Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements in violation of 31 U.S.C. 5324. Digested by: Kent Morlan Jalal Nimer Asad,

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Third-degree grand theft, money laundering unlawful proceeds, unlawful use of a communications device, and a computer offense involving fraud. Digested by: Kent Morlan State of Florida v. Cassandra Thompson

New York, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Digested by: Kent Morlan Derek Wachob, age 55, from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, portrayed himself as a billionaire and an accomplished CEO. He was lying. From at least in or about October 2022 throug

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and money laundering. Digested by: Kent Morlan This case arises out of a gun trafficking ring involving more than one hundred and thirty firearms, two states

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obtaining millions of dollars in investment funds based on false pretenses. Digested by: Kent Morlan Kenneth Bardwell, 66, of West Bloomfield, was the operator of a company called “Motown Sports Group

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and hostage taking as well as harboring an illegal alien and conspiracy to do so. Digested by Kent Morlan On May 14, 2025, after authorities responded to reports of an illegal alien who had esc

Raleigh, North Carolina Department of Justice lawyer represented the United States which sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act theory. Reported by Kent Morlan LS Cable & System USA, Inc. knowingly misrepresented the number of its employees and affiliated personnel and unlawfully sou

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute, criminal conspiracy, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, criminal use of communications facility, and simple possession of drugs. Reported by: Ke

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with 86 counts of forgery, 35 counts of theft, 8 counts of criminal attempt and criminal conspiracy. Petruskie’s charges include 10 counts of theft and criminal conspiracy. Reported by: Kent Morlan Wi

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344, and aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1018. Reported by Kent Morlan Benjamin Paul Wiener,

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony. Reported by Kent Morlan Juan Valoy, age 47, stole approximately $25,000 from three victims through an apartment rental scam. From March to Jul

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charge with h money laundering conspiracy in connection with their participation in a scheme to launder funds derived from cyber investment fraud scams, or “pig butchering” scams. Reported by Kent Morlan betwe

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.c. 1956. Reported by Kent Morlan Edward Jose Puello Garcia, 45, engaged in a conspiracy to

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Kuttino Jamal Scott, age 24, of Miami, Florida, engaged in a scheme using electronic payment systems. Typically, through this scheme, a vict

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participation in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud conspiracy involving theft of mail, identity theft, counterfeiting of stolen checks and money orders, and fraudulent financial transactions. Reported by Kent Morl

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements relating to healthcare matters in connection with use-of-force incidents that took place within Rikers Island. Reported by Kent Morlan Todd Faustin, age 43, a former correctio

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of malicious use of fire. Reported by Kent Morlan Luke Andrew Westefeld, 35, of North Augusta, South Carolina, approached a few Byron United Methodist Church (now Byron Heritage Church) members wh

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail theft. Reported by Kent Morlan From January 2023 to January 2024, the Torrance Urban Miller, 49, of Miami, took part in a mail theft scheme in which he and others would steal mail from Augusta area U.

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Reported by Kent Morlan Jawuan Donte Thomas attempted to rob a bank ATM in Riverton, Utah. Thomas admitted that prior to the attempted robbery, he and tw

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846. Reported by Kent Morlan Between April 2023 and April 2025, Dylan Tai Dang, 55, of Garden Grove, California, and his coc

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Jesse Rake represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled drug in a jail or penal institution in violation of 57 O.S. 21, which provides: A. Any person who, without authority, brings into or has in his or her possession in any jail or state penal institution or other place where prisoners are located, any gun, knife, bomb or other dangero

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false pretense over $1,000 con game in violation of 21 O.S. 1541, which provides: Every person who, with intent to cheat and defraud, shall obtain or attempt to obtain from any person, firm or corporation any money, property or valuable thing, of a value less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by means or by use

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with engaging in prostitution in violation of 21 O.S. 1029(A), which provides: A. It shall further be unlawful: 1. To engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; 2. To solicit, induce, or entice another person to pay or provide money or any other item or service of value to engage in an act of lewdness, assig

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement by an employee in violation of 21 O.S. 1451, which provides: A. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property of any person or legal entity, legally obtained, to any use or purpose not intended or authorized by its owner, or the secretion of the property with the fraudulent intent to appropri