False Imprisonment Law
 
State of Oklahoma v. Daniel Raul Santiago Vasquez

Purcell, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. ¶1 Appellant, Daniel Raul Santiago Vasquez, was tried by jury and convicted in the District Court of McClain County, Case No. CF-2018-166, of: Counts 1 and 2, First Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 701.7(A); Count 3, Unlawful Removal of a Dead Body, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 1161;

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United States of America ex rel. Verity Investigations, LLC v. Nikon SLM Solutions NA, Inc.

Wilmington, Delaware, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible. PPP was an emergency loan program established by Congress in March 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act and adm

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United States of America v. Mary Blakley and Fred Bakley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and to defraud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Mary Blakley, 76, and Fred Blakley, 61, both of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and their business associate, Janmarie Lanzo, 66, also of Lake Havasu City.

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United States of America v. William Kuduk

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal activities and unemployment wire fraud. William Kuduk, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found responsible for trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana from his used car dealership. He also trafficked over five kilograms o

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United States of America v. Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and making false statements. Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 70, a former member of the Newark Municipal Council who also served on the Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (“NCEDC”), was charged with participating in a scheme to obtain bribes and kickbacks and subsc

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United States of America v. Edenilson Velasquez Larin, also known as “Agresor,” Saturno,” “Tiny,” and “Paco,”; Hugo Diaz Amaya, also known as “21”; Fulton Locos Salvatruchas (Fulton) clique leader Jose Espinoza Sanchez, also known as “Cable,” “Bleca,” and “Fantasma”; and Fulton member Jose Arevalao Iraheta, also known as “Splinter,” “Inesperado,” and “Daniel.”

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering. Velasquez Larin was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketee

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United States of America et al. ex rel Kevin G. Murphy, New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital

New York, New York commercial litigation lawyer represented the plaintiff on a qui tam claim. NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL (“NYPHV”), which, prior to 2015, was known as Hudson Valley Hospital Center (“Hudson Valley”). The settlement resolves allegations that NYPHV improperly paid millions of dollars to a Westchester-based oncology practice (the “Oncology Practice”

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United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt

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United States of America v. Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 29, 2020, to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were sufferi

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United States of America v. Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child exploitation. An April 29, 2025, the Stamford Police Department secured an arrest warrant charging Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia, age 21, a citizen of Ecuador residing in West Haven, with felony risk of injury and interfering with an officer. Tenesaca Mejia subsequently fled Connecticut with a 14-year-old

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State of Oklahoma v. Melvin Tyrone Perry

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Murder, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Kidnapping, Second Degree Burglary, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, all After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies. Melvin Tyrone Perry, appellant, was convicted of First Degree Murder, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Kidnapping, Second Deg

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State of Oklahoma v. Russell Gene Stiles

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree robbery and murder in the first degree. Russell Gene Stiles, appellant, was convicted of First Degree Robbery and Murder in the First Degree, in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CRF-85-3251, sentenced to two hundred (200) years imprisonment and the death penalty, respectively, and appeals. T

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State of Oklahoma v. Danny R. Dawkins

Holdenville, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree manslaugter and unlawful possession of sawed-of shotgun. ¶1 Danny Ray Dawkins was tried by jury and convicted of Count I, First Degree Manslaughter in violation of 21 O.S. § 711,1 and Count II, Unlawful Possession of a Sawed-Off Shotgun, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 1289.18, after former conv

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State of Oklahoma v. James Charles childress

Sallisaw, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder, and larceny of a domestic animal. ¶1 James Charles Childress was tried by a jury in the District Court of Sequoyah County, Case No. CF 96-292, before the Honorable John C. Garrett, District Judge. Appellant was found guilty of first degree murder (Count 1), in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1997,

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State of Oklahoma v. Donald Lee Gibson

Norman, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with frist-degree murder, injury to a minor child, conspiracy to unlawfully removed a dead body, and unlawful removal of a dead body. ¶1 Appellant Donald Lee Gilson was tried by jury for First Degree Murder (21 O.S.1991, § 701.7(C)), Case No. CF-96-245; five counts of Injury to a Minor Child (10 O.S.Supp.1995, § 711

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State of Oklahoma v. Kenneth Ray Kinchion

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and ; First Degree Murder; Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and Felonious Possession of a Firearm. ¶1 Appellant Kenneth Ray Kinchion was tried by jury and found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (Counts 1 a

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State of Oklahoma v. Eric Jose Barnett

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree felony murder. ¶1 Eric Jose Barnett, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of second degree felony murder, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 701.8(2), in the District Court of Okmulgee County, Case No. CF-2009-2.1 The jury sentenced Appellant to twenty-three (23) years imprisonment. The Honor

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State of Oklahoma v. Johns William Malaske

Ponca City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder. ¶1 Appellant, John William Malaske, was tried by jury in the District Court of Kay County, Case Number CF-2001-221, and convicted of Second Degree (Felony) Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.8 (2). The jury set punishment at ten (10) years imprisonment, and the trial judge sentenced Ap

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United States of America v. Jorge Saavedra-Delgado

Cheyenne, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry into the U.S. On June 28, 2025, Saavedra-Delgado, 42, of Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, a citizen of Mexico, was contacted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while he was in the Lincoln County Jail after being arrested on state charges for interference with a peace officer and other offens

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United States of America v. Ikponmwosa Erhinmwinrose

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of wire fraud conspiracy, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Ikponmwosa Erhinmwinrose, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, and other conspirators in his fraud ring stole more than $7.6 million in government benefits from the P

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United States of America v. Halee Ann Mehlbauer

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained approximately $177,030 in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, along with her codefendant, Timothy Lopez, which they did not qualify for. She was also sentenced to two years’ supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $177,030 in restitution, of which $48,507 is to be

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United States of America v. Heidi Cafirma

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false tax returns and wire fraud related to her fraudulent application for unemployment assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For tax years 2016 through 2020, Heidi Cafirma, 50, of Waipahu, Hawaii, filed false federal tax returns with the IRS for her and her spouse that underreported their business incom

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United States of America v. Tamara King, aka Tamara Waln

Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Between August 2009 and December 2013, Tamara Kind, aka Tamara Waln, 56, of Toledo, Ohio, previously resided in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, solicited investments in a real estate fund called Halcyon. Twenty-two victims, most of

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State of Oklahoma v. K.C.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Keaton Taylor represented the Defendant charged with larceny of merchandise in violation of 21 O.S. 1731, which provides: A. Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows: 1. For the first or second conviction, in the event the value

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United States of America v. Xin Mian Pan (a/k/a “Henry Pan”), Hua Liang Xie (a/k/a “Nolan Xie”), Jinhua Wang (a/k/a “Johnson Wang”), Uni-Tile & Marble, Inc., Uni-Stone & Cabinet, Inc., and Shenzhen Top & Profit International Forwarding Co. Ltd.

San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with evading more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and other duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities, and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and imported into the United States. Xin Mian Pan, 63, of San Francis

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