Forfeiture Law
 
United States of America v. JoAnne Natalie

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with for misappropriating the funds of a veteran declared legally incompetent, as well as stealing from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

JoAnne Natalie, age 64, of Saratoga Springs, New York was indicted earlier this month for misappropriating the funds of a veteran declared legally incompetent, as well as ... More...
   $0 (07-21-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Timothy Spaudling

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

On May 6, 2021, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on a hotel room where Timothy Spaulding, age 23, of Mancester, New Hampshire, was staying with his girlfriend. During the search of the hotel room, law enforcement officers located a black backpack containin... More...
   $0 (07-21-2022 - NH)

United States of America v. Ronald Carnell Holland, Jr.

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and felony firearm possession.

Ronald Carnell Holland, Jr., 24, of Many, Louisiana, was pleaded guilty on March 7, 2022 to one count of possession of flualprazolam with intent to distribute and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. These charges are the resu... More...
   $0 (07-20-2022 - LA)

United States of America v. Vinoth Ponmaran

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with for participating in a conspiracy that for several years exploited elderly victims by remotely accessing their computers and convincing victims to pay for computer support services they did not need, and which were never actually provided. In total, the conspiracy generated more than $10 million in proceeds from a... More...   $0 (07-20-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Silverio Moreno-Calderon

McAllen, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy and harboring and transporting aliens within the country.

Silverio Moreno-Calderon, age 27, n illegally resided in a stash house on West 1st Street in Mission. On Feb. 2, authorities observed Moreno-Calderon exit the residence and meet with a driver in a black sport utility vehicle.

At that time,... More...
   $0 (07-19-2022 - TX)

United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo Wang

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws.

Li and Wang, both naturalized U.S. citizens, were arrested earlier today in Oyster Bay, New York, and their initial ap... More...
   $0 (07-18-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Lan Nguyen

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug conspiracy.


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(d), 21 U.S.C. § 853, 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(2), this Court entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture based on Defendant's plea providing for the forfeiture of Defendant's right, title and interest in the below-described property... More...
   $0 (07-18-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Gavino Mendoza

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

21:846 and 21:841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(A)(viii)Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine & Distribution of Methamphetamine and 18:2 Aiding and Abetting Forfeiture Allegations ( Superseding Indictment Filed 3/9/2017)
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On May 4, 2017, Mendoza entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and... More...
   $0 (07-15-2022 - KS)

United States of America v. Travis Schlotterbeck and James Bradley Vlha

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with illegally building and selling unserialized AR-15 type firearms, commonly referred to as "ghost guns" capable of accepting high-capacity magazines.

Travis Schlotterbeck, 37, of Fountain Valley, and James Bradley Vlha, 29, of Norco, admitted that they took custom orders for AR-15-type firearms – both rifle... More...
   $0 (07-15-2022 - CA)

United States of America v. Linda Ann Been

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with racketeering.

Linda Ann Been, 49, admitted to leading the operation in a blind plea. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy (Count 1); wire fraud (Counts 2-166); conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Count 167); conspiracy to commit money laundering (Counts 168-169); relating to engaging in monetary transactions in property d... More...
   $0 (07-14-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Shelby Alvin Chapple

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

On October 18, 2020, a Shreveport Police officer patrolling Hollywood Avenue shortly after midnight attempted to stop a car after observing it swerve across the center dividing line multiple times. When the officer activated his cruiser’s overhead lights and siren, the car r... More...
   $0 (07-14-2022 - LA)

United States of America v. Taurean Jerome Weber

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with transporting, distributing and receiving child pornography using the internet and social media.

Taurean Jerome Weber, 39, formerly of Missoula and currently of Littleton, Colorado, with four counts of transportation of child pornography, three counts of distribution and one count of receipt of child pornogr... More...
   $0 (07-14-2022 - MT)

United States of America v. Brandon Lloyd Daniels

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

Brandon Lloyd Daniels, 30, of North Charleston, South Carolina, was indicted for the 2018 armed robbery of the Tavern and Table restaurant in Mount Pleasant.

