Represented municipality as Plaintiff in a civil RICO case.

April 2015

Town of Mamakating, New York v. Shalom Lamm, et al: David represented a municipality plaintiff in a civil R.I.C.O. action against a developer and others for engaging in an unlawful voting fraud scheme to take control of smallest village in New York State. The action led to subsequent federal criminal charges, guilty pleas, and prison sentences for what the U.S. Attorney called “the worst case of voter fraud in the modern era”.

[RICO was dismissed but served as partial template for the Indictment].

Read a copy of the Complaint here.

Practice area(s): Civil Litigation, Election Campaign / Political Law

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

David Holland

As Executive Director of Empire State NORML and President of the New York City Cannabis Industry Association, David has been a leading advocate in the cannabis space for over 20 years. He has represented clients in marijuana related proceedings everywhere from traffic court to the United States Supreme Court, and he helped obtain clemency for five elderly prisoners servicing life without parole for marijuana. David also handles complex civil and criminal litigation in other areas including employment, First Amendment, and business.

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Represented municipality as Plaintiff in a civil RICO case.

David Holland

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