False Imprisonment Law
 
United States of America v. Ashley Thompson

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Ashley Thompson, age 38, from Tama, Iowa, admitted that on January 14, 2024, she assaulted a woman on the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, Iowa. Thompson was in another person’s home along with the victim. An argument between multiple people occurred. Thompson picked up a

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United States of America v. Alexander Warren Dehogues

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Alexander Warren Dehogues, 35, secretly recorded two minor children in stages of undress and saved those recordings to his electronic devices. A forensic examination of electronic devices seized from Dehogues’s Kalona residence showed that Dehogues used the devices to record, receive

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United States of America v. Raymond Porter, Jr.

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering.

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United States of America v. Tracy Daniels

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. A federal grand jury indicted Daniels, 34, of Mabelvale, in a four-count Indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession wi

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State of California v. Alflya Zuckerman, Rubein Tamrzaian, Valie Muradkhanyan, Ararat Chirkinians

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aggravated white-collar crime, presenting a false insurance claim and destroying insured property. Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village and Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Ararat Chirkinian, 39, all of Glendale, were charged with multiple felonies including aggravated white-collar crime

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United States of America v. Nael Jabbar

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing a false tax return.. Nael Jabbar (age 47) of Franklin, Wisconsin, owned and operated Hot Spot Super Market (Hot Spot) in Milwaukee, which was authorized to accept benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). He signed documents for Hot Spot agreeing to comply with a

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United States of America v. Robert Dunlap

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Robert Dunlap claimed to operate a cryptocurrency business that sold a purported digital asset called “Meta-1 Coin” through a “Meta-1 Coin Trust.” Dunlap made numerous false and misleading statements to potential and actual investors, including claims that the Meta-1 Coin was backed by as much as $

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United States of America v. Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a police officer and misprision of a felony. On Oct. 3, 2025, Gonzalez Alvarez, 27, of Lyons, Ill., joined a caravan of vehicles that was following a vehicle driven by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Gonzalez Alvarez drove his Ford pickup truck into t

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United States of America v. Juan R. Gonzalez

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion, wrongfully structuring currency transactions, and identity theft. Juan R. Gonzalez, 52, owned and operated a residential construction business in San Antonio, under the name Gonzalez Construction, working as a subcontractor for other entities. During tax years 2020 and 2021, Gonzalez organized his pe

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United States of America v. Michael Graves

Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and false statement. Michael Graves On November 15, 2021, Michael Graves filed a Form 1040, U.S. Individual Tax Return for tax year 2016 listing his income as $816.00. As part of his guilty plea, Graves admitted that he filed a false return and that his corrected tax income for 2016 was approximat

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United States of America v. Jose Bello

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding investors who believed they were funding short-term, high-return loans for real estate transactions or storm damage repair. Jose Bello, Age 38, told investors that he worked with a group that would invest its money in short-term financing that Bello variously referred to as “private lending,” â€

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United States of America v. Leon Haynes

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Leon Haynes, age 52, of Teanck, New Jersey, was accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, mail fraud, and tax evasion. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, Congress authorize

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United States of America v. William Freeman, IV

Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. William Freeman, IV, age 46, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, submitted at least 10 applications seeking pandemic stimulus funds through both the Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, as well as the Paycheck Protection

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United States of America v. Matthew James Addy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft, arising from schemes through which the defendant defrauded investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Matthew James Addy, 47, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, held himself out as a wealthy and successful busin

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United States of America v. Leah Mathieu

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer Peter Brill represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Leah Mathieu is a correction officer employed by the DOC and a member of the United States Navy Reserve. He repeatedly made false representations and provided forged documentation, including purported military orders, to the DOC falsely claiming that she was on state active duty with

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United States of America v. Harold Sterling

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and cocaine base. Harold Sterling, age 33, of Hartford, Connecticut and Isaias Ramos, age 31, were stopped by Border Patrol agents who suspected the vehicle to be involved in potential human smuggling across the Canadian border into the United States. When

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United States of America v. Omar Rashad Pouncy

Flint, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Chris Quinn represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, Witness Tampering, intimidation of a witness, bribery, and subornation of prejury. Omar R. Pouncy, 38, of Flint, was convicted of committing multiple carjackings and armed robberies in Genesee County in 2005. The trial court sentenced Pouncy to a lengthy term of i

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United States of America v. Charles Santich

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly discharging acidic water into the Souhegan River. Charles Santich, 60, and his company, Old Dutch Mustard Co., Inc., d/b/a Pilgrim Foods, Inc. dumped acidic water into the Souhegan River in New Hampsire. The Clean Water Act “CWA” prohibits the discharge of any pollutant into navigable waters

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United States of America v. Larry Jerome Hunter

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Larry Jerome Hunter, 43, took part in a vast drug-trafficking organization (“DTO”) led by Braxton A. Thomas that distributed bulk methamphetamine and cocaine between October 2021 and May 20

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United States of America v. Erica McMillian

New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Erica McMillian, a Robeson County woman, submitted a fraudulent EIDL loan application for a fictitious business located in Robeson County. To obtain the $150,000 loan, McMillian made false representations concerning the number of employees and gross revenues of the business.

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United States of America v. Jasen Butler

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, forgery, and money laundering. Jasen Bulter, age 38, of Jupiter, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, corrupted the competitive bidding process for military fuel contracts and submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire transfer memos and invoices to multiple U.S. warships between A

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State of Oklahoma v. Willaim Isaac Lawrie

Bristow, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. AGGRAVATED TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS (METH) AFCF in violation of 63 O.S. § 2-415(C), which provides: A. The provisions of the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act shall apply to persons convicted of violations with respect to the following substances: 1. Marijuana; 2. Cocaine or coca leaves; 3. H

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State of Oklahoma v. Marco Maurice Antonio Young and Dominique Deshawn Jones

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: SWIK, SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL, in violation of 21 O.S. 652 A Date of Offense: 01/18/2025 YOUNG, MARCO MAURICE ANTONIO Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/18/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL(SWIK) Violation of 21 O.S. 652 A A. Every person who intenti

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, State of Oklahoma v. A.D.B.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent Crime Offender Act violation of 57 O.S. 599, which provides:Any person required to register pursuant to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act who violates any provision of the act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by incarce

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United States of America v. John Jay Kersey

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John J. Kersey was a long-time, trusted financial advisor to friends and relatives. For approximately two decades, from 2003 through 2023, he convinced his clients to move their existing investments from his company to purportedly invest in other funds. Kersey then stole the funds and used the money to

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