Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misuse of a social security number in violation of 42 U.S.C. 408. Linford Atakora, age 29, from the Republic of Ghana, fraudulently used the name, date of birth, and social security number of his relative – a United States citizen – to obtain employment at a home health agency. Atakora presented his rela

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a governmental tort claim theory. The Plaintiffs claimed that on December 16, 2022, their property was flooded with raw sewage that damaged their property.

Norman, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claims. The Plaintiff claimed that he was injured and/or damaged in a two-vehicle car crash that occurred on November 10, 2021, as a result of the negligence of Elise Marie Brooks.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony pointing a firearm, in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.16, which provides: A. It shall be lawful to point a firearm, knife, or any other deadly weapon at another person or persons by: 1. A person who can legally own or possess a weapon pursuant to the provisions of Section 1272 of this title: a. during an act

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 846, and 18 U.S.C. 841. Kobie Farmer, 49, of Hollywood, and Kenia Rodriguez, 27, of Dundalk, with the assistance of cartel contacts in Mexico, purchased wholesale quantities of cocaine in California and then transpo

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and attempted obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1518. Dr. Violetta Mailyan, age 45, of Glendale, California ran an enormous fraud operation through her Healthy Way Medical Center Clinic, , submitting fraudulen

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. om violation of 15 U.S.C.78, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Jald Jensen, age 73, was a regional sales manager for BizJet, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, which provides aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. During

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with voting as an alien, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 611, which provides: (a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of R

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. Victor Kensington Colbert Jr., submitted loan application documents for the Paycheck Protection Program to Tulsa Federal Credit Union and received a total of $217,490. However, several Oklahoma Heartland Heroes Foundations employees testified at trial that Colbert never

Ocala, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341, conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, and payment of illegal kickbacks, in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1320. Sophie Dufort, age 57, or Gainesville, Florida, , conspired with Paula Pirone, 70, of Ocala, Florida, and others to

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with federal program theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C.666A. Sarah Blood, age 44, of Richmondville, New York, served as the executive director of SARL from August 2019 to October 2023. SARL is a not-for-profit organization managed by state and local legislators for the purpose of promoting cooperation and education amon

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns containing fictious children, fictitious solar expenses and fictitious business expenses, and related charges of wire fraud. Felix Cordoba, age 66, of East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, for the tax years 2020 and 2021, prepared false and fraudulent Forms 1040 and associated schedules an

Brooklyn, New York, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) law. The Village of Atlantic Beach, New York was accused of violating the RLUIPA, ) by enacting and enforcing zoning provisions that treat religious land uses worse than comparable secular uses. The Religious Land Use and Institutiona

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on defamation and libel theories. Janice Steidley, the former district attorney for District 12 (Craig, Mayes, and Rogers Counties, Oklahoma), and David Iski, a former assistant district attorney in District 12, sued John Singer, an investigator for the Claremore Police Department. Steidley was elec

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transmission of threatening communications and stalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 875. Between Nov. 14, 2025 and Nov. 18, 2025, Michael Reilly, age 53, used a Facebook account with the public username of “Mike Reilly” to post numerous threatening communications concerning an individual, ident

Dallas, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the on an unauthorized disclosure of private health information. Plaintiffs are five Facebook users who used the Site. They brought suit under the Federal Wiretap Act, the Missouri Wiretap Act, and the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, in addition to an intrusion upon seclusion tort claim and breach of contract claims. They contend that the inform

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Coach and teacher Marc Lucio refused to shake the hands of several Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) board members and employees during a meeting he was invited to attend to celebrate the successes of a team he coached. He claims his actions were motivate

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender within Indian Country. Toan Chu was convicted in 1992 in Alameda County, California, for Rape by Force in Concert with Another in the Commission of Kidnapping, Forcible Oral Copulation of a Minor in Commission of Kidnapping, and Assault During Sodomy in the Commission of Kidnap

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. After serving a year in prison for a Florida felony drug offense, Terrance Louis was released from prison and placed in the state’s conditional release program. While on conditional release, he tested positive for cocaine. A no-bond warrant was issued for his

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with making threats against the President, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 871. On October 15th, a Crime Stoppers tip led authorities to a Facebook post where Jaden Read made comments in response to a KAKE News article detailing President Trump’s upcoming visit to Wichita, KS on October 19th, 2026. Jaden J. Read’s threatenin

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substances (drugs) with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, maintaining a drug involved premises, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 856, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute to a minor, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 8609, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252, and felony possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Paul Allen Greeno, o, 46, was engaging in inappropriate behavior toward children. In June 2022, during the course of the investigation, law enforcement executed a search warrant for M

Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111. In 2023, Alfredo Gallegos Guillen was charged in the State of Idaho with multiple criminal offenses. Guillen failed to appear for court hearings and warrants were issued for his arrest. While on warrant status, Guillen was arrested and convicted in Washi

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by making false statements in connection with health care matters, in violation of 18 U.S.C., 371, attempted to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, and conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Reported by: