Every Connecticut conspiracy arrest under CGS 53a-48 requires police and prosecutors to prove that: (1) you agreed with one or more persons to commit a crime, (2) you acted with the intent to commit that specific crime (not a joke or hypothetical), and (3) you or at least one of these persons committed an “overt act” in furtherance of this criminal conspiracy.
Even the slightest act or gesture can get you arrested in Connecticut for Conspiracy under CGS 53a-48. Simply handing a bank robber a blank sheet of notebook paper that will be used in a bank robbery, or providing a telephone number to a drug dealer can get you arrested. To understand some of the most aggressive defense strategies for fighting Connecticut conspiracy charges, click this link.
As many of the top Connecticut conspiracy lawyers can explain, one of the most effective strategies for fighting Connecticut conspiracy charges is to (1) challenge the prosecutor’s argument that you had the intent to commit the underlying crime, (2) that you never agreed to commit a crime, or (3) as soon as you realized there was a criminal conspiracy, you renunciated / renounced your involvement (renunciation is a completed defense to conspiracy).
Many times, people are unwittingly roped into conspiracies without knowing what they are doing or why they are doing it. Unintentionally participating in a conspiracy is also a complete defense to Connecticut conspiracy charges and this defense can be investigated and argued by your top Connecticut conspiracy criminal law firm at court.
An arrest by the FBI in Connecticut for conspiracy can be much more serious than state court arrests for Conspiracy charges under CGS 53a-48. The FBI—rather than a Connecticut police agency—makes the arrest for Conspiracy, and you are brought to federal court in Bridgeport, New Haven or Hartford Connecticut.
The biggest challenge with federal conspiracy arrests is that there are mandatory federal sentencing guidelines that most federal judges will use to guide them during the sentencing phases of conspiracy cases, especially in conspiracy to commit mail fraud arrests. Additionally, federal prosecutors (called US Attorneys) frequently encourage defendants to cooperate in their prosecutions and offer “5k” cooperation letters in Connecticut federal conspiracy cases. With so many moving parts in a federal conspiracy indictment / arrest, it’s a good idea to consult with any of the best federal criminal defense lawyers.
The Connecticut Criminal Conspiracy lawyers at Mark Sherman Law regularly defend clients charged with CGS 53a-48 Conspiracy. Whether the underlying charges to the conspiracy are for drug possession, felony murder, burglary or assault, all it takes is an accusation of a single act for you to be roped into a serious felony conspiracy case.
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Once a Connecticut arrest gets dismissed or dropped, top Connecticut criminal lawyers often get asked the difference between a “nolle” and a “dismissal.” These are two technical legal terms that the best lawyers know can have very different consequences on your professional life. The legal distinction affects your background checks and can make the difference between having your criminal arrest on your record for up to 13 months after you criminal case is finished in court.
So what’s the better ending to fighting your arrest in Connecticut? A nolle? Or a dismissal? Keep reading to learn the answer..
A nolle (also incorrectly spelled nollie, or nollee) is short for the Latin legal term “nolle prosequi” which means “unwilling to prosecute.” Thus, a nolle is when the prosecutor decides to drop your criminal charge in Connecticut. Here’s how it works…when you are arrested for crimes like disorderly conduct, breach of peace, risk of injury or interference with police, the police turn over their reports and arrest papers to Connecticut Superior Court prosecutors who become solely responsible for handling your case. The prosecutors who are called “state’s attorneys” in Connecticut (like “DAs” or “district attorneys” in New York State) must then decide whether to take your case to trial, offer you a plea deal or “plea bargain,” or agree to drop your charges altogether. It is this third option that we are discussing in this blog article. When a Connecticut prosecutor drops a Connecticut misdemeanor or felony charge, it is called a “nolle.” By operation of Connecticut law, a nolled case is automatically dismissed 13 months after the nolle date. Here’s the technical problem with a nolle: during these 13 months, a prosecutor can actually re-open the case at their sole discretion—for any or no reason—and re-prosecute the case. Sound unfair? That’s because it is; however, if you ask any of the best lawyers, they will tell you that it is very, very rare for a prosecutor to re-open a nolled case. (In fact, I have never seen it in my 17+ years of practice).
