San Diego, California ponzi scheme criminal defense lawyer represented defendant who operated a $65 million Ponzi scheme that caused investors to lose over $20 million.

According to court filings, Jonnny Ngo induced his victims to invest funds in various short-term investment contracts by making false representations, including that: (a) Investor money would be used to fund wholesale pur... More...   $0 (11-27-2020 - OK)

Phoenix, AZ possession of obscene material criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with transferring obscene material to a minor.

Between February 11, 2019 and March 28, 2019, Coyote used his Facebook account to transfer obscene material to the minor victim. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) flagged these Facebook communications in June 2019 and ... More...   $0 (11-27-2020 - AZ)

Lincoln, Nebraska sex trafficking criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion; Production of Child Pornography; and Interstate Transportation for Prostitution.

Devin L. Ashford, 33, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was found guilty by a jury of Sex Trafficking of a Minor; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coe... More...   $0 (11-27-2020 - NE)

Rapid City, South Dakota sexual exploitation of a child criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography.

Red Legs was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 14, 2019 for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography. He was found guilty by a jury at trial on July 31, 2020.

The con... More...   $0 (11-27-2020 - SD)

Minneapolis, MN mail fraud criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to commit $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and other vulnerable victims.

STACEY LEIGH PERSONS pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to her guil... More...   $0 (11-27-2020 - MN)

Davenport, Iowa Social Security fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant who failed to reveal events affecting the receipt of Social Security Benefits.

Walkesha Shavon Jamison, age 41, of Coralville, Iowa was charged with Concealment of Events Affecting Social Security Benefits.

This investigation began in 2017 when the Social Security Administration (SSA) learned Jami... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - IA)

Kansas City, Missouri social security fraud criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Social Security and bankruptcy fraud.

Carol L. Dille, age 68, was chargred with Social Security and bankruptcy fraud. Dille admitted that she filed an online application for Social Security retirement insurance benefits in September 2013, using the identity – including the name, date ... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - )

St. Louis, Missouri carjacking criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with carjacking and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Devion Perryman, a 24-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident was charged with one count of carjacking and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On February 6, 2019, a victim parked his car behind a residence on McCree A... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - MO)

Hot Springs, Arkansas drug distribution criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm.

Buddy Lee Harris, age 42, of Pearcy, Arkansas, was charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine and one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.

In the fall of 2019, detectives w... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - AR)

Urbana, Illinois conspiracy to commit wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Eric Marcel Mboule, age 35, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

In 2016, Mboule along with Patrick Guentangue and others executed a fraudulent scheme to deceive University of Illinois officials into believing that a building contractor working at the U of I had changed banking information in advance of ... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - IL)

Chicago, Illinois wire fraud and money laundering criminal defense lawyer represent Aleesha McDowell, age 41, with wire fraud and money laundering by submitting materially false information to obtain child care subsidies.

The owner of Chicago-area child care centers and several of her employees fraudulently schemed to pocket more than $6.1 million from a State of Illinois program designed... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - IL)

Hammond, Indiana wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Dr. Qingyou Han, 62, of West Lafayette, Indiana, formerly a Purdue University professor and the Director of its Center for Materials Processing Research, was charged with wire fraud. Lu Shao, 54, of Lakewood, Ohio, was also charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.

"The National Science Foundation's (‘NSF’s... More...   $0 (11-26-2020 - IN)

Chattanooga, Tennessee mail fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Benjamin Reichel, age 54, who was charged with one count of mail fraud.

Reichel admitted to engaging in a scheme to defraud through his business, Loss Recovery Specialists (“LRS”), which held itself out to be a public claims adjuster licensed through the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Through LRS, Reich... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TN)

Nashville, Tennessee excessive use of force criminal defense lawyer represented former supervisory corrections officer Mark Bryant, age 42, with repeatedly tasing a restrained pretrial detainee inside the Cheatham County Jail in Tennessee. “The extraordinary abuse of power displayed by Bryant was both disturbing and disappointing to the many fine men and women in law enforcement who strive every d... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TN)

Memphis, Tennessee civil rights violation criminal defense lawyer represented Corporal Tommy Morris, age 29 who was charged with depriving an inmate of his civil rights and intimidation or force against a witness.

Morris pleaded guilty to conspiring to cover up the beating of an inmate and to encouraging other officers to provide false information to investigators.

“The State of ... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TN)

London, Kentucky civil rights violation criminal defense lawyer represented Derek Steven Clark, age 25, a former Rockcastle Deputy Jailer for violating the civil rights of an inmate in his custody.

Clark was convicted by a federal jury, in July 2020. According to testimony at trial, Clark and others placed an inmate victim into a restraint chair. Clark then aided and commanded the assau... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - KY)

Cincinnati, Ohio honest fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Tamaya Dennard, age 41, who was charged with honest services wire fraud through bribery.

