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Page Pate interviewed on El Chapo extradition and Sean Penn meeting

January 14, 2016

Attorney Page Pate talks about whether or not Sean Penn will face legal fallout for Penn’s interview with the fugitive known as El Chapo.

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El Chapo Is in Jail, But What Happens to Sean Penn?

January 11, 2016

Sean Penn has played many roles in his acting career, but his role in the case involving Joaquin Guzman Loera (“El Chapo”) will be the most challenging yet. Penn went to great lengths to arrange a clandestine meeting with El Chapo while the fugitive was on the run after escaping from a “high-security” prison in […]

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CNN publishes Page Pate’s explanation of federal terrorism laws

December 21, 2015

In this article, attorney Page Pate writes about how the justice system decides if a mass shooting is an act of terrorism.

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New Federal Child Pornography Charges Involving Tor Network

November 30, 2015

We were recently contacted by several individuals who had either been arrested or had their homes searched by federal authorities based on allegations of receiving, distributing, or possessing child pornography through the Tor Network. Based on our experience, it appears that this is a massive criminal investigation by the FBI and other agencies resulting in […]

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Our Firm Secures Dismissal of Federal Child Pornography Charges

November 30, 2015

I thought I would be picking a jury today in a federal child pornography case, but the prosecutor dismissed the case a few days ago. Our client had been charged with violations of 19 U.S.C. § 2252, which meant that he faced a minimum of ten years in prison if convicted on any charge. Fortunately, […]

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