New Matters: Case results indicate the types of matters in which attorney Nathan has provided representation. Jurisdictions and client backgrounds are changed in order to protect a client anonymity.
January 2012 United States District Court, Southern District Los Angeles a family receives settlement of a $160,000 forfeiture action with attorney Nathan as co-counsel
January 2012 United States District Court, Boston Massachusetts a 32-year-old Massachusetts man is under investigation for investment fraud. Representation continues.
January 2012 Clinton District Court. A 29-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested for possession with intent to distribute 50 pounds of marijuana. An offer for straight probation is extracted from the commonwealth but the offer was rejected; trial scheduled
December 2011 E. Brookfield District Court a 19-year-old Pennsylvania woman with a Florida drivers license is criminally applied for operating on a suspended drivers license but fails to apply for clerk magistrate hearing. She is subsequently arrested out of state and mandated to appear in Massachusetts. Attorney Nathan persuade the court to excuse the presence of the defendant and has the entire matter dismissed upon payment of court costs.
December 2011 Brighton District Court a 43-year-old boutique client has a criminal complaint application handed to him for operating on a suspended license he had previously been charged with operating to endanger. The complaint is dismissed upon motion of attorney Nathan, the client pays to get out of case no conviction no license loss.
November 2011 United States District Court, Southern District Houston Texas. Attorney Nathan appears with local counsel to procure client share as presenter in $44 million Medicare Medicaid fraud scam; representation continues
November 2011 United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) attorney Nathan goes up against the seventh largest multinational corporation in the world, having been retained by worker who relates violation of foreign corrupt practices act (FCPA), seeking share of fine as payment.
October 2011 Plymouth District Court rape charges (involving a girl he knew) against a 19-year-old are filed against the wishes of the victim after one year litigation by Attorney Nathan
October 2011 United States District Court/Boston a 44-year-old Massachusetts man represented by attorney Nathan while being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service (criminal investigation division) for mail and wire fraud involving $4 million of invested funds. Client is sentenced out of Montana state court for similar allegations; federal investigation proceeds.
October 2011 Seattle, Washington Police Department/criminal investigations division a 40-year-old Texas woman retains Atty. Nathan to undo with approximately $30,000 US currency seized by local police department and transferred to DEA for litigation
September 2011 United States District Court/Boston An organized crime ring in another country is represented by Attorney Nathan; one member of the alleged ring is arrested in Las Vegas while gambling transported to Boston and bail is litigated. Case continues.
September 2011 United States District Court/Boston another organized crime ring in another country retains Atty. Nathan to undo seizure of proximally $4 million cash. Case continues
August 2011 Boston Police Department insurance fraud division: A 40-year-old Massachusetts schoolteacher is investigated by special investigations unit of the Boston Police Department; this investigation is terminated and case closed without filing charges upon the successful negotiation by Atty. Nathan
August 2011 Malden District Court, Plymouth District Court and Quincy District Court. A California man has six year old warrants canceled and court costs are paid without the client appearing in court. His presence is also waved at a Registry of motor vehicles hearing and the right to operate motor vehicles is reinstated
August 2011 United States District Court/Worcester a 43-year-old Massachusetts man is investigated for wire fraud. Case continues
July 2011 An 82-year-old Massachusetts man and veteran of the Korean War is investigated for program fraud; case continues with Atty. Nathan as lead counsel.
July 2011 United States District Court/California a Houston couple retains Atty. Nathan asset seizure of 2.5 million. Case continues.
July 2011 United States District Court/New Mexico a Massachusetts man retains Atty. Nathan to litigate asset seizure of $30,000 cash which occurred on Amtrak locomotive; case settles later.
June 2011 Clinton District Court a 21-year-old Massachusetts man is charged privately by his former roommate for larceny +$250.00 case dismissed on motion by attorney Nathan.
June 2011 Palmer District Court a 43-year-old Massachusetts woman has her case for credit card fraud dismissed on motion by attorney Nathan.
