Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged for his role in an investment scheme through which he fraudulently obtained more than $1.52 million from at least three families from 2017 through 2019.

Matthew Benjamin, 54, formerly of Englewood, New Jersey, and now of New York, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information... More...   $0 (03-13-2022 - NJ)

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring to commit health care and wire fraud in connection with a so-called “birth tourism” scheme that Ibrahim Aksakal operated in Suffolk County between approximately 2017 and 2020. The scheme facilitated pregnant Turkish women fraudulently entering the United States using tourist and business visas to giv... More...   $0 (03-12-2022 - NY)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, Health Care Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1347, receipt of kickbacks in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1320.

Matthew Benjamin, 54, formerly of Englewood, New Jersey, and now of New York, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. C... More...   $0 (03-11-2022 - FL)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Binh Thanh Le, 25, of Brockton, was the leader and organizer of a highly sophisticated drug trafficking operation that manufactured and distributed a multitude of controlled substances using the Dark Web. This sentence marks the first judicial forfeiture of cryptocurrency in the District of ... More...   $0 (03-11-2022 - MA)

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and securities fraud.

Gaylen Dean Rust, age 62, of Layton, admitted that he was the owner and operator of Rust Rare Coin, Inc. (RRC) in Utah, from 2002 until 2018, and that he had previously worked as the manager of the business. Rust admi... More...   $0 (03-10-2022 - UT)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing a firearm and distributing fentanyl as an armed career criminal.

Nelms was prosecuted under the Federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), which provides for an enhanced sentence for persons with at least three prior felony convictions for violent felonies or serious drug trafficking crimes.

On F... More...   $0 (03-09-2022 - FL)

Great Falls, criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Shane William Driscoll, 36, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

In court documents in the case, the government alleged that in March 2021, Driscoll, a convicted felon on state supervision, possessed a semi-automatic 9mm pistol, a .25... More...   $0 (03-09-2022 - MT)

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged for embezzling more than $1.4 million from a United States Congressional campaign.

James R. Schwartz II, 42, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in March 2021 to wire fraud and falsification of records.

According to court documents, from approximately 2011 through 2019, Schwartz worked as a consultant on behalf o... More...   $0 (03-06-2022 - OH)

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.

In 2020, law enforcement investigated David Kurbanov, James Williams, and others regarding certain CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications and loans. The investigation revealed that betw... More...   $0 (03-06-2022 - MI)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with a conspiracy involving the distribution of wholesale quantities of synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—and laundering millions of dollars in the proceeds of the sale of that spice.

According to court documents, from 2017 through November 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the leader... More...   $0 (03-03-2022 - VA)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with fraudulently possess and use store credit card accounts using stolen identities.

Ricardo Voltaire, 35, was indicted for engaging in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 1 U.S.C. § 1349 which provides:



Voltaire was a sales manager at Staples locations in Dedham and Braintree... More...   $0 (02-28-2022 - MA)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in connection with a nationwide investment scheme involving fraudulent wireless spectrum and dental franchise investments.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from approximately 2011 through 2017, David Alcorn, ... More...   $0 (02-24-2022 - VA)

Gainesville, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

Justin Michael Lewis, 39, of Ocala, Florida was charged with six counts of wire fraud.

“Notwithstanding the size of the corporation, fraud schemes harm companies and their customers,” stated U.S. Attorney Coody. “The deceptive, persistent, and sophisticated acts employed by this d... More...   $0 (02-22-2022 - FL)

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in t a health care fraud scheme and money laundering conspiracy.

Muhammad Ateeq, 33, of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, was worked in the Islamabad office of Home Health Care Consulting, an entity that controlled Medicare billing and maintenance of electronic medical records for over 20 home health agencies locat... More...   $0 (02-22-2022 - IL)

Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with carjacking.

Carlos Junior Senecharles was driving; his girlfriend was in the passenger seat. Officers witnessed Senecharles run a red light, crash into another car, careen into a fence and a tree, and flee from the scene towards an abandoned apartment building. Officers arrested Senecharles and found a loaded f... More...   $0 (02-17-2022 - FL)

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Samuel Strickland, 37, of South Bend, Indiana, was pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to documents in the case, on April 7, 2019, officers responded to a shots fired call in Hammond and recovered a loaded 9mm firearm from Strickland. Hi... More...   $0 (02-15-2022 - IN)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robberies.

Between January 24, 2021, and March 13, 2021, Jon Karl Mcree Fleet, 62, robbed a Macy’s Store in Springfield; a McDonald’s restaurant in Alexandria; a Subway restaurant in Largo, Maryland; a Papa John’s restaurant in Falls Church; and a Domino’s restaurant in... More...   $0 (02-15-2022 - VA)

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with unlawful possession and transportation of a firearm.

Trivansky Tyrique Swington, age 29, from Waterloo, Iowa, was with a group of friends at a residence in Waterloo, Iowa on February 15, 2021. The group had been drinking for several hours when some of them decided to leave. Swington and three others got into a ve... More...   $0 (02-12-2022 - IA)

Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with submitting approximately $42 million in fraudulent health care claims to United Healthcare.

From April 2013 to March 2017, Kantor owned and operated Mobile Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. (“MDI”), a medical clinic in Davie, Florida that purported to provide antigen therapy and other allergen immunotherapy services, s... More...   $0 (02-11-2022 - FL)

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with drug trafficking.

Jared Robert Williams, 42, pleaded guilty in September 2021 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

In court documents filed by the government, the Missouri River Drug Task Force began investigating Williams and others for suspected distribution of large quantit... More...   $0 (02-09-2022 - MT)

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Seymur Khalilov, Ramil Heydarov, and Orkhan Aliyev all were sentenced today to 24 months, 20 months, and 20 months in custody, respectively, for their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Homeland Security Inves... More...   $0 (02-09-2022 - CA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with thought he was sending sexually explicit pictures to a 15-year-old runaway.

Johnny Wayne Rose Jr., 41, of Mannford, to 78 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

In October 2021, Rose Jr. pleaded guilty to attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. In his plea agr... More...   $0 (02-07-2022 - OK)

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to launder drug trafficking proceeds and for structuring bank transactions to evade federal cash transaction reporting requirements.

Cara Leann Naber, 57, was indicted by a Louisville Grand Jury in April 2019 with her codefendant and son, John Frank Naber III, 22. Cara Naber pleaded guilty on Oc... More...   $0 (02-04-2022 - KY)