Dennard was accused with accepting a $15,000 bribe in exchange for her vote on a proposal before the Cincinnati City Council.

Dennard pleaded guilty in June 2020 to one count of honest services wire fraud.

According to... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - OH)

In this interlocutory appeal of a preliminary injunction, the dispositive issue is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(23) gives Medicaid patients a right to challenge, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a State’s determination that a health care provider is not “qualified” within the meaning of § 1396a(a)(23). Our decision rests primarily on two independent bases: (1) the Supreme Court’s decision in O’Bannon v. To... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

Norman, Oklahoma possession of stolen property criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: RCSP, RECEIVING/CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERTY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1713.A
Date of Offense: 05/31/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
Detamore, Chaz Aaron Disposed: DEFERRED, 11/17/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: RECEI... More...   $0 (11-17-2020 - OK)

Norman, Oklahoma drug possession close to park criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8S, poss of cds w/in 1000ft of park, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402
Date of Offense: 08/21/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Robinson, Joseph Bernard Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/20/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: poss ... More...   $0 (11-20-2020 - OK)

Norman, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8II, poss of cds, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402
Date of Offense: 01/26/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Mccoy, Kathryn Ann Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/18/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: poss of cds(DU8II)
Violation of 63 O.S. 2-402
Count ... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - )

Norman, Oklahoma drug trafficking criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8II, trafficking in illegal drugs in concert w/ c. mamanes, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415
Date of Offense: 06/06/2013
Party Name Disposition Information
McManes, Shilo Renee Disposed: DEFERRED, 07/29/2015. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: *... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - OK)

Norman, Oklahoma drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU8I, unlawful poss of cd w/intent to dist in concert w/ c. milvo, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401
Date of Offense: 04/16/2013
Party Name Disposition Information
Johnson, Stephon Disposed: DEFERRED, 08/06/2014. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Di... More...   $0 (11-18-2020 - OK)

Norman, Oklahoma bail jumpting criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: JUMP, BAIL JUMPING, in violation of 22 O.S. 1110
Date of Offense: 08/15/2011
Party Name Disposition Information
Fale, Ibrahim Adewale Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/19/2020. Dismissed by Court
Count as Disposed: BAIL JUMPING(JUMP)
Violation of 22... More...   $0 (11-19-2020 - OK)

Norman, Oklahoma possession of a stolen vehicle criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: LA4, Possession Of Stolen Vehicle - Not Entitled to Possess Vehicle, in violation of 47 O.S. 4-103
Date of Offense: 05/31/2011
Party Name Disposition Information
Fale, Ibrahim Adewale Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/17/2020. Dismissed by ... More...   $0 (11-17-2020 - OK)

Norman, Oklahoma drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DU2II, CONTROLLED DRUG SCHEDULE II *FELONY*, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401-2-420
Date of Offense: 03/06/2009
Party Name Disposition Information
Miller, Kela Rae Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/23/2011. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: CONTROLLED DRUG... More...   $0 (11-19-2020 - OK)

Lubbock, Texas insurance law lawyer represented Polly Earhart who sued Allstate Texas Lloyds and Roger Eugene Higgins, Jr. on a breach of contract insurance law theory .

This case was filed in the 242 Judicial District Court, Hale County, B43511-2010, and was removed to federal court by defendants.

Plaintiff sought remand.

... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

Wichita Falls, Texas insurance law lawyer represented Robert Duncan who sued Amanda Bentley and Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana on breach of insurance contract theories.

This case was filed in the 97th District Court, Archer County, 20-00106A-CV, and was removed to federal court by the defendants.... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

Detroit, Michigan drug distribution criminal defense lawyer represented Dr. Salvatore Cavaliere, ate 57, who was charged with one count of unlawfully distributing the prescription drugs hydrocodone and valium.

According to the plea agreement, Cavaliere admitted to unlawfully distributing the Schedule II controlled substance hydrocodone (Vicodin). In entering his guilty plea, the defendan... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - )

Jackson, Mississippi felon in possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented Marquis Howard McNeely, age 38, with two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On July 24, 2019 at approximately 4:00 a.m., a Lauderdale County Sheriff’s deputy was on patrol on Highway 19 when the deputy encountered McNeely in a vehicle parked in the wrong lane of traffic. McNeel... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - MS)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana drug trafficking conspiracy criminal defense lawyer represented Shanard Zelron Banks, age 32, who was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, unlawful use of a communicatio... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - LA)

Lake Charles, Louisiana drug possession with intent to distribute criminal defense lawyer represented Neguel Alfonso Morris, age 40, who was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute.