May 2011 United States District Court Boston Federal agents arrest a Massachusetts professional charging him with money laundering case continues.
April 2011 United States military court of justice Attorney Nathan pairs with a military attorney to challenge the constitutionality of the confinement of a nationally recognized defendant charged with downloading and providing classified data to third parties.
April 2011 Cambridge District Court a 31-year-old Belmont man is charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle which charge is reduced on motion counsel in the case is terminated and discharged after probation. Client deceased during the term of probation and case was dismissed.
April 2011 United States District Court attorney Nathan the case release of cash seized by US border patrol.
March 2011 Fall River District Court a 53-year-old Massachusetts man is charged with attempted murder and probation is terminated on his existing case. The attempted murder charges reduced to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and the case continues on probationary term.
March 2011 United States District Court a 48-year-old Massachusetts man pleads to computer hacking; income tax evasion to save himself from deportation case results in international media attention with attorney Nathan directing & implementing defense strategy; this case resulted in international travel.
February 2011 Westborough District Court a 49-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested for embezzlement. The charges are investigated and proven to be false case is dismissed upon motion of attorney Nathan.
February 2011 United States District Court a 51-year-old Massachusetts individual is charged with mail fraud; case reduced to probation.
January 2011 Attorney Nathan travels throughout the United States District Court, representing individuals charged in money laundering and civil asset forfeiture. Case continues...
January 2011 Boston Municipal Court a local college student is charged with disorderly person. Attorney Nathan is retained in the case is dismissed prior to arraignment sparing the student a criminal record.
December 2010 United States District Court Attorney Nathan obtains pretrial release conditions for the leader of a drug ring based in Brockton Massachusetts. Case continues...
December 2010 New Bedford District Court Attorney Nathan represents the ongoing case of negligent homicide.
November 2010 Worcester Superior Court a 60-year-old Massachusetts woman is rendited from out of state to face embezzlement charges and is held without bail.
November 2010 United States District Court Boston, Attorney Nathan represents two embezzlers and the matter is continued for sentencing.
October 2010 United States District Court a federal magistrate hears evidence concerning detention in a sealed matter; representation continues.
October 2010 United States Military Court Fourth Circuit a United States soldier is detained for murder Facing probable cause hearing.
October 2010 United States District Court Attorney Nathan persuade a federal judge to sentence income tax invader on a variant sentence
October 2010 United States Military Detention Facility, Fort Leavenworth KS: attorney Nathan represents a former intelligence officer; matter is under seal.
September 2010 Worcester Superior Court a Massachusetts man residing out-of-state is captured by the FBI; attorney Nathan retained as lead counsel
September 2010 UCMJ, Fort Lewis Washington a 21-year-old Army specialist is charged with the murder of three Afghan civilians. Representation continues (co-counsel) in a case resulting in international headlines. At the initial investigation hearing, attorney Nathan puts on forensic expert testifying RE: lack of capacity to commit the crime of premeditated murder due to prescription medications.
August 2010 United States District Court, Boston. A 48-year-old man receives probation for wire fraud after two years of litigation.
August 2010 Cambridge District Court a 20-year-old college student beats back criminal charges arising out of an application for criminal complaint utilizing attorney Nathan is lead counsel.
August 2010 Palmer District Court a 50-year-old Massachusetts man beats operating after OUI 2nd offense charges
July 2010 Nantucket District Court. A 21-year-old college student is arrested for breaking and entering and receives pretrial probation as a stipulated sentence. This will not affect the college student criminal record.
July 2010 Nantucket District Court a 21-year-old college student is arrested in 2009 for assault on police officer with dangerous weapon (motor vehicle), assault and battery, resisting arrest. At trial a year later, the serious charges are dismissed and the misdemeanors continued w/o sentence.
July 2010 Quincy District Court a 27-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested for assault and battery upon unknown women who asked him for a cigarette and the case receives suspended jail sentence after plea-bargain. The client had an extensive drunk driving history in Massachusetts and assault with intent to murder in another state. The out-of-state conviction was sealed prior to plea-bargain.
