Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme to steal from the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A Robeson County Deputy Sheriff Ricky McMillian, his wife, and two adult sons engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and by submitting false loan applications which r

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer Michael Becker represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Adepoju Babtunde Salako, 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was part of a conspiracy that stole more than $5 million in funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and 30 state unemployment programs through several

Des Moines, Iowa, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. When Deputy Tart fired, Perkins was approximately sixty to seventy-five feet away from him and standing on the road outside her daughter’s vehicle. As Perkins describes the situation, she was verbally confronting another driver, walking back and forth between her daughter’s vehicle and th

Jefferson City, Missouri, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an employment case. A disciplinary proceeding was initiated against David Matusik, an employee of the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District (the District). Following a hearing, the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District Board of Directors (the Board) terminated Matusik’s employment. Matusik filed a petition for judicial

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree assault. After a verbal altercation with the victim (Victim) at a restaurant and bar, Eagleton struck him in the face, resulting in serious injuries. Eagleton was subsequently charged with second-degree assault * * * In point one on appeal, Eagleton alleges the trial court erred in denying h

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to murder a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer who was serving on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Andrew Stanton, age 38, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, posted a video to TikTok in which he stated, “We’re not getting through to them [politicians] with

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and theft of government property. Mark A. Pingsterhaus, age 52, of Carlyle, is accused of using City of Carlyle and Carlyle Fire Protection District funds for unauthorized and personal expenses like travel, entertainment, goods and services. In two examples, the indictment states he used the City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, illegal reentry after removal. Eduardo Javier Ordonez-Godoy approached a woman in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Haltom City, Texas. Armed with a firearm, Ordonez-Godoy forced the victim into the backseat of her vehicle and drove her to a nearb

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Peter Valente and Angela Toma collaborated to fraudulently obtain $2,609,210 from the Paycheck Protection Program. Valente and Toma are alleged to have submitted false loan applications to Paycheck Protection Program lenders using inactive businesses and falsified bank records. When federal agents began i

Del Rio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to traffic firearms to the Sinaloa Cartel. Jose Manuel Najera, 54, of Elon, North Carolina, arrived for outbound inspection at the Del Rio Port of Entry on Oct. 31, 2024, driving a gray pickup truck. U.S. Customs and Border Protection recognized that an alert had been placed on the vehicle for suspicious bo

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In late 2020, Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, conspired with his former roommate, Tony Brobbey, and fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits from the New York State Department of Labor worth more than $150,000. To make the fraudulent unemployment insuranc

Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant's charged with conspiracy to conduct affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activities. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable,” 27, of El Salvador, was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to re

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on an Equal Protection challenge to the School District’s 2022 Admissions Policy for four selective high schools. The School District of Philadelphia has three types of high schools: (1) neighborhood schools; (2) citywide schools; and (3) criteria-based schools. Criteria-based schools are selective and requ

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Michael Kirouac, 38, stole over a million dollars from taxpayers amidst one of the worst health and economic crises in a century,” said U.S. Attorney Creegan. “This office will continue to vigilantly investigate and prosecute those who defraud pandemic relief programs. “The defendant misa

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Michael French represented the Defendant charged with larceny of an automobile in violation of 21 O.S. 1720, which provides: Any person in this state who shall steal an aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle, construction equipment or f

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Money Laundering. Daren Li, 42, is a fugitive after cutting off his ankle electronic monitoring device and absconding in December 2025. He was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who will determine restitution at a later date. Li pleaded guilty in November 2024 to one

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking of children by force or coercion. Morrell D. Johnson (35), a.k.a. “Money,” a notorious human trafficker on Milwaukee’s south side, was also a drug trafficker who sold heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Johnson recruited addicted women to perform commercial sex acts, promising them housing, pro

Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry into the United States after removal and failure to update sex offender registration. Roberto Nicolas-Simon, 24, was unlawfully present in the United States when he was convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse in Champaign County. He acknowledged his registration obligation as a sex offender be

Charleston, West Virginia, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1970 that regulates the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer credit information. It promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in consumer reporting agency

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a multi-million-dollar Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) fraud scheme. Samer Kammo, 46, and his co-conspirators tried to cheat the system by exploiting a federal relief program meant to help Americans in need. Let this case send a clear message: crime does not pay,” said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in C

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted larceny of an automobile in violation of 21 O.S. 1720, which provides: Any person in this state who shall steal an aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle, construction equipment or farm equipment shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by impri

New Orleans, Louisiana consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a 1970 federal law that regulates the collection, accuracy, and privacy of consumer information held by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). It promotes fairness by giving consumers the right to access their reports, dispute inac

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree burglary, unlawful carrying a firearm, and domestica A&B. 21 O.S. 1431 provides: Every person who breaks into and enters the dwelling house of another, in which there is at the time some human being, with intent to commit some crime therein, either: 1. By forcibly bursting or breaking the wall

New Orleans, Louisiana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSI benefits by HHS. Scott Williams filed for disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income in December of 2021, alleging that he became disabled in March 2020 due to anxiety. The Commissioner denied his claim for benefits following a hearing