Baltimore, Maryland civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to build 11 multi-family housing complexes in Maryland with required accessible features for people with disabilities. As part of the settlement, the defendants also agreed to make extensive retrofits to remove accessibility barriers at ... More...   $0 (09-27-2022 - MD)

Gainesville, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping, felony possession of a firearm and drugs.

On June 10, 2019, Ralph Haywood Jones, Jr., shot two women, including his ex-girlfriend – the mother of his children – whom he shot, kidnapped, and drove to South Carolina where he abandoned her in a parking lot without seeking medical attention. Jones left... More...   $0 (09-19-2022 - FL)

Pensacola, Florida criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with firearm felonies.

Mario Antwan Brewer, Jr., 29, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted for firearms offenses, after pleading guilty on December 17, 2021.

“Our law enforcement partnerships play a vital role in fighting violent crime and protecting the public,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “This sentencing i... More...   $0 (09-16-2022 - FL)

Syracuse, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing false tax returns.

Glen Zinszer, age 52, of Liverpool, New York, admitted that he began operating the Brazzlebox company in 2012, which he represented to investors would be like Facebook for business. Beginning in April 2013 and continuing until approximately the summer of 2016, Zinszer made false ... More...   $0 (09-12-2022 - NY)

San Jose, California criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to pay kickbanks and paying illegal kickbacks.

Mark Schena, 59, of Los Altos, California, served as the president of Arrayit Corporation. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Schena engaged in a scheme to defraud Arrayit’s... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - CA)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with
Distribution of Child Pornography

On November 22, 2019, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), along with state and local law enforcement, conducted an undercover internet-based child exploitation operation in Ada County. During the operation, Boris began communicating with an undercover detective posing as a 13-... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - ID)

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of construction vehicles.

Danny Joe Almond, 45, and Douglas Wayne Mauldin, 52, were charged with the transportation of the stolen vehicles across state lines and the possession of those stolen vehicles, which included a stolen dump truck, a low-boy trailer, a skid steer, a paver, and a roller. A paving com... More...   $0 (08-30-2022 - NC)

Savannah, Georgia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing child pornography.

Sharon Elizabeth Keegan, 30, of Midway, Ga., pleaded guilty to Production of Child Pornography

“This sentence brings to a close a depraved and vile episode of criminal child sexual exploitation,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “Sharon Keegan and her husband will spend decades in fed... More...   $0 (08-19-2022 - GA)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with production of child pornography and sextortion.

Vince Deliguin, 20, created a fake social media profile for a young woman which he dubbed “Marley Madden” and used it to contact the minor victim in April 2021. Posing as “Marley” Deliguin instructed the victim to send nude photos. Believing “Marley” to be a rea... More...   $0 (08-17-2022 - AK)

Spokane, Washington criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding for small businesses.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding intende... More...   $0 (08-16-2022 - OR)

Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with Assault with Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country, Arson in Indian Country, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and Discharging and Using a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. McGinnis had entered a guilty plea on May 21, 2021.

At today’s sentencing, United States Senior District Ju... More...   $0 (08-09-2022 - WA)

Knoxville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with making false or fictitious statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(a)(6).

Kelvon Foster, ate 21, from Knoxville, Tennessee, admitted to purchasing firearms from a Federal Firearm’s Licensee in Knoxville, TN, on behalf of people prohibited ... More...   $0 (08-04-2022 - TN)

Youngstown, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of controlled substances resulting in death.

Martin Escobar, 58, a former Mahoning County physician, pleaded guilty to 54 counts of illegally prescribing controlled substances—including two counts of distributing controlled substances that caused the deaths of two patients and one count of distributing ... More...   $0 (08-04-2022 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with prescribing controlled substances—including two counts of distributing controlled substances that caused the deaths of two patients and one count of distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21—and 31 counts of health care fraud.

Martin Escobar, age 58, a former Mahoning County physician, rep... More...   $0 (08-04-2022 - OH)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Rico Laprince Southall convicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following an incident where he was arrested after firing multiple gunshots at a family member on a public road in Cobb County, Georgia. Southall’s gunfire also struck another motorist’s vehicle.
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Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $59,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding in... More...   $0 (07-22-2022 - WA)

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws.

Li and Wang, both naturalized U.S. citizens, were arrested earlier today in Oyster Bay, New York, and their initial ap... More...   $0 (07-18-2022 - NY)

Florence, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Brodus Bernard Gregg, age 68, was accused of participating in an interstate cocaine trafficking conspiracy.

“Brodus Gregg and his co-conspirators brought large quantities of cocaine from other states into South Carolina, and a jury has now held him accountable f... More...   $0 (07-14-2022 - SC)

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and conspiracy to make false statements during the purchase of firearms.

Vernisha Suggs, 35, engaged in a conspiracy from 2018 through 2020 to purchase numerous firearms on behalf of Bloods gang members from federally licensed firearms dealers in Rocky Mount. T... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - NC)

Gainesville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.

Alexander Clifford Nelms, 43, and Jorvin Jermaine Cockran, 36, both of Miami, Florida, were with one count of possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine on July 27, 2021.

“Concerted law enforcement partnerships like the Alachua Cou... More...   $0 (06-17-2022 - FL)

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with
falsifying a document and illegally storing hazardous waste.

Michelle M. Rousseff-Kemp, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was the president and owner of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, business which held itself out as an environmental services company providing comprehensive waste management services. Among other things, th... More...   $0 (06-17-2022 - IN)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank robbery.

In 2016, Christian Crittendon, age 33, and a second man, Montrell Howard, committed a takeover-style armed robbery of a North Shore Bank in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Crittendon held a loaded gun to a bank teller’s head, and the men stole over $11,000 from the bank. Law enforcement was able to recov... More...   $0 (06-16-2022 - WI)

Chattanooga, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.

Garrian King, also known as “Big G,” and Rodney Harris, also known as “3rd,” both of Chattanooga, each possessed a firearm after being convicted of a felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). Both defendants were previously charged by com... More...   $0 (06-14-2022 - TN)