Some additional benefits of a nolle…in Connecticut domestic violence arrests, once a case is nolled, all protective orders and restraining orders attached to the nolled criminal charges immediately terminate. So if you were arrested for a domestic violence crime, and you were subjected to a full no contact protective order that prevented you from returning to your home, then once your case is nolled, you may return home. Similarly, once your case is nolled, all conditions of release attached to your case immediately terminate. So if you were ordered to submit to random drug testing or mandatory counseling during your case, once your case is nolled, these conditions terminate as soon as you walk out of your courthouse. Your bail / bond is also discharged on the date of nolle (if not earlier).
A dismissal is most ideal resolution of a criminal case. Two of the most common ways to get a dismissal of your Connecticut arrest for disorderly conduct, domestic violence, or any felony or misdemeanor arrest in Connecticut, is by getting a not guilty verdict at trial, or successfully completing a Connecticut pretrial diversionary program. However, there are other ways a lawyer can get your Connecticut arrests dismissed, even after your case is scheduled to be nolled.
Once your Connecticut arrest is dismissed, the provisions of Connecticut’s Erasure Statute CGS 54-142a kick are triggered. Once dismissed, your case is considered erased and expunged, as if it never happened. In fact, as to the dismissed charges, you can swear under oath that you were never even arrested (which is a big help to people involved in messy divorces or who are looking for jobs). It also is huge advantage to have your case dismissed when you are trying to remove your online arrest records from the internet. Follow this link to learn more about our firm’s internet scrubbing services and getting your arrest records off the internet.
After your case is dismissed, one additional service the Mark Sherman Law Firm offers is making a motion to the court to order the destruction of your fingerprints and booking photographs that were collected at your arrest and are in the possession of the police department. We file this paperwork and then argue to the court as to why it is necessary that these records be destroyed. We do not want any of these materials showing up on the internet, being used against our clients in civil lawsuits, or being used to humiliate our clients later in life. If and once we are able to get that court order, we submit the court order to the arresting police agency and demand certification from the records sergeant for written proof that such materials were destroyed. We then also submit the court order to the State Police to confirm that these materials have been removed from the national criminal record database.
Yes. A Connecticut criminal arrest that is nolled will definitely show up on your criminal background checks until a dismissal is entered. However, a dismissed case will not show up on any search of your criminal history during employment background checks; however, if your arrest is still being reported on the internet, the arrest will show up on those websites. That’s why we encourage you to consult with a top Connecticut internet scrubbing lawyer attorney who can discuss your chances of having those media websites take down those online arrest reports.
Absolutely. In fact, lawyers strongly recommend you get written proof from the Superior Court that your case has been nolled or dismissed. Depending on when your Connecticut arrest was nolled or dismissed, your top Connecticut criminal lawyer can submit a request for a “certificate of disposition.” This is a court-sealed document that either the local courthouse or Chief Clerk’s office in Wethersfield Connecticut can provide. If you have been arrested in Connecticut and would like to get hold of your Certificate of Disposition, give a top Connecticut criminal attorney lawyer a call today.
The team of Connecticut criminal lawyers at Mark Sherman Law are very sensitive to how critical getting a dismissal of your Connecticut arrest is to your personal and professional livelihoods. Your online and offline reputations are everything. To that end, we will do all we can to fight for the most ideal disposition of your case, and one that gives you the best chance of a quick dismissal or nolle of your case.
We will always be up front with you about expectations—sometimes a nolle is the best result that can be achieved under your case circumstances. However, once your dismissal kicks in, we can aggressively work to get the arrest records destroyed, get the online arrest reports taken offline, and allow you to move forward with your life, without the blemish of your Connecticut arrest holding you back. So call us today to start the process of getting a dismissal of your Connecticut arrest as quickly as possible.
For frequent air travelers, the Global Entry / TSA Pre-Check Trusted Traveler programs have been a welcome relief for travelers frustrated by long security lines at U.S. airports. With a valid Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check membership, you no longer have to unpack your computer, take off your shoes, belts and coats, or be patted down by TSA agents.
For our readers who are not so familiar with the programs, Global Entry is a United States trusted traveler program allowing expedited passage and screening through U.S. customs for international travelers. Even better, once accepted into Global Entry, you automatically qualify for TSA pre-check which allows you to fly through security lines for domestic flights in most US airports.
For some people, however, the eligibility and application process may be just as frustrating as a 2-hour security line. According to a New York Times article, 3 to 5 percent of the 30,000 Global Entry traveler applications submitted each month are rejected. Most common reason? Criminal background checks come up with some sort of red flag that causes the application to be rejected prior to any interview.
