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Press & Cases

Court-tested work, in the record.

TeleFore, LLC’s communications analysis and expert testimony have supported investigations and prosecutions in New York State, federal, and out-of-state courts — from routine matters to nationally covered trials.

Featured cases

Selected matters with public coverage.

A sample of cases — drawn from public court records and news reporting — in which TeleFore’s analysis and expert testimony supported the proceedings.

ProsecutionU.S. District Court, EDNY · 2023

United States v. Belloisi

An American Airlines mechanic at JFK Airport was convicted of conspiring to import roughly 25 pounds of cocaine concealed in a jetliner’s electronics compartment, and later sentenced to nine years in federal prison. TeleFore interpreted, analyzed, and mapped the call detail records and Cellebrite extraction data.

Conviction; 9-year sentence
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ProsecutionU.S. District Court, EDNY · 2022

United States v. Agoro et al.

Members and associates of the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples were convicted of racketeering, conspiracy to murder rival gang members, and firearms offenses tied to a series of retaliatory shootings in Brooklyn. TeleFore analyzed and mapped CDR, NELOS, GPS, and license-plate-reader data.

Racketeering convictions
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ProsecutionU.S. District Court, EDNY · 2025

United States v. Velasquez Larin et al.

After a ten-week trial, a federal jury convicted four MS-13 members — including two national leaders — of racketeering and multiple murders in Queens and on Long Island; each faces a mandatory life sentence. TeleFore analyzed and mapped CDR alongside iCloud and Google return data.

Convictions; mandatory life
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ProsecutionLebanon County, PA · 2025

Commonwealth v. Salem

A former Olympic boxer was convicted of the first-degree murder of his daughter and sentenced to life; GPS evidence placed his rental car at the crime scene and the body-recovery site. TeleFore analyzed and mapped the GPS tracker records and explained GPS technology to the jury.

First-degree murder; life
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ProsecutionSullivan County, TN · 2023

State of Tennessee v. Strouth

A defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy in a killing outside a Bristol-area Walmart and sentenced to life plus additional years. TeleFore interpreted, analyzed, and visualized Cellebrite extraction and Google return data.

First-degree murder; life plus additional years
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ProsecutionU.S. District Court, EDNY · 2024

United States v. Xu et al.

At trial in a nationwide, Queens-based sex-trafficking and prostitution racketeering enterprise, the jury convicted the organization’s manager and enforcer on all counts. TeleFore interpreted, analyzed, and mapped the call detail records.

Enterprise convictions at trial
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ProsecutionRichmond County (Staten Island), NY · 2018

People v. Sykes

In one of Staten Island’s most serious cases, the defendant was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2016 stabbing deaths of two young children at a Staten Island hotel and sentenced to life without parole. TeleFore interpreted, analyzed, and mapped the call detail records.

First-degree murder; life without parole
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ProsecutionU.S. District Court, EDNY · 2022

United States v. Johnson

The lead organizer of a home-invasion robbery crew that targeted victims across Queens, Long Island, and New Jersey was convicted at a federal jury trial and sentenced to eight years, consecutive to sentences he was already serving. TeleFore analyzed and mapped the call detail records and NELOS data.

Federal robbery conviction
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ProsecutionMarion County, IA (tried in Council Bluffs) · 2019

State of Iowa v. Carter

A nationally followed prosecution — featured by Dateline NBC and A&E — in which the defendant was tried for the shooting death of his mother on the family farm. TeleFore analyzed and mapped the call detail records for the prosecution; the jury returned a not-guilty verdict in 2019.

Not-guilty verdict; national coverage (Dateline, A&E)
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Testimony record

Expert testimony, 2013–2026.

79 expert-witness appearances across New York State, federal (EDNY & SDNY), and out-of-state courts. Search or filter the full record below.

