USA v. Ramirez

After a hotly contested hearing on a Motion to Suppress Evidence litigated by Mr. Meczyk and Mr. Goldberg, the Federal District Court Judge held that the FBI violated Mr. Ramirez’s constitutional rights under the 4th Amendment and he suppressed the cellular phone and its records that FBI illegally seized. Mr. Ramirez was charged with a drug conspiracy that involved Cocaine and Heroin. According to the Government, the telephone records linked Mr. Ramirez to a vast criminal drug conspiracy. The FBI informer and a co-defendant were going to testify against Mr. Ramirez at trial. However, after Mr. Meczyk and Mr. Goldberg won the Motion to Suppress, the Government concluded that it could not proceed to trial without the suppressed evidence and dismissed all charges against Mr. Ramirez.