The attorneys at Mark Sherman Law have been following this issue closely and have fielded calls regarding this difficult Global Entry application process. We have been successful in appealing the denial of Global Entry applications and are ready to assist you in getting your application approved.
Here’s how we can help…
It certainly helps. Many Global Entry applications are denied based on the fact that the applicant has had some sort of criminal history in their lifetime. That’s right—even a 20+ year old conviction for Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, or DWI / DUI, all of which are misdemeanors in many states, disqualify you from admission into the Global Entry program! What the experienced criminal lawyers at Mark Sherman Law can do for you is work with the criminal courts of your past, and file paperwork and legal motions with these courts to obtain the arrest records from your prior cases.
We then examine the arrest and conviction records and assemble an appeal package for the Global Entry Program Ombudsman to consider in his review process. The Ombudsman has wide discretion in reversing the agency’s initial rejection of your application. Legal arguments not only help your cause, but the fact that you have hired an attorney also signals to the Ombudsman that you are vested financially in this decision. For business travelers around the country, saving hours of time in security lines is very important to their respective employers and families.
Additionally, the attorneys here at Mark Sherman Law will explore other arguments to be made in support of your appeal. We will review your personal, professional and charitable histories in order to properly highlight each of these profiles to the TSA Ombudsman’s Office.
We are often asked how our firm got involved in these travel-related legal issues. Our firm has a unique and distinctive practice grounded in criminal, civil, international and travel law. For over a decade, Mark Sherman’s affiliation with Global Travel International, Inc., one of the largest travel agencies in the United States, has enabled him to closely follow the legal issues developing in the travel industry. Attorney Mariella Krowka, a former writer for Fordham University School of Law’s International Law Journal, and a frequent traveler to the Middle East, assists in the leadership of this practice area of the Firm’s. In 2010, Attorney Sherman and Ryan O’Neill were honored to be asked to join the legal team defending Kosovo’s Minister of Transportation against corruption charges. That year, Attorney O’Neill traveled to Kosovo to assist the defense team in its successful defense of the Minister against these charges.
Additionally, the criminal lawyers at Mark Sherman Law have worked with its international clients in both facilitating and challenging their extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. In either event, the firm was responsible for understanding the important legal distinctions and technicalities between the law of the United States and the laws of the foreign countries involved. The firm carefully analyzed the applicable extradition treaties and laws so that our clients could be properly advised.
So if your Global Entry Application has been unfairly denied and you would like to appeal the decision, give the travel lawyers at Mark Sherman Law a call today to discuss how we can help you. As Global Entry applications are submitted all over the country, we are permitted to work with you regardless of where you reside and our representation of our clients in this area of the law is not limited to any specific region in the United States.
Our rates are competitive, and unlike most of our competitors, we have had experience and positive results in this emerging area of law. We will work with you to assemble a comprehensive appeal package, created with the goal of getting you the best possible results. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call now.
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Managing Partner Mark Sherman and Partner Ryan O’Neill have been recognized as Connecticut Super Lawyers. Partners Christine Landis and Amanda Telesco, and Associate Caitlin Murphy have been recognized as Connecticut Rising Stars.
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You may not realize it, but when you interfere with a 911 emergency call in Connecticut, or when you disrupt any emergency phone call to a police or fire department in Connecticut, you can get arrested in Darien, Stamford or Greenwich for the crime of Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call under CGS 53a-183b. It is a misdemeanor crime that is taken very seriously in Connecticut, especially during domestic violence arrests where the telephone is the only lifeline to safety for a husband or wife who is being abused. Connecticut police and prosecutors will arrest and aggressively prosecute individuals who interfere with 911 calls. Every second counts during an emergency and as a result, any disruption of an emergency call can result in severe fines and criminal penalties. In light of the fact that people are arrested for 53a-183b Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call so frequently in domestic violence cases, there are often additional misdemeanor and felony charges that can piggyback a Stamford Connecticut Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call arrest. Therefore, if you have been arrested for Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call under CGS 53a-183b in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, Wilton or New Canaan, it is important to contact a top Stamford Connecticut criminal lawyer attorney to understand your rights, and try to get the Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call—and any other Connecticut domestic violence arrest charges for that matter—dismissed as quickly as possible.
