Newport News, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Navy Federal Credit Union and its members out of money and property.

From approximately April to August 2021, Samari Smith, 20, conspired with at least four other people to commit credit union fraud by convincing account holders to withdraw and turnover funds to them under false pretenses. Smit... More...   $0 (09-13-2022 - va)

Knoxville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted production of child pornography.

David Morrow, age 51, of Maryville, Tennessee, a former football coach at Heritage High School, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted production of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e). Following his incarceration, Morrow will be on supervis... More...   $0 (09-12-2022 - TN)

Columbia, South Carolina criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of Government Funds totaling over $258,000.00.

Evidence presented to the Court showed Crystal Deveaux, age 61, of Eastover, South Carolina, unlawfully obtained Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits (RIB) on behalf of her deceased grandmother, which she used for her own personal benefit from June 2001... More...   $0 (09-12-2022 - SC)

Syracuse, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing false tax returns.

Glen Zinszer, age 52, of Liverpool, New York, admitted that he began operating the Brazzlebox company in 2012, which he represented to investors would be like Facebook for business. Beginning in April 2013 and continuing until approximately the summer of 2016, Zinszer made false ... More...   $0 (09-12-2022 - NY)

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with commission of a felony.


This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Default Judgment and Final Order of Forfeiture In Rem (“Motion”), filed by Plaintiff United States of America (“the United States”). Dkt. No. 16. Upon consideration of the Motion, the Court finds that the motion should be granted.
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New York, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud.

William Sadleir was indicted for his participation in two fraudulent schemes relating to investments made by a New York-based investment fund (the “Fund”) in Aviron Pictures, LLC and its affiliated entities (collectively, “Aviron”). Sadleir previously pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one relating... More...   $0 (09-09-2022 - NY)

Medford, Oregon criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking methamphetamine.

In late 2019, law enforcement learned Velasco was transporting pound quantities of methamphetamine north from California in rental cars and then selling it to local drug dealers in Southern Oregon. On at least two occasions, including the trip precipitating his arrest, Velasco traveled in ... More...   $0 (09-08-2022 - OK)

New York City, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged for her role in an approximately 20-year scheme to sell and distribute to racehorse trainers and others in the racehorse industry “untestable” performance enhancing drugs (“PEDs”) for use in professional horse racing.

Ms. Lisa Giannelli was charged in United States v. Navarro, 20 Cr. 160 (MKV), a case arising ... More...   $0 (09-08-2022 - NY)

Syracuse, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.

Ted Serr, age 33, of Syracuse, New York, admitted that he actively traded child pornography images and videos using a social media messaging application on his cellular telephone, and that on June 2, 2021, he distributed a video file depicting sexual conduct... More...   $0 (09-07-2022 - NY)

Syracuse, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting a child and distributing and possessing child pornography.

Jeremie Hoyt, age 42, of Davenport, New York, admitted that he used a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of that conduct, and that in August of 2019 and November of 2020 he produced... More...   $0 (09-06-2022 - NY)

Texarkana, Texas criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
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A Maud, Texas man has been sentenced for federal violations related to a COVID-relief fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

Samuel Morgan Yates, 35, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2022, to wire fraud and was sentenced to 68 months in feder... More...   $0 (09-06-2022 - )

Montgomery, Alabama criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting a five-year-old child.

In January of 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a report originating in Alabama describing activity related to child pornography on Twitter. Based on that report, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) began an investigation. ... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - AL)

Columbus, Ohio civil rights violation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a right to medicaid theory.


{¶ 1} The appellants in this case are Amanda and Bud Masters, individually and as mother and father and next friends of F.M., a minor (collectively the "Masters"). The appellees are the Ohio Department of Medicaid ("Department"), Maureen Corcoran, Director of the De... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - OH)

Washington, District of Columbia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.

Kenneth Gaughan, age 44, of Washington, D.C., who used the alias of Richard Strauski, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to three counts: one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in the PPP... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - DC)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyers represented Defendants charged with distributing drugs.

On Jan. 28, 2021, Tulsa police officers located more than 600 grams of fentanyl, a pill press, a blender used to mix drugs, cutting agents and scales in Jennifer Canales’ home. They also found two guns and ammunition. Canales, age 31, told officers the residence was hers and that she knew that Ali B... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - OK)

Central Islip, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud.

Edward E. Bohm, age 44, from Smithtown, New York, formerly the President of Sales and part-owner of mortgage lender Vanguard Funding, LLC (Vanguard), based in Garden City, New York, was accused of diverting of more than $8.9 million of warehouse loans that Vanguard had fraudulently obtained purportedly to f... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - NY)

Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with misbranding a drug and trafficking anabolic steroids.

John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25, to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count of manufacturing and possessing with the intent to distribute and d... More...   $0 (08-31-2022 - VA)

San Diego, California criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with "grandparent scam" fraud.

Timothy Ingram aka “Bleezy," age 30, from North Hollywood, California, and Joaquin Lopez, age 46, from Hollywood, Florida, were part of a network of individuals who, through extortion and fraud, induced elderly Americans across the United States to pay up to tens of thousands of dollars ea... More...   $0 (08-31-2022 - CA)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
Domestic Assault & Battery With A Dangerous Weapon

08-30-2022

JUDGE HAMMOND FOR JUDGE SIDERIAS: DEFENDANT APPEARS IN CUSTODY WITH COUNSEL M. JOHNSON. THE STATE IS PRESENT BY ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY ROGERS FOR HOCKENBURY. THE DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY AND IS SENTENCED TO COUNTS 1... More...   $0 (08-30-2022 - OK)

Jacksonville, Florida criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Jeromy Washington, age 25, from Jacksonville, was arrested at the scene of a drug transaction where he was getting paid to provide armed security during the sale of narcotics. Prior to the arrest, Washington had sold cocaine and fentanyl to undercover agents numerous times. Washington ... More...   $0 (08-30-2022 - FL)

Miami, Florida criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing nearly $300,000 from two seniors by accessing their bank accounts while employed as their caretaker.

From 2016 to 2019, Smith worked as a caretaker for an elderly couple in Broward County. As part of her duties, Smith had access to the victims’ bank accounts to assist them with paying their monthly bills. S... More...   $0 (08-26-2022 - FL)

San Diego, California criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

Laubbacher admitted to robbing a CVS pharmacy, a Bath & Body Works and numerous grocery stores between January 22, 2021, and February 5, 2021. All the robberies were committed in a similar manner: He entered the store, selected items for purchase, approached the register and demanded money from the cas... More...   $0 (08-26-2022 - CA)

Peoria, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.

The government presented evidence that in late 2020, a minor child residing in the Central District of Illinois was contacted over Snapchat by a person later identified as Ryan Dale Gross, age 26, from Johnson City, Tennessee, falsely told the minor child he was 16 years old, and the chats ... More...   $0 (08-26-2022 - IL)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.

Jennifer Canales, age 31, and Ali Bashir Milad, age 33, both of Tulsa, were arrested on January 28, 2021 when Tulsa police officers executed a search warrant on Caneles’ residence. Officers located just over 600 grams of fentanyl, a pill press, a blender used to mix the drug, cutting age... More...   $0 (08-26-2022 - OK)