Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime involving bodily injury and a dangerous weapon for his attack on a Black bus rider. On March 7, 2024, Hernandez-Mayoral, age 24, made derogatory comments about Black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus. When a Black woman on the bus looked to see who was making racist comm

Phoenix, Arizona, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a theory. AI Overview Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations involve employers failing to meet minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and child labor standards, common examples including off-the-clock work, improper tip handling, misclassifying workers, and not paying correct overtime or minimum wages, leading to b

Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Beginning at least in July 2022, Ruth Kazmer, 60, a resident of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, organized a conspiracy to transport large amounts of methamphetamine from surrounding states into western South Dakota. Kazmer financed multi-pound shipments of methamph

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. In the Autism fraud scheme, Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, age 27, has been charged by federal information with one count of wire fraud. As set forth in the information, Yussuf and others devised and carried out a scheme to defraud the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention benefit, a

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a machinegun. Martinez Alexander, Jr., 20, was originally indicted by a federal grand jury on March 7, 2024, charging him with unlawful possession of a machinegun. The evidence presented at trial revealed that on December 15, 2023, Alexander and Jaylan Atkins, 21, drove up to a

Arkon, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of maintaining a drug premises (21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1)) and two counts of aiding and abetting false statements during the purchase of a firearm (18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6), 924(a)(2)). Joe’Veon Penson Willis operated a drug house with his half-brother. The government found out, raided the house, and arrested

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, by committing crop insurance fraud. Larry Walden, age 69, owned and rented farmland in Barren County, on which he grew burley tobacco, among other crops. He maintained insurance coverage over his tobacco crop from at least 2014 to 2023. For Crop Years 2014 through 2019, Wa

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r online coercion and enticement of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, and transportation of a minor for sex. Nathaniel Covington, 25, used an online social media application to meet a fourteen-year-old girl. He arranged to have the girl taken from Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky for a sexual encounter

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing money from his clients’ bank accounts, preparing false tax returns that fraudulently increased their refunds, and stealing some or all of those refunds. Jason Alexander Jerkins of Franklin pleaded guilty on July 30, 2025. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jerkins, owner of Je

Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 8, 2024, Jose Angel Capetillo, 23, was stopped for a traffic violation in Lufkin. A search of the vehicle revealed three firearms and suspected controlled substances. On April 12, 2024, Capetillo was stopped for a traffic violation in Hudson and admitted to havin

Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and sale of a firearm to a convicted felon. during seven controlled buys conducted by law enforcement from Jan. 16, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025, Brian Keith Anderson, 48, distributed a total of 117.29 grams of methamphetamine. During a controlled buy conducted on June 14, 2024, in addit

Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling ten firearms, including a short-barrel shotgun, to an undercover source working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Between February 2025 and August 2025, ATF utilized a confidential source to conduct seven separate controlled purchases involving a total of ten firearms from

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The charges in the Indictment arise from an alleged scheme by LUCAS to raise more than $50 million from investors by falsely representing that their money would be invested in early-stage health and wellness companies, when in fact it was

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection with the fatal machete attack of 18-year-old Kenny Reyes, continuing criminal enterprise, murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection with the fatal shooting of 2

Sanford, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 79 counts of official misconduct and one count of organized fraud after a year-long investigation into unpaid vendor accounts revealed fake officer off-duty jobs. Ronny Neal, the department's off-duty detail coordinator and a 22-year veteran of the force, had been making up off-duty details for nearly a year and ch

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, followed by 5 years of supervised release. From September 2020 to June 30, 2021, Lynden David Lightburn, a/k/a “Soulja,” age 42, of Los Angeles, California, supplied more than 6.6 kilograms of fentanyl, 6.4 kilograms of heroin, and 2.8 kilograms of

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion and enticement of a minor. On July 9, 2021, the victim’s mother reported her daughter missing. Shortly thereafter, authorities conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle with two men, including Brice Flickinger Flickinger as passenger, drop the minor victim off near her home. A search resulted in t

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. Damon Johnson, 51, was indicted in December 2024 for robbing the PNC Bank on North Glenbrook Drive in Garland, Texas on November 14, 2024. He pled guilty in May 2025 to bank robbery. Today, U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle sentenced Johnson to 200 months in federal prison. According to court documents,

Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. "Michael Willie Marquis Woods, 38, and his victims lived on the sixth floor of the apartment building at 326 Biden St. Woods, machete in hand, stabbed a 61-year-old woman in the chest as she stepped off an elevator at about 6 p.m. She fell to the floor. He then attacked a 59-year-ol

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder committed by members of the Shotgun Crips gang. The Shotgun Crips, including targeted the victim, a 35-year-old Wilmington resident, after he and Burton-Roberson became embroiled in a dispute. Shortly after midnight on July 21, 2021, members of the gang—including Burton-Roberson, Sal

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cyril Swan, age 30, admitted that he began selling methamphetamine and fentanyl to another individual during the summer of 2024, and that he sold approximately 100 grams of methamphetamine and 8 grams of fentanyl during the offense. Senior U

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Manipulation. Do Hyeong Kwon was accused of committing wire fraud and conspiring to commit securities fraud, commodities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with KWON’s fraud centered around Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. (“Terraform”), and the cryptocurrencies launched by Terraform. KWON was extr

Columbus, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Reginald Weeks-Lewis, age 29, of Columbus, Georgia, was driving on Sidney Simons Boulevard in Columbus in the early hours of March 1, 2025, when Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office deputies on patrol observed a traffic violation and initiated a stop.

Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 25, 2025 following a three-day t

Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accessory After the Fact for his role in the 2018 murder of Rosenda Strong and to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm in a separate matter from 2019. Jedidah Iesha Moreno shot and killed Rosenda Strong on or about October 5, 2018, following an argument at a residence, known as the House of Souls in Wapato,