Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy and grand larceny. Defendant, a tow truck operator, was called by Johnson to retrieve a broken down trailer from a highway in McInstosh County, Defendant's tow truck was inoperative and he called Calvert to use h

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and person involved in a personal injury accident while under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor in violation of 21 O.S. 11-902. Oklahoma's unauthorized use of a motor vehicle law makes it a felony to take, use, or drive someone else's vehicle without their permissi

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. In Oklahoma, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon is a felony offense governed by Title 21, Section 645 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which carries a punishment of up to 10 years in state prison. Legal Definition and Elements: According to the statute, the state must prove sp

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with honest services fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Kashawn McKinley, 42, Director of Constituent Services in Atlantic City and a member of the Atlantic City School Board solicited more than $20,000 in cash and marijuana in exchange for his official assistance to a cannabis business owner in connection with the

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 O.S. 1343 and illegal monetary transactions (money laundering) in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Tony Ream sent wire transfers totaling approximately $1.6 million from the company’s bank account to a bank account that he controlled, and used those funds for his own personal gain

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1591 and 1594. Justin Duffer, age 36, responded to an online advertisement and communicated with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as an intermediary. During these communications, Duffer agreed to pay for a commercial sex act involvin

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and 18 U.S.C. 1019, and possession of a device making equipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1029(a)(4). Cosmin Vaduva, 37, and Elena Andree Caldarareasa, 33, were indicted for conspiracy to commit access device fraud (i.e., card fraud) and p

Atlanta, Georgia, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. Jay Johnson, the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta-based clinical laboratory Capstone Diagnostics, LLC (“Capstone”); Austin Whiles, Capstone’s former Chief Sales Officer and Vice President of Business Development; and associated entities

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and conspiracy to violation the international emergency powers act in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956. Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national, the former chief executive officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican int

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028, and making false statements to a financial institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014. Beginning in April 2020, Olabode Nurudeen Jimoh, 54, of Yukon, Oklahoma, submitted fraudulent applications for one EIDL a

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Calvin Johnson charged with forcing and coercing minors to commit sexual acts with adults in exchange for money. Calvin Johnson, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri, was found guilty on: • two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, • two counts of sex trafficking of a child; and • two count

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Scott A. Spiro, charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 2020 and December 2021, Spiro, 64, devised and carried out a scheme to defraud the federal government and federally insured financial institutions by submitting fraudulent PPP and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications under

Newkirk, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 1. TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS (METH) AFC 2+ (FEL) Under Oklahoma Statutes §63-2-415, a second violation for trafficking methamphetamine (20 grams or more) is a felony punishable by not less than four (4) years nor more than life in prison.Key Penalties & Sentencing DetailsParole Eligibility: For a second

Sapulpa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a crime against nature - Beastiality in violation of 21 O.S.C. 886. The text of 21 O.S. § 886 states:"Every person who is guilty of the detestable and abominable crime against nature, committed with mankind or with a beast, is guilty of a Class B4 felony offense..."Under the companion statute, 21 O.S. § 887, the

Hugo, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and batter in the presence of a minor. Oklahoma's domestic assault with a dangerous weapon law (governed under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section 644) makes it a felony to commit assault, battery, or assault and battery against a family member,

Tahlequah, Oklahoma pro se defendant represented charged with falsley personate another to create liability, driving with license suspended cancelled or revoked, operating a motor vehicle with expired, improper tag or detail and making an unsafe lane change without a lawyer. In Oklahoma, falsely personating another to create liability is a felony crime under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section

Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds, False Statement of Citizenship in Order to Vote, Voting by Alien, False Statement in Application of Passport, Fraud in Connection with Identification Documents—Production, False Statement During Purchase of Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm. From at least March 2017 un

Los Angeles,, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendants charged with five counts of wire fraud, one count of use of a false and forged certificate of naturalization, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of false claim to United States citizens. Alma Patricia Contreras Villafana, 54, of South Los Angeles, secured r employment at a South Bay aerospace manufac

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546, conspiracy to commit torture in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2340,, and attempted unlawful procurement of naturalization in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, formerly of Lexington, South Carolina, was charged with one count of conspir

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer Jason Lamm represented the Defendant charged with Medicaid fraud. Rita Ntusa Anagho, 54, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, fraudulently billed Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Anagho owned and operated Tus

Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 1, 2025, and February 24, 2026, while employed as an accountant who provided payroll and charitable gaming audit services for non-profit clients, Andrea Jo Bonness, age 56, from Mandan, North Dakota, fraudulently accessed client bank accounts and trans

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. Mekfira Hussein and Abduljabar Husseins stole money that was meant for vulnerable children.

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with a decades-long Ponzi schem. Edwin Emmett Licvkiss, Jr., age 78, of Danville, California, defrauded at least 93 victims of over $9.5 million from 1998 through September 2024. As part of the scheme, Lickiss said that he would invest victims’ m

Sapulpa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyeKent Morlan represneted the Defendant charged with misdemeanor delivery of a counterfeit not in violation of 21 o.S. 1577, which provides: Under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section 1577, delivering a forged or counterfeit promissory note, check, or bill for consideration is cl

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. James Lyon, 80, repeatedly lying about his military service, including falsely claiming he earned prestigious combat decorations and submitting fraudulent documents to the VA. This plea is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of Pr