June 2010 United States District Court, Massachusetts A VT man is notified of parole revocation hearing and attorney Nathan is retained.
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June 2010 Lynn, Plymouth & Orleans District Court A 25-year-old Massachusetts man has 3 outstanding warrants one with mandatory jail time. Attorney Nathan vacates mandatory jail sentence, surrendered client in absentia & disposes of three cases for client with no jail time.
June 2010 Fall River District Court Attorney Nathan interposes the insanity defense and the chief court prosecutor stipulates to his expert report therefore judge finds client not guilty by reason of insanity.
June 2010 United States District Court, Massachusetts. A Massachusetts couple is notified of investigation for mail fraud. Attorney Nathan is retained. Representation continues seeking departure from mandatory federal sentencing guidelines.
May 2010 District Court. A 24-year-old Massachusetts man with probation violation avoids jail when attorney Nathan advances and dismisses probation warrant saving client 2.5 years in house of correction. Additional warrants remain, representation continues.
May 2010 United States District Court negotiations continue in order to avoid indictment in a wire fraud investigation for 3 menc charged in ponzi-like scheme.
May 2010 Orleans District Court an existing client withdraws warrant and has fraud case discharged upon negotiations of attorney Nathan
May 2010 Nantucket District Court a 20-year-old man is arrested for breaking and entering and consults with attorney Nathan (as with his entire family) but cannot afford his services & representation is declined. In court, the man is convicted, using another counsel.
April 2010 United States District Court. Atty Nathan appears in a closed session for sealed matter
April 2010 United States District Court. Attorney Nathan enters his appearance out-of-state for financial crimes indictment.
March 2010 US District Court Attorney Nathan obtains no bail on a $17 million Madoff-style investment scam; representation continues.
March 2010 Palmer District Court attorney Nathan obtains reduction of offense level for operating after drunk driving conviction (second offense) to straight op-after despite being witnessed and arrested by chief of police.
March 2010 US District Court attorney Nathan obtains guideline departure for career criminal reducing sentence to below guideline in mortgage fraud indictment
March 2010 Nantucket District Court Attorney Nathan obtains statutory sentence for millionaire-recidivist shoplifter who fully confess upon arrest. Aging case reduce publicity, however.
February 2010 Cambridge District Court a 38-year-old Massachusetts man defaults on terms and conditions of probation which is brought forward by attorney Nathan, terminated and the board is recalled in absentia.
February 2010 United States District Court New Hampshire a 40-year-old Massachusetts man is investigated by federal authorities for wire fraud. Attorney Nathan is engaged as lead counsel.
February 2010 Brockton District Court a 48-year-old Massachusetts man is charged with second offense drunk driving, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest and is found not guilty after jury verdict.
February 2010 Plymouth District Court a 49-year-old Massachusetts man is charged with second offense drunk driving, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest and plead guilty to drunk driving in exchange for dismissal of the other two counts. Two Kingston police officers were hospitalized after the incident, in 2006. The initial complaint was dismissed on motion but the government refiled.
February 2010 United States District Court Attorney Nathan appears as lead counsel in a sealed the session closed to public in a matter involving national security.
February 2010 United States District Court attorney Nathan negotiates a mortgage fraud plea agreement. December 2009 United States district court attorney Nathan is retained in a financial scam representation continues
December 2009 United States District Court attorney Nathan is retained in a wire fraud investigation. Representation continues
December 2009 United States District Court attorney Nathan obtains a sentence below the guidelines on motion on a wire fraud case
December 2009 United States military Court of Justice attorney Nathan is retained as co-counsel in an execution style killing by an Army soldier of a KBR contractor; representation in Iraq continues
December 2009 United States military Court of Justice attorney Nathan persuades the convening authority that the sentence for murder of an Iraqi detainee handed down to a soldier after trial arising out of operation iron triangle was excessive but the board refuses to grant clemency; meetings at Pentagon continue as does representation
December 2009 United States military Court of Justice attorney Nathan is engaged as lead counsel in ACPB hearing before Army panel to reduce sentence of codefendants after airing of CNN special report: The Canal Killings. See CNN website for further details.