On August 24, 2018, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies were conducting a foot patrol in the parking lot of a truck stop in Sulphur, Louisiana when they observed a suspicious vehicle. Deput... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - LA)

Beaumont, Texas health care fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Grigoriy T. Rodonaia, age 43, who was charged with 12 counts of health care fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false statement, and two counts of accepting kickbacks.

Rodonaia, a physician practicing in Beaumont with Rodonaia Family Medicine and Aesthetics, was indicted on March 18,... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

Laredo, Texas marijuana distribution criminal defense lawyer represented Roberto Villarreal, age 44, who was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.

Villarreal admitted that on March 15 he drove to a ranch near Falcon Lake intending to pick up 183 kilograms of marijuana. He initially grabbed the 18 bundles, but saw authorities and returned the drugs to the ... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer defended defendant charged with provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria (aka ISIS).

Kristopher Sean Matthews, a/k/a Ali Jibreel, age 34, was charged with providing material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria (a... More...   $0 (11-25-2020 - TX)

Newark, New Jersey white collar criminal defense lawyers represented Purdue Pharm, L.P., which was charged with conspiracies to defraud the United States by violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

“Purdue admitted that it marketed and sold its dangerous opioid products to healthcare providers, even though it had reason to believe those p... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - NJ)

Columbia, South Carolina Hobbs Act violation criminal defense lawyer represented Brandon Thompson, age 33, who was charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Evidence presented to the court showed that on the early morning hours of December 30, 2017, deputies with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department responded to ... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - SC)

Charlotte, North Carolina drug trafficking indictment criminal defense lawyer represented Ryan Eugene Farley, age 31, who was charged with drug trafficking.

According to filed court documents and court records, between April 2019 and March 2020, Farley distributed narcotics in Catawba County and elsewhere. Court records show that on April 6, 2019, a deputy with the Catawba County Sheriff... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - NC)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina drug distribution indictment criminal defense lawyer represented Zannie J. Lay Lotharp, age 35, with distributing heroin and fentanyl.

Lotharp was found guilty by a jury on March 11, 2020, of one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.

Evidence introduced at trial showed th... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - NC)

Greenville, North Carolina interference with fair housing indictment criminal defense lawyer represented Douglas Matthew Gurkins, age 34.

On August 6, 2020, Gurkins was charged with one count of criminal interference with the Fair Housing Act, for using threats of force against an African American family because of the family members’ race and because they were renting a dwelling. At his... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - NC)

Washington, DC bribery charger criminal defense lawyer represented defendant accused of bribing Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) employee.

Michelle Cage, 45, of Maryland, was charged with bribery for paying more than $6,500 in bribes to a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) employee.

The Information charged Cage with one count of bribery of a public official, whi... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - DC)

Greenbelt, Maryland rackeering conspiracy indictment criminal defense lawyer represent Trinesse Butts who was charged with racketeering conspiracy.

Trinesse Butts, age 37, of Parkville, Maryland, was charged with racketeering conspiracy at the Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI). The conspiracy included former correctional officers, inmates, and outside “facilitators,” like Butts, who ... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - )

Norfolk, Virginia fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented defendant.

According to court documents, Tonya Saxby, 46, owned and operated Mail Solutions of Virginia LLC, which was an authorized dealer for Neopost (now Quadient), a mail, shipping and document solutions company in Connecticut. Neopost manufactured mail processing equipment that it leased through rental agreements to c... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - VA)

El Reno, Oklahoma burglary criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: BRG2, BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1435
Date of Offense: 09/26/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
COLLINS, JEFFREY SCOTT Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/17/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE(... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - ok)

El Reno, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: LA3, UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE, in violation of 47 O.S. 4-102
Date of Offense: 06/01/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
RUSSELL, CLARENCE WAYNE Disposed: DISMISSED, 11/17/2020. Dismissed with Costs
Count as Disposed: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE(... More...   $0 (11-17-2020 - OK)

El Reno, Oklahoma larceny criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OPJ, PATTERN OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES, in violation of 21 O.S. 425
Date of Offense: 06/22/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
Brooks, Jessica Emily Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/17/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: PATTERN OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES(OPJ)More...   $0 (11-17-2020 - OK)

El Reno, Oklahoma embezzlement criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: EMB, EMBEZZLEMENT OF RENTAL PROPERTY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1541(A)(9)
Date of Offense: 03/31/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
WENTZ, AMBER MARIE Disposed: DEFERRED, 11/17/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: EMBEZZLEMENT OF RENTAL PR... More...   $0 (11-17-2020 - OK)

El Reno, Oklahoma DUI criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DI1AG, DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL - AGGRAVATED, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902 (D)
Date of Offense: 09/15/2013
Party Name Disposition Information
EVANS, PATRICK WAYNE Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/16/2020. Guilty Plea
Count... More...   $0 (11-24-2020 - OK)