To understand how someone is arrested in Connecticut with Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call, the best attorneys will inevitably point you to Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-183b. Under this criminal law, you can be arrested if you intentionally hinder or prevent an individual from making or completing a call to the police or 911 dispatch who is requesting police protection or reporting the commission of a crime. That’s the technical definition of this crime, and as we explain below, it can be enforced and applied in many different scenarios. Typically, you can be arrested when you either physically or verbally prevent or hinder someone else from making an emergency call. Physical interference ranges from breaking an someone’s cell phone, ripping a phone from the hands of a 911 caller, hanging up the phone mid-call, or abruptly disconnecting any kind of 911 call. On the other hand, verbal hindering ranges from taking over a 911 emergency phone call and telling the emergency services operator there is no problem (when there really is), or to verbally threaten an individual to either hang up the phone or not make the phone call in the first place.
An arrest in Connecticut for Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call is a Class A misdemeanor. This crime is punishable by up to one year in jail, probation, and a maximum $2,000 in fines. You will also be required to pay court fees and expenses associated with your case.
As mentioned above, top attorneys often see a 53a-183b Interference with 911 Emergency Call arrest go hand-in-hand with other domestic violence charges. A domestic violence arrest requires a court appearance on the next business morning, where you are required to appear before a Superior Court criminal judge for a protective / restraining order hearing.
When a criminal judge hears that you have been accused of interfering with or hindering a 911 emergency call in addition to a domestic violence arrest for Disorderly Conduct, Assault, or Strangulation, a judge may be very concerned that the alleged victim in your case is not safe to reside in the same home as you. At this hearing, the judge can issue 3 kinds of restraining orders: (1) a “full no contact” order preventing you from returning home and having any kind of contact whatsoever with the complainant, (2) a “full residential stay-away” order, allowing contact but forbidding you from entering the residence of the protected person, or (3) a “partial” or “limited” domestic violence protective restraining order, allowing you contact and residential visiting privileges, but forbidding you from threatening, harassing or assaulting the protected person.
This restraining order can last anywhere from weeks to months, making it all the more advisable to have an attorney advocating for you at the protective / restraining order hearing. Once the parameters of a restraining order are ordered by the Court, your case will be transferred to the domestic violence court docket where you and your legal team can fight your Interference with a 911 Emergency call arrest and any other additional criminal charges.
Most Connecticut Interfering with Emergency Call 53a-183b arrests arise during the commission of crime or a domestic violence incident. In today’s fast-pace technological world, all emergency calls are digitally recorded. Therefore, if you are innocent of your Interference charges and you believe the 911 call itself will help prove your innocence, then the best attorneys will know how to immediately file motions with the court to preserve and review the digital 911 recordings and other electronic evidence.
It is critical these preservation motions are filed quickly, as this digital evidence is not preserved forever. Unless the police preserve and excerpt these recordings themselves, these recordings are only available for about 30 to 60 days until they are destroyed. Don’t let crucial evidence like this disappear. Another approach in fighting your arrest is hiring an investigator to take witness statements from anyone who was present during the alleged crime. Many times a complainant will feel guilty about calling and actually hang up on 911. But understand the police will show up at your home anyway, even if there’s a hangup call. Then the so-called victim will blame their spouse or significant other when the police finally arrive. One of the only ways to set the record straight is to provide police and prosecutors with a signed sworn statement which can vindicate you and possibly convince the State of Connecticut to drop its Interference with 911 Emergency Call arrest against you. To learn more about how to fight your CGS 53a-183b arrest, contact our firm to discuss your defense strategy options.
Generally, yes. First time offenders who commit misdemeanors and low-level felonies are typically eligible to apply for the Accelerated Rehabilitation First Time Offenders Program. The “AR Program” gives first time offenders the opportunity have a “second chance.” And even though a 53a-183b Interference with 911 Emergency Call arrest is often charged in a domestic violence case, it does not qualify to be dismissed under the Family Violence Education Program (“FVEP”) diversionary program. That’s why the AR Program is the most appropriate diversionary program for this charge.
