Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Jalen Jace Cancel, age 25, of Chicago, Illinois, conspired with others to obtain money from area businesses through materially false and fraudulent pretenses. According to investigators, the businesses received emails claiming to be from legitimate vendors with instructions to wi

Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. Nicole Clem, 42, of Augusta was indicted on 19 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and 21 counts of failure to pay employment taxes. Clem, as owner of a business named Bookkeeping N Beyond, is tasked w

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Benedicta Okunlola, 32, of Salt Lake City, used her position as a Merchant Growth Specialist to issue 2,343 prepaid gift cards to herself, her online art business, and family members. In her role, she had access to her company’s credit card for marketing promotions and incentives and was the only

Tulsa, Oklahoma, family law lawyers represented the parties in a Grand Parent Visitation Rights dispute. The Petitioner/Appellant, Carolyn Berry ("Grandmother"), appeals the denial of a Motion to Reconsider she filed after the trial court denied her request for grandparent visitation rights. Grandmother is the paternal grandmother of K.A.G.B. ("Child"). The Child's father, Anthony Welch ("Fathe

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented 31 Defendants charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including ill

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer Kathleen Quinn represented the Defendant Brandi Ellis who is charged with bank fraud, larceny and theft, and fraud with identification documents. Brandi Ellis, the finance director of the non-profit, and Flanders, the non-profit’s Chief Financial Officer, engaged in a scheme to issue unauthorized checks to themselves and third parties on the non-p

Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Julius E. Burkes Jr., 47, accused for shooting and killing Courtney M. Drysdale. The decedent was opening the bar where she worked when Burkes entered with a gun and demanded money from the cash register before shooting her twice.

Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Cory Kromray, age 39, Minocqua, Wisconsin, engaged in in investment fraud scheme that defrauded people out of $828,266.71. Kromray used social media and other online communications to falsely portray himself as a successful trader in stocks, mutual funds, cryptocurrency, and th

Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false claims and wire fraud. Natasha Harris-Johnson, 52, of Paducah, filed eight tax returns for the 2018 and 2019 tax years on behalf of trusts she created, altogether demanding nearly $30 million in tax refunds she was not entitled to. Harris-Johnson also filed a fraudulent application with the Small Business A

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, Making False Statements to a Bank, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Making False Statements Under Oath. Mark Janbakhsh, 51, of Brentwood, Tennessee, was the chief executive officer and majority owner of a car dealership company named Auto Masters. In addition to Auto Masters, J

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy launder money. Rosa participated in a conspiracy commonly referred to as a grandparent fraud scheme. In this instance, an international organized crime group based in the Dominican Republic conducted a scam in which they called elderly individuals impersonating a loved one (often a grandchild) an

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged for his role in a yearslong scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) out of nearly $200 million by selling patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need. “This defendant’s conduct was egr

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Defendants on defamation theories (Libel/Slander). On May 22, 2013, Singer filed grievance forms with the Oklahoma Bar Association against Steidley, Iski, Lair, and three other district attorneys from District 12. He attached to the grievances a 28-page document outlining his complaints about the district attorneys and a CD of materia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John Frances “Jack” Griffin, 62, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the principal and founder of Second Story Farming Inc., which did business as Metropolis Farms. Second Story Farming had several lines of business, including growing crops in vertical farms to sell to customers, developin

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Ed Lutz represented the Defendant charged with uttering a forged instrument under $1,000 in violation of 21 O.S. 1592, which provides:A. Every person who, with intent to defraud, utters or publishes as true any forged, altered or counterfeited instrument or any counterfeit gold or silver coin, the forging, altering or counterfeiting of which has previously

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer Stephen Natoli represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and bank bribery. From June 2023 to November 2023, Leonado Ayala, 25, of Homestead, Florida, then a TD Bank employee in Doral, Florida, accepted bribes and leveraged his position to facilitate a money laundering network’s expatriation of over $5.5 million from the United States

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with attept and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Anthony Curcio was accused of engaging in a scheme to defraud customers by selling them sports and Pokémon trading cards with fake grades purportedly issued by Professional Sports Authenticator (“PSA”). From at least 2022 to May 2024, CURCI

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer Bryan Owens represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and conspiracy to distribute and poss with intent to distribute 200 grams or more of fentanyl. In 2019, an investigation began into a Colombia-based money laundering organization that was laundering drug proceeds on behalf of multiple drug trafficking organizations. Between 2020 an

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. In 2022, a business known as “Traveling Graces, LLC” was registered with the State of Connecticut with Melanie Ham as its registered agent and “Dr. Marc Anthony Alexander,” formerly of Milford, Connecticut, as its manager. Between July 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with kidnapping and assault. Turner accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman he knew between Jan. 27 and Jan. 28. Police said the victim was driven to a bank during the incident to withdraw money, where she was able to alert employees to contact police. Turner was found in possession of a firearm at the t

Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day j

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to offer and pay health care kickbacks. Sean Alterman, 38, of Lake Worth, owned and operated two laboratories, Live Beyond Medical MGMT, LLC and Dynix Diagnostics LLC, through which he purchased doctors’ orders for expensive genetic testing from patient recruiter

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. A total of 18 defendants have now been sentenced in the culmination of a four-year-long investigation into a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi-truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City and elsewhere. According to law

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing wi

Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin was employed as Assistant Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Department of Health and Human S