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United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Unde

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United States of America v. Jesus Espinosa

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and making false statements to a U.S. Government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Digested by Kent Morlan While acting under color

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United States of America v. Loyd Waiter Hall

Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to provide firearms to the Sinaloa Cartel. Digested by Kent Morlan Loyd Walter Hall, 27, of Amarillo, is charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization,

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The State of Oklahoma v. Cody Owen Russell

Newkirk, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.12a. Digested by Kent Morlan On September 25, 2023, Blackwell Police Officers executed a search warrant on Russell's residence searching for ev

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State of Oklahoma v. Joshua Troy Caudle

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16 in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(A)(1). Digested by Kent Morlan On March 27, 2018, Caudle drove to a house in Okmulgee County, wearing his jailer uniform

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Theodore L. Hughes, Jr.

Sussex, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted second-degree murder, maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building, felony reckless handling of a firearm resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and unlawful shooting in the commission of a felony. The parties entered a plea agreement that capped

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United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman

Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Reported by Kent Mo

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State of Oklahoma v. Jamisa Otomewo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false representation in obtaining food stamps over $500 in violation of 56 O.S. 243.B.1, which provides: B. 1. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a: a. misdemeanor, if the aggregate amount of food stamps or coupons, or the aggregate value of any b

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United States of America v. Jacody Deauntae Roberts Williams

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

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State of Oklahoma v. Yuliana Elizondo

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

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State of Nebraska v. Joseph C. Castle

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted first degree sexual assault of a child, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-319.01 and 28-201 (Reissue 2016). Reported by Kent Morlan In October 2023, Castle invited Michaela to bring L.R. to

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United States of America v. David Courvelle

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Ward. Reported by: Kent Morlan David Courvelle, 56, a former Contract Detention Officer at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, engaged in prohibited sexu

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United States of America v. Kakha Bendeliani and Goga Danelia

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with health care fraud. Kakha Bendeliani, 48, and Goga Danelia, 37, both of the country of Georgia, were charged with conspiring to commit money laundering in connection with a nationwide health care fraud scheme in which nearly $3 billion in fraudulent claims were submitted to Medicare for durable medical equip

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United States of America v. Henry J. Schappert,

Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a PPP loan application and false declarations during subsequent bankruptcy proceedings. Reported by Kent Morlan Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called Allied Exterio

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United States of America v. Cody Gaspard

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer. Reported by Kent Morlan On April 15, 2025, a United States Postal Service rural letter carrier was delivering mail and packages at an apartment complex in Livingston Par

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United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by Kent Morlan Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M

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United States of America v. Henry J. Schapper

Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making fraudulent loan in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014, make a false oath and committing bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 152. Reported by: Kent Morlan Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called

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State of Rhode Island v. Nelson Carreiro

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree child molestation. Reported by Kent Morlan The sordid facts leading to this criminal appeal began in 2005, when the complainant was ten years old and in the fourth grade. At that time

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Crawford v. Washington

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation, as evidence that the stabbing was not in self-defense. Sylvia did not testify at trial because of Washington's marital privilege. Petitioner argued that admitting the evidence would violate his Sixth Amendment right to be "con

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United States of America v. Ramon Heriberto Cerda Jr.

Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with defrauding the U.S. government. Reported by Kent Morlan Ramon Heriberto Cerda Jr., 41, of Eagle Pass, owned and operated a business known as El Eagle Mail. On multiple dates in February and March 2025, Cerda was observed at his residence during scheduled work hours despite his duties requiring him to be in the fie

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State of Oklahoma v. Keith Barton Cathey

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers Taylor Keaton" and Z represented the Defendant charged with soliciting for first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.16. Reported by Kent Morlan JUDGE DAWN MOODY: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY AN

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United States of America v. Olena Oblamska

Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in a Ponzi scheme. Reported By Kent Morlan Olena Oblamska, 42, Ukrainian national and her co-conspirators advertised Forsage as a decentralized matrix project based on network marketing and “smart contracts,” which are self-executing c

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United States of America v. Charles Lewis Davis

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud and making false statements. Reported by Kent Morlan Charles Lewis Davis, age 33, was accused of making false statements on his tax returns. Davis owns and operates Forever Investments LLC, a social media entity that posts videos involving Davis to YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, among other social media

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United States of America v. Elnar Zarbailov

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and money laundering. Reported by Kent Morlan Elnar Zarbailov, 42, of Staten Island, New York, and dual citizen of the United States and Azerbaijan, was a fixer and money launderer for the foreign-based Organization that spearheaded the largest health care fraud case ever prosecuted by the D

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State of Tennessee v. Shaquille Taylor

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Shaquille Taylor, age 32, was accused of gunning down 18-year-old Belmont University freshman in 2023. Jillian’s parents, Matthew and Jessica, gave powerful victim impact statements after the guilty plea. “There is no worse pain than a father who loses

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