Getting the AR Program for your 53a-183b Interference with an Emergency Call is divided into a two-step hearing process: first, comes eligibility, followed by a hearing on the merits of your application. With respect to eligibility, as along as you did not use the AR Program in the past 10 years, and so long as the AR was not used for a felony arrest, you will generally be eligible to apply. It is the AR Program hearing that is the most important. At the hearing on your AR Program application, the victim of your arrest—as well as the police department—will have a chance to object to your application. Criminal court judges in Norwalk, Stamford, Bridgeport and Danbury granting your AR application will decide whether to allow you to participate in this diversionary program, which if completed, will result in your Stamford or Greenwich 53a-183b Interference with 911 Emergency Call arrest being dismissed by the Connecticut Superior Court. It is therefore crucial that you and your top Stamford Connecticut criminal attorney assemble the strongest application possible so the arrest record can be completely erased from your record and background checks. So be sure to contact a top Stamford criminal attorney to discuss the best strategy for applying for the Accelerated Rehabilitation First Time Offenders Program for your Connecticut Interference with an Emergency Call arrest.
As you can see, a domestic violence arrest in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, Wilton, Weston, New Canaan or Westport can involve many moving parts. If not handled properly, then the consequences to your professional or personal life can be long-term and life-changing. And when your arrest involves accusations of Interfering with a 911 Emergency Call or a call to the police department, then you can be arrested in Darien, Westport, Greenwich, Stamford or New Canaan for the specific crime of 53a-183b Interference with a 911 Emergency Call. These arrests usually come hand in hand with other Connecticut domestic violence arrests for Disorderly Conduct, Violation of a Protective Order, Strangulation, and Assault in the Third Degree. So if you find yourself arrested in Stamford or Greenwich for Interfering with a 911 Emergency call, then contact one of the Connecticut domestic violence criminal lawyers at Mark Sherman Law today. Our priority is getting you the best result possible under your individual circumstances. We will sit with you and develop the most cost-effective defense strategy with you, and will execute this strategy with the goal of getting your Connecticut Interference with Emergency Call charges dismissed or reduced as quickly as possible. Our “two-attorney” guarantee ensures that your case will get a thorough and comprehensive review from at least two of our criminal lawyers. So contact a Greenwich or Stamford criminal attorney today. The attorneys at Mark Sherman Law are available 24/7 to speak with you. Call us today.
After a DV arrest in Connecticut, people immediately start thinking about divorce, custody and asset protection.
Specifically, a first-time / first offender domestic arrest in Greenwich, Darien or Westport Connecticut can have you—as either the victim or arrestee—asking these difficult, big picture questions: Do I want to stay in this marriage? How can I protect myself? Is my spouse cheating on me? Do I need a safety plan? And how can I protect my assets after a Connecticut domestic violence arrest when my husband or wife controls all the family money, properties and bank accounts?
All valid questions that need to be investigated immediately.
As any of the best domestic violence criminal lawyers in Greenwich and New Canaan Connecticut know, your first thoughts after being involved in a Connecticut domestic violence arrest is about divorce, custody, and the distribution of wealth. Some top Greenwich and Westport Connecticut divorce lawyers and attorneys even see husbands move assets and drain bank accounts following their arrest for domestic violence (but before divorce papers are filed), especially when a husband catches a wife cheating on them.
Draining bank accounts and transferring assets held in joint bank accounts can be illegal in certain circumstances. That’s why it’s critical for anyone involved in a Connecticut domestic violence arrest case to—at the very least—get informed about their rights.
Talk to a top Connecticut criminal lawyer, as well as any of the best Greenwich Connecticut divorce and family lawyers attorneys, who can also bring in a top Greenwich Connecticut financial advisor who they trust and have worked with for years to help you understand how to protect your assets and financial security.
It’s true that as soon as there is a Connecticut domestic violence arrest, court-appointed (and free-of-charge) domestic violence victim advocates from the Greenwich YWCA and the Domestic Violence Crisis Centers in Stamford and Norwalk immediately mobilize and contact you to make sure you are safe and have a safety plan in place in case there is more domestic violence.
But these victim advocates are not trained in advising you on how to protect your assets, properties and money. Without the security of having money or credit cards at your fingertips, you can find yourself victimized emotionally and financially, which can be as challenging as verbal abuse.
Not every financial advisor appreciates the interplay among divorce law, criminal law, and legally permissible asset protection. It’s a very fine—but critical—line to tow.
So speak to any of the best Greenwich, Stamford and Westport financial advisors who can advise you of warning signs and pre-emptive strikes you can make to further protect you and your children. You can follow this link to contact the Fiorentino Group at UBS, which has developed aggressive asset protection strategies. This Group continues to offer innovative and cost-effective asset protection plans for people going through contested Connecticut divorces, as well as sensitive domestic violence cases.
