Willie James-Blade Ballard from Eastpointe was sentenced to two years probation by Judge Gatti after pleading to one count of possession of less than 50 grams of cocaine. Judge Gatti commended our own Bradley Friedman for…
Prior to the passage of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in 1978, state and federal prosecutors often complained of their inability to meaningfully penetrate organized criminal groups and punish upper-echelon wrongdoers who were…