Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422.

Kevin O’Donnell, 26, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by a 10-year term of supervised release, for attempted online enticement of a minor. There is no parole in the federal system. O’Donnell used the internet to commun... More...   $0 (11-15-2023 - KY)

Williamsport, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prostitution and sexual activity.

Gregory A. Wilson, age 50, of Lewiston, Pennsylvania was indicted on November 8, 2023, in Centre County, Wilson attempted to persuade, entice, and coerce a minor child to engage in prostitution and sexual activity. More...   $0 (11-22-2023 - PA)

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy, travel acts to facilitate prosecution, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Backpage executives, Michael Lacey, Scott Spear and John "Jed" Brunst, were accused of conspiring to use the website to facilitate prostitution.

(1)
18:371 - Conspiracy
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18:1952(a)(3)(A... More...   $0 (11-17-2023 - AZ)

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor.

Adrian Edwards, age 40, of Madison, Wisconsin, encountered the 16-year-old victim in Utah in January 2021, when the two were at a mutual friend’s house. The victim confided to the defendant that she had a difficult home life and he offered to help her with a place to stay if she ... More...   $0 (11-16-2023 - WI)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.

Sexual abuse of a minor is a serious crime in Indian Country, and the penalties for this crime can be severe. The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act (ICPFVA) is the primary federal law that addresses sexual abuse of minors in Indian Country. The ICPFVA def... More...   $0 (11-02-2023 - OK)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking.

The conduct came to light after a minor victim was reported missing in Miami, Florida when her parents realized she failed to board a flight to Honduras. The minor had been transported by two defendants to Georgia and forced to commit commercial sex acts and participate in “sex parties.” <... More...   $0 (10-31-2023 - GA)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to filed false documents.

Kenneth Chesebro, a former attorney for Donald Trump was charged under Georgia's racketeering laws for his involvement with others who were trying to change the outcome of the 2020 election for President in Georgia.

"Georgia racketeering law, codified at O.C.G.A. ... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - GA)

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of females in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422, which provides:

(a) Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual... More...   $0 (07-25-2023 - NY)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: PAN, PROCUING FOR PROSTITUTION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1081
Date of Offense: 12/10/2019
ESPINOZA, JOSH
Disposed: DEFERRED, 09/19/2023. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: PROCUING FOR PROSTITUTION(PAN)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1081, which provides:

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Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercing a minor girl to engage in
sexual conduct with him and into producing sexually explicit images of herself after providing the girl with a laptop.

The government alleged in court documents that in September 2021, Marshall Vincent Lucas, age 42, of Billings, provided the victim, Jane Doe 1, who is... More...   $0 (09-08-2023 - MT)

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stalking, attempted first degree burglary in Indian Country, attempted sexual abuse, first degree burglary and coercion and enticement.


18 U.S.C. 1151 provides:

Except as otherwise provided in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title, the term “Indian country”, as used in this chapter, means (a) al... More...   $0 (08-03-2023 - OK)

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking a child.


On March 9, 2022, Gerald H. Paul-Gibson, 33, pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking of a child. Paul-Gibson admitted that he recruited, transported, and advertised a 15-year-old victim for prostitution, and either knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that the child victim was u... More...   $0 (06-27-2023 - MO)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to operate a prostitution enterprise called XO Companions, or XOC.

Panin, age 40, of Hollywood, Florida, Jennie Lawson, age 37, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Tracey Lawson, age 57, of Thomasville, Pennsylvania, and Viktoriia Zakirova, age 32, of Miami, Florida. were charged with conspiring to tra... More...   $0 (06-08-2023 - PA)

In 2015, ISIS terrorists unleashed a set of coordinated attacks across Paris, France, killing 130 victims, including
Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old U. S. citizen.1 Gonzalez’s parents and brothers then sued Google, LLC, under 18
U. S. C. §§2333(a) and (d)(2), alleging that Google was both directly and secondarily liable for the terrorist attack that killed Gonzalez.2 For their seconda... More...   $0 (05-18-2023 - CA)

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to traffic an adult female for sex by force, fraud or coercion.

Samaria Kearney was under the influence of another person, engaging in prostitution and causing others to become victims of sex trafficking. Kearney participated in controlling the victim.

Kearney's boyfriend and co-defendant Aryi... More...   $0 (06-07-2023 - TX)

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking minors.

Marlette Laishell Smith aka “Lala,” 29, of Rome, Georgia, recruited two minor females (15 and 16 years of age) into prostitution for her own financial gain. The minor victims were stranded in Memphis, Tennessee, and were trying to get back home to California. Smith met them on a s... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - AL)

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts of lewd, lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12.

Juan Jose Rodriguez, age 61, was three counts of lewd, lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12.

Assistant State Attorney Adam Smith prosecuted the case.

800.04.5AB, which provides:

800.04 Lewd or lasciviou... More...   $0 (05-17-2023 - FL)

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with transporting a woman from Nevada to Arizona to California in order to cause her to engage in prostitution.

Jordan was arrested in Arizona in November 2021 on sex trafficking charges following his indictment by a federal grand jury. He first came to the attention of law enforcement in July 2021 when the victi... More...   $0 (05-16-2023 - CA)

Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHAB, CHILD ABUSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (A)
Date of Offense: 02/22/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
Pennington, Gustus Andrew Glen
Count # 2. Count as Filed: CHAB, CHILD ABUSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (A)
Date of Offense: 02/25/2020More...   $0 (05-16-2023 - OK)

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking multiple victims by force, fraud, and coercion.

From July 2017 until his arrest in May 2018, Joseph Harris, a/k/a "Luis Santana," used violence and threats of violence, along with abusive and coercive tactics, to compel multiple victims to engage in commercial sex acts for his financial benefit... More...   $0 (04-28-2023 - NY)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1591.


The testimony at Tucker's four-day jury trial revealed that, between October 2013 and July 2014, Tucker ran a robust heroin trade and prostitution venture out of his address of record on Walnut Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. Serving as both a... More...   $0 (02-23-2023 - NH)