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Sandy Becher quoted in Globe regarding DeNiro Divorce
Miami, Florida
June 2019
Bloomberg Radio Ask the Experts Program With Divorce Attorney Sandy Becher
Miami, Florida
January 2018
Lakeisha Williams’ Lawyer, Sandy B. Becher, Fights Richard Williams “Malicious and Fabricated” Allegations
Miami, Florida
February 2018
Richard Williams, Serena and Venus Williams’s famed father and tennis coach, has recently filed for divorce from Lakeisha Williams. Richard Williams has received quite a bit of media attention in the past for his role in coaching his tennis champion daughters to fame. Serena and Venus Williams are both multiple-time Grand Slam title winners who credit their early success to their father’s coaching.
However, in the process of his divorce, websites including TMZ and the Daily Mail have reported about some of the serious allegations that Richard Williams has made against Lakeisha Williams. The couple had been married for seven years. In the process of filing for divorce, Richard Williams, who has significant access to media attention, has been making serious and potentially damaging statements about Lakeisha Williams’s behavior, private life, and other actions. The divorce petition includes several serious allegations against Lakeisha Williams on a personal nature.
The story has received considerable media attention due to Richard Williams’s celebrity status as Venus and Serena Williams’s father, and for the age difference between himself and his wife. Williams is 75 and Lakeisha Williams is 38. However, like any highly publicized divorce, it is ultimately up to the judge to discern the truth.
The Daily Mail recently reported that Richard Williams has alleged that Lakeisha Williams is an “alcoholic” and was “stealing” from him. Williams claims that Lakeisha moved out a year ago and Richard Williams also alleges that Lakeisha Williams’s new partner has a criminal record. Williams also claims that Lakeisha Williams left their young child in his care. Sandy B. Becher, P.A., Lakeisha Williams’s divorce lawyer asserts that these claims are false and are intended to affect the outcome of the divorce.
It isn’t uncommon for former spouses to make false claims about a partner in order to get a better divorce settlement. However, Richard Williams’s claims about Lakeisha Williams are quite serious. TMZ reports that both parties have asked the court to grant a “mutual restraining order” to prevent either party from contacting the other during this particularly challenging divorce.
Sandy B. Becher, P.A., who is representing Lakeisha Williams, was recently interviewed by Page Six. About the situation, Becher tells Page Six: ‘His malicious and fabricated allegations will be completely disproven in court and they are being alleged for the sole purpose of attempting to deceive the court into not awarding child support and alimony to his child and wife.” Sandy Becher also spoke to another news outlet, the Daily Mail, calling Richard Williams’s petition “outrageous.” The Daily Mail reporter also noted that Richard Williams’s petition against Lakeisha was “unusually graphic.”
Richard has been divorced before. In 2002, he divorced Oracene Price after allegations of domestic violence were made. The Daily Mail reports that Oracene “suffered three broken ribs but Richard was never charged criminally.”
At the end of the day, the courts will discern the truth. Until then, tabloids continue to report on allegations being made.
By New York Daily News
11/4/2015
Remember when Jose Canseco's biggest controversy was outing baseball steroid cheats in his two tomes, "Juiced" and "Vindicated"?
The former Bash Brother has taken to Twitter with his latest rant, railing against media executive Kamal Hotchandani, the CEO and publisher of Haute Living. Canseco told the Daily News Wednesday that he thinks Hotchandani stiffed him out of a 15-year-old, $350,000 investment in Hotchandani's company, AMG (Advanced Multimedia Group) International.
"I wrote (Hotchandani) the check and years and years and years later, didn't hear anything about it," Canseco said. "I figured it was an investment and it takes years to recoup your money or make a percentage. Then all of the sudden I lost track of him. I tried to get a hold of him. He never returned my phone calls. Tried it every year. I said, 'I've had enough. I'm pissed off.'"
But Canseco's Twitter threats directed at Hotchandani - in one post yesterday, Canseco fumed, "People get killed for less than 350k kamal" -- may land him in legal hot water, and Hotchandani's attorney told The News that in addition to his client seeking an order of protection against Canseco, federal and state authorities are already looking into the matter.
