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United States of America v. Douglas Matthew Gurkins

Greenville, North Carolina interference with fair housing indictment criminal defense lawyer represented Douglas Matthew Gurkins, age 34.

On August 6, 2020, Gurkins was charged with one count of criminal interference with the Fair Housing Act, for using threats of force against an African American family because of the family members� race and because they were renting a dwelling. At h

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United States of America v. Heidi Robertson

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Medicaid fraud.

Heidi Robertson, 35, was employed as the primary insurance biller at a Birmingham-area psychology clinic that billed the Medicaid Agency for counseling services that were never provided.

An investigation was initiated by the Program Integrity Division of the Alabama Medicaid Agency afte

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State of Louisiana v. Joseph Alexander

Benton, Louisiana - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Joseph Alexander charged with f two counts of abuse of office and sentenced to four years at hard labor, with all but one year suspended, on each count, to be served concurrently.




In 2017, the defendant, Joseph Alexander, was elected as the mayor of

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State of Louisiana v. Calvin Horton

Shreveport, Louisiana - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Calvin Horton charged with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, in violation of La. R.S. 14:62.2, and adjudicated a second-felony habitual offender.



Horton had a 2015 conviction of simple burglary of an inhabited
dwelling at the time of the commissi

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State of Louisiana v. Calvin Horton

Shreveport, Louisiana - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Calvin Horton charged with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, in violation of La. R.S. 14:62.2, and adjudicated a second-felony habitual offender.



Horton had a 2015 conviction of simple burglary of an inhabited
dwelling at the time of the commissi

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United States of America v. Joshua Dale Armstrong

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sexual abuse of a minor under 12 years old.

Joshua Dale Armstrong, 33, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under 12 years old in Indian Country and abusive sexual contact of a minor under 12 years old in Indian Country. At the plea hearing, Armstrong admitted that from January 2018 to April 2020, h

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STATE OF OHIO v. DEVON J. COHEN

Dayton, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Devon J. Cohen with appealing from a misdemeanor assault conviction.




{¶ 2} A criminal complaint was filed against Cohen charging that he assaulted
Randall Sizemore in violation of R.C. 2903.13(A). On the day of the scheduled bench
trial, Cohen orally

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United States of America v. Ravneet (“Ravi”) Singh

San Diego, California conspiracy to bribe a politician criminal defense lawyer represented Self-christened campaign guru Ravneet (“Ravi”) Singh charged with conspiring with Mexican billionaire Susumo Azano to make almost $600,000 in illegal political contributions to candidates Bonnie Dumanis and Bob Filner in the 2012 San Diego mayoral campaign in an effort to buy “a friend in the Mayor’s office.

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United States of America v. Iliganoa Theresa Lauofo

Seattle, Washington wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Iliganoa Theresa Lauofo, who was charged with fraud, aggravated identity theft, and embezzlement of mail by a postal employee. Defendant illegally collected more than $276,000 over the course of a fraud scheme that began in 2011 and continued until 2018.

“This defendant was unrelenting in her efforts to defraud

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United States of America v. Terry Lynn Christensen, Todd Allen Hughes and Jessica Marie Prince

Minneapolis, Minnesota telemarketing fraud charge criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with telemarketing fraud scheme.

TERRY LYNN CHRISTENSEN, 73, TODD ALLEN HUGHES, 47, and JESSICA MARIE PRINCE, 40, were charged with roles in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme.

According to his guilty plea and documents filed with the court, CHRISTENSEN worked as a ca

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Zein Ismail v. Evanston Insurance Company, f/k/a Markel American Insurance Company

Toledo, Ohio plaintiff insurance law lawyer represented Zein Ismail who sued Evanston Insurance Company, f/k/a Markel American Insurance on a breach of insurance contract theory.

This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Lucas County, Ohio, G-4801-CI-0201904707, and was removed to federal court by the defendant.

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United States of America v. Sherman Jude and Johnathon Jude

Pikeville, Kentucky ginseng distribution criminal defense lawyers represented Sherman Jude and Johnathon Jude, who were charged with violations of the Lacey Act regarding ginseng purchases and record keeping of said purchases.

