| United States of America v. David S. Becker |
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St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receiving and distributing child pornography and attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. In August, jurors in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found Becker guilty of one count of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography. Trial evidence and testimony show $ (01-08-2026 - MO) |
| United States of America v. Brian K. Ditch |
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St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft, theft of a government property, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Brian K. Ditch, now 45, of Salem, Missouri, became solely responsible for his uncle’s care in 2008. At some point, instead of properly caring for his uncle, Ditch kept him locked away and subjected him to i $ (01-08-2026 - MO) |
| United States of America v. Eddie Marcus Love |
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St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death (Death penalty eligible) Possess, Brandish, and Discharge a Firearm in Furth $ (01-08-2026 - MO) |
| United States of America v. Robert Silva |
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Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251. Robert Silva, agte 52, of Waipahu, Hawaii, admitted that on multiple occasions in 2018 and 2019, he paid adults in the Philippines to sexually abuse children there during live internet video streams. While in Hawaii, Silva created recordings of thes $ (01-08-2026 - HI) |
| United States of America v. Mark Stephen Gullings |
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography. In October 2022, Mark Stephen Gullings, age 44, surreptitious photos of a minor female living in his home and under his care while she was in the bathroom. Gullings would put his phone under the bathroom door or over the shower curtain to take pictures of the juvenile’s $ (01-08-2026 - SD) |
| United States of America v. Damien William Quinn, also known as Ryan William Shattuck |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and attempted production of child pornography and cyberstalking. Damien Quinn owned multiple pseudonymous Snapchat and Instagram accounts that he used to “catfish” minor victims in order to receive sexually explicit photographs and videos. Quinn used these accounts to cyberstalk women who att $ (01-08-2026 - MN) |
| United States of America v. Randi L. Cook |
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Green Bay, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Interstate travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, coercing or enticing a minor for unlawful sexual activity, and production of child pornography. on December 23, 2025, Randi L. Cook (age: 24) of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was charged in a criminal complaint with interstate travel with intent to e $ (12-31-2025 - WI) |
| State of New Mexico v. Christina Escobedo Arriaga |
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Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Two counts of Homicide by Vehicle (Driving While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Any Drug) One count of Great Bodily Harm by Vehicle (Driving While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Any Drug) Two counts of Intentional Abuse of a Child Resulting in Death One count $ (12-31-2025 - NM) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Tyrese Riley |
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El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with drunk driving for having a blood alcohol level of 0.12 when he crashed into another vehicle on I-10 while driving drunk with two kids in the car. It was found that Riley had nine outstanding traffic warrants. Riley was taken to the El Paso County Downtown Jail, where he was booked and charged with DWI with a chil $ (01-06-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Martin Daryl Waskowski |
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Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with exploitation of children and possession of porn. On December 3, 2025, Martin Daryl Waskowski, 38, of Royal Oak. was traveling from Canada back to the United States when he was stopped by Customs and Border Protection inspections at a border crossing in Vermont. Waskowski’s digital devices, including a cell phone $ (12-10-2025 - MI) |
| United States of America v. Alexis Aldair Chavez |
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San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Alexis Aldair Chavez coerced minors to commit heinous and cruel acts of self-harm. According to court documents, Alexis Aldair Chavez, also known as Zack and Zack8884, 19, was an administrator and online leader of the ‘8884’ network, which is a network r $ (01-05-2026 - ) |
| State of Texas v. Andrew Wayne Roark |
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Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant on charged and convicted of "Shaken Babby Syndome. e Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office announces the exoneration of Andrew Wayne Roark, 48, for his 2000 injury to a child conviction after an extensive and careful re- evaluation of the evidence by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office’s Conviction In $ (11-18-2025 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Scott Anthony Lewis |
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Wilmington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). the Department of Homeland Security and the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office investigated Scott Anthony Lewis, 65. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a Cyber Tip from Dropbox, reporting that one of its users had uploade $ (12-31-2025 - nc) |
| State of South Carolina v. Tony Middleton |
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Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Dfendant, Tony Middleton, 35, charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. A.I. Google: In South Carolina, "first-degree murder" isn't a distinct statutory term; rather, murder is defined as a killing with malice aforethought, leading to penalties of 30 ye $ (12-30-2025 - SC) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Daniel Raul Santiago Vasquez |
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Purcell, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. ¶1 Appellant, Daniel Raul Santiago Vasquez, was tried by jury and convicted in the District Court of McClain County, Case No. CF-2018-166, of: Counts 1 and 2, First Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 701.7(A); Count 3, Unlawful Removal of a Dead Body, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 1161; $ (01-30-2018 - OK) |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Sean Hernandez (alias Raafi Gorham) |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant, charged with murder. Sean Hernandez (alias Raafi Gorham) was charged with murder for the beating death of 2-year-old Key’Monnie Bean. Sean Hernandez (DOB 08/28/2004) is charged with the following: Murder, Endangering the Welfare of Child (F1), Possession of an Instrument of Crime (PIC) (M1), Recklessly Endangerin $ (12-18-2025 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Kareem Middlebrook |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. From in and around December 2021 to in and around March 2023, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Middlebrook conspired with others to distribute and possess $ (12-19-2025 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Daniel George |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm felonies. Daniel George, age 37, engaged in armed fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in Farrell, Mercer County. He did so despite his prior convictions, and years of incarceration, for drug trafficking, firearm, and domestic violence crimes. He also did so from a location where $ (12-17-2025 - PA) |
| United States of America v. David McMurray |
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Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access with intent to view child pornography. David McMurray, age 42, of Utica, New York, who was previously convicted in federal court for distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and a term of 20 years of post-release supervision. As alleged, on S $ (12-12-2025 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Thomas J. Meehan |
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Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Thomas J. Meehan, age 36, of Valatie, New York, who is alleged to have been selling child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting victims less than 13 years old over the internet for at least two years. Numerous images and videos of CSAM were also found on the defendant’s cell pho $ (12-19-2025 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith |
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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt $ (12-23-2025 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia |
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New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child exploitation. An April 29, 2025, the Stamford Police Department secured an arrest warrant charging Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia, age 21, a citizen of Ecuador residing in West Haven, with felony risk of injury and interfering with an officer. Tenesaca Mejia subsequently fled Connecticut with a 14-year-old $ (12-31-2025 - CT) |
| United States of America v. Johann Rainer Nix |
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Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child sexual abuse material. Nix used social media platforms to entice minors to send him sexually explicit images of themselves. “Johann Rainer Nix used popular social media platforms to lure and exploit minors,” said Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Parents should monitor their children’s social me $ (12-17-2025 - GA) |
| State of New York v. Nicole Boodhai |
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Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Nicole Boodhai, 28, charged with murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Officer responding to a 911 call found Charlie Ramraykha, in the bath room of the Defendant's apartment. $ (12-29-2025 - NY) |
| State of Alabama v. Brooke Shoemaker |
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Opelika, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Brooke Shoemaker, charged with chemical endangerment of a child resulting in death. The Defendant was charged after she suffered a stillbirth. $ (12-21-2020 - AL) |
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