Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access t

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. The Defendant was accused of defrauding a 79-year-old Orange County, California, victim out of nearly $2 million via false promises to broker the sale of the victim’s yacht and by taking out unauthorized loans against the victim’s Irvine condominium, which left the victim homeless. John Tamahere

Pawhuska, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. MISD POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DRUG WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (METHAMPHETAMINE)) 2. FAILURE TO SIGNAL ON TURNING

Farmington, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with hree counts of first-degree statutory rape and six counts of second-degree child molestation. The evidence, in the light most favorable to the verdicts, is as follows:1 Before 2013, Victim and her younger brother (Brother) lived in Texas with their parents. Due to parental neglect and substance abuse Victim

Lincoln Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of 50 grams of meth with intent to distribute. On November 21, 2024, following a series of controlled buys, Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force (LLCNTF) served a search warrant for Julius Phillips’s residence. Prior to serving the warrant, law enforcement contacted Phillips outside the resi

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with: 21:841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846 and 18:2(a) - CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE AND DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL (1) 21:841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), 851, 18:2(a) - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE (1s) 21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and 18:2(a) - CON

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Juan Alvarado-Garcia, 29, of Madison, Tennessee, has been charged by criminal complaint with unlawful possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, and Samuel Hernandez, 32, of Madison, Tennessee, has been charged by criminal complaint with unlawful possession o

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer Barry McWhirter represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm, possession of a machine gun, and trafficking in marijuana. In October 2024, ATF agents conducted an undercover operation targeting the sale of Machinegun Conversion Devices (MCD) and illegal drugs. Christopher Walker, 38, of Memphis, sold a confidential inform

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering conspiracy and a conspiracy to import controlled substances into the United States, including 400 grams or more of fentanyl and five kilograms or more of cocaine. From approximately June to December 2017, Israel Ortiz Velasco, 33, agreed with others to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, knowing an

Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer Ryan Matuska represented Dustin Lacouture charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (methamphetamine. Dustin Lacouture, 43, and Deborah Lagrone, 44, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. On January 29, 2025, a

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer Jason Luong represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled drug (fentanyl) resulting in death. Antonio Curo, age 25, admitted he distributed the drug through the U.S. mail to individuals across the country. Specifically, Curo distributed fentanyl to a 16-year-old female in Houston who died after consu

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer Solomon Wisenberg represented the Defendant charged with violating the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The allegations involved the issuance of 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 23, 2017, and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for t

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

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony (AFCF), in violation of 21 O.S. 1283, which provides: A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of this state or of another state or of the United States to have in

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER FORMER FELONY CONVICTION 2. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE 3. OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER 4. DRIVING WITH LICENSE CANCELLED/SUSPENDED/REVOKED

Kingfisker, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession. ¶1 Appellant Rene Gomez was tried in a non-jury trial in the District Court of Kingfisher County before the Honorable Susie Pritchett in Case No. CF-2004-19 for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (Methamphetamine) (63 O.S.2001, § 2-402), Unlawful Possession of Paraphernalia (63 O

Lawton, Oklahoma, pro se Defendant unsuccessfully represented himself on a DUI charge. ¶1 Following a non-jury trial, Appellant, appearing pro se, was convicted of being in Actual Physical Control of a Vehicle Under the Influence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (47 O.S.2021, § 11-902(A)(3)) in Comanche County District Court Case No. CM-2023-137. The Honorable Susan Zwaan, Special Judge, p

Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. On February 12, 2024, while a man was putting air in the tires of his vehicle on Augusta Avenue, Greene jumped into the driver’s seat and took off with the vehicle. Officers with the Savannah Police Department were in the area and immediately responded. Benjamin Mi

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. CLEVELAND DAVID HALL, II, 43, of Marietta, Georgia, had a prior federal conviction in the Southern District of Georgia for drug conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances in case number 11-CR-270. This case is the result of an investigation by

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted to steal more than $2 million in tax credits and wire fraud. On April 15, 2022, Rodney Quinn Rupe, 47, of Syracuse, Utah, an employee of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, accessed the IRS systems and moved tax credits in the amount of $2,021,986 from ExxonMobil’s taxpayer account to a taxpayer acco

Sacramento, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine. Between Jan. 26, 2023, and May 10, 2024, Michael William Hutchison III, was a leader and organizer of violent drug traffickers who distributed massive amounts of lethal drugs in the Sacramento region. Hutchison’s specific role involved orchestrating the

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute carfentanil, possessing with intent to distribute carfentanil, and possessing ammunition. Travis Kalani Hong-Ah Nee, 36, of Oahu, was pulled over by a Honolulu Police Officer and then fled at a high rate of speed, later collided with an unmarked police car and

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, mail theft and aggravated identity theft. Dusty Starr, 47, allegedly executed a wire fraud scheme using stolen identities to fraudulently apply for rent relief funds available during the pandemic. On one occasion in July 2021, Starr applied for rent relief funds using a fraudulently create

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. KRMG: "TULSA, Okla. — A teenager who police arrested for a fatal 2024 shootout where one teenager was killed and another was critically injured entered a guilty plea on Friday. Ricardo Galarza was arrested for a shootout that occurred at an ea

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl over 400 grams.