Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substances (drugs) with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, maintaining a drug involved premises, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 856, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute to a minor, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 8609, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug

Ventura, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. Andrew Stuart Luster was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting 86 women. Luster engaged in sadistic sexual abuse of their comatose bodies. Case Background & Sentencing • Conviction: In 2003, Luster was convicted in absentia on 86 felony counts—including rape

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. For approximately two years between 2023 and 2025, Tahnya Hyung Shafer, 48, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, stole from her employer using multiple fraudulent schemes, including inflating her paychecks and causing apparently legitimate payments to vendors to be sent to her

Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111. In 2023, Alfredo Gallegos Guillen was charged in the State of Idaho with multiple criminal offenses. Guillen failed to appear for court hearings and warrants were issued for his arrest. While on warrant status, Guillen was arrested and convicted in Washi

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Deputy Joel Streicher of the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office caused a fatal auto acci- dent while on patrol in his unmarked sheriff’s vehicle. Driving within the speed limit, he approached a controlled intersection as the light turned yellow and then red. But he

Fresno, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Julian Charles McElhaney, age 27, fatally shot his father, William McElhaney, 55, and mother, Sylvia McElhaney, 64, in 2022. Under California law, a killing is classified as first-degree murder if it meets any of the following criteria: • Willful, Deliberate, and Premeditated: The defendant acted

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a series of fraud schemes that caused nearly $5 million in losses to federal COVID 19 relief and small business lending programs. Sarkis Sarkisyan, a.k.a. “Samuel Shaw,” 38, of North Hollywood, fabricated businesses, payrolls, IRS tax forms, and financial records to obtain federally backed

Tucson, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with second degree murder. Joseph Clark beat his wife Noelle Clark, hit her with a belt, and stabbed her in the chest in a child’s bedroom. He then dragged her through the home to the garage, where he ran over her body with the car. She had tire marks on her arms. To convict someone of second-degree murder, the stat

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Materially False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Mohammed Maio, 44, of Phoenix, conspired to fraudulently obtain and misuse multiple Payc

Bolivar, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making terrorist threats, in violation of § 574.120. On February 8, 2025, Defendant messaged a co-worker and friend (Friend) via Facebook Messenger. Although they were not always employed at the same location, Defendant and Friend had worked together for "six or seven months" at "Fast 'N Friendly" convenience st

Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession and transportation of a firearm, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 922. Skylar Wyrick, 36, of Carthage, Missouri, illegally possessed a firearm by a convicted felon. On Oct. 3, 2025, Wyrick was contacted by law enforcement during a traffic stop for failing to display a front license plate. During that

Sayre, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery in the first degree robbery, in violation of 21 O.S. 791. Kenneth Edgar Meschew, was accused of taking, stealing and carrying away from the said victim, by use of force and fear the sum of $120 in lawful money of the United States. The information charges a crime conjointly committed by `Bill Ridgway and

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Aliyah Hnderson, age 28, charged with two counts of aggravated murder for killing two young girls whose bodies were found in buried in suitcases. The bodies of the two girls were discovered Monday, March 2, in suitcases partially buried in shallow graves near Ginn Academy by a dog walker. Und

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Roy Anthony Lopez accused of beating his wife to death. California first-degree murder law is defined under California Penal Code Sections 187 and 189. It involves the unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought, combined with specific factors like premeditation,

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq, 47, of Canton, was born in Kuwait and entered the United States on an H1B visa in 2006. In 2011, he filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States and was approved. Alhallaq began work as an internal medical

Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aiding and abetting distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). Ryan Cooley, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Nicholas Sturgill, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, sold approximately 50 pressed pills containing fentanyl and xylazine to Cooley. Cooley then sold the pills to Sturgill, who br

Newark, New Jersey, criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute, 18 U.S.C. 371. From May 2014 through April 2017, Le Thu, age 71, of Boston, Massachusetts, participated in a conspiracy in which she received kickbacks from a telemedicine company in exchange for approving hundreds of prescriptions for durable medical equi

Knoxville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. ARC Automovie, Inc allegedly knowingly made false statements in obtaining a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and also when seeking forgiveness of the loan, in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). It is a manufacturer of auto

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. The False Claims Act (FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733), also known as "Lincoln's Law," is the United States government's primary civil anti-fraud statute. It makes it illegal to knowingly submit, or cause to be submitted, false or fraudulent claims for pa

San Antonio, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Alek Schott, was traveling for his oil industry job as president of RMS Controls when he was stopped without probable cause on I-35 in March 2022 by local sheriff’s deputy Joel Babb or the search or interrogation that followed. Roadside fe

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false tax returns. Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, 45, owned and operated a tax preparation business named “Tasha’s Total Tax Service,” beginning in 2016. Banks-Brown filed individual tax returns on behalf of her clients which included false and fraudulent deductions and credits which significantly

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with computer fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030B, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956-4999. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta" Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta," age 36, of Rockville, Maryland, engaged in a deceptive series of transactions with

Asheville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, possession of a firearm in furtherance or a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, In violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Ronald Keith Goode, age 53, of Mooresboro, North Carolina, transpo