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United States of America v. Stanton Witherspoon, et al.

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with participation in a wire fraud scheme, known as Operation Nightingale, that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses.

According to public records, residents of Florida, along with individuals from other states, were charged for their involvement in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursi... More...
   $0 (09-28-2023 - FL)

Andrew Perrong v. Gacovina, Lake & Associates, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 227).

The TCPA, is an acronym for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a federal law enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and faxes. The TCPA restricts the use of automatic dialing systems an... More...
   $1 (09-22-2023 - PA)

United States of America v. Tefon Hall

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a).


WHEREAS, on or about September 20, 2023, TEFON HALL (the “Defendant”), was charged in a four-count Information, 23 Cr. ___ (JGK) (the “Information”), with bank robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a) (Counts One... More...
   $0 (09-21-2023 - NY)

United States of America v. Thiago De Souza Prado

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Thiago De Souza Prado, 39, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Dec. 18, 2023. Prado was indicted in... More...
   $0 (09-20-2023 - MA)

United States of America v. Heraclio Diaz-Sanchez, a/k/a Miguel Rafal Barajas-Magna

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

On December 19, 2022, Defendant, Heraclio Diaz-Sanchez, was driving northbound on I-5 from California. Near Salem, Oregon, Trooper Miller of the Oregon State Police noticed Mr. Diaz-Sanchez's car, a nondescript silver Honda Accord, with a California license p... More...
   $0 (09-19-2023 - OR)

United States of America v. David T. Aaron and Russell Ultes

Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with evading income taxes.

David Aaron and Russell Ultes were co-owners of Marlin Construction Group LLC (Marlin), a Fort Myers-based residential and commercial roofing company. In 2018 and 2019, Aaron and Ultes diverted millions of dollars of customer checks made payable to Marlin, by cashing them at check-cas... More...
   $0 (09-18-2023 - FL)

Norma Anderson, et al. v. Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State and Donald J. Trump

Denver, constitutional law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant seeking a declaratory judgment that Donald Trump violated the 14th Amendment on January 5, 2021 and should be barred from serving as President again.

Petitioners Norma Anderson, Michelle Priola, Claudine Cmarada, Krista Kafer, Kathi
Wright, and Christopher Castilian, eligible Colorado electors, bring t... More...
   $0 (09-15-2023 - CO)

United States of America v. Lonnise Janelle Andrews

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making and subscrib ing to a false tax return, making false claims for tax credits, and making false claims for tax refunds.

Lonnise Janelle Andrews, 43, of Macon, pleaded guilty to one count of making and subscribing a false return, one count of false claim for a tax credit and one count of false claim for a re... More...
   $0 (09-12-2023 - GA)

United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud.

From February 2015 through February 2020, Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, Utah, offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises and information to potential investors. In June, Ms. Huang admitted that she devised a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtai... More...
   $0 (09-06-2023 - UT)

United States of America v. Muhammad Mohsin Raja

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that was used to export weapons to Pakistan,

Muhammad Mohsin Raja, 27, facilitated the export of weapons, and weapon components, to foreign national organizations that threaten U.S. security interests abroad.

“Raja over multiple years engaged... More...
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Mark Basilica and Roberta Basilica v. Sheriff Roger L. Harris, et al.

Richmond, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued the defendants on civil rights wrongful death theories.

On August 30, 2020, Theresa Marie Basilica ("Basilica") went to the emergency department at Mary Washington Hospital, seeking help during a mental health crisis. Eighteen hours later, she died ofa self-inflicted gunshot while in the defendants' custody. Mark and R... More...
   $0 (08-23-2023 - VA)

United States of America v. Diane Durbon

Fort Meyers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

In 2016, Diane Durbon, age 58, of Cape Coral, and Brittany Lukasik, a registered nurse, were hired as caretakers for T.H., the 92-year-old victim. In October 2017, Durbon began unlawfully accessing T.H.’s investment accounts. To unlawfully gain access to the investment acco... More...
   $0 (08-18-2023 - FL)

United States of America v. Joshua P. Copas

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of mail while a U.S. Postal employee.