"We are seeking an order of protection and we expect to get one quickly. It would keep Mr. Canseco from contacting Kamal directly or indirectly through a third party, and (Canseco) must not be within 500 feet of Kamal at his home or office. If Canseco walks into a restaurant and Kamal is there, Mr. Canseco has to leave," said Miami attorney Sandy Becher, who represents Hotchandani. "We have state and federal authorities in various jurisdictions investigating and monitoring the situation. We will pursue any and all civil and criminal action (against Canseco). We believe (Canseco) has committed cyber-stalking and intimidation, at a minimum." Becher said Hotchandani has already been cooperating with authorities.
Cantante Paulina Rubio y Colate Continuarán Compartiendo la Custodia de su Hijo
By E! News
12/21/2012
Un juez decidió que el pequeño Andrea seguirá bajo el poder de sus padres por igual…
Finalmente la pugna que mantenía la chica dorada por la custodia de su hijo llegó a su fin…
Pero por con un resultado que quizás no sea de su total agrado…
El juez George Sarduy de una corte de la ciudad de Miami acordó que tanto Paulina Rubio como su aún esposo Nicolás “Colate” Vallejo Nágera seguirán teniendo los mismos derechos y deberes sobre el hijo que procrearon durante el tiempo que estuvieron juntos, Andrea Nicolás.
Según comentó el abogado del español, Sandy Becher, a Univisión, su defendido fue seguido por un detective que buscaba demostrar “que se quedaba demasiado lejos del niño y que le fumaba en la cara”, pero según él nada de esto fue comprobado.
“Al final, el juez decidió mantener la custodia compartida de Andrea Nicolás turnándose semana a semana el menor y la posibilidad de que Colate lleve a su hijo a España”, señaló Becher.
Valet Sues LeBron James' Mom Over Fontainebleau Incident
By Hufftington Post
04/14/2011
The parking valet on the end of a slap from LeBron James' mom fired back this week in a lawsuit alleging he suffered emotional distress, humiliation, mental anguish, medical expenses, the loss of the ability to earn money, and the loss of capacity for enjoyment of life.
Rockfeller Sorel hired lawyer Angela Cohn, who filed the suit Tuesday in Miami-Dade court. A day later, a grainy video appeared on gossip website TMZ showing the altercation at the posh Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, the infamous slap and a tumbling Gloria Marie James.
In the suit, Sorel asks for damages of more than $15,000 for negligence, assault and battery. It says that James, 43, "verbally abused and threatened" Sorel, "creating a well founded fear in the Plaintiff that violence was imminent."
In an interview Wednesday, Sorel's lawyer said the "verbal abuse" included a profanity-filled tirade that included personal attacks, and a racial obscenity.
The suit goes on to say that "the losses are either permanent or continuing and Plaintiff will suffer the losses in the future."
"All he was doing was his job,'' Cohn said. "He did not know who she was, and he did not ask for this to happen."
Sorel, Cohn added, hasn't returned to his job as a parking valet at the Fontainebleau and "his future is unclear there."
Lawyers for Gloria James responded with a statement.
"On behalf of Ms. Gloria James, we do not comment on pending legal matters,'' said attorneys Christopher G. Lyons and Sandy Becher. "Therefore, we will not have any comment regarding the civil lawsuit, which was filed yesterday."
Rapper Flo Rida "I Am NOT That Baby's Daddy!"
By TMZ
7/24/2011
Flo Rida is in the middle of a paternity war -- even though the rapper claims he has scientific PROOF he's NOT the baby daddy.
Mr. Rida is accused of fathering a son with a woman named Gloria Halloway. The kid was born earlier this year.
Flo's attorney, Sandy Becher, tells TMZ ... the rapper took a paternity test last month that ruled him out as the boy's father ... but he used a pseudonym to protect his identity.
But Halloway isn't buying it -- claiming she has yet to see a document with Flo's REAL NAME on it ... and her lawyer, Damon McDougal, tells us, "There is absolutely nothing to indicate that [Flo Rida] was sampled."
Rapper Flo Rida a Big-Time Cheapskate? Ex-Assistant Sues Over Low, Low, Low Wages
By E! News
02/07/2012
Flo Rida is getting a bad rap from his ex-assistant.
A woman who says she worked for the rapper is suing him for unspecified damages, claiming that he stiffed her out of a fair wage by offering measly compensation.
So how low did Flo allegedly go?