October 2009 United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth Kansas attorney Nathan appears for consultation with soldiers convicted for premeditated murder arising out of combat duty in Iraq. Representation continues
October 2009 United States attorneys office/RI attorney Nathan negotiates pretrial agreements for corporate executive charged with $7m federal income tax evasion. Representation continues.
October 2009 United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces attorney Nathan suits up for battle against military prosecutors. CNN network interviews Attorney Nathan's clients August 2009, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The United States attorney's office subpoenas records from a Massachusetts businessman with offices throughout the United States. Attorney Nathan is retained as lead counsel.
September 2009 United States District Court for Massachusetts in a disparate argument, attorney Nathan succeeds in obtaining for a trafficker a guideline sentence over the objection of prosecutors who sought an enhancement
September 2009 United States Court of Appeals a rape conviction is argued by attorney Nathan; results pending.
September 2009 Ayer District Court a 48-year-old Massachusetts corporate executive is charged with operating a motor vehicle after his driver license was suspended. The case is dismissed on motion of Attorney Nathan
September 2009 Nantucket District Court a 23-year-old female taxi driver is arrested for assault and battery on a police officer in the course of his duty. Representation continues
September 2009 Somerville District Court a 25-year-old MBTA bus driver is charged with leaving the scene after rear ending a car with his bus, causing substantial injuries. At a hearing, accord and satisfaction arguments are rejected by a clerk magistrate and representation continues
September 2009 Newburyport District Court a 22-year-old Massachusetts man and fast food restaurant manager is charged with negligent operation after his car flips I-95 North breaking the legs of his passenger. Criminal charges are dismissed at a clerk magistrate hearing but the operator is found responsible speeding greater than reasonable during a rainstorm
September 2009 Northampton District Court a 56-year-old Massachusetts man loses his bid to wipe a 30-year-old conviction for drunk driving off his criminal record after extensive hearing. His brother ignored a long-arm subpoena to appear which would have exonerated the client
September 2009 Fall River District Court a 51-year-old Massachusetts man is criminally processed for annoying phone calls. Representation at trial continues
August 2009 United States District Court. Federal agents raid a local body shop. Atty. Nathan is retained as lead counsel, the matter is thoroughly investigated and as a result of negotiations investigation closed with a fine
August 2009 United States District Court a 40-year-old Massachusetts man pleads to an information for theft and is sentenced to house arrest
July 2009 Northfield police department investigates allegations of sex with a minor; Attorney Nathan negotiated no arrest but client commits suicide anyway, for which Nathan could have gotten him no jail time. See: Journal News (New York State) 7/11/09 pA1 "no crime is worth taking your life over" Nathan is quoted as saying.
July 2009 a 25-year-old Syrian woman on Green card status is prosecuted for shoplifting via complaint application which Attorney Nathan persuades store security to withdraw at the clerk magistrate hearing.
June 2009 United States disciplinary barracks (USDB) Fort Leavenworth Kansas attorney Nathan sends an expert to evaluate soldiers prosecuted and convicted for war crimes arising out of their combat duty in Iraq, and attorney Nathan is retained by the most senior commissioned officer convicted of war crimes since the Vietnam War, for clemency and parole purposes; the purpose of the evaluations is to elicit whether the soldiers suffer from posttraumatic stress syndrome. If so this syndrome will be presented to parole boards. Representation continues
June 2009 Boston Municipal Court a 23 -year-old Boston area University student and repeat client is criminally applied for operating a motor vehicle without insurance. At the clerk's hearing, no process issues and the application is withdrawn.