In early June 2022, a woman living in Cumberland contacted her local police department to report a stolen Menards rebate check. When she did not receive the check in the mail as expected, she called Menards and learned that the check had been spent without her knowled... More...
   $0 (08-10-2023 - WI)

United States of America v. Jason Lee Gordon

Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony transportation of a firearm.

Martinsburg officers were called to Jason Lee Gordon’s home in Rio, West Virginia, for a welfare check and destruction of property complaint reported by his girlfriend. Gordon, age 36, left the home shortly after officers were dispatched. When officers arrived on sc... More...
   $0 (08-09-2023 - WV)

Rachael Gilburd v. L'Oreal USA Incorporated

Phoenix, Arizona consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Act violation theory.

"The Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment act, also known as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), is a United States federal law that restricts the use of automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS), artificial or prerecorded voi... More...
   $1 (08-08-2023 - AZ)

United States of America v. Johnny Jermaine Davis

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing multiple armed bank robberies.

On September 1, 2022, Johnny Jermaine Davis, age 40, of Kennesaw, Georgia, pleaded guilty to six counts of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. In addition to charges filed in the Western District of North Caro... More...
   $0 (08-07-2023 - NC)

United States of America v. Donald J. Trump

Washington, DC - The Indictment:

The Grand Jury charges that, at all times material to this Indictment, on or about the dates and at the approximate times stated below:

INTRODUCTION

1. The Defendant, DONALD J. TRUMP, was the forty-fifth President of the United States and a candidate for re-election in 2020. The Defendant lost the 2020 presidential election.

2. D... More...
   $0 (08-01-2023 - DC)

United States of America v. Aaron Jamal Denzel Austin

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing wire fraud in an identity theft scheme.

Aaron Jamal Denzel Austin, 33, of Macon, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on July 26, after he previously pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. There is no par... More...
   $0 (07-28-2023 - GA)

United States of America v. Lynda Charles, et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyers represented seven Defendants charged with involvement in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of more than $11.5 million that was intended to benefit farmers who had been discriminated against.

Four of the defendants, all of whom are sisters, were each sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison. Lynda Charles, 73, ... More...
   $0 (07-27-2023 - AR)

United States of America v. Randy Coffey

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm.

On March 1, 2022, Randy Coffey, age 36, of Indianapolis, sold a pair of tires with rims at Cash America Pawn, a federally licensed firearms dealer. After completing the sale, Coffey attempted to purchase a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic pistol. On the required federal firearm transa... More...
   $0 (07-26-2023 - IN)

Cristle PLain v. Nichols Management, Inc. d/b/a McDonald's

Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory (sexual harassment).

Plaintiff was formerly employed at a McDonald's franchise restaurant in Pittsburg, Kansas owned by Defendant. Plaintiff contends Defendant subjected her to employment discrimination on account of sex, including harassment in the form of a hostile work enviro... More...
   $0 (07-19-2023 - KS)

Alicia Charlie v. Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damages as a direct result of the disclosure of personal information caused by a data breach.

Plaintiffs filed this action in state court on June 4, 2021. Class Action Complaint, Doc. 2 (“Compl.”) at 3. Defendant removed it to federal co... More...
   $0 (07-18-2023 - NM)

United States of America v. Keith Dujuan Calahan

Dayton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receiving and unlawfully possessing materials stolen from the U.S. Mail, including approximately 250 checks.

Keith Dujuan Calahan, of Dayton, Ohio was arrested after taking "dummy" packages of U.S. mail contained GPS tracking devices in 2022.

Law enforcement tracked the GPS locations of the stolen packages a... More...
   $0 (07-17-2023 - OH)

United States of America v. Elijah A. Johnson

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

From March 2019 through March 2022, Elijah A. Johnson, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was part a bank fraud conspiracy that obtained victim bank account information, impersonated account holders, and created and cashed counterfeit checks to obtain money. On part of the conspiracy, Jo... More...
   $0 (07-14-2023 - ID)

Oregon Firearms Federation, et al. v. Tina Kotek, et al.

Before this Court are two core questions: (1) can the State of Oregon limit the number of bullets to ten, that a law-abiding citizen can fire without reloading; and (2) can the State of Oregon require firearm purchasers to obtain a permit, which imposes various requirements, including a completed background check, safety training, and consideration of mental health status, before purchasing a fire... More...   $0 (07-14-2023 - OR)

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