Controlled Substance Law
 
United States of America v. Lepido Ramirez Rodriguez

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry by a removed alien. In 1999, Defendant-Appellant Lepido Ramirez Rodriguez, who was a legal permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, in violation of New York law. At a hearing in February 2000, an Immigration

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United States of America v. Jesse Foote

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme. From December 2017 to March 2021, Jesse Foote, 60, of Fairfield, Connecticut, conspired with overseas telemarking call centers, DME suppliers, telemedicine companies, and doctors to submit fraudulent claims to health care b

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United States of America v. Gilberto Alarcon-Holguin a/k/a Beto

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. On October 14, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 10 kilograms of cocaine from an identified co-conspirator. HSI obtained a phone number as a point of

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United States of America v. Anthony Burris

Buffalo, New York,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of enticing travel to engage in sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 90 months in prison. Between January and March 11, 2021, Anthony Burris, 35, of Ellicottville, NY, coerced Victim 1, a woman suffering from drug addiction, to perform commercial sex acts. He did so by threatening the use of physica

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United States of America v. Marty Dwayne Beasley,

Huntsville, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm. On March 12, 2024, Marty Dwayne Beasley, age 48, illegally possessed a Jennings .22 caliber pistol. Beasley is prohibited from possessing a firearm following prior felony convictions, including convictions on November 29, 2018, of the offense of Sexual Abuse First Degree; on Augus

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United States of America v. Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, a/k/a “Chino San Vicente,” and Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a/k/a “Jovani San Vicente,” a/k/a “El Viejo”

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), Racketeering Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 2, Hobbs Act Robbery, Aiding and Abetting 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and 2, Using and Carrying a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Which Was Discharged, Aiding and Abetting

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United States of America v. Robert Padilla

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with orchestrating a retaliatory killing tied to a violent prison gang and for using violence and intimidation to protect an ongoing drug trafficking operation. Robert Padilla, 48, was an associate of the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (SNM), a prison-based gang whose members and associates engaged in murder, drug tr

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United States of America v. Cody James Meltzian

Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

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United States of America v. Lynden David Lightburn

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, followed by 5 years of supervised release. From September 2020 to June 30, 2021, Lynden David Lightburn, a/k/a “Soulja,” age 42, of Los Angeles, California, supplied more than 6.6 kilograms of fentanyl, 6.4 kilograms of heroin, and 2.8 kilograms of

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United States of America v. Harold Wesley Snowten IV

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun, possession of six firearms, and possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute that methamphetamine to another person. In April 2023, Harold Wesley Snowten IV, also known as “Insane,” unlawfully possessed six firearms, including a Taurus G2c 9x19m

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State of Oklahoma v. C.L.B. and J.A.K.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of stolen property and possession of controlled drug.

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United States of America v. Gregory Hamilton

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with RICO Conspiracy and Premeditated Murder for his involvement in the Highs and the August 8, 2021 murder of Darryl Wells, Jr., an innocent bystander who was mistaken for a gang member. Gregory Hamilton, age 29, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a member of the Highs—a criminal enterprise that controlled territor

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United States of America v. Jason L. Helms

Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs).

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United States of America v. Donnale C. Clay

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1), and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2).

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United States of America v. Michael O. Williams

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Michael Williams, age 44, manufactured and distributed kilogram quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, and he also distributed pound quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana. Williams was part of a drug trafficking conspiracy that had established distribut

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United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney

Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, maintaining drug-involved premises, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering. Marcus "Sim

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United States of America v. Jesse Herbig

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing nearly 900 grams of methamphetamine. Jesse Herbig, age 44, admitted that in 2022 he communicated with his drug supplier and arranged for a United States Postal Service Priority Express parcel which he knew contained methamphetamine to be shipped from Phoenix, Ariz. to an address in Rockford. The pack

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United States of America v. Stacy Owens

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with onspiring to distribute controlled substances. In June 2019, as part of an investigation of a large-scale drug conspiracy, federal agents intercepted two mail parcels addressed to Owens’s residence. Those parcels together contained nearly five kilograms of methamphetamine. An undercover agent then deliv

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United States of America v. Tiawan Taylor

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Ernspiker

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearms trafficking, distribution of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, for conspiring to sell 18 firearms and approximately 58 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential law enforcement source on November 20, 2024

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State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a contr

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United States of America v. Veronica Mejia Menares aka Vero

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Veronica Mejia Menjares aka Vero, 40, sold methamphetamine to an individual three times between March 6 and April 4, 2023. She also sold heroin on two occasions in

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United States of America v. David Hunt, Brandon Hunt, Baylon Hunt, and Corey Burt

Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with participating in a multimillion-dollar tax refund fraud scheme. David Hunt, of Arlington, Texas, his twin sons Brandon and Baylon Hunt, also of Arlington, and the twins’ half-brother, Corey Burt, formerly of Long Beach, Mississippi, orchestrated a scheme to file tax returns in the names of purported trusts th

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State of Oklahoma v. Colton Mathis

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute. TCSO seized 46 marijuana vapes, 33 packages of marijuana concentrate, 17 packages of marijuana shake, 12 packaged bag of marijuana, 60 oz of marijuana, 13 packages of marijuana edibles, and around $2,700 in cash.

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United States of America v. Angel Valentin-Martinez

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000. Between October and December 2024, Angel Valentin-Martinez, 34, of Buffalo, NY, conspired with Daniel Plata Miranda to fraudulently gain access to the credit card accounts of individuals at Synchrony B

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