May 2009 United States military court of justice attorney Nathan files a motion for statement of reasons following his parole hearing to release a soldier convicted for war crimes arising out of Operation Iron Triangle outside of Baghdad Iraq.
May 2009 United States District Court, attorney Nathan files his appearance with the United States Atty.'s office in the largest computer hacking case for the district; representation continues
May 2009 Peabody District Court a 40-year-old Massachusetts man is exonerated by motion for driving on a license suspended for drunk driving, attorney Nathan as lead counsel.
May 2009 United States District Court a 31-year-old Massachusetts man is sentenced for a second offense theft.
May 2009 Quincy District Court a 28-year-old North Shore woman is granted pretrial probation after striking two pedestrians and leaving the scene, attorney Nathan as lead counsel
June-April 2009 New York Times An article appears referencing Attorney Nathan's military clients.
April 2009 Worcester District Court a 29-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested for theft from his employer $300,000. The indictment is prevented and the cases plea-bargained in the district court, no jail time!
April 2009 Cambridge District Court a 30-year-old Massachusetts software engineer is arrested for operating a motor vehicle while license suspended for DWI and is plea-bargained to a lesser included offense, no jail time!
April 2009 Brighton District Court a 21-year-old recent college student is arrested for drunk driving after blowing a .24 breathalyzer and is plea-bargained to the program with driver license reinstated, no criminal record.
April 2009 Boston Municipal Court, Quincy District Court, a 41-year-old Illinois resident has charges dismissed after bringing old warrant cases forward on a motion to dismiss
April 2009 Dudley District Court a 43-year-old Florida woman has charges dismissed after bringing old warrant cases forward on a motion to dismiss
April 2009 Salem District Court a 15-year-old juvenile is arrested for domestic abuse of his girlfriend, which charges are negotiated downward after using a forensic expert
April 2009 United States military authorities investigate a Florida man for weapons shipments into Massachusetts. Representation continues.
March 2009 United States District Court a 47-year-old Massachusetts woman is investigated by joint task force investigators for theft; case continues.
March 2009 United States District Court a 50-year-old Massachusetts man is investigated by the FBI for theft; case continues.
March 2009 United States District Court a 35-year-old Massachusetts woman receives a committed sentence for theft; she had a prior theft history.
March 2009 United States military court of justice 26-year-old soldier continues his pursuit with attorney Nathan as lead counsel to overturn/modify a committed disciplinary sentence following operation iron triangle (Iraq); several experts are now involved in this multidefendant case, the most significant alleged slaughter of Iraqi detainees arising out of operation Iraqi freedom. Case to be featured in the New Yorker magazine.
February 2009 Attorney Nathan was attending courses and lecturing out-of-state; there were no case results for February as a consequence.
January 2009 United states District Court, District of Massachusetts: a 28 year-old Massachusetts man is arrested for trafficking in firearms at Boston Logan Airport (as reported in the Boston Globe). Attorney Nathan was in the process of getting bail for the noncitizen; the client could not afford the legal fee. A court-appointed lawyer was unable to accomplish what Attorney Nathan could have, and the man remains in jail.
January 2009 United States District Court. A 31-year-old Massachusetts man receives probation instead of jail time for a theft crime.
January 2009 United States District Court, Maine attorney Nathan cocounsel's with local council to secure bail for a United States Navy man charged with possession of child pornography.
January 2009 Plymouth District Court a 29 year-old Massachusetts man with an extensive driving history is criminally prosecuted for operating to endanger, alleged in the breakdown lane at speeds over 130 miles an hour.
January 2009 Taunton District Court a 41-year-old Massachusetts man is prosecuted for operating on a driver's license suspended for DWI in New York State and faced a mandatory prison sentence 60 days. This charge is decriminalized and client pleads guilty to no insurance, avoiding jail time.
January 2009 South Boston District Court a 50-year-old Boston man is charged with assault and battery on a police officer following citation for speeding in the tunnel; the case is resolved by way of accord and satisfaction, responsible speeding December 2008 Waltham District Court A 38-year-old man from India twice convicted of drunk driving in Arizona is charged with driving while license suspended for DWI convictions; the case is dismissed on motion of Attorney Nathan, avoiding a mandatory minimum jail sentence.
