Kidnapping Law
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AHMED ALAHMEDALABDALOKLAH

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy that targeted U.S. military personnel and property in Iraq.




The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the
conviction, after a jury t

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EDGAR HERNANDEZ LEMUS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JUNIOR ALMENDAREZ MARTINEZ

San Francisco, CA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with receiving the proceeds of extortion..




This case centers on a conspiracy to kidnap Mexican
nationals seeking to enter the United States illegally and
extort ransom payment

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United States of America v. Anthony Scott Gordon

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Two-Time Carjacking.


Two-Time Carjacker Who Kidnapped Victims Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison



A carjacker who kidnapped two people in an attempt to avoid law enforcement was sen

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United States of America v. Subhanah Wahhaj; Lucas Morton; Jany Leveille; Siraj Ibn Wahhaj; Hujrah Wahhaj

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.




Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge

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United States of America v. Isaiah Emmanuelle Gibbs

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Following Threats of Violence.




Isaiah Emmanuelle Gibbs, 25, of New Bern was sentenced to 204 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Gibbs was arrested after threatening to retaliate for the sh

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The People of the State of Illinois v. Joseph Sorrentino

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with double kidnapping, armed robbery, and Murder.

"Defendant Joseph Sorrentino was convicted by a jury in the mid-1980s of a violent
double kidnapping, armed robbery, and murder. But the judge overseeing his trial proceedings,
Thomas Maloney, was later discovered in the federal investigation known as Oper

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State of Indiana v. Elliaha Lamara Dorsey

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 35-42-1-1(1): Murder, 35-42-1-1(1)/F1: Attempted Murder Attempted intentional killing of another., 35-42-3-3(a)/F3: Criminal Confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, 35-42-2-1(c)(1)/MA: Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury.

Sec. 1. A person who:

(1) knowingly or intentionally kills another hum

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United States of America v. Jacob Montague

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant ged with a Kidnapping.




United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jacob Montague, 38, of Wilson, North Carolina, was sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment by United States

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STATE OF UTAH v. ALAVINA FUNGAIHEA FLORREICH

From 1998 to 2009, Alavina Florreich was the nanny for
Alex and his siblings. Florreich is a Tongan immigrant, and Alex
and his siblings were the homeschooled children of a Jewish
rabbi.
¶3 When Alex was eight years old, Florreich was watching a
movie with Alex and his younger siblings one day when Alex
began giving her a shoulder massage. While doing so, Alex
s

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State of Kansas v. KYLE TREVOR FLACK

Ottawa, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer presented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and felony possession of a firearm.

In 2013, Andrew Stout and two friends, including Steven White, lived at Stout's
house in rural Franklin County. Flack, another friend of Stout's, occasionally spent time
there. Flack brought a shotgun with him everywhere, usua

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United States of America v. Allen Posey

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering conspiracy.




A Mississippi man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, including murder, related to his participation in the Sim

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United States of America v. Tyrico Devonte Bowens

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Firearm.





GREENSBORO – A North Carolina man was sentenced to 10 years in prison, after pleading guilty to one count of felon in possession of a f

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United States of America v. Carey Mooney, Michael J. Roberts

Little Rock, Arkansas Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendants with kidnapping and assault.



Two defendants were sentenced for their involvement in activities carried out on behalf of a white supremacist gang. Carey Mooney, 46, of Dover, was sentenced to 223 months in federal prison for her r

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United States of America v. Russell Robinson, Jeffrey Howell, Richard Hampton, Tiffany Parker, April Teeter

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense Lawyer represented charged with drug trafficking



White Supremacists Gang Trafficked Drugs in Pope County Area



Five defendants were sentenced for their involvement in crimes carried out on behalf of a white supremacist

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United States of America v. Jonathan Davis

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant a Simon City Royals gang member sentenced for racketeering conspiracy.



A Chattanooga, Tennessee man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for a racketeering (RICO) conspiracy involving him and other members of the Simon City Royals gang.

On Thursday aftern

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State of South Carolina v. Joseph Walker

Bamberg, South Carolina defendant Joseph Walker, a 44-year-old African American, was accused to kidnapping and sexually assaulting w woman in Denmark South Carolina.

The South Carolina Court of Appeals described the evidence of Defendant's guilt as follows:

"The victim testified that on March 2, 2002, she sought a man's help in fixing her broken-down car at a BP gas station in D

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State of Ohio v. Joe D'Ambrosio

Cleveland, Ohio defendant Joe D'Ambrosio, a 26-year-old white male, was accused of killing Estel Anthony Klann on September 24, 1988.

Estel Anthon Klann's body was found in Doan's Creek in Cleveland. Klann, a jogger, had been stabbed three times.

Edward Expinoza, Thomas Michael Keenan, and JOe D'Ambrosio were charged with murder. Espinoza pleaded guilty and testified againt Kee

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United States of America v. TYRICO DEVONTE BOWEN

Greensboro criminal defense lawyer represented Durham Crips Gang Member Sentenced for Possession of Firearm



GREENSBORO – A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison, after pleading guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina (M

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United States of America v. Deandre Coleman

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on Drug Trafficker Involved in a Kidnapping Charges



An armed methamphetamine and cocaine trafficker from Dunn was sentenced to 180 months for drug trafficking and firearm charges after holding a victim at gunpoint. On August 22, 2023, Deandre Coleman, age 42, pled guilty to the c

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United States of America v. Julio Cesar Paniagua, Joel Ramon Garcia

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Two Men Charged in Connection with Kidnapping of New Jersey Resident



Two men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in an armed kidnapping for ransom of a Paterson, New Jersey, resident, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Julio Cesar Paniagua, 27, is charged by complai

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United States of America v. Azat Martirossian

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a bribery scheme to bribe a Kazakh official on behalf of Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc., an Ohio subsidiary of a British firm.

Federal courts do not play "catch me if you can.” If a defendant refuses to show up to answer an indictment, ignores an arrest warrant, or leaves the jurisdicti

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United States of America v. Kenneth Jackson


A. Pre-Trial Proceedings
1. Indictment and Guilty Pleas
In December 2015, Jackson, Palmer, Tervon'tae Taylor, D'Wan Dillard, Jr., and Calvin
Rembert were charged with multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(2)—carjacking resulting in
serious bodily injury—and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii)—using, carrying, or possessing a
firearm during a crime

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United States of America v. Melchor Calderon

PER CURIAM:

In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act
robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation
of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Caldero

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United States of America v. Benjamin Adu Acheampong

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application.

From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the

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United States of America v. Shiheem Amos

On September 26, 2018, police officers Hugo Lemos
and Nicholas Mastroianni were working the overnight shift as
patrol officers in southwest Philadelphia. At about 2:00 a.m.,
they received a radio call for a person screaming at the intersection of 65th Street and Dicks Avenue outside Eddie's Café
and a man assaulting a woman on the highway. The officers
were nearby and

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