Pocatello, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful employment of aliens, encouraging illegal reentry of aliens, and use of false statements in an immigration matter. Brayan Adiel Gramajo-Reyes, 31, of Guatemala, was charged with two counts of encouraging illegal entry of aliens to enter the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(a); eight

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

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Judy Terecia Sanchez, 60, was accused of fraudulently obtaining, forging, and cashing Texas Medicaid checks payable to a former health worker for her quadriplegic son. “The defendant inflicted unimaginable suffering on her son by ffraudulently pretending he received the care he needed and deserved,” said U

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. From 2016 through 2024, Tammy Barcus, age 57, of Berlin, Maryland, a former office manager and bookkeeper for an Ocean City-based home builder, embezzled approximately $1.79 million from her former employer. Barcus used her position of trust to embezzle funds from her em

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of mail fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Justin Heimbach, 34, of Bath, Pennsylvania, operated a construction company called TeamKJ Construction, and engaged in a scheme that caused fraudulent PUA applications to be filed in the names of individuals allegedly no longer employed by TeamKJ as

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt to evade and defeat the payment of taxes and obstructing the administration of the IRS. Gabriel David Guerrero, 60, of Pasadena,is a commercial real estate broker who for years did not file timely federal individual income tax returns, specifically for the years 1998, 1999, and 2001 through 2005. He

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of stolen mail. From February 2020 to February 2022, Noah Aranzamendi, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, conspired with others to steal checks from the mail in Bergen County and elsewhere, which he then sold to third parties or deposited, sometimes in altered or duplicate

Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sherry Xue Li was accused of money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws. Li orchestrated a nearly

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and making false statements. Philip Castracucco was the owner of a contracting business (“Company-1”) that performed construction work, primarily for masonry projects in the vicinity of Westchester County, New York. From 2017 through 2022, CASTRACUCCO caused Company-1 business receipt checks in a t

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international scheme to sell fraudulent market survey data to commit wire fraud. Op4G and Slice were market research companies based in New Hampshire and Illinois, respectively. Clients would hire the companies to conduct market research surveys. As part of their business model, Op4G and Slice maintained “

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the FBI relating to her relationship with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (“FSB”), and to naturalization fraud for lying about her involvement in prostitution-related offenses. Nomma Zarubina, age 35, was trying to cultivate relationships with American l

Atlanta, Georgia, Defendant charged with stealing gift cards from The Home Depot. Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant employed by The Home Deport accused of stealing over $4 million in gift cards from her employer. While employed at The Home Depot, the Felecia Ingram abused the trust placed in her and stole a staggering $4 million from the company. “She engaged in a calculat

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Abuse by care taker; exploitation of vulnerable adult, conspiracy to commit a felony, and filing a false instruments.and domestic assault and battery.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:conspiracy to commit a felony, second-degree forgery, and unlawful possession of drugs. 21 O.S. 421 Conspiracy - Definition - Punishment A. If two or more persons conspire, either: 1. To commit any crime; or 2. Falsely and maliciously to indict another for any crime, or to procure another to be charged or

Detroit, Michigan, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted conspiracy to commit fraud. Mohammad Hamdan, age 44, from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, admitted to utilizing his two pharmacies to submit false and fraudulent claims for prescriptions even though the prescribed drugs were medically unnecessary or not actually dispensed. In many instances, the pharmacies l

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Desormeaux was the executive director of Regional Nutrition Assistance, Inc., a non-profit sponsoring organization for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a federal program operated by the USDA and administered by the Louisiana Department of Education.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. The Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”) Global Illicit Financial Team (“GIFT”) identified David Metcalf announced that Geoffrey Magistrate, 61, a current resident of Limassol, Cyprus, and a prior resident of Pennsylvania, as a corporate service provider

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with insider trading. Carlos Sacanell, 59, of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment in October 2024. In September of last year, he pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud (insider trading) and one count of making a false statement to a federal agency. As detailed in court filings and

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the Social Security Administration during its redetermination of eligibility to receive disability benefits. John Cozza, 64, of Plainfield, Vermont, stated in a March 2021 application for SSDI benefits that he had not been self-employed in 2020 or in 2021, through the date of his appl

Huntsville, Alabama, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing a false tax return after embezzling more than $400,000. Adrian Derrell Davis, 42, was the pastor at All Nations Worship Assembly (the “Church”) in Huntsville. From 2018 to 2020, Davis used his position as pastor to embezzle approximately $434,339 from the Church. For example, in 2018,

Boston, Massachusetts health care fraud criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. Over four years, Chang Goo Yoon submitted more than a million dollars in false health insurance claims, resulting in his conviction on two counts of health care fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1347. Yoon worked as a licensed physical therapist who owned and operated several clinics in Massachusetts. Between

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny and false declaration of ownership in pawn shop.

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States. Isidro De Jesus-Mayo, 44, of Mexico, was charged by felony information on December 17, 2025. In addition to his term of imprisonment, the court imposed a sentence of three years of supervised release. Upon his release of imprisonment, De Jesus-Mayo will be remanded to the c

Oakland, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and making false statements. Former San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo , 49, of San Leandro, Calif., was charged by information on Oct. 20, 2025, with one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and one count of making a false statement to federal