“Daniels used a gun to rob a restaurant he previously worked at and, in the process, he shot at his former co-workers, s... More...
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United States of America v. Zhongzhi “Tommy” Zhuo, Jianping “Alan” Zhuo, Xiaofen “Joyce” Zhuo, Jianhua “Jason” Zhuo, and Lili Wu

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to harbor undocumented workers.

Zhongzhi “Tommy” Zhuo, 46, Jianping “Alan” Zhuo, 37, and Xiaofen “Joyce” Zhuo, 38, all of Hendersonville, Tennessee; and Jianhua “Jason” Zhuo, 35, and Lili Wu, 32, both of Gallatin, Tennessee.

The indictment alleges that Zhongzhi, Jianping, ... More...
   $0 (07-13-2022 - TN)

United States of America v. Timothy Gregston and Earl Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

Timothy Gregston and Earl Morrow repeatedly viewed criminal material depicting the rape and assault of children. The criminal acts of possessing, receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material revictimizes those individuals who have suffered tremendous physical and psycholog... More...
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United States of America v. Steven Roy DeCarlo

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs, and felony possession of a firearm.

21:841A=CD.F POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(l)
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POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Title 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) and Title 18 U.S.C. § 2.... More...
   $0 (07-13-2022 - MT)

United States of America v. Nikki Mitchum

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring with others to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to court documents, Nikki Mitchum, 44, participated in a conspiracy to obtain disaster-related loan benefits in the form of Small Business Administration ... More...
   $0 (07-13-2022 - VA)

United States of America v. Timothy Maxey Gregston and Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with creating depictions of the rape and assult of children.

“Timothy Gregston and Earl Morrow repeatedly viewed criminal material depicting the rape and assault of children,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “The criminal acts of possessing, receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material revictimizes t... More...
   $0 (07-13-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Jovanny Medina

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with international drug trafficking ring.

Back in April 2022, Jovanny Medina, 24, of Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Medina took part in a conspiracy to traffic illegal narcotics s... More...
   $0 (07-11-2022 - KS)

United States of America v. Hassan Barnes

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with unlawfully dispensing opioids and other controlled substances.

Hassan Barnes, 56, a pharmacist formerly of Missouri City, was indicted for unlawfully dispensing opioids and other controlled substances. Clint Carr, 33, a pharmacy owner formerly of Cypress, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on June 24 and ordered to... More...
   $0 (07-08-2022 - TX)

United States of America v. Lyda Harris and Tracy Glinton

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with operating and facilitating a "grandparent scam" RICO conspiracy.

Lyda Harris, 74, of Laveen, Arizona, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday after being extradited to the United States from Albania on Nov. 12, 2021. Tracy Glinton, 35, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty on June 9. Of the eight defendants in... More...
   $0 (07-08-2022 - CA)

United States of America v. William Rashad Burt

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with firearm felonies.

William Rashad Burt, age 28, of Waterloo, Iowa on July 6, 2021, law enforcement officers searched a residence and located four felons, including Burt, and five firearms. Officers also found evidence of marijuana trafficking. Burt was found with a revolver and $1,272 in cash. While being arrested... More...
   $0 (07-07-2022 - IA)

United States of America v. Jay Loren Prater

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

Jay Loren Prater, age 42, from Gardnerville, is a member of the Northern Riders, a California prison gang, and formerly a member of several disbanded motorcycle gangs in the region. On August 25, 2021, Douglas County deputies stopped Prater for a traffic violation. A law enforcement K... More...
   $0 (07-06-2022 - NV)

Donna Anderson v. Branan White

Nasville, Tennessee pro se plaintiff, representing herself without a lawyer, sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory.


Appellant sued Appellee for breach of contract on May 29, 2019 in the Davidson County Chancery Court (the "trial court"). Appellee filed a motion for partial summary judgment on May 11, 2020, seeking summary judgment only on any claims by Appellant for "benefit ... More...
   $0 (07-05-2022 - TN)

United States of America v. Jennifer Fisher

Urbana, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence establishing that Jennifer Fisher, age 50, of Springfield, Illinois, aided her son, Courtney Johnson, 32, of Decatur, Illinois, in the conspiracy, which ... More...
   $0 (07-01-2022 - IL)

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