Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of an investment fraud scheme against mostly elderly victims.

Tony Scott Sellers, 62, was a licensed insurance salesman in Idaho. From about January 2011 through August 2017, Sellers, along with other conspirators, made material misrepresentations and omissions to sell il... More...   $0 (01-14-2022 - VA)

Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to violate IEEPA(1)

A federal district judge has sentenced two Florida residents for conspiring to and illegally attempting to export controlled items to Libya.

Peter Sotis, 57, of Delray Beach and Emilie Voissem, 45, of Sunrise were convicted in October 2021, following a one-week jury trial in... More...   $0 (01-13-2022 - FL)

Statesboro, Georgia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with Sponsoring and Exhibiting an Animal in an Animal Fighting Venture.

William Shannon Scott, 49, of Midville, Ga., was indicted for Sponsoring and Exhibiting an Animal in an Animal Fighting Venture.

“William Shannon Scott’s sentencing represents the final trip to court for three men who operated il... More...   $0 (01-11-2022 - GA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft as part of a plan to fraudulently obtain a Paycheck Protection Program loan.

Federal prosecutors charged Adam Winston James, 45, and Rafael Maturino, 41, in late 2020 in connection with a scheme to obtain PPP loans from area banks.


18:1028A(a)(1) Aggravated Identity Theft; FO... More...   $0 (01-11-2022 - OK)

Billings, Montana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with sex trafficking minors.

William Maurice Newkirk, also known as “Pelly,” 41, indicted in a superseding information charging him with sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, use of facility in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and tran... More...   $0 (01-09-2022 - Mt)

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, former director at Chabad of Poway, was sentenced in federal court today to fourteen months in custody for his years-long, multi-million-dollar schemes to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, several San Diego Fortune 500 companie... More...   $0 (01-09-2022 - CA)

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with receipt of child pornography and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Raymond Upthegrove, 35, of Demotte, Indiana, was indicted for receipt of child pornography and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to documents filed in the case, on various dates prior to ... More...   $0 (01-06-2022 - IN)

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

David D. DeBerardinis, 60, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was charged for committing wire fraud and defrauding many people out of millions of dollars. An investigation estimated the amount of loss to the victims in this case to be over $58,000,000. A hearing will be held on March 28, 2022 at 9:00 to ... More...   $0 (01-04-2022 - LA)

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.

Lonnie Burdette Porter, 60, was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of firearms after law enforcement found 47 firearms at his residence.

Court documents filed by the government alleged that Porter was convicted of a felony in 2019 in Montana state district ... More...   $0 (12-22-2021 - MT)

Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.

Pablo Alexander Reyes-Sanchez, a 33-year-old Mexican national, was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846, etc.

Reyes-Sanchez brokered a deal involving the purchase of five kilograms of cocaine for $... More...   $0 (12-21-2021 - FL)

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

Koreasa M. Williams, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 51 months in prison. Williams previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

In her guilty plea, Williams, a licensed insurance agent, admitted that she devised a scheme to defraud nine annuity cl... More...   $0 (12-20-2021 - AZ)