Kansas Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jarred G. Gilliam </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of destructive devices. Jarred G. Gilliam, 31, of Kansas City, Kansas, allegedly had three destructive devices commonly known as Molotov Cocktails. Gilliam is a suspected member of Red Legs, a group which promotes committing violent attacks on government agencies and the military. Gilliam is accused o... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> State of Kansas v. John C.T. Boese </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a violation of a protection from "abuse" order under K.S.A. 21-5924(a)(1) (a PFA) Reported by Kent Morlan Boese and M.M. had three children together in a long-time rocky relationship. In January 2021, M.M. decided she needed to get away from Boese. Over the next several months, Boese sent her constant unwante... More...
$ (05-27-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joyce L. Smith </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government funds. Reported by Kent Morlan Joynce L. Smith, age 51, was a United States Postal Service employee stole approximately $10,600 in cash payments from customers and issued herself approximately $3,700 in money orders. Smith also embezzled approximately $3,400 that customers paid for their post o... More...
$ (05-26-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesse Williams Laws </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged wityh a convicted sex offender with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). By Kent Morlan Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography. , Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was accused of knowingly viewing or accessing CSAM in November 2025 ... More...
$ (05-10-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gayli Harman </h2> <center>
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally taking mail that was supposed to be delivered to customers. Gayli Harman, 44, of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, worked for the U. S. Postal Service in Westmoreland in the Sales, Service, and Distribution department. Between June 2021 and March 2023, Harman opened mail that was... More...
$ (04-29-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mana Elena Reyes </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Mana Elena Reyes, 51, of Wichita had multiple discussions about purchasing and selling methamphetamine and fentanyl with an individual she was unaware was an undercover officer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office (SGSO). Deputies then followed her as she drove f... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Matthew Waits </h2> </center>
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of federal government money. Matthew Waits, 41, of Topeka previously worked for the PBPN as manager and program director of the Diabetes Prevention Program. In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) / Indian Health Service awarded federal grants and assistance to the tribe. Waits ... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> State of Kansas v. Jerry L. Batts </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of murder in the second degree or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter and murder in the second degree or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of Frost and her unborn fetus. n November 2019, Batts and Sierra J. Frost stole merchandise from a Walmart in Wichita. Batts and Fros... More...
$ (04-08-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jacob Navarrette </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Jacob Navarrette, 34, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. In April 2020, a federal judge in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentenced Navarrette for possession of child pornography. As part of his sentence, Navarr... More...
$ (04-08-2026 - KS)<h2> <center> United States of America v. David L. Mongeau </h2> </center>
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements and bank fraud. Mongeau owned Mongeau Enterprises, a farming operation in western Kansas. In 2019, he obtained a crop insurance policy through the USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) which is subsidized by the federal government. In January 2020, Mongeau submitted a claim indicatin... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Chaz Hicks
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.... More...
$ (02-19-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Nicole Clem
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. Nicole Clem, 42, of Augusta was indicted on 19 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and 21 counts of failure to pay employment taxes. Clem, as owner of a business named Bookkeeping N Beyond, is tasked w... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - KS)United States of America v. Dion Daniel
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing wi... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Bobby Bates Sr.
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Bobby Bates Sr., 43, of Grand Island, Nebraska, from February 2023 to October 2023, was the owner of Built Rite Construction, used a social media group called “Building Barndominiums” to solicit clients for construction projects. Bates required customers to provide initial deposits of up to 50 percen... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Benjamin Charles Fisher
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Benjamin Charles Fisher, 44, of Clearwater, admitted to using a social media messaging platform to correspond with other sex offenders to trade child sexual abuse materials. He used multiple alias accounts and connected to the internet from his home and from his work while committi... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. James Poterbin
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 18:2 - aiding and abetting.... More...
$ (01-02-2026 - ks)<H2> State of Kansas v. Damon Leonard
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Damon Leonard, 47, of Pleasanton, Kansas, with murder, interference of law enforcement, criminal desecration and having a vicious dog at large.... More...
$ (12-30-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Dashea G. “Baby Cherry” Henderson
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking Dashea G. “Baby Cherry” Henderson, 38, of Wichita admitted to his part in a drug trafficking network to distribute fentanyl. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated the case.... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy and Sai Praveen Kommana
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding a victim while posing as federal law enforcement officials.. 18:1349 Wire Fraud Conspiracy (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (1) 18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Threat (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (2) Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy, 27, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sai Praveen Kommana, 29... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Diego Barron-Esquivel
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with forcible assault of a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111(a)(1) and 111(b). (a) In General.—Whoever— (1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of official du... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph Campbell and John Duncan
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) by submitting false information on applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Joseph Campbell, 61, of Olathe and John Duncan, 65, of Topeka are both charged with one count of wire fraud conspirac... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - KS)<H2> United States of America v. Quintin Flanagin
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged one count of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of false statements, and one count of money laundering. Quintin Flanagin, 45, of Colby, Kansas, was accused for defrauding clients of his accounting firm, who were also his relatives, of more than $400,000. As a certified public accountant (CPA), Flanagin us... More...
$ (12-10-2025 - KS)<H2> State of Kansas v. Cody S. LaCrone
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 16. Cody S. LaCrone, age 32, was accused of sexual exploitation of a child.... More...
$ (11-28-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Eric Honors
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting his step-daughter.... More...
$ (11-26-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Brantton Walker
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Branton Walker, age 39, was accused for killing Rachel Johnson, age 43.<br> <br> PD Chief Joe Sullivan issued the following statement:<br> <br> "This is a heartbreaking tragedy. A mother has lost her life to a senseless and cowardly act, leaving a family devastated and a community grieving. As we ap... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)<H2> <CENter> State of Kansas v. Sultan Y. Andemichael
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with nvoluntary manslaughter; recklessley; Failure to stop accident; result in death; and Interference with law enforcement officer; conceal/alter/destroy evidence in felony case.<br> <br> Sultan Y. Andemichael, 18-years-old, was accused for hitting and killing a pedestrian with his car and fleeing.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - ks)<H2> United States of America v. Montressa Cunningham
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud and Money Laundering.<br> <br> A jury convicted Defendant Montressa Cunningham ("Cunninghamâ€) of sixteen offenses stemming from a fourteen-month fraudulent scheme. Cunningham and his wife Felicia purchased seven higher-end used cars, financing those purchases<br> with... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)<H2> Jennifer Blaine v. Mystere Living & Healthcare, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful discharged theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff has characterized her resignation as a source of harm; but when she appealed, she changed her allegations about the nature of her resignation and how she had been harmed.... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. James Standefer
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with second-degree murder.<br> <br> James Standefer, ate 37, was charged with shooting and killing Jesse Rau, age 43, on January 7, 2026. Rau was found in hsi car suffering from a gunshot would. A passenger in the car was also wounded.... More...
$0 (11-11-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Dennis Mitchell III
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.<br> <br> Dennis Mitchell III, was accused of shooting and killing KCK police officer Hunter Simoncic.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Robert John Schoenberger Jr.
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer will be presenting the defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Robert John Schoenberger Jr., age 47, was accused for shooting and killing a man outside Wesley Medical Center.... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Hector Javier Valdez
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. ... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - KS)<h1> United States of America v. Margaret E. Shafe </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder of U.S. soldier husband.<br> <br> A Kansas woman was sentenced to 293 months in prison for the murder of her husband, a U.S. Army soldier. <br> <br> On February 14, 2025, a federal jury found Margaret E. Shafe, 31, guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her husband, Greg Shafe, in February 2024 at... More...
$0 (10-26-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Huron Fields
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of kidnapping.... More...
$0 (10-20-2025 - KS)Richard L. Livingston v. Doulas J. Curtis, ommandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks
Topeak, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> Richard Livingston, a former Army warrant officer, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to vacate his court-martial convictions. 28 U.S.C. § 2241.<br> <br> On July 29, 2019, a military judge sitting alone as a general court-martial convicted Mr. Livingston of several viola... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Maurice Franklin, Jr.
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and possession of a firearm in relationship to a crime of violence. ... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Blaine Hughes
Wichta, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter.<br> <br> Blaine Hughes, age 21, is accused of hitting and killing Daniel Forshey age 57, who was riding his bicyvle on Murdock when he was hit by a white 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Hughes.... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Vicencio Olea-Monarez
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a large drug-distribution conspiracy in Kansas City.<br> <br> In October 2014, a grand jury indicted ten defendants, including <br> Olea-Monarez, as part of a large drug-distribution conspiracy in the Kansas City area. <br> The indictment alleged twenty counts against Olea-Monarez, including conspiracy... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - KS)United States of America v. Sergio Bustillo-Bustillo
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry after deportation in violation of 8:1326(a) and (b)(1). ... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - KS)State of Kansas v. Chad T. Cuevas
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Chad T. Cuevas was charged with the Feb. 2020 murder of Emerson Downing.<br> <br> ... More...
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