Author Archives: Gary Gerson
Beaver Falls man in odd DUI case
A man from Beaver Falls was arrested this morning on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence. This isn’t your normal case, however. According to police officers, the man was taking his child from the child’s mother’s home to his parents’ home when he was pulled over a burnt out tail light. The man said… Read More »
Credit card fraud ring busted
A Nevada woman living here in Pennsylvania would have kept herself out of jail had she remembered the birthday on fake identification card. And the 34-year-old Haverton, PA man who ran the counterfeit credit card scam with which she was involved wouldn’t be in jail either. It has now been found that the man has allegedly… Read More »
Search and seizure of mobile phone requires warrant
A recent federal court case unanimously held that police officers must obtain a search warrant before seizing and searching a person’s mobile phone, even if they have already been arrested. This decision stems from a case where a man was stopped by police in California for an expired license tag. The officer found that the driver’s… Read More »
Alleged mob members to present criminal defense at trial
A Pennsylvania man accused of participating in mob-related crimes will be presenting his criminal defense in a long-awaited trial. The man has been indicted on 25 counts, according to the 107-page indictment that was handed down from a federal grand jury. The man, age 47, was sentenced to a 33-month prison term in May 2010 in… Read More »
Couple charged for sex crimes, prostitution website
A man and a woman from Trafford, PA have been charged with sex crimes for allegedly running their prostitution business through a website. The couple hosted men to pay for sex in Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties. The woman, 31, and her boyfriend, 30, were arrested last Friday after police secured a search warrant to search one… Read More »
Six people from Uniontown await preliminary hearings for drug charges
Drug charges for possession and attempted distribution of controlled substances can empty a person’s bank account and land them in jail for a long time upon conviction. People who are part of a “drug ring” can also be charged with crimes they didn’t personally commit, but were committed by a partner in crime. And when… Read More »
Attorney Gerson gets mandatory drug charges sentence of 3-5 years reduced to 12 months probation
My client was an undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh and was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Traffic in Controlled Substances, Delivery of Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Clonazepam and Amphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. My client foolishly permitted a friend involved in drug trafficking to… Read More »
Drunk driving charges for worker who allegedly ran over friend
An out-of-state worker who was employed in Pennsylvania is facing serious criminal charges in connection with an alleged drunk driving incident. The 25-year-old man was arrested in his hotel room after the incident and allegedly attempted to flee police before being caught. Authorities said the man was intoxicated, but would not submit to a BAC… Read More »
Tracking devices on the table for domestic violence defendants
New domestic violence laws in Pennsylvania could update the state’s mandates, extending extra protection to vulnerable parties who need it. New legislation would allow law enforcement officers to receive domestic violence training and lawmakers believe the additional education will help both accusers and alleged offenders during incidents of domestic violence. Further, provisions that require victims to hand-deliver… Read More »
Judge says PA juvenile sex crimes law is unconstitutional
Juveniles who are convicted of sex crimes in here in Pennsylvania may face very harsh consequences. One of the biggest and most debated of those consequences is having juvenile sex crimes offenders be required to register as sex offenders on the registered sex offender list—a list made public. Current state law requires juvenile sex crimes offenders… Read More »