December 2008 Massachusetts Probation department: a Florida man has his criminal theft records sealed, allowing him to become employed in the finance industry.
December 2008 United States Navy clemency and parole Board an enlisted man convicted of rape of a fellow enlisted woman during Operation Iraqi Freedom has his first parole bid denied with leave to reapply in one year
December 2008 United States district court a 58-year-old city worker is cleared of an FBI corruption investigation involving municipal funds; a proffer session conducted by Attorney Nathan led to the result.
December 2008 United States Army Parole Board, Washington, DC a 28-year-old is denied in his first bid for parole following murder conviction in Operation Iron Triangle during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Attorney Nathan as lead counsel representation continues.
November 2008 Washington, DC Department of the Army, Parole Board Attorney Nathan appears before the Army Board seeking to release a United States soldier charged with war crimes during the war in Iraq; a codefendant is represented by another famous attorney, Alan Dershowitz of Harvard University.
November 2008 Peabody District Court a 23-year-old University graduate and major financial institution employee is charged with drunk driving and leaving the scene after causing property damage; he had been a previous client on a leaving the scene which was dismissed. Representation continues
November 2008 United States District Court a 26-year-old Massachusetts man with an extensive criminal history is arrested for theft and brought before the justice. Attorney Nathan argues for personal recognizance and succeeds. Representation continues
October 2008 Cambridge District Court a 51-year-old Lebanese man living in Washington state defaults in 1998 for burning an automobile and lying to authorities; he motions the court to dismiss the case in absentia and is not successful
September 2008 Middlesex County Superior Court a 24 year-old Massachusetts man does not follow the advice of counsel after indictment for trafficking in drugs and is rearrested and held without bail.
August 2008 United States Navy Parole Board, Washington, DC and enlisted man is arrested for rape of an enlisted woman during the war in Afghanistan. Attorney Nathan is retained or parole purposes. Representation continues
July 2008 Malden District Court a 43-year-old Massachusetts physician is charged with assault and battery on his wife. The case is dismissed.
July 2008 Middlesex County Superior Court a 32-year-old Massachusetts man charged with trafficking in OxyContin and seized with $25,000 cash receives the minimum punishment allowed by law.
July 2008 attorney Nathan is recruited by the new Court TV called true TV and reappears on national television's "In Session" with Jack Ford broadcast out of Manhattan. He flies round-trip out of Norwood Massachusetts courtesy of NetJets' owners and pilots who are his clients.
July 2008 Boston Municipal Court and Suffolk County Superior Court attorney Nathan is able to postpone the surrender hearing for a 30-year-old Boston man charged with armed robbery who is arrested for second offense identity fraud indictment. Representation continues.
July 2008 United States District Court a 41-year-old Massachusetts woman is investigated for theft of government funds following the Katryna hurricane clean up; representation continues
July 2008 United States District Court a 37-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested for possession with intent to distribute cocaine by DEA. Representation continues.
June 2008 Plymouth County. A 48-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested following a state police internet sting on Craig's list for soliciting sex with underage female. Attorney Nathan avoids mandatory sentencing and the client receives probation.
June 2008 Westborough District Court A 43-year-old Massachusetts woman avoids prosecution for a drunk driving arrest and her drivers license is reinstated.
June 2008 A Massachusetts man is investigated for having sex with an underage relative; representation continues.
May 2008 Stoughton District Court a 38-year-old Massachusetts man is arrested by the state police for drunk driving and has his case continued for three years on motion. At the end of a three years, the case is closed.
May 2008 Woburn District Court and Lawrence District Court a 42-year-old career criminal and leader of a credit card fraud ring receives concurrent sentencing in two counties after confessing during booking procedure; federal and/or state indictment was avoided by quick negotiations with federal prosecutors.
