Fentanyl Law
 
United States of America v. Kal J. Nay

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling drug and possessing a machine gun. On Oct. 9, 2025, Nay pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession of machine guns. Between May 2, 2024, and June 11, 2024, the Jackson County Drug Task Force utilized a Confidential Informant to purchase “M30” pills, which contained fentan

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United States of America v. Morrell D. Johnson, a/k/a "Money"

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

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United States of America v. Jaron Williams

South Bend, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with inent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. A mixture and substance containing a detectable amont of cocaine, and a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Jaron Williams, 44 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, sold fentanyl to another person on two occasio

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United States of America v. Kevin Deramus and Dorian Freeman,

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Kevin Deramus, 46, was the head of the drug trafficking organization. He obtained, cut, processed and distributed large quantities of drug mixes made with heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, xylazine and other drugs. He was sentenced on Feb. 11 to 294 months in prison. Throughout this inve

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United States of America v. Kedrick Donell Moses, Edward Paige, Donovan Solitaire, Quenderrick Williams and Raven Gray

Alexandria, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kedrick Donell Moses, a 49-year-old resident of Alexandria; Edward Paige, a.k.a. “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Natchitoches; Donovan Solitaire, a.k.a. “NuFive,” “Five,” and “Nuda,” a 26-year-old resident of Natchez; Quenderrick W

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United States of America v. Isaiah Rene Acosta

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of drugs causing death or serious bodily injury. On July 16, 2021, Isaiah Rene Acosta, 28, sold three counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl to an individual, who purchased the pills on behalf of herself and another person. The pill recipients used the counterfeit M-30 pills the next day and shortly

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United States of America v. Adam Whitehead Baber

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. Adam Whitehead Baber, 45, of Lubbock, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl in October 2025. Three others charged as part of the drug trafficking ring include: • Sean Burns, 43, of Lubbock

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United States of America v. Kurtney Bernard Jones

Abilene, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kurtney Jones, also known as “KP,” was responsible for distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin in the Abilene area. In December 2023, Jones assumed control of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed drugs in Abilene and the surro

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United States of America v. Bryce Hill

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs. Bryce Hill, age 28, of Seattle, Washington, was a member of the Phoenix-based Monarrez Drug Trafficking Organization—a transnational criminal organization responsible for the distribution of millions of fentanyl pills, hundreds of pounds of methamphe

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United States of America v. Sabrina Flores a/k/a "Notorious Marie"

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and unlawful transportation of a firearm. Sabrina Flores a/k/a Notorious Marie, 25, of Jamestown, NY, was accused of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl and being a user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm

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United States of America v. Joseph Llano

Rutland, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Joseph Llano, 26, of Springfield, Massachusetts, his uncles, Tanashe Edwards and Edwin Davila, and numerous other co-conspirators, that trafficked cocaine base and fentanyl from Massachusetts to Central Vermont. The group distributed drugs to a large number of custo

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United States of America v. David Gilbert Gomez

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Officers with the City of Imperial Police Department were conducting a routine traffic stop when they observed two men standing near an unoccupied vehicle. Upon seeing police presence, both men ran into a nearby residence. Inside the unoccupied vehicle, police observed a semiaut

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United States of America v. Ricky Q. Chambers, a/k/a "Goldi"

Green Bay, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846. Ricky Q. Chambers, a/k/a “Goldi” (age: 29), frequently traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, where he purchased large quantities of fentanyl pills. Chambers then shipped the pills to v

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United States of America v. Lamont Johnson

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs and felony possession of a firearm. Lamont Johnson, 43, was sentenced to 210 months (17.5 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after pleading guilty last October to the following charges in an indictment: Possession with Intent to Distribute a Contro

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United States of America v. Madison Grant Sergent

Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth. On July 23, 2024, Madison Grant Sergent, 27, of Huntington, directed another individual to distribute approximately 24 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $180 in Huntington. As part of her plea agreement, Sergent admitted to arranging the transaction a

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United States of America v. Wuesley Pelaez Vela

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer Bryan Owens represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and conspiracy to distribute and poss with intent to distribute 200 grams or more of fentanyl. In 2019, an investigation began into a Colombia-based money laundering organization that was laundering drug proceeds on behalf of multiple drug trafficking organizations. Between 2020 an

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United States of America v. Abraham Heredia

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer Joseph Harty represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of Fentanyl. Abraham Heredia, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. From at least November 2022 to June 2023, Heredia

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United States of America v. Paul Anthony Nicholls

Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day j

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United States of America v. Mario Luis Rocha

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute drugs and felny possession of a firearm. In August 2025, investigators learned that Mario Rocha, 27, Rocky Ford, Colorado, was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine out of his Rocky Ford home and that he was in possession of numerous firear

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United States of America v. Silvano Gonzalez Venavidez, aka Eduardo Torres-Zepeda, Edgar Ulises Torres Cervantes, aka Juan Maldonado Garcia, and Carlos Roberto Limon Martinez

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Silvano Gonzalez Venavidez, aka Eduardo Torres-Zepeda, 34; Edgar Ulises Torres Cervantes, aka Juan Maldonado Garcia, 38; and Carlos Roberto Limon Martinez, 21, all from Mexico, living in Salt Lake City were charged by complaint on January 15, 2026. Beginning in November 2025, the FBI Wasatc

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United States of America v. Sean Mobley

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Sean Mobley, 45, agreed to supply an individual with fentanyl powder to distribute to a third party. Mobley and the intermediary drove to a residence in Wasilla, where the intermediary sold the powder to an adult victim for $100. Shortly after the sale, the adult victim used the substance and o

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United States of America v. Rogelio Pena

Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access t

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United States of America v. Stacie Marie Narcho

Tucson, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly and intentionally provided a minor with methamphetamine and fentanyl. On November 9, 2022, Stacie Marie Narcho, 47, of Sells, Arizona, knowingly and intentionally provided a minor with methamphetamine and fentanyl. As a direct result of Narcho’s actions, the victim overdosed and later died. “Thi

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United States of America v. Jose Cardenas-Salcido

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with: 21:841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846 and 18:2(a) - CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE AND DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL (1) 21:841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), 851, 18:2(a) - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE (1s) 21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and 18:2(a) - CON

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United States of America v. Priestlen Mitchell

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer Rob Eggert represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and drug trafficking. Between May 7, 2021, and May 8, 2021, Mitchell, a convicted felon, possessed a Century Arms Inc., model Micro Draco, 7.62x39 caliber semiautomatic pistol, an Armalite, model M15A2, 5.56 caliber rifle, and ammunition. Mitchell also possessed with th

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