Texas False Imprisonment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Celso Rivas-Gonzalez </h2> </center>
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously removed alien. In 2024, Rivas-Gonzalez was convicted of both illegal re-entry and indecency with a child. Prior to that, in 2021, he was convicted of a harassment felony that had been reduced from one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Rivas-Gonzalez... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Davin Ward Elder </h2> </center>
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with wire fraud. From January 2023 to March 2025, Devin Ward Elder, 47, fraudulently raised more than $69.5 million from approximately 345 investor victims that participated in 17 real estate investments. Elder was the founder and CEO of the San Antonio-based investment firm, DJE Texas Management Group, LLC, which was ... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kurtney Bernard Jones </h2> </center>
Abilene, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kurtney Jones, also known as “KP,” was responsible for distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin in the Abilene area. In December 2023, Jones assumed control of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed drugs in Abilene and the surro... More...
$ (02-15-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jed Wood, Joshua Link, Tia Link, Taylor Bang, Royana Thompson </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from an unlawful activity. Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering involving wiring more than ... More...
$ (02-15-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Summer Heather </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to federal agents, wire fraud, and Financial Transactions Involving Proceeds of Specified Unlawful Activity.... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gustavo Adrian-Soria </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after removal. n July 2024, Lopez-Soria pled guilty of illegally reentering the United States after being deported in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). The Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) stated that Lopez-Soria had been removed from the United States twice: in March 2018 and May 2... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Brian August </h2> </center>
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer Solomon Wisenberg represented the Defendant charged with violating the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The allegations involved the issuance of 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 23, 2017, and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for t... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - TX)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Judge and Raquelle Judge </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. AI Overview 18 U.S.C. § 1349 makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to commit any fraud offense under Chapter 63 of Title 18, imposing the same penalties as if the actual fraud were completed, covering mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and healthcare fraud. This law tar... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - TX)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Mark Malone, et al. </h2> </center>
Austin, Texas, qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a False Claims Act fraud claim. Dr. Mark Malone, Advanced Pain Care, and related entities have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas $13,625,000 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims for urine drug testing to federal and state healthcare programs. The United States will receive $13,590,544.88 and Texas will... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - TX)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Nathan Reis </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Nathan Reis, 47, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, and previously of Arizona, conspired with others to submit false and fraudulent PPP loan applications to receive loan funds for which they were not eligible. In April 2020, Reis co-founded Blueacorn, purportedly to help small businesses and ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - TX)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Damon Tonyado Johnson </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. Damon Johnson, 51, was indicted in December 2024 for robbing the PNC Bank on North Glenbrook Drive in Garland, Texas on November 14, 2024. He pled guilty in May 2025 to bank robbery. Today, U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle sentenced Johnson to 200 months in federal prison. According to court documents,... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - TX)<H2> <center> United States of America v. David Hunt, Brandon Hunt, Baylon Hunt, and Corey Burt </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with participating in a multimillion-dollar tax refund fraud scheme. David Hunt, of Arlington, Texas, his twin sons Brandon and Baylon Hunt, also of Arlington, and the twins’ half-brother, Corey Burt, formerly of Long Beach, Mississippi, orchestrated a scheme to file tax returns in the names of purported trusts th... More...
$ (12-14-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel Carlos-Ramos </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.<br> <br> Violation of f 8 U.S.C. § 1326 carries a maximum sentence of two years of imprisonment and one year of supervised release. ... More...
$0 (11-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Darell Montrell Trotter </h2> </center>
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl.<br> <br> Darell Montrell Trotter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute<br> fentanyl pursuant to a plea agreement. Although Trotter’s indictment<br> alleged that his conduct caused the death of an individual, DS, the plea<br> agreement did not include this allegation. The agreement did... More...
$0 (11-04-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> State of Texas v. Johnathan Robert Young </h2> </center>
Greenville, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with o leaving the scene of an accident involving an injury. See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.021 (Supp).<br> <br> The maximum sentence for Young's offense was five years' imprisonment with a $5,000.00 fine, but Young did not receive the maximum sentence since he was not fined. See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 550.021(c)... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Juan Carmen Padron Mendez and Juan Carlos </h1></center></h1>
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with choking federal agent <br> <br> Between Sept. 19-25, a total of 511 individuals have been charged in immigration and related matters as part of ongoing enforcement actions along the South Texas border, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. <br> <br> Among those are 180 people charged with illegally reentering the ... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Celia Ignacia Esquivel-Bataz </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation following conviction of a felony offense.<br> <br> Esquivel-Bataz, a citizen and national of Mexico, was convicted in<br> 2011 of making a false statement to obtain credit. She was subsequently<br> deported in May 2012. In April 2025, United States Immigration and<br> Customs Enforcement (ICE) ... More...
$0 (09-16-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Walter Antonio Chicas-Garcia aka Mejia, Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia aka Discreto, Marlon Miranda-Moran aka Chinki </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with large-scale racketeering conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Three high-level MS-13 gang members plead guilty to 50-year sentences in large-scale racketeering conspiracy involving murder and other violent crimes</h2></center></b></b></cent... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Emillo Marco Black, aka Blace Migo </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(l) and (b)(l)(C).<br> <br> The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984<br> <br> provided for a new federal sentencing structure by creating the United States Sentencing Commission to establish sentencing guidelines, abolishing fed... More...