May 2008 Boston, Massachusetts A 41-year-old Maine man has his criminal records sealed upon motion of attorney Nathan.
May 2008 Orleans District Court a 43-year-old Massachusetts woman is charged with larceny by scheme and this case is continued without finding preserving her criminal record.
April 2008 United States District Court a 43-year-old Massachusetts client receives probation and no jail time for fraud; this despite a criminal history resulting in a high guideline.
March 2008 Cambridge District Court a 31-year-old Massachusetts client wins a clerk magistrate hearing for leaving the scene after causing property damage; there was an extensive police investigation. A private investigator was used by Attorney Nathan to make a settlement with the other party.
March 2008 a 55-year-old New Bedford man wins his hardship driver's license appeal after being convicted for 3 drunk driving offenses.
March 2008 West Roxbury District Court a Massachusetts client has his criminal case dismissed; the charge was operating a driver license while suspended.
February 2008 Three clients have their criminal history sealed on petition of Attorney Nathan.
February 2008 attorney Nathan is retained by the family of a soldier seeking early release from prison after pleading guilty to murder of Iraqi insurgents. This is his third such case; Attorney Nathan reaches out to the United States Congress seeking hearings on equality of sentencing of these cases. Representation continues. December 2007, United States Army parole board , Washington, DC A United States soldier faces 18 years jail for war crimes from Iraqi operation freedom. After a hearing, the matter is postponed a year. Representation by attorney Nathan continues.
December 2007 Washington, DC Federal Elections Commission. A consent decree is reached after a 2004 Presidential election violation, saving aide $660,000; settlement for $11,000. Aide used federal matching funds to buy prostitutes and other personal items.
December 2007 United States District Court a 29 year-old Massachusetts man reaches a plea bargain with federal prosecutors avoiding 12 years committed time for gun related statutory violations and enters a negotiated plea bargain for 12 months on an information.
December 2007 Newton District Court a 38-year-old Massachusetts man reaches a plea bargain on the day of trial, avoiding a jail and suspended driver's license for malicious destruction to automobile, assault and battery.
December 2007 United States District Court and Hingham District Court Attorney Nathan negotiates no federal prosecution for local man on 3000+ child pornography charges; case stays in County Court where client faces minimal prosecution. Representation does not continue.
November 2007 United States Army Clemency and Parole Board, Washington DC. A convicted Iraq war soldier pleads out to murdering Iraqi civilians. Attorney Nathan is then retained to get the soldier out of jail. Representation continues.November 2007 Roxbury District Court. A NY man defaults on a drug distribution charge in 1992 on the day of trial. Attorney Nathan gets the case dismissed without the client appearing in court.October, 2007 United States Marines, Court of Inquiry. Attorney Nathan is consulted to review US prosecutor investigation of Afghan civilian killings by US marine in the war on terror. Representation continues.
September 2007 Dedham District Court a 40 year-old Massachusetts man receives dismissal of a charge involving a minor.
September 2007 Dedham District Court a 47-year-old Iowa man is in default from a 1991 drunk driving conviction. The default is removed without the client coming back to Massachusetts, and the right to operate is reinstated.
September 2007 Brookline District Court a 20-year-old area university student receives pretrial dismissal of a charge involving theft of a high-end bicycle from an area retail store. He is ordered, however, to undergo random testing for marijuana abuse.
September 2007 United States District Court a Massachusetts man is indicted for possession of child pornography. Representation continues.
September 2007 United States District Court a Massachusetts woman is indicted for fraud. Representation continues.
September 2007 Concord District Court a Massachusetts professional man is criminally complained of for multiple driving related infractions including operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration, uninsured motor vehicle and unregistered motor vehicle. The case tracked on three different dates for clerks hearing; the client twice defaulted then the client was in the wrong room so the complaint issued. At the arraignment, the case is dismissed prior to arraignment.
