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In the Matter of the Adoption of C.J.B and S.A.B., Minor Children, Clay Alan Butler v. Joseph Berney Vasquez

El Reno, Oklahoma family law lawyers represented Petitioners seeking to adopt two children. Joseph Berney Vasquez (Step-Father) and Jennifer Lynn Vasquez (Mother), Petitioners/Appellees/Petitioners, filed a petition for adoption and application to determine minor children eligible for adoption without consent of the natural father. Clay Alan Butler (Father), Respondent/Appellant/Respondent, obj

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United States of America v. Charles Barranco

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession for child exploitation material. Charles Barranco, age 71, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found to be in possession of child sexual abuse material linked to Barranco’s Google account. Investigators later determined that Barranco was associated with multiple additional CyberTips. Court filings also show tha

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State of New Mexico v. Yailasha Smith

Albuquereque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree felony arson and child abuse. New Mexico child abuse laws (outlined primarily in New Mexico Statutes Section 30-6-1 and the Children's Code) make it a crime to knowingly, intentionally, or negligently endanger, abuse, or neglect a child under the age of 18. Justia Law +1 Key Definitions

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United States of America v. Kobie Farmer and Kenia Rodriguez

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 846, and 18 U.S.C. 841. Kobie Farmer, 49, of Hollywood, and Kenia Rodriguez, 27, of Dundalk, with the assistance of cartel contacts in Mexico, purchased wholesale quantities of cocaine in California and then transpo

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United States of America v. Jald Jensen

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. om violation of 15 U.S.C.78, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Jald Jensen, age 73, was a regional sales manager for BizJet, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, which provides aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. During

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United States of America v. Arlin James Fleckenstein

Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. Arlin James Fleckenstein, 36, of Belington, West Virginia, was employed as a resort bus driver and living on the grounds of the resort. A search warrant for his electronic devices uncovered more than 1,000 illegal images and videos, along with additional con

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State of Oklahoma v. Martell Kirkland and Skyler Simon

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute, child neglect, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Martell Kirkland, age 31, and Skylar Simon, age 36, were found sleeping in a car with three children. A search of the vehicle produced a gram of fentanyl and a small amount of cocaine.

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United States of America v. Oscar Salvador Pelayo-Guzman

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. Oscar Salvado Pelayo-Guzman, age 55, a Mexican national and most recently of Kansas, is associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel operating in Mexico and a principal member of a Kansas City-based drug trafficking organization involved in th

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United States of America v. Matthew S. Pleisse

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and possession of child porn, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252. Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, a police detective, possessed child pornography from the darkweb depicting prepubescent minors. More...   $ (10-28-2026 - PA)

State of Florida v. Irene Miller

Kissimmee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect. Irene Miller, age 50, left her four kids home alone while traveling to Las Vegas for nearly a week.

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United States of America v. Felix Cordobas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns containing fictious children, fictitious solar expenses and fictitious business expenses, and related charges of wire fraud. Felix Cordoba, age 66, of East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, for the tax years 2020 and 2021, prepared false and fraudulent Forms 1040 and associated schedules an

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United States of America v. David Williams, a/k/a "Lavish David"

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm trafficking, in violation 18 U.S.C. 922 and 26 U.S.C. 5841, unlawful possession of a machine gun, possession of unregistered machine guns, smuggling goods into the United States. On June 16, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport examine

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State of Oklahoma v. Joeiune Deonte Nelson, Chayentra Ray, Jaden L. Dean, George Washington Mason, IV, and Marcos Grayson

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: The case began May 8, 2025, when Tulsa police responded to a drive-by shooting near East 56th Street North and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Investigators said officers recovered multiple AR-style firearms from the SUV after the crash. Police also said one suspect told investigators the group had been look

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State of Oklahoma . Mathew Wesley Hamilton and Kayla Jean Hamilton

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5(a) and failure to report child abuse, in violation of 10 A O.S. 1-2.101C.

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United States of America v. Natravien Reshawn Landry

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with premeditated murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C.1111, and use of a firearm during and related to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924. Natravien Reshawn Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was an Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 1148th Transportation Company at Fort Gordon. Landry visited

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State of Oklahoma v. Lubuto Musondra

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Lubuto Musonda, was tried by a jury and convicted in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CF-2015-770, of Count 3: Child Abuse by Injury, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2014, § 843.5; Count 4: Second Degree Robbery, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 791; Count 5: As

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State of Oklahoma v. Elizabeth Kay Sears

Guthrie, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5.

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State of Oklahoma v. Austin Lee Kirkwood

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing evidence of prior bad acts to be admitted at trial. Appellant's claim primarily centers on the introduction of evidence relating to a violent domestic incident that occurred between Appell

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State of Oklahoma v. Micky Todd Washburne

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a lewd or indecent proposal to a child under age 16, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5.

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State of Oklahoma v. William Todd Lewallen

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5.

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United States of America v. Paul Greeno

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252, and felony possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Paul Allen Greeno, o, 46, was engaging in inappropriate behavior toward children. In June 2022, during the course of the investigation, law enforcement executed a search warrant for M

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State of Oklahoma v. Christopher Paul Suder

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with indecent exposure, in violation of 1021, which provides: A. Every person who willfully and knowingly either: 1. Lewdly exposes his or her person or genitals in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby; provided, however, for purposes of this section

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, United States of America v. Kayvan Karya Rasolkhani

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Kayvan Karya Rasolkhani engaged in online communications with an undercover FBI agent in which he discussed intentions to sexually assault two fictitious girls offered by the agent. On October 15, 2025, the FBI executed search warrants on Rasolkhani’s person, vehicle, resi

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The People of the State of California v. Paige Gratn McQuay

Auburn, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted lewd and lascivious acts on a minor under 14 and communicating with a minor with the intent commit an unlawful sexual offense. Paige Grant McQuay, a former Fresno police sergeant, age 56, was arrested by the Roseville Police Department in a sting operation that resulted in the arrest of 19 total indivi

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United States of America v. Denis Shevchenko

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C.2252. Denis Shevchenko, 45, of Gilroy, California, formerly employed as a community service officer (CSO) with the San Jose Police Department (SJPD), possessed child pornography. Prior to serving as a CSO, Shevchenko worked as a police officer for SJPD

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