Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession and transportation of a firearm, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 922. Skylar Wyrick, 36, of Carthage, Missouri, illegally possessed a firearm by a convicted felon. On Oct. 3, 2025, Wyrick was contacted by law enforcement during a traffic stop for failing to display a front license plate. During that

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of forced labor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1589. Venkatesh Sattaru, 38, confiscated or concealed immigration paperwork while obtaining the labor or services of a person by means of serious harm or threats of serious harm and one count of theft of governm

Sayre, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery in the first degree robbery, in violation of 21 O.S. 791. Kenneth Edgar Meschew, was accused of taking, stealing and carrying away from the said victim, by use of force and fear the sum of $120 in lawful money of the United States. The information charges a crime conjointly committed by `Bill Ridgway and

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of more than 50 grams of meth, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. Jorge Hoyos-Lopez, age 35, distributed methamphetamine in and around Northwest Arkansas. On two separate occasions, the DEA conducted covert controlled purchases of methamphetamine directly from Hoyos-Lopez, each consisting of one qua

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with , ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON A POLICE OFFICER, in violation of 21 O.S. 646, 649-649.2, 650 and , OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER, in violation of 21 O.S. 540.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in illegal drugs - meth, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415 and unlawful possession of parahernalis, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415(C)(4)(a), 2-416.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with maintaining a place for keeping, and/or selling controlled drugs, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401 et seq.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lawyer sued his client on a breach of contract theory claiming that the defendant owed him $285,000. In May 2021, Mr. Riebold hired the Helms Law Firm to represent him in a custody dispute between himself and his ex-wife, including an appeal of the divorce decree. As a part of this representation, Mr. Riebold signed a contract which provided that the services of Mr. Hel

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Aliyah Hnderson, age 28, charged with two counts of aggravated murder for killing two young girls whose bodies were found in buried in suitcases. The bodies of the two girls were discovered Monday, March 2, in suitcases partially buried in shallow graves near Ginn Academy by a dog walker. Und

Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with numerous felonies and misdemeanors. Austin Earl Williams, 37, accused in four different case in which he was charged with burglary, robbery, domestic battery, strangulation, criminal confinement, residential entry, interfering with reporting a crime and resisting law enforcement.

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Roy Anthony Lopez accused of beating his wife to death. California first-degree murder law is defined under California Penal Code Sections 187 and 189. It involves the unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought, combined with specific factors like premeditation,

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Shenghan Jin, age 27, a Chinese national, who should have been gone in 2022 was still here in 2025, abused our immigration system and helping fleece a Belleville man of his life savings. The victim is estimated to have lost approximately $2.5 million through c

Moline, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.1. Dorothy Barber, age 54, of Texas City, Texas, along with others, recruited and assisted other individuals to fraudulently apply for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were supposed to be used for certain qualifying bus

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19

Indianapolis, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of United States Postal Service mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1708. Destinee Ruffin, 29, of Indianapolis, conspired with others to commit bank fraud by stealing checks from the U.S. Mail. Potential victims may include anyone who lived or worked along the Bacon Station route, mailed a paper check b

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq, 47, of Canton, was born in Kuwait and entered the United States on an H1B visa in 2006. In 2011, he filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States and was approved. Alhallaq began work as an internal medical

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. In June 2026, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office searched a residence used by Flood and recovered a firearm. The sheriff’s office’s Special Investigations Unit had received a tip regarding narcotics activity at the residence

Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aiding and abetting distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). Ryan Cooley, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Nicholas Sturgill, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, sold approximately 50 pressed pills containing fentanyl and xylazine to Cooley. Cooley then sold the pills to Sturgill, who br

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violaiton of 21 U.S.C. 846 and 21 U.S.C. 841. Gabriel Aguilar-Benitez, age 36, a citizen of Mexico, unlawfully living in Louisville, Kentucky, sold cocaine to a confidential source. On April 22, 2025, a federal search warrant was executed at Aguilar-B

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion, in violation of 26 O.S. 7201. While serving as a Shelby County Commissioner, Edmund Ford, Jr., 47, failed to declare $310,743 in gross income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during tax years 2018 to 2022, causing losses to the IRS in the amount of $110,604. The source of Ford’s unreported inc

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and advertisement of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251. Juan Carlos Barturen, 47, of Loretto, Tennessee, sexually abused a minor victim for a period of almost five years and that Barturen had first raped the victim when she was ten years old. The victim also disclosed that Barturen dem

Newark, New Jersey, criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute, 18 U.S.C. 371. From May 2014 through April 2017, Le Thu, age 71, of Boston, Massachusetts, participated in a conspiracy in which she received kickbacks from a telemedicine company in exchange for approving hundreds of prescriptions for durable medical equi

Knoxville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. ARC Automovie, Inc allegedly knowingly made false statements in obtaining a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and also when seeking forgiveness of the loan, in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). It is a manufacturer of auto

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733. The False Claims Act (FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733), also known as "Lincoln's Law," is the United States government's primary civil anti-fraud statute. It makes it illegal to knowingly submit, or cause to be submitted, false or fraudulent claims for pa