$0 (09-04-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Hector Garcia and Victor Rodriguez </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting five illegal aliens<br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney Adds 269 Immigration Cases This Week</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America Roberto Moreno-Rangel, Martin Gomez-Cisneros, Heriberto Monsivais Lopez aka Erik Lopez, Samuel Chulo-Aguilar, Jose Carcamo-Santos, Rosell Bladimir Ortiz-Garcia, Victor Aaron Vargas-Leon, Victor Hugo Lopez-Murillo, Jorge Santillan-De La Cruz, Raul Robledo, Luis Heriberto Baca-Baca </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, illegal alien in possession of a firearm, lewd acts with a child under 14, illegal re-entry, transporting illegal aliens, trespassing in a habitation. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Alfredo Macias-Mendoza, et al.</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with illegal reentry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> 176 Immigration Cases Filed in the Western District of Texas This Week</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Federal prosecutors ... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Rafael Cortez-Gonzalez </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearms violation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Jefferson County drug dealer sentenced to federal prison for firearms violation</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> <br> A 53-ye... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Huerta, Israel Navarro </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Healthcare Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> El Paso Hospital CEOs Charged for Healthcare Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Two men surrendered to the FBI in El Paso... More...
$0 (07-28-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Karen Y. Ordonez-Granados, Ledy Veronica Ordonez- Granados </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with one count of fraud or misuse of an immigration document. The two defend </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds 222 Immigration Cases</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="re... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Montreal Leonard Burnett </h2> </center>
Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) is a federal law that prohibits individuals convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. Specifically, it makes it unlawful for any person "who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding on... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Antonio Tafolla, Jr. </h2> </center>
Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> CONSPIRACY TO TRANSPORT AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN WITHIN THE UNITED STATES<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. § 1324, also known as the "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" law, is a federal statute that criminalizes various activities related to the entry and presence of unauthorized immigrants in the Unite... More...
$0 (03-20-2025 - TX)<h> <center> United States of America v. Robert Lee Delgado </h2> </center>
Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of illegal aliens.<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. § 1324, also known as the "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" law, is a federal statute that criminalizes various activities related to the entry and presence of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. It prohibits actions like smuggling, transporting, c... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> Kasi Sierra v. Collectech Diversified Inc and Equifax Information Services LLC </h2> </center>
Lubbock, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law designed to protect consumers from abusive, unfair, and deceptive practices by debt collectors. It outlines what debt collectors can and cannot do when trying to collect debts. The FDCPA aim... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rolando Reyes-Lopez </h2> </center>
San Angelo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. 1326 makes it a crime for a non-citizen who has been deported or removed from the United States to reenter the country without permission. Specifically, it prohibits a person who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed from the U.S... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Michael Wilson </h2> </center>
San Angelo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 225<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 225 outlines the federal crime of engaging in a Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise (CFCE). It specifically targets individuals who organize, manage, or supervise a series of financial crimes, and who personally receive substantia... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> Guadalupe Frias and Shannon McKinnon v. Genaro Hernandez </h2> </center>
Dallas, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a civil rights violation under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Genaro Hernandez is a Dallas Police Department (“DPDâ€) detective by day and private employee of the Stainback Organization by night. In August 2019, a shooting occurred outside the Stainback Organization’s neighbor, a Dallas bar called The Green Ele... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ramon Paras Manguera, Jr. </h2> </center>
McAllen, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm not<br> registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR), in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). <br> <br> <br> 6 U.S.C. § 5861:<br> <br> It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (a) to engage in business as a manufacturer or importer of, or dealer in... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Aleyda Medrano-Ramos </h2> <center>
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport aliens.<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. § 1324 outlines the federal crime of "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens." It addresses the illegal entry and presence of unauthorized aliens in the United States, making it a crime to bring them in, transport them, conceal them, or encourage their entry in viola... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Steven Daniel Weste </h2> </center>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and making threats of injury in interstate communications.<br> <br> Steven Daniel Weste was convicted for cyberstalking and sending threatening interstate communications.He filed a motion to suppress, contending that the warrantless search of his cell phone while in a halfway house violated the Fourth A... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Luis Miguel Claros Sarmiento, et al. <</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and weapons charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 16 “Anti-Tren†members and associates charged with cocaine and firearms trafficking</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By<br> M... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Pedro Martinez-Solorzano </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Waco, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican Felon with History of Drug Trafficking in Waco Back in Federal Custody</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By<br> MoreLaw Suites<br> 624 South Denver, Suit... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Evaristo Hernandez-Garduza </h2> </center>
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-entry into the United States.<br> <br> Illegal reentry into the United States, as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1326, is a crime that applies to individuals previously deported or removed who then reenter, attempt to reenter, or are found in the U.S. without authorization. This offense is a felony with a poten... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Hernan Cortez, Daniel Elizondo </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fentanyl dealers sentenced to federal prison</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> Two Texas residents have been sentenced for conspiracy to possess w... More...
$0 (06-05-2025 - TX)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Heriberto Marin-Heber </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine with children in vehicle </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illegal alien sent to prison after distributing cocaine with children in vehicle</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 39-year-old Mexican national w... More...
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