Significant Cases - Law Firm Synenberg & Associates, LLC Attorneys Cleveland, Ohio

White Collar Offenses
Violent Offenses
Drug Offenses
Firearms Offenses
Sex Offenses
Election Law Offenses

White Collar Offenses

United States v. Vaughn
Our client was the vice president of a company charged with violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. After an 8 year investigation, our client was charged in federal court with making false statements to a grand jury and obstruction of justice related to the alleged antitrust violations. After a four week trial, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
United States v. Lewis, et al.
Our client was charged with bribing a high ranking official with the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation. After a two week trial, a federal jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all counts.
State of Ohio v. Hurd, et al.
Our client was an attorney charged with Conspiracy and Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity. After a five month trial, the defendant was convicted of four of five counts charged. He received a sentence of 5 to 25 years. His conviction was reversed on appeal and upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court. The defendant never served a day in jail and had his license to practice law was reinstated.
United States v. Gruttadauria and State of Ohio v. Gruttadauria
Our client entered a plea of guilty to federal charges of Securities Fraud, Mail Fraud, Bank Fraud and Identity Theft for having stolen over $100 million. Our client served six years in prison

Violent Offenses

United States v. Moonda
In the first death penalty case in the Northern District of Ohio in twenty-seven years, a federal jury rejected the death sentence and returned a sentence of life imprisonment.
State v. O’Flanagan
Our client was charged with felonious assault for an altercation at a Cleveland Browns game and faced a prison sentence of 8 years. At trial, the alleged victim and multiple eye witnesses testified against our client. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
United States v. Hobbs, et al.
Our client was indicted with five co-defendants for bank robbery and armed bank robbery. A federal jury returned verdicts of guilty against the four co-defendants but our client was acquitted of all charges.
State of Ohio v. Dillon
Our client was a serial murderer of at least five men. He was charged with two counts of aggravated murder with death penalty specifications. He pleaded guilty to reduced charges and an agreed sentence of one hundred and sixty-five (165) years, thereby avoiding the death penalty.
State of Ohio v. Shaheed
Our client was charged with murdering her sick child. The charges were dismissed on the day of trial due to the anticipated expert testimony developed in the preparation of the defense.
State of Ohio v. Turosky
Our client was charged with aggravated murder with a firearm specification. After a trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
State of Ohio v. David
Our client was charged with felonious assault. After a trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
State of Ohio v. Heath
After pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder for hiring an undercover officer to kill her husband, Ms. Heath received a sentence of five years probation. The State successfully appealed the sentence. Ms. Heath was re-sentenced to three years in prison. The trial court granted our motion for judicial release and Ms. Heath was released after serving only 6 months in prison.

Drug Offenses

United States v. Carson
Our client was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine as a member of a multi-kilo drug distributing conspiracy. A federal jury returned a verdict of not guilty to all of the charges.
United States v. Thompson
Our client was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute 80 kilograms of cocaine. We successfully sought to have the seizure of the cocaine suppressed in what is believed to be the suppression of the largest amount of seized drugs in the Northern District of Ohio.
United States v. Eddie
Our client was charged as one of four defendants in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana. A federal jury was unable to reach a verdict as to our client, while convicting the other defendants. This case was resolved when the defendant pled guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge and received a sentence of probation.
United States v. Alston
Our client and two co-defendants were convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute cocaine. Our client was sentenced to twenty-seven years. After a successful appeal to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, our client was acquitted at the second trial. Both co-defendants were again convicted at the second trial.
United States v. Brown
Our client was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine. Facing a twenty year mandatory sentence., a federal jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

Firearms Offenses

United States v. Hollis
Our client was charged with Unlawful Transportation of Firearms. A federal jury returned a verdict of not guilty to all charges.
United States v. Scruggs
A federal jury returned a verdict of not guilty for our client to charges of Importing/Manufacturing Firearms and False Statements in the Acquisition of a Firearm.
State of Ohio v. Swirsky
Our client was charged with a violation of Carrying a Concealed Weapon after entering a bank with three firearms. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

Sex Offenses

State of Ohio v. Jones
The defendant pled guilty to one count of Attempted Rape of a minor, three counts of Importuning and one count of Possessing Criminal Tools. The trial court sentenced the defendant to three years of community control sanctions.

Election Law Offenses

State of Ohio v. Dreamer
Our client, a former employee of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections was charged with multiple election law violations relative to her participation in the recount of the 2004 presidential election. After a trial and several rulings from appellate courts, our client pled no contest to two counts of the Indictment and was placed in a diversion program for six months.