Mahogany Miller claims she was paid $3.08 an hour—less than half the federal minimum wage—for a 65-hour work week.
In the suit, filed Jan. 27 in U.S. District Court in Miami, Miller alleges that she endured long hours when she started working as an administrative assistant for the rapper (real name: Tramar Dillard) in August 2011, but couldn't handle the job's low salary.
When she aired her concerns to him, she was allegedly fired within a day.
Miller's attorney, Robert Harris, tells E! News exclusively that the current lawsuit will be amended soon to include other counts.
No good feelings from this former Flo Rida employee, that's for sure.
The rapper's lawyer, Sandy Becher, tells E! News, meanwhile, that they have not yet been served with the suit that was filed on Jan. 27, and that "Flo is being falsely targeted for doing something out of the goodness of his own heart."
Rapper Flo Rida Arrested for DUI in Florida
By CNN
06/09/2011
Rapper Flo Rida was arrested early Thursday morning in Miami Beach for a DUI and for driving with a suspended license.
"He had a blood alcohol level of .185 which is well over the legal limit," Deborah Doty, a spokesperson for the Miami Beach Police Department, tells PEOPLE.
Flo Rida, 31, who was born Tramar Dillard in Carol City, Fla., attracted the attention of Miami Beach police when they saw him driving erratically through the heart of South Beach in his two-door 2008 Bugatti.
According to the police report, his car was swerving. When the rapper was stopped, the officer saw that he had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol on his breath.
P. Diddy Grammy-Nominated Gospel Star Alleged Deadbeat Dad
By PageSix.com
03/08/2008
RAP producer and gospel singer Mario Winans – nephew of Broadway star Benjamin “BeBe” Winans – is refusing to support his 3-year-old son, his ex-lover says.
Janel Bennett, who was in an eight-year relationship with Winans before she had her son, Jordan, claims she was evicted from her home in Miami because Winans won’t pay child support. She told us she is “homeless and living with friends on the South Side of Chicago,” where she works as a cocktail waitress.
In 2005, the Miami Herald reported, “A DNA test shows a ‘99.99 percent probability’ that Winans is the biological parent.” Documents filed in a Miami-Dade, Fla., court last Jan. 2 stated, “Mario Winans is obligated to pay Janel Bennett $4,500 per month due on the first of each month as child support.”
Salvage Principals Face Prison Terms, $10.3M Restitution in Asbestos Case
By WBIR
01/22/2015
Five people who managed or owned a salvage firm that removed salvageable metals from a defunct Hamblen County plant face prison terms and $10 million in restitution for environmental crimes and negligence that likely exposed unwitting workers to asbestos, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The five had earlier pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a felony count each of conspiring to violate federal laws that regulate disposal of asbestos, which can cause lung disease and increase susceptibility to some kinds of cancer.
According to the EPA, the defendants over a series of years were liable for the improper bagging and disposal of asbestos from the old Liberty Fibers plant, and they failed to provide workers the proper protection equipment. The government also alleged plant operators tried to hide the fact that improper disposal of asbestos was occurring.
The Rise and Fall of Internet Sports Bookie and Poker Pro James Giordano
By The Village voice
12/08/2009
Last Wednesday, a former bookmaker named James Giordano stood up in a Queens courtroom to be sentenced for promoting illegal gambling.
Giordano, 55, was indicted in 2006 for running a sports betting website in the Caribbean that banked millions of dollars in bets from dozens of U.S.-based bookies and thousands of individual gamblers. Just over three years later, the case was finally at an end.
The hearing was brief, a routine matter of the kind that takes place in courtrooms all the time, and the sentence—five months in prison—hardly seemed noteworthy.
But for those who have followed Giordano's case, his sentencing was a characteristically ambiguous end to an epic battle being fought over your right to place a wager on the Internet.
4 Bulgarians Arrested in Miami Over USD 2 M Elaborate ATM Thefts
By Novinite.com
04/11/2008
Four Bulgarian nationals have been nabbed in Miami over hijacking ATMs and stealing at least 2 million dollars using tiny cameras and card readers. Nikolai Arabov, 37; Stanimir Kolev, 36; Diyan Dobrev, 34 and Denislav Filipov, 19 all face charges involving grand theft, criminal use of personal identification and credit-card fraud, the Miami Herald reported.
