistrate wanted protection, witness says
An Orlando federal magistrate demanded protection after an anti-government group sent him documents accusing him of treason, an assistant U.S. attorney testified Tuesday.
http://www.nejamelaw.com/rick-jancha-in-the-news/magistrate-wanted-protection.htm