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United States of America v. Charles Page

Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a
communication facility to facilitate a felony, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), (d).

Under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), it is a federal crime to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility to commit, cause, or facilitate the commission of a drug-related felony.

The

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United States of America v. Jacob Whinkler

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with pointing a laser at Air Force One.

18 U.S. Code § 39A explicitly prohibits knowingly aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or its flight path..

This federal law was enacted in 2012 to address the serious safety risks that "laser strikes" pose to pilots and passengers.

Legal penal

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United States of America v. Malik Jones

ST. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a man to 42 months in prison for orchestrating a check fraud scheme using checks that had been stolen from the mail.

Malik Jones, 28, of Berkeley, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in October to one count of b

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United States of America v. Jean Eliobert Jasme, a/k/a “ED1,” “Eddy One,” and “Tio Loco”

Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Cocaine-Trafficking

Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 18, 2025, Jean Eliobert Jasme, a/k/a “ED1,” “Eddy One,” and “Tio Loco” (age: 63) of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison, 4 years of super

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United States of America v. Todd Wilson

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm

Todd Wilson, 52, of Charlestown, Indiana, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

According to cou

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Dist State of New York v. Richard J. Fox

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

Between on or about 2003 and 2004, the defendant intentionally caused the death of Cassandra Watson at a location in the City of Buffalo. On September 26, 2021, a hiker found a human skull while walking along the Chautauqua Rails to Trails near Woleben Road in the Town of

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United States of America v. Otravious Romel Harris, Sr.

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that OTRAVIOUS ROMEL HARRIS, SR. (“HARRIS”), age 44, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 9, 2025, to five years of probation, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in pos

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United States of America v. Austin Willard Tanton, Kayla Lynn Thompson

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit malicious use of explosive materials and using explosive materials in the commission of a felony

Two Montgomery County residents have been indicted in connection with the November 2023 firebombing of the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Center, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

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United States of America v. Diego Masiel Torres

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement agents in the course of their duties

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 19-year-old man for impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement agents in the course of their duties, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

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United States of America v. Ramiro Barrera-Gonzalez, Sebastian Medina- Carrillo, Andre Limon Criston Austin, Juan Pedro Zamarron-Navarrete, Ayde Castaneda-Rivera, Oscar Chapa-Gomez, Lucio David Rivera-Esparza, Jose Orellana Espana, Ricardo Quiroz-Rincon

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a federal officer, bringing in and harboring certain aliens, conspiring to transport two illegal aliens further into the United States, human smuggling

United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 294 ne

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United States of America v. Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin with:
possession of child porn and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Motion to post-conviction relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the

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United States of America v. Eric Michael Deon Brown

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl.

Eric Michael Deon Brown, 37, of York County, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl.

The investigation revealed that Brown was re

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United States of America v. Qwmaine Raekwon Knott, Andre Khan, Terrance Hargrove, Keith Bagle, Shamar Evans

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession with intent
to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle, along with federal and local law enforcement, announced that five individuals have been charged in separate federal cases as part of a coordinated enforcement operation. In addition to the federal charg

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United States of America v. Wesley Guard

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.


Kik is a messaging application available for download on most mobile
phones.5 It “allows users to chat with one another one-on-one or in a group
setting, [either in a] private or public group.” App’x at 315. It also allows users
to share images and v

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Jason Frey, et al. v. City of New York, et al.

New York City, New York, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a Second Amendment rights theory.

Plaintiffs brought pre-enforcement Second Amendment challenges to certain aspects of New York State’s (“New York” or the “State”) concealed carry license regime. As relevant to this appeal, Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of: (1) the prohibition on carrying fir

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United States of America v. Vincent Guntur, Angelica Jones

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Failing To Pay Employment Taxes

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Vincent Guntur, age 34, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, and Angelica Jones, age 65, of Hauppauge, New York, both pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Ma

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United States of America v. Qingzhou Wang a/k/a “Bruce”, Yiyi Chen a/k/a “Chiron”

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Precursor Importation And Money Laundering Offenses

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Terrance C. Cole, announced that QINGZHOU WANG, a/k/a “Bruce,” and YIYI CHEN, a/k/a “Chiron

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United States of America v. Leonel Bismark Oreno-Rivas

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Moreno-Rivas asserted that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over his case be-
cause: (1) Congress exceeded its authority under the Felonies Clause of the Co

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Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the
American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua
(“AICASA”) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-
nal background report. AICASA required that the backgro

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Dionne Baughman v. World Acceptance Corporation, et al.

Norman, Oklahoma employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Plaintiff, Dionne Baughman, filed suit against her former employer, World Acceptance Corporation of Oklahoma, Inc., and its parent corporation, World Acceptance Corporation. Baughman's petition presented a single claim for intentional infliction of emotional distre

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State of Colorado v. John Hallford

Colorado Springs, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with hundreds of felonies.

Jon Hallford entered a “Not Guilty” plea in the case stemming from a 2023 investigation into a Return to Nature Funeral Home-owned facility in Penrose, Colorado.

Law enforcement officers determined Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie Halford, owned the building wher

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State of Texas v. Victor Bernard Dennis, Jr.

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tampering with a Governmental Record with the Intent to Harm/Defraud; Forgery; and Theft of Property.

Victor Bernard Dennis, Jr., 47, pleaded guilty to four cases containing multiple counts of the following:
Tampering with a Governmental Record with the Intent to Harm/Defraud; Forgery; and Theft of Property

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State of Texas v. Louis Armando Rojas

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Louis Armando Rojas, 38, is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend's husband in West Harris County after a domestic dispute in 2011. Rojas was charged on Jan 1, 2012, with murder – a first-degree felony.

In 2017, law enforcement became aware that Rojas was promoting himself on YouTube as a Mi

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United States of America v. Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing over 135 kilograms of a liquid methamphetamine mixture and possessing firearms as an illegal alien and in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes.

Following a five-day federal trial, a jury convicted Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval, 41, an illegal alien originally from Michoacan, Mexico, of distrib

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United States of America v. Julie Michelle Shuler, Taylor Skiey Bradham

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy, Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft

Julie Michelle Shuler, 32, and Taylor Skiey Bradham, 26, both of Tallahassee, Florida, were sentenced to 36 months and seven months in federal prison, respectively, after previously pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and ag

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