Conspiracy Law
 
United States of America v. Billy Joe Taylor

Fort Smith, Arkansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering.

Billy Joe Taylor, 43, admitted that from approximately November 2017 through approximately May 2021, he and his co-conspirators submitted and received payment for thousands of Medicare claims totaling millions of dollars for lab tests that had never been

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United States of America v. Daniel R. Canchola

Dallas, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment and cancer genetic testing without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise treating patients.

Daniel R. Canchola, 49, of Flower Mound, agreed to electronically sign orders for durable medical equipment (DME) and cancer genetic testing that he knew were used to s

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United States of America v. Bonifacio Turrubiates and Dionicio Sanchez

Laredo, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 34.5 kilograms of liquid meth associated with the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN).

On April 28, 2020, authorities conducted a seizure on a vehicle in the parking lot of an HEB grocery store located in Laredo. There, they discovered kilograms of liquid meth hidden inside multip

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United States of America v. Daniel R. Canchola

Dallas, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for his role in a $54 million scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment and cancer genetic testing without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise treating patients.

Daniel R. Canchola, 49, of Flower Mound, agreed to electronically sign orders for durable medical equipment (DME) and cancer genetic te

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United States of America v. Randall Jude Phelan

Fargo, North Dakota criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud.

Randall Jude Phelan, 58, of Mandaree, North Dakota, was an elected representative on the Tribal Business Council, the governing body of the MHA Nation, from around November 2012 through the middle of 2020. Beginning around 2013 and continuing through 2020, Phelan sol

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United States of America v. Joshua Brain Romano

Richmond, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Joshua Brian Romano, 40, owned various businesses that purchased, rehabilitated, and sold homes around Richmond. He funded this work via construction loans that were held in escrow in the trust account of a Chesterfield County law firm. The loans were earmarked for use by Romano only

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United States of America v. Dean Edward Cheves

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places.

Dean Edward Cheves, 63, was serving at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines from 2017 to 2021, during which time he met multiple minors over the internet. From December 2020 to March 2021, Cheves communicated online with a then 15- to 16-year-old Philippine mino

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United States of America v. Anthony Allen

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Allen, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances.” Allen admitted to working with others to distribute methamphetamine, coca

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United States of America v. Brett Leonza Freeman

Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs.

Brett Leonza Freeman, 38, from Wiley Ford, West Virgina, pleaded guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride and Cocaine Base.” Freeman admitted to working with others to sell cocain

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United States of America v. Xanthe Lam and Allen Lam

San Francisco, California criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets and making false statements to a government agency.

18:1030(b) - Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse
(15ss)

(a) Whoever, with intent to convert a trade secret, that is related to a product or service used in or intended for use in interstate

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United States of America v. Wallace Smith, Andres Garcia-Grajeda, and Jolie Brown

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.


On April 11, 2021, Wallace Smith, Jolie Brown, and Andres Garcia-Grajeda were arrested outside the Hampton Inn in Hanover, Pennsylvania. At the time of the arrests, Smith was wheeling a luggage cart holding bags which contained over 81 kilograms of cocaine and 5 kilograms of fentanyl f

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United States of America v. Jose F. Ramos

Rochester, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felony in possession of a firearm and ammunition and in violation of supervised release.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Moynihan, who handled the case, stated that Jose F. Ramos, age 26, of Rochester, New York, was arrested on June 20, 2021, after employees at the McDonald’s Restaurant on Upper Falls Bou

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United States of America v. Freeman Celvin, a/k/a "Celvin Freeman"

New York City, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and money laundering conspiracy based in the Republic of Ghana (“Ghana”) involving the theft of millions of dollars.

On March 30, 2022, CELVIN was convicted after a jury trial of all seven counts against him before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who imposed today’s sentence. CELVIN was previo

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United States of America v. Kenston Harry

New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Kenton Harry, age 41, from Bloomfield, Connecticut, was arrested on June 9, 2021. In association with his arrest, investigators searched his Bloomfield residence and his Hartford business, Action Audio. The search of his residence revealed more than one kilogram of fentanyl, more than one kil

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United States of America v. Wallace Best, Jeffrey Thomas, Jason Cox, Frank Jamont Best, and Lamont D. Jefferies

Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with narcotics trafficking.

WALLACE BEST, also known as “Coop,” 55, of Bridgeport
JEFFREY THOMAS, also known as “Zig,” 49, of Bridgeport
JASON COX, 48, of Bridgeport, and Savannah, Georgia
FRANK JAMONT BEST, also known as “JB,” and “Cash,” 49, of Bridgeport
LAMONT D. JEFFERIES, 55,

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United States of America v. George Kritopoulos

Boston, Massachusetts criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for engaging in a decade-long mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen loan transactions, totaling $6.5 million, that resulted in more than $3.8 million in losses to lenders.

George Kritopoulos, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to four years in prison to be followed by two years

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United States of America v. Lafayette Morrison and Lamel Miller

Brooklyn, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing a Hobbs Act robbery and conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery.

At approximately 10 p.m. following the Gotham Day stakes races at Aqueduct, Lamel Miller, age 39, and co-conspirator, Lafayette Morrison, age 39, held up at gunpoint several racetrack employees – including Morrison, who was employed as a ra

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Samson Washington, Marekus Benson and Deandrew Lamonte Callender

Somerset, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendants charged with firs-degree murder, kidnapping, unlawful restrating, aggravated assault, homicide and conspiracy.

Samson Washington, Marekus Benson and Deandre Callander were accused of killing James Smith, 32, of Portage, and Damian Staniszewski, 19, of Duncansville.

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United States of America v. Hunter Isaiah Hobbs

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder, a firearm felony and carjacking in Indian Country.

“Hunter Hobbs conspired with an accomplice to rob two acquaintances and then killed them so they couldn’t report the robbery to police. The week prior, the pair shot a complete stranger during an attempted carjacking,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

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United States of America v. Lashana Nakiah Foreman

Montgomery, Alabama criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Foreman’s conviction is a part of a larger drug conspiracy including seven other co-defendants and spanning multiple Alabama counties, including Covington and Crenshaw.

During the two-day trial, federal prosecutors presented evidence of a March 2019 phon

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United States of America v. Vincent Vo Tran

Mobile, Alabama criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it.

Vincent Vo Tran, 26, was arrested in May 2021 after one of his coconspirators led sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase that ended at Tran’s trailer in Irvington. During a search of the trailer, deputies recover

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United States of America v. Rodney Dwayne Brendle

Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking meth.

“Rodney Wayne Brendle and his co-defendants traveled several hours from North Carolina to Lilburn, Georgia, to purchase a large amount of methamphetamine,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “His conviction following a jury trial serves as a reminder to those residing inside and outside of o

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United States of America v. Kimberly Garcia

Athens, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking meth.

Kimberly Garcia, 52, of Athens, Georgia, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of methamphetamine on Oct. 19, concluding a trial that began on Oct. 17 before U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal. She faces a max

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United States of America v. Gilbert Basaldua

Savannah, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets and Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property.

Gilbert Basaldua, age 63, from Hilton Head, South Carolina, worked as a numerical control engineer contractor for an aircraft manufacturer in the Southern District from October 2016 through November 2018. During that time, Basaldua co

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United States of America v. Eric Meiggs and Declan Harrington

Boston, Massachusetts United States Attorney’s Office criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Eric Meiggs, age 24, from Brockton, and Declan Harrington, age 22, from Beverly, targeted executives of cryptocurrency companies and others who likely had significant amounts of cryptocurrenc

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