So if you’ve been arrested for domestic violence in Greenwich, Westport or anywhere in Connecticut, or are a victim of domestic violence in Connecticut, contact the Mark Sherman Law Firm today to start getting in front of critical issues such as asset protection, custody, and onerous restraining orders that are intended to alienate you from your children and all of the wealth that you’ve spent years accumulating with your spouse. Click here to read Avvo.com certified reviews from our prior Connecticut domestic violence clients. Then call us today for a consultation.
As a criminal lawyer in Fairfield County Connecticut, I’ve seen the same jilted mistress / girlfriend movie all too many times.
All these cheating and sugar daddy websites like Seekingarrangement.com and ashleymadison.co start off the same…a presumed “no strings attached” affair between an older, wealthier male and a younger, beautiful woman. At the outset, the terms are simple: man cheats with woman in exchange for him buying her and her friends nice stuff. They travel the world, stay at the best hotels, see the best shows, and enjoy the best restaurants and clubs.
And then…most of the time…it all goes to sh*t.
What happens next is all too familiar to many of the best Connecticut criminal extortion, blackmail and stalking lawyers who handle these types of cases. Eventually, the man moves on or doesn’t keep his end of the bargain. The girlfriend mistress then threatens to blow up the guy—threatens to tell his wife and children if he doesn’t pay her money. Or the man’s wife reads his text messages or Whatsapp messages and shuts the affair down.
In either event, when someone threatens to do something to you if you don’t pay them money—that can very well be criminal. Attempted larceny by extortion. And it’s illegal, but sometimes when you go to the police station to report it, cops are hesitant to investigate or prosecute because it’s extremely hard for prosecutors to prove in court. Additionally, any arrest will necessarily have to be made public and the allegations are usually very embarrassing for the victim and his or her family.
So what can be done?
Since 2002, the Mark Sherman Law Firm has developed a niche in handling sugar daddy and online extortion, stalking and blackmail cases around the country. (In fact, the Firm has been featured in the Wall Street Journal for its experience and know-how).
One strategy that has worked well in recent years for some of the top Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan Connecticut criminal lawyers who deal with extortion and stalking cases involving mistresses and girlfriends is to not go criminal with their complaint, but to take their case to Stamford Restraining Order court, which is civil in nature, not criminal.
Getting a restraining order against a mistress or girlfriend in Stamford involves some legal gymnastics, but it can be done if you’re represented by any of the best Stamford or Greenwich Connecticut restraining order lawyers or attorneys. Connecticut restraining court judges have basically seen it all—threesomes, foursomes, sexting exchanges that will make you blush—so they’re not going to judge your situation personally. The judges are only interested in stopping harassment, stalking and extortion. And that’s what your top Connecticut stalking and extortion lawyer attorney can help you persuade a judge to do—to issue an order against your online girlfriend or mistress to cease and desist from attempting to extort, blackmail and harass you and your family. Follow this link for more on how to get a Connecticut restraining order.
The other problem that typically arises in sugar-daddy-cases-gone-wild is when the jilted mistress or girlfriend starts harassing and defaming the sugar daddies online. They post the man’s photo online on a schlock cheaters website, and then tells the whole sugar daddy story—even posting racy text messages and photographs that she has saved for a stalking and harassment scenario just like this.
Is this defamation? Is it libel? Can you sue? Well, if it’s all true—if the texts and photos are genuine…if the cheating story she is telling online is true—then no, it’s not defamation or libel. But it can still be illegal and it still can be grounds for a civil lawsuit for infliction of emotional distress—one which the girlfriend or mistress may not be able to afford to fight, especially if your top Greenwich Connecticut libel lawyer attorney threatens to put a lien on your girlfriend’s bank account, house, or wages.
While the issues are sensitive and embarrassing, the bottom line is that there’s recourse for you. There are options. You may have made the mistake of hooking up with a crazy person, but you can’t let a jilted, jealous lover, mistress, girlfriend or boyfriend ruin your life and reputation. You can’t let them stalk, harass or extort you and your family forever.
So if you’re involved in a Connecticut case of stalking, blackmail or extortion, then give any of our Connecticut criminal lawyers a call today. Online reviews are available on the Avvo.com certified client review website.