DateCourt / venueMatterRetained by
May 19, 2026U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. PatchiavProsecution
Apr 29, 2026New York County, NYPeople v. NorfordDefense
Mar 20, 2026Suffolk County, NYPeople v. AlvarengaProsecution
Mar 17, 2026U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. RodriguezProsecution
Dec 3–4, 2025U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. Velasquez LarinProsecution
Oct 28, 2025Kings County, NYPeople v. CarterProsecution
Oct 22, 2025U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. WilsonProsecution
Oct 21, 2025Lebanon County, PACommonwealth v. SalemProsecution
Jul 30, 2025Richmond County, NYPeople v. OlasupoProsecution
May 23, 2025U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. ScottProsecution
Jan 23 & 28, 2025U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. Powel et al.Prosecution
Nov 18–19, 2024Richmond County, NYPeople v. McLellanProsecution
Nov 15, 2024Suffolk County, NYPeople v. MorrisProsecution
Nov 4, 2024U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. Xu et al.Prosecution
Apr 3, 2024Kings County, NYPeople v. Ragene & PowellProsecution
Feb 26–27, 2024Richmond County, NYPeople v. ReuterProsecution
Aug 7, 2023Sullivan County, TNState v. StrouthProsecution
Jul 20, 2023Suffolk County, NYPeople v. Garcia-VargasProsecution
Apr 27, 2023U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. BelloisiProsecution
Mar 7 & 9, 2023Suffolk County, NY — Grand JuryPeople v. DaleyProsecution
Mar 2, 2023Kings County, NYPeople v. DrawhornProsecution
Feb 17, 2023Suffolk County, NYPeople v. N’GaiiProsecution
Feb 3, 2023Suffolk County, NYPeople v. ElquhirProsecution
Jan 12–13, 2023Suffolk County, NYPeople v. O’MahoneyProsecution
Dec 1, 2022Suffolk County, NYPeople v. LopezProsecution
Nov 8–10, 2022U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. Agoro et al.Prosecution
Oct 6, 2022Suffolk County, NYPeople v. O’MahoneyProsecution
June 22, 2022Richmond County, NYPeople v. BeatonProsecution
Jun 15, 2022Suffolk County, NYPeople v. HoganProsecution
May 19–20, 2022U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. JohnsonProsecution
Mar 31, 2022Suffolk County, NYPeople v. GarciaProsecution
Nov 4, 2021Johnson County, MOState v. DennisProsecution
Jul 29, 2021Niagara County, NYPeople v. Coleman / McEnnisProsecution
Apr 22–23, 2021Suffolk County, NYPeople v. RamirezProsecution
Nov 20, 2020Suffolk County, NY — Grand JuryAppel death investigationProsecution
Nov 3–4, 2020Suffolk County, NYPeople v. HunterProsecution
Aug 28, 2020Suffolk County, NY — Grand JuryPeople v. HunterProsecution
Dec 5, 2019Kings County, NYPeople v. FernandezProsecution
Sep 24, 2019Suffolk County, NYPeople v. LewisProsecution
Aug 29, 2019Suffolk County, NYPeople v. CarltonProsecution
Jul 11, 2019Suffolk County, NYPeople v. VegaProsecution
May 23, 2019Suffolk County, NYPeople v. HarrisonProsecution
Mar 14, 2019Suffolk County, NYPeople v. HubbardProsecution
Mar 13, 2019Marion County, IAState v. CarterProsecution
Jan 31, 2019Suffolk County, NYPeople v. SmithProsecution
Oct 11–15, 2018Suffolk County, NYPeople v. AlexanderProsecution
Oct 9, 2018Suffolk County, NYPeople v. StrubProsecution
Oct 5, 2018Richmond County, NYPeople v. SykesProsecution
May 31, 2018Suffolk County, NYPeople v. VaughnProsecution
May 7, 2018Nassau County, NYPeople v. Taylor & BurgessProsecution
Mar 1, 2018Richmond County, NYPeople v. DennisProsecution
Dec 13, 2017U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. PriceProsecution
Nov 3, 2017Suffolk County, NYPeople v. Montello & TorresProsecution
Oct 18, 2017Richmond County, NYPeople v. SykesProsecution
Oct 3, 2017Suffolk County, NYPeople v. JamesProsecution
Sep 6, 2017Suffolk County, NYPeople v. GunnProsecution
Aug 4–5, 2017Suffolk County, NYPeople v. TorresProsecution
Jun 30, 2017Richmond County, NYPeople v. ThomasProsecution
May 11, 2017Nassau County, NYPeople v. Denton & PalantProsecution
Mar 16, 2017Suffolk County, NY—Prosecution
Mar 1, 2017Nassau County, NYPeople v. GrantProsecution
Jan 24, 2017Suffolk County, NYPeople v. SharpeProsecution
Nov 22, 2016Kings County, NY—Prosecution
Oct 31, 2016Richmond County, NYPeople v. ThomasProsecution
Oct 27–28, 2016U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. RamseyProsecution
Sep 27, 2016Kings County, NYPeople v. ChernyaevProsecution
Jun 28, 2016U.S. District Court, EDNY—Prosecution
Jun 15, 2016U.S. District Court, EDNYUnited States v. CuretonProsecution
May 17, 2016Richmond County, NYPeople v. BrownProsecution
Apr 19, 2016U.S. District Court, EDNY—Prosecution
Feb 9, 2016U.S. District Court, EDNY—Prosecution
Feb 8, 2016Kings County, NYPeople v. PerroneProsecution
Dec 8–9, 2015Suffolk County, NY—Prosecution
Nov 25, 2015Bronx County, NY—Prosecution
Apr 30, 2015Kings County, NYPeople v. ChernyaevProsecution
Apr 7, 2015U.S. District Court, SDNY—Prosecution
Nov 6, 2014U.S. District Court, EDNY—Prosecution
Oct 23, 2013U.S. District Court, EDNY—Prosecution
June 27, 2013Kings County, NY—Prosecution
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