Lacey Act Law
 
United States of America v. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with participating in a years-long scheme to smuggle exotic reptiles into and out of the United States in violation of the Lacey Act Trafficking, 16 U.S.C. 3372(a)(1) and 16 U.S.C. 3373(d)(1)(B). Reported by K

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State of Oklahoma v. Kelly Wayne Renfro

Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in ilelgal drugs (fentanyl) in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415(B), which provides: A. The provisions of the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act shall apply to persons convicted of violations with respect to the following substances: 1. Marijuana; 2. Cocaine or coca leaves; 3. Heroin; 4. Amphetamin

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State of Oklahoma v. A.A.A.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Michael French represented the Defendant charged with attempting to perform an act of violence in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1378.A, assault and battery in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1378.B.

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State of Oklahoma v. Gin Kim Thang

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645 Date of Offense: 05/11/2025 Party Name Disposition Information THANG, GIN KIM Disposed: CONVICTION, 08/17/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON(ABDGR) Violation of 21 O.S. 645 Cou

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United States of America v. Holsey Ellinburg, Jr.

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. A jury convicted him in August 1996. He was sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,567.25 in restitution in November 1996. After his release in 2022, he sued to block the continued enforcement of his restitution order. He argued that the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (“MVRA”)

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United States of America v. Harrison Dudley, Jr.

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony child neglect and felony child endangerment in violation of the Major Crimes Act. 18 USC 1153(b) Felony child neglect under the Major Crimes Act is “defined and punished in accordance with the laws of the State in which such offense was committed.” 18 U.S.C. § 1153(b). Minnesota defines “perso

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Mobile, Alabama United States District Attorney's offices sued Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc. on a False Claims Act violation theory claiming that submitting false claims to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Reported by:

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United States of America v. ByteDance, dba TikTok

San Francisco, California United States District Attorney's Office sued ByteDance, dba TikTok on an invasion of privacy theory claiming that the social media company for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and breaching a 2019 FTC consent order. The Government claimed that TikTok failed to properly screen out underage users and gathering data violating the Children'

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United States of America v. Ronald Dale Koontz, George Macropoulos, Randy L. Nowland, and Cory Taylor Humphrey

Benton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 18:371- Conspiracy to Defraud the United States 30:820(c), 820(d), and 18:2- Failure to Conduct a Mine Evacuation 30:820(c), 820(d), and 18:2-Failure to Notify MSHA of an Accident 18:1505-Obstruction of an MSHA Proceeding 18:1519 and 2(b)-Destruction, Altercation, or Concealment of a Record Ronald

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State of Oklahoma v. Solomon Tuang

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: DOMESTIC ASSAULT OR ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.D.1 D. Any person who, with intent to do bodily harm and without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault and battery upon an intimate partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Titl

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Jorge Antonio Guerra Quezada v. United States of America, et al.

Dallas, Texas, immigration law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a government tort claims act and immigration theories. Reported by: Kent Morlan Cruz Rodriguez de Guerra was born in Kansas in 1924, making her an American citizen. See Trump v. Barbara, 146 S. Ct. 2438, 2453 (2026).

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United States of America, es rel. Bloequote, Inc. v. Nestor Zenarosa, et al.

Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act applying for and receiving loans that they were not eligible for in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Reported by: Kent Morlan The two I

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United States of America v. Cameron Curry

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate communication with intent to extort, and causing an act to be done and aiding and abetting the same in violation for 18 U.S.C. 875(d) and 2. Reported by: Kent Morlan Cameron Curry, 27, w

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Jorge Garcia Ortiz v. United States of America

South Bend, Indiana, immigration lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus. 8 USC1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detention Reported by: Kent Morlan 12/09/2025 1 PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AINNDC-6107433.), fi

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State of Oklahoma v. Baylee Wayne Baber

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. BATTERY/ASSAULT & BATTERY ON POLICE OFFICER 2. THREATEN TO PERFORM ACT OF VIOLENCE 3. RESISTING AN OFFICER Reported by: Kent Morlan

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United States of America v. Condat Corporation

Detroit, Michigan civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by making false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which Condat was ineligible. In January 2021, Condat Corporation, a Michigan company that produces a range of industrial lubricants, obtained a second draw

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State of Oklahoma v. N.F.W.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under the influence of alcohol - second or subsequent offense (municipal arrest in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(C), transporting an open container of liquor in violation of 37A O.S. 6-125, driving with license suspended or revoked in violation of 47 O.S. 6-303(B), threatening an act of violence in violation of 21

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Bruce Brill v. The Honorable Noma Gurich

¶1 On August 14, 1998, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in this Court after being denied bond pending trial in the District Court of Oklahoma County. In an order filed August 14, 1998, the Honorable Noma D. Gurich, District Judge, denied Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Gurich denied bond finding that Petitioner is a flight risk and that he poses

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State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Officer of the Attorney General of New Mexico sued Meta Payment Platforms, Inc. for wrongfully pushing content to underage users on Instagram and Facebook in violation of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act. “Meta built products it knew would fuel addiction, deepen a youth mental health crisis, and expose children to sexual exploitation, then lied to parents and policy

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State of Oklahoma v. K.R.A.V.H.

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Ben Waters represents the Defendant charged with child abuse. Reported by Kent Morlan 21 O.S. § 843.5 (OSCN 2026), Abuse of Elderly or Disabled Persons or Children A. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse, as

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United States of America v. Joseph Scott Warledo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with sexual abuse of an incapable victim in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1151, sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country, assault with a dangerous weapons with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2241(2). Reported by More...   $ (08-06-2026 - OK)

Inland Empire Waterkeeper, et al. v. Corona Clay Company

Los Angeles, California, environmental lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used the Defendant claiming it violating the Clean Water Act. Plaintiffs sued defendant Corona Clay Co. for violating certain stormwater-permit requirements related to its clay-recycling activities conducted near Temescal Creek. Corona defended by arguing that it had not discharged any pollutants into the creek. The ca

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Silencer Shop Foundation, et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff's seeking to invalidate the permitting process for short-barreled rifes and shotguns, as well as suppressors. Reported by Kent Morlan The National Firearms Act of 1934 instituted a tax-and-registration requirement for r

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State of Wyoming v. Rihanna Kelver

Laramie, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with brandishing or pointing a firearm. Reported by Kent Morlan Rihanna Kelver, who is transgender, age 28, drew her gun after she had been pushed down in the street during a brief confrontation with three men.

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Pravin G. Sampat v. Kansas Department of Children and Families

Topeka, Kansas, personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory. Reported by Kent Morlan Pravin G. Sampat sued the Department and Stone, as an individual, under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as four federal statute

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