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United States of America v. Edward Kelvin Pope, et al.

Rome, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Edward Kelvin Pope, David Wilson, and Kevin Josue Campos Rivera coordinated with Jose Santos Isaola Cisneros, a federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Atlanta, were accused of distributing methamphetamine to couriers and customers throughout north Geo

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United States of America v. Gerald Scott Collins

Athens, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Gerald Scott Collins, 56, of Monroe, Georgia, was accused of possessing CSAM, including 2,754 images of previously identified victims of child exploitation and abuse from across the world. Law enforcement became aware of Collins’s possession of CSAM in 2022. Homeland Security

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United States of America v. Walter Zachary Treat

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Clinton James represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2262. In 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a CyberTip from Kik that Walter Zachary Treat, age 31, was sharing videos that showed children being sexually abused. Tulsa County deputies began

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United States of America v. Maycon Stiven Molina Perez

Cheyenne, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child porn. Maycon Stiven Molina Perez, 23, of Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua. was accused of producing child porn. On July 8, 2025, the mother of a victim found a video of Maycon Stiven Molina Perez sexually assaulting a child on his phone. She immediately called the Laramie County Police Department an

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United States of America v. Ross Andrew Brown

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female, selling or buying of children, sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. Ross Andrew Brown, 44, of Kailua, communicated via social media platforms Whisper and Telegram with undercover law enforcement agents posing as a 14-year-old girl. During the comm

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United States of America v. Zobaidul Amin

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to produce child porn, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, child exploitation, production of child pornography, sextortion and cyberstalking. Zobaidul Amin, 28, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Alaska with charges related to his alleged abuse and exploitation of hundreds of mi

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United States of America v. Joseph Lee Rhodes

Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Joseph Lee Rhodes, Jr., 41, of Muscatine County, was detained pending trial today in connection with an indictment charging him with five counts of transportation of child pornography. On January 14, 2026, Rhodes made his initial appearance. Following the March 2, 2026, detention

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State of Nebraska v. Maurice J. Thomas

Lincoln, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first degree sexual assault of a child, one count of third degree sexual assault of a child, one count of generation of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. * * * In April 2023, law enforcement investigated Thomas in connection with a missing juvenile, a matter unr

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United States of America v. Thomas Patrick Shannon

Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Thomas Shannon, 44, exploited at least eighteen children online, ranging in ages from 12 to 17. Police discovered Shannon’s crimes when a16-year-old minor in North Carolina reported that she had been sexually exploited on Snapchat. Investigators identified the perpetrato

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United States of America v. Jerry Dunn

London, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography.

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State of Tennessee v. Alexander Donahoe

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

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State of Oklahoma v. Zachary Speegle

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lewd molestation and possession of aggravated child sexual abuse material.

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Thomas Medley

Frankfort, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. Thomas Medley, 25, of Frankfort, Kentucky charged with twenty counts of possession of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance. These charges are Class-C felonies punishable by five to ten years in prison.

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United States of America v. Gerald Henry, a/k/a “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” a

Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was accused of possessing and distributing 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Henry transported large quantities of fentanyl to Hancock County, West Virginia to distribute to others for sale. Investigators s

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United States of America v. Matthew Halstead

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child and Sex Trafficking. Matthew Halstead, age 32, was accused of sex trafficking and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. “Sex trafficking evolves with technology, and traffickers increasingly rely on social media and anonymous messaging applications,” said District Attorney

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United States of America v. Otilio Green

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized sea

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United States of America v. Steven Parker

Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Steven Parker, 47, sent a video file depicting child sexual abuse material to an undercover agent over a messaging application. In August 2024, the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit (MSPCCU) and the FBI executed a search warrant at his residence, resulting in t

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United States of America v. Bradley Love

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of child pornography. A HSI undercover agent joined a “teen chat” room on a website called “chat-avenue.com” on Dec. 7, 2023, and posted “Dad of 2 8yro and 10yro.” Soon after, the agent received a private message from an individual with a screenname of “Whiteranger,” who was

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State of Oklahoma v. Christian Love

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect.

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The State of Arizona v. Jason Lee Cepeda

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with public sexual indecency to a minor, furnishing obscene or harmful items to minors, molestation of a child, and five counts of sexual conduct with a minor. In 2022, Cepeda committed crimes that involved oral, penile, vaginal, and masturbatory conduct with four children under the age of fifteen. After the events oc

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State of Alaska v. Brandon Michael Dale McGuffey

Ketchikan, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

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State of Minnesota v. Hernan Cortes-Valencia

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault against a child, sexual assault-carnal abuse and four DUIs. Hernan Cortes-Valencia was charged with sexual assault.

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United States of America v. Jennifer Marie Stately

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with premeditated murder of minor A and B and murder in the course of committing child abuse. On March 15, 2024, Jennifer Marie Stately, 37, attacked and killed two of her young children. The evidence at trial showed that Stately, when alone with the children at their home on Red Lake Nation, assaulted the boys c

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United States of America v. Cleveland Stephens, a/k/a “Schmitty”

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Cleveland Stephens, a/k/a “Schmitty,” age 63, from Cedar Rapids, sold pounds of methamphetamine to multiple people. In October 2022, he was in a car that was stopped in Davenport, Iowa. Law enforcement officers searched the car and found cocaine base, cocaine

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United States of America v. Shawn Christopher Powell

Council Bluffs, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor. Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, communicated with a person he believed was a 13-year-old female between May and August 2025. Powell sent messages about wanting to engage in sex acts with the minor. In August 2025, Powell traveled from Tennessee to Iowa with the intent to meet up w

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