investigators | business fraud | criminal defenseGenerosity of spirit...
Nov.27.2024
Eating at City Jakes Cafe with a man whose conviction was recently overturned. He's been out just a few months. An old gent in line was staring at him like he'd see a ghost. Then the old man smiled, said he remembered him from years ago. We're eating & the old gent approaches...
The old man takes out a roll of bills, slaps down $20, $40, $60, $80... keeps going until my guy had $200 in hand. They shook hands and the old man went on his way. My guy had tears in his eyes. "That's what we do for each other." Innocence cases show the best in people.
The old man takes out a roll of bills, slaps down $20, $40, $60, $80... keeps going until my guy had $200 in hand. They shook hands and the old man went on his way. My guy had tears in his eyes. "That's what we do for each other." Innocence cases show the best in people.
Conducting international investigations...
Oct.01.2024
We had a great panel discussion on international investigations at the 99th Annual World Association of Detectives conference in Kuala Lumpur. Always great to see old friends and meet some new ones. The hospitality of our Malaysian hosts was out of this world! Enjoyed the numerous meals of chicken rendang and satay. And the city was a treat. One point overall was the transnational nature of crime requires us to educate resistance at the ground root level. Governments are failing to keep to speed as scams targeting the elderly, "pig-butchering", romance scams and others are getting more sophisticated.
Missing girl surfaces...
Aug.25.2024
Missing persons cases are hard. Just got some wonderful news on a Mass & Cass investigation re: a missing girl. Did everything we could but never able to find her. But she's surfaced & the family is joyful. That area is a dark place for a lot of people in Boston.
Sometimes luck plays a role and we are all happy for it.
Sometimes luck plays a role and we are all happy for it.
10 year investigation leads to filing...
Feb.10.2024
For over a decade, John Nardizzi and the legal team for Brian Peixoto have been working to overturn an egregious wrongful conviction from the 1996 death of young Chris Affonso. No case we have worked better demonstrates the critical importance of developing witness testimony—even with very difficult and challenging witnesses— that eventually led to John obtaining critical medical releases that led to the legal team being able to fully access the medical records and file a Motion for New Trial.
In the case of child deaths, the prosecutor playbook in the 1990s was to blame the man, even while in this case there was ample evidence of the suspicious role of the mother, Ami Sneed. Our Motion for New Trial alleges the Commonwealth’s medical examiner erroneously concluded that Christopher’s death was due to a violent assault. A child abuse expert in the case testified beyond his area of expertise and falsely attributed findings to the medical examiner.
No one beat Christopher to death, according to the filing. Chris was not a healthy, well-cared for child as portrayed by the mother and the DA. He had numerous bruises were from earlier fall and suffered a fractured clavicle while in the custody of the mother. Our motion alleges that Christopher was stumbling and acting drunk the morning of his death, yet the mother (Sneed) failed to take the child to a medical appointment that morning, with some records showing she canceled it.
The new evidence shows that Christopher died from PTDI [Post-Traumatic Diabetes Insipidus] which was triggered by a traumatic impact to his skull.
This was never a child abuse case. Those who warped justice in this case will have their own day of reckoning.
In the case of child deaths, the prosecutor playbook in the 1990s was to blame the man, even while in this case there was ample evidence of the suspicious role of the mother, Ami Sneed. Our Motion for New Trial alleges the Commonwealth’s medical examiner erroneously concluded that Christopher’s death was due to a violent assault. A child abuse expert in the case testified beyond his area of expertise and falsely attributed findings to the medical examiner.
No one beat Christopher to death, according to the filing. Chris was not a healthy, well-cared for child as portrayed by the mother and the DA. He had numerous bruises were from earlier fall and suffered a fractured clavicle while in the custody of the mother. Our motion alleges that Christopher was stumbling and acting drunk the morning of his death, yet the mother (Sneed) failed to take the child to a medical appointment that morning, with some records showing she canceled it.
The new evidence shows that Christopher died from PTDI [Post-Traumatic Diabetes Insipidus] which was triggered by a traumatic impact to his skull.
This was never a child abuse case. Those who warped justice in this case will have their own day of reckoning.