Forfeiture Law
 
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)

United States of America v. Jamic C. Johnson

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On October 28, 2020, a state search warrant was served on Jamic C. Johnson’s residence. During the search, officers seized a distribution amount ... More...
   $0 (06-30-2022 - IN)

United States of America v. Yanio Montes de Oca and Atnetys Ferreira Milian

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with money laundering.

Yanio Montes de Oca, age 35, of Miami, Florida, and Atnetys Ferreira Milian, age 42, of Miami, were indicted for their respective roles in a conspiracy to commit money laundering.

On March 10, 2021, De Oca admitted to being a part of a conspiracy that, between December 2015 and July 201... More...
   $0 (06-30-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Carlos Rafael Saez Dorta, Veronica Ramos Hernandez,Michael Burrowes, Dianelis Garcia Alvarez, Deandre Mitchell Gabriel

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with health care fraud.

Carlos Rafael Saez Dorta, age 42, (clinic owner) was sentenced to 135 months in prison following a jury trial, three years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,434,069 in restitution;
Veronica Ramos Hernandez, age 35, (clinic owner) was sentenced to 135 months in prison followi... More...
   $0 (06-29-2022 - FL)

United States of America v. Richard Alan Stewart

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with three counts of Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition; three counts of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute; Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime; Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime; and Possession of a F... More...   $0 (06-29-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Derick DeWayne Dillard

Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.


On December 2, 2021, the United States filed a motion for preliminary order of forfeiture for the two firearms. (Doc. 56, PageID.704-707). In that motion, the United States established the defendant's interest in the property and the nexus between the property and the defendant'... More...
   $0 (06-28-2022 - AL)

United States of America v. Raymond Bradley, Dusti O. Pearce and Jason M. Hines

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with theft of software licenses.

A court in the Western District of Oklahoma unsealed an indictment charging three individuals with violating federal wire fraud and money laundering statutes in connection with an operation to sell over $88 million of stolen Avaya Direct International (ADI) software licenses, whi... More...
   $0 (06-28-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Benito Jamar Hugie

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bribery.

Benito Jamar Hugie, a corrections officer at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, was indicted by a federal grand jury for accepting thousands of dollars in cash bribes from an inmate to smuggle dental molds, jewelry and other contraband into the prison, including an expensive bejeweled “grill... More...
   $0 (06-28-2022 - CA)

United States of America v. Kambiz Attar Kashani

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods, technology and services to end users in Iran, including the Government of Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Kambiz Attar Kashani, 44, and his co-conspirators, using two United Arab Emirates companies, evaded U.S. export laws... More...
   $0 (06-28-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. Stephen Lee Martin

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Verden Police Department (VPD) officers responded to a domestic call at Stephen Lee Martin’s residence on March 20, 2022, but he was not there. The affidavit further indicates that, several hours later, VPD encountered Martin and observed... More...
   $0 (06-27-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Joshua A. Brown

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Joshua A. Brown, 38, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Sept. 1, 2018, to Nov. 5, 2019.

Brown was arrested on March 26, 2019, after he paid $5,000 t... More...
   $0 (06-27-2022 - MO)

United States of America v. Lamonte T. Powell

South Bend, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.

Law enforcement bought narcotics from Lamonte Powell, age 52, from South Bend, on two occasions. Thereafter, in May of 2021, law enforcement recovered over 50 grams of methamphetamine, along with a firearm, and cash from a search of Powell’s residence.

Th... More...
   $0 (06-23-2022 - US)

United States of America v. Eric Lang and Garry Holmes

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed carjacsking.

Eric Lang, 32, and Garry Holmes, 38, conspired to commit the carjacking after Lang saw their victim at a convenience store in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Lang and the victim knew each other from prison and talked about meeting up for a future drug transaction.

Lang and H... More...
   $0 (06-23-2022 - OH)

United States of America v. Derek Robert Hamm

Tyler, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, violating the Stolen Valor Act, using a fraudulent military discharge certificate, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 makes it illegal to fraudulently wear medals, embellish rank, or make false claims of military service to obtain mone... More...
   $0 (06-23-2022 - TX)

United States of America v. Ameer McCullars

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine.

Ameer McCullars, age 27, of Syracuse, admitted that from July to September 2019, he conspired with others to distribute what the Court determined to be approximately 216 grams of powder cocaine and 28 grams of crack cocaine... More...
   $0 (06-22-2022 - NY)

United States of America v. William Mark Sullivan and Michelle Cadman-Sullivan

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraudulently applying for approximately $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans. Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the CARES Act.

William Mark Sullivan, 49, and his wife, Michelle Cadman-Sullivan, 42, each pleaded guilty to Conspiracy ... More...
   $0 (06-20-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Lazaro Hernandez

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with allegedly distributing more than $230 million in adulterated HIV drugs that were ultimately dispensed to unsuspecting patients throughout the country.

According to an indictment unsealed today, Lazaro Hernandez, 51, of Miami, was allegedly part of a nationwide scheme to defraud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration... More...
   $0 (06-17-2022 - FL)

United States of America v. Steven Anthony Jackson

Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with exual exploitation of a child.

Steven Anthony Jackson, age 21, from Hartford, Alabama, admitted that, in 2019, he enticed a 12-year-old girl to send nude photos to him via computer or smartphone. Jackson pleaded guilty to the charge on April 18, 2022.

This case was investigated by FBI offic... More...
   $0 (06-17-2022 - al)

United States of America v. Baquan Sledge and Darius Sledge

Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Baquan Sledge, a/k/a Rell, a/k/a TJ, a/k/a Matthew Pierce, was convicted of Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute Oxycodone, and Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premise.

D... More...
   $0 (06-17-2022 - ND)

United States of America v. Gary Lynn Hammonds

Greeneville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with knowingly distributing child pornography, knowingly receiving child pornography and knowingly possessing child pornography involving a child less than 12 years of age.

Gary Lynn Hammonds, age 53, of Kingsport, Tennessee, possessed over 1,000 videos and images containing child pornography on a laptop computer... More...
   $0 (06-16-2022 - TN)

United States of America v. Kevin Lynn Greer

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

Kevin Lynn Greer, age 51, was found to possess massive amounts of child pornography and felony possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


18 USC 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2): Felon in Possession of a Firearm; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), 21 USC 853 and 28... More...
   $0 (06-16-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. Brandon Khesahn Cooper

Monroe, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of firearms by a convicted felon and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

According to evidence presented in court, deputies with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on Brandon Khesahn Cooper’s residence on October 19, 2021. Inside his bedroom,... More...
   $0 (06-14-2022 - LA)

United States of America v. Travis Stefenon Dequan Lawrence

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Travis Stefenon Dequan Lawrence, age 29, of Charleston, was a felon and self-professed member of a dangerous street gang. When he was arrested, he was in possession of a stolen pistol with a magazine holding 17 rounds of hollow point ammunition. His record shows ... More...
   $0 (06-13-2022 - SC)

State of Oklahoma v. Bryan Grizzard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
Failure to comply with the sex offender registration act

Count # 1. Count as Filed: SEXO, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT, in violation of 57 O.S. 583
Date of Offense: 10/05/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
GRIZZARD, BRYAN Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/10/202... More...
   $0 (06-10-2022 - OK)

United States of America v. David Cortez Marshall

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud.

Former Orangeburg School District Employee David Cortez Marshall was indicted for defrauding the Orangeburg County School District of over $550,000.

“Fraud of any nature is illegal and wrong, but fraud against a public school – in the middle of a pandemic – is unconscionable,” said... More...
   $0 (06-10-2022 - SC)

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