September 2007, Department of the Army, Washington DC Attorney Nathan makes military court-martial history before a special board. Results ordered impounded, with possible contempt of military court proceedings if disclosed. July 2007 United States District Court a Massachusetts man is investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After extensive interviews, the matter is dropped. No prosecution, no jail time.
June 2007 Barnstable Superior Court; District Court. A Florida man returns to face 10 year-old warrant for skipping on state parole and old County warrants. He is bailed pending final disposition.
June 2007 Middlesex Superior Court. A Massachusetts man is indicted on five drug trafficking charges. After extensive negotiations he is offered a reduced charge to possession with intent, but declines. After trial, four trafficking charges: not guilty; one trafficking charge: guilty with statutory minimum mandatory sentence applied.
June 2007 West Roxbury District Court a 36 year-old Massachusetts person is charged with credit card fraud, using a professional position to induce elderly to turn over credit cards for defendant's personal use; representation continues. May 2007 Suffolk Superior Court a 31 year-old Boston man is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after a weeklong retrial in the death of a man at a South Boston bar 10 years ago. The defendant was found guilty of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing an enemy after an altercation in 1997; his brother was also previously convicted of second-degree murder at their first trial in 1999 but were granted new trials in 2006 when the state appeals court found their attorneys had on microphones for a British television documentary, which compromised the attorney-client privilege (even though the defendants wanted to be on TV). One brother later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with credit for time served. The case is featured in Boston Law, the book on Boston crime stories by Sean Flynn.
May 2007, Nantucket District Court (with co-counsel) a 24 year-old Massachusetts man and repeat client is charged with second offense assault and battery. The case is dismissed upon payment of the thousand dollars restitution to the victim; the client had been facing jail time.
May 2007, United States District Court, Federal Bureau of Investigation. A 37 year-old Massachusetts man and his corporate colleagues are investigated for securities fraud. Representation continues.
May 2007, Brighton District Court a 24 year-old Massachusetts man has a conviction for OUI, leaving the scene and negligent operation overturned on appeal to allow him to gain immediate right to operate motor vehicles.
May 2007 a 24 year-old Massachusetts man classified as a level 3 sex offender has two indictments in separate counties for failure to register as a sex offender. Representation continues while bail is granted. April 2007 Middlesex Superior Court a 25-year-old Massachusetts man is indicted for rape of a 22 year old and is found not guilty by a 12 person jury.
April 2007 Nantucket District Court a 24-year-old New York man pays his way out of an assault and battery, second offense, and the case is dismissed.
April 2007 Middlesex County a 41 year-old Massachusetts woman is detained by a major retail store and investigated for shoplifting, 2nd offense. Although the store was going to prosecute, Attorney Nathan was able to intervene to present mitigating circumstances which resulted in a corporate decision not to prosecute; this case was referred by a major Washington, DC law firm March 2007 United States District Court/Federal Bureau of Investigation a Massachusetts man is investigated for money laundering and securities fraud with attorney Nathan as lead counsel. Representation continues.
March 2007 Boston Municipal Court 40 year-old Framingham man is charged with suborning perjury, trying to clean up the mess created by an inexperienced defense lawyer. Representation continues
March 2007 United States District Court a 46-year-old high school teacher is indicted for possession of child pornography and receives a downward departure from the guidelines; his sentence was the lightest of 300 handed down from a major FBI sweep despite intense media publicity.
March 2007 Middlesex County Superior Court a 59 year-old California man is indicted for fraud, using a straw to raise revenue. Representation continues
March 2007 United States District Court/United States Homeland Security Attorney Nathan negotiates a deal for a drug trafficker which allows the person to avoid federal prosecution and to stay in the United States.
March 2007 Attorney Nathan is the featured attorney on the Fox news O'Reilly factor, and Court TV following his arguments about a sex offense case in which he is lead counsel.
March 2007 Attorney Nathan appears again on Fox News O'Reilly Factor, creating controversy for millions of regarding his position that viewers of child pornography do not belong in jail.