The harvesting and sale of ginseng is governed by state regulations, and includes record keeping requirements and a limited harvest season. According to their ple

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United States of America v. Kenneth R. Britt, Jr., Tony Grant Smith and Dustin Corey Treadway

Jackson, Mississippi Lacey Act violation criminal defense lawyers represented Kenneth R. Britt, Jr., Tony Grant Smith and Dustin Corey Treadway.

Kenneth R. Britt, Jr., 51, of Wesson, Tony Grant Smith, 26, of Wesson, Barney Leon Bairfield, III, 28, of Brookhaven, and Dustin Corey Treadway, 28, of Brookhaven, were charged with killing in excess of the legal limit of Kansas wild turkeys whil

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STATE OF OHIO, EX REL. TIMOTHY LANTER vs. CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO and HARRY BLACK, KIM NEAL, and CITIZEN COMPLAINT AUTHORITY

Cincinnati, OH - The city of Cincinnati created the Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) as part
of a settlement agreement to a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination within the Cincinnati Police Department.


The CCA is the product of what is known as the “Collaborative Agreement”: a
class action settlement blessed by a

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Jaron Harris v. State of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Jaron Harris with claiming he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, due process, and equal protection based on the racial composition of the jury.




At trial, the evidence presented showed that Petitioner went to the Grand Forest
apartment compl

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United States of America v. Joon, LLC, d/b/a AJIN, USA

Montgomery, Alabama criminal OSHA violation lawyer represented defendant manufacturing company charged with responsibility for the worker death.

JOON LLC, d/b/a AJIN USA (Ajin), an auto-parts manufacturing company, was charged with wrongdoing related to the death of a machinery operator.

Regina Elsea, who was 20 years old, worked at Ajin’s Cusseta, Alabama, facility. On June 18,

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Jaron Harris v. State of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Jaron Harris with filing a post-conviction petition and an amended petition through counsel, claiming he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, due process, and equal protection based on the racial composition of the jury.



At trial, the evidence presented

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United States of America v. Avery Smartt, Jr.

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with producing child pornography.

Avery Smartt, Jr. The 43-year-old East St. Louis native was charged with producing child pornography and attempting to tamper with the victim’s testimony before trial. The charges were contained in a two-count superseding indictment filed in August 2020. The original indictment

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United States of America v. Candi Fluhr

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud, identity theft, theft and filing false tax returns.

Candi Fluhr, 44, was charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from an employee benefit plan, and filing false tax returns.

“This is a clear-cut example of what happens when talented investigators from multiple agencies co

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. PAUL A. VALVERDE

Omaha, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Paul A. Valverde with appealing from the order of the Sarpy County District Court denying his second motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.





In 2012, following a jury trial, Valverde was convicted of two counts of third degree sexu

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United States of America v. Holden Matthews

Lafayette, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged burning down churches.

Holden Matthews, 23, was with intentionally setting fire to three African-American Baptist churches because of the religious character of those buildings.

Matthews pled guilty to these charges on Feb. 10, 2020. At his plea hearing, Matthews admitted that, between March 26 and April

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United States of America v. Gennady Podolsky

Atlanta, Georgia computer crime criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with trafficking in computer passwords.

Gennady Podolsky, a dual Ukrainian and American citizen, and managing partner of Vega International Travel Services, Inc., has pleaded guilty to trafficking in computer passwords.

“Companies or individuals who use travel agents trust them to work in their

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United States of America v. Suzanne Muscara

Bangor, Maine mailing a threatening communication criminal defense lawyer represented Suzanne Muscara.

Suzanne Muscara, 38, was charged for mailing a threatening communication to Senator Susan Collins.

According to evidence presented at trial, Muscara mailed a letter containing a white powder to Collins’ Bangor address in October 2018. The letter also contained a handwritten note

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United States of America v. Gregorio Lopez

Denver, CO - Government corruption civil litigation lawyer represented former government official.

Gregorio Lopez, a former official with the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”), has paid $15,000 to settle a civil case alleging that after he left the SBA, he attempted to improperly influence actions of the SBA in violation of federal law.

Mr. Lopez was the Colora

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United States of America v. Brain John Loven

Great Falls, Montana pointing laser at aircraft criminal defense lawyer presented Brian John Loven, age 42.

The United States of American charged Brian John Loven with aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

The prosecution said in court documents that at about 9:40 p.m. on March 3, two pilots operating a SkyWest flight reported that on their descent to the Great Falls airport, t

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