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United States of America v. Darryl Odely, Jr.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking of a minor by force or coercion in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591.

In 2021, the minor victim, D.M.C., ran away from home and
was reported missing by her family. She was recruited into prosti-
tution first by a woman named Keke, then by another woman
named Skittles.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Fernandez-Herak

Key West, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child porn.

Fernandez-Herak distributed two videos of child pornography to an online forum titled “No Limit,” which was created for
pedophiles, like Fernandez-Herak, to view and share sexual images of minors. The videos that Fernandez-Herak distributed depicted minor mal

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United States of America v. David Taylor and Michelle Brannon

Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with forced labor.

David Taylor and Michelle Brannon were arrested in Durham, North Carolina and Tampa, Florida, respectively. The indictment identifies them as the leaders of Kingdom of God Global Church, formerly known as Joshua Media Ministries International.

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State of New Mexico v. Jessica Crespin

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse and neglect.

40-year-old Jessica Crespin was found at a bus stop on 12th St. and Candelaria Rd. with her two-year-old child. Crespin told police she did meth hours before saying she wanted to hurt her daughter.

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United States of America v. Terrell Myron

Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor

Former Middle School Employee Sentenced To 14 Years For Attempted Enticement Of A Minor


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State of Alaska v. Chue Yang

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

On Nov. 3, 2019, just after midnight, Chue Yang called a family member to report that his wife, Nancy, was dead. The couple had been at a nearby family party that evening, and Nancy, 29, had left the party without Yang less than an hour before the shooting. When Nancy left the party, she threatened to

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United States of America v. Devin Allen Wolfe

Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography.

Devin Allen Wolfe was convicted of receipt of child pornography, 18 U.S.C.
§ 2252A(a)(2) and (b)(1), and sentenced to 60 months in prison and 35 years of
supervised release. Around two years into supervision he was revoked when he
violated the Computer/Interne

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United States of America v. Jonathan Gonzalez-Reyes

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and distribution of child pornography.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Gonzalez-Reyes,

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Producing, Distributing, and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Mexican National Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Producing, Distributing, and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

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United States of America v. Yasmin Cruz, Christin Arnulfo Cruz Yepez, Arturo Gonzalez Aguila, Jesus Horacio Soto-Leyva, Efren Espinoza-Garcia

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Transportation of Illegal Aliens. Attempted Transportation of Illegal Aliens. Deported Alien Found in the United States. Importation of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Restricted Person

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United States of America v. Eric Jin

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of 14-Year-Old Girl

San Diego Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years for Sexual Exploitation of 14-Year-Old Girl


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State of Illinois v. Danya Bell

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death.

Police said 29-year-old Chicago woman Danya Bell has been charged with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death.

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Jeanne Hedgepth v. James A. Briton, et al.

Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination claim.

Jeanne Hedgepeth, a high
school teacher with two suspensions and prior warnings of
possible termination, posted inflammatory messages to a Fa-
cebook account followed mostly by former students. The
posts prompted numerous complaints and media inquiries to
the school distr

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United States of America v. Brady Makes Room

Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Rapid City Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender


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United States of America v. Jordan Michael Million

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography

Independence Man Charged with Child Pornography Crimes


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Raccy Mabel Enriquez-Perdomo v. Richardo A. Newman, et al.

Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Plaintiff Riccy Enriquez-Perdomo entered the United States illegally as a child. She was initially ordered to be deported, but later benefited from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), which makes her order of removal non-enforceable. Prior to the immediate events, whi

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State of Oklahoma v. D.W.H.

Thalequah, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12

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State of Oklahoma v. D.C.C.

Thalequah, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

CHILD ENDANGERMENT BY DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; DUI-MISDEMEANOR; DOMESTIC ABUSE - ASSAULT & BATTERY;
DOMESTIC ABUSE - ASSAULT & BATTERY; CARRYING FIREARM WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE; RESISTING AN OFFICER

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United States of America v. Davis Lu

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Deploying Destructive Computer Code on Ohio-based Company’s Global Network

Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Deploying Destructive Computer Code on Ohio-based Company’s Global Network

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Cherilynne Bell v. IV Waste, L.L.C.

New Orleans, Louisiana employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a pregnancy discrimination claim.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees in any aspect of employment because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. This means an employer cannot fire, deny a promotion, or otherwise negatively affect an employee's

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United States of America v. Hector Garcia and Victor Rodriguez

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting five illegal aliens

Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney Adds 269 Immigration Cases This Week


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United States of America v. Johnathan Nathaniel Allen

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor and production of child sexual abuse material.

Former Tennessee Deputy Indicted for Enticement of a Minor and Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

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United States of America v. Niranjan Mittal

Brooklyn, Ny criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and bribery

A Brooklyn cardiologist was sentenced for his involvement in a health care fraud and bribery scheme.


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United States of America v. Alex Bou

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child.

Lawrence Man Arrested for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child



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United States of America v. Qichen Yuan

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child

Chinese National Arrested for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child



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