Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Juhmir Arrington, 31, shot and paralyzed a man during a fistfight that broke out in the shadows of Albany Medical Center Hospital. The victim was looking to confront a friend of Arrington’s who had allegedly assault

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) wire and bank fraud. Rita Shaba, 40, and her co-conspirators caused fraudulent PPP applications to be submitted for several business entities. Those applications misrepresented payroll information for the business entities and falsely certified that PPP loan funds would be u

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741 Date of Offense: 12/09/2024 GENTRY, BRANDI LADONNA Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/13/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID) Violation of 21 O.S. 741 Count # 2. Count as Filed: HDRO, INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CA

New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers Kelly Dagger and Paul Sun represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. After officers arrested Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr., age 20, for armed robbery while using a gun, a state court judge released him in March 2022. A few months later in November 2022, while Locklear roamed free o

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer David Walsh -Little represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Beginning in May 2020, and continuing through at least May 2021, Duane Watts, 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud and obtain money through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and

Enid, Oklahoma, family law lawyers represented the Mother in a parent rights termination case. ¶1 Appellant, Jody L. Compton (Mother), seeks review of the trial court's judgment based on a jury verdict terminating Mother's parental rights to her minor child, B.C. (Child). We reverse and remand for new trial because the record does not show the jury made the necessary findings supporting its ve

District Court, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, family law lawyer represented Mother in a parental rights termination case. ¶1 Appellant, Kayla Hammond (Mother), appeals from the trial court's order entered upon a jury verdict terminating her parental rights. Mother argues Appellee, the State of Oklahoma (State), violated her due process rights when it moved to terminate Mother's parental rights p

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud involving unemployment insurance and wire faud regarding PPP loan. From March 2020 through May 2021, Victoria Kates, age 35, of New Britain, defrauded the CT-DOL of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the CT-DOL on behalf of her family, acquaintances, and others. Kates prepared

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death (Death penalty eligible) Possess, Brandish, and Discharge a Firearm in Furth

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of assault causing bodily injury and one count of interfering with an emergency request for assistance. Alexander Pena, age 29, was fighting with another person around 6:15 p.m. Saturday near the entrance of the zoo at Brackenridge Park. When a 42

Oxford, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and money laundering. An investigation was begun after the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) received a tip Docterance Atkins, age 32, had committed COVID-19 Fraud. IRS-CI conducted a thorough investigation unveiling Atkins’ scheme. In essence, Atkins recruited unsophisticated individuals in the commun

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Alkeyvin Ennis, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, admitted that on or about June 24, 2022, a 2020 Kia Soul was reported stolen to the Baton Rouge City Police Department. On July 8, 2022, officers spotted the stolen Kia Soul traveling westbound on Greenwell Springs Road and b

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. AI Overview 18 U.S.C. § 1349 makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to commit any fraud offense under Chapter 63 of Title 18, imposing the same penalties as if the actual fraud were completed, covering mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and healthcare fraud. This law tar

Charleston, West Virginia, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a WARN Act violation theory. The WARN Act “requires certain employers to provide notice to their employees of sudden, significant employment loss so that they [can] seek alternative employment and their communities [can] prepare for the economic disruption of a mass layoff.” Schmidt v. FCI Enters. LL

Wilmington, Delaware, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible. PPP was an emergency loan program established by Congress in March 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act and adm

Boston, Massachusetts, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 29, 2020, to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were sufferi

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carrying a Pistol without a Permit, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-35(a)(1), Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 29-38(a), Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-202w(c)(1), and Criminal Possession o

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with murder. Frankie DeJesus, age 28, of Waterbury, with murder for killing William Beltran in Waterbury in 2022. The evidence presented at trial consisted of an eyewitness who placed DeJesus at the scene of the murder with a motive, as well as surveillance cameras, cell phone evidence, and ballistic comp

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained approximately $177,030 in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, along with her codefendant, Timothy Lopez, which they did not qualify for. She was also sentenced to two years’ supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $177,030 in restitution, of which $48,507 is to be

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl. Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a “King,” age 29, is a drug dealer and a felon who is prohibited from possessing weapons. In 2019 and 2020, Timberlake sold poison—heroin containing deadly fentanyl—to two drug users who took Timberlake’s poison,

Aberdeen, Mississippi, one count of Wire Fraud, and a separate count of Money Laundering. The investigation began after IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) received a tip Docterance Atkins, 32, had committed COVID-19 Fraud. IRS-CI conducted a thorough investigation unveiling Atkins’ scheme. In essence, Atkins recruited unsophisticated individuals in the community, and convinced them to fraud

New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud schemes while employed as a Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (“S&WB”) Senior Special Agent, a position that tasked her with investigating the alleged misconduct of other Sewerage & Water Board employees. LEESA AUGUSTINE sentence was imposed on her guilty pleas to three counts of Wire Fraud and

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms and explosives. Dustin Jay Ammons was identified as an individual who placed pipe bombs at the external ATMs of two San Antonio banks on Sept. 12 and Sept. 26. The suspect had attempted to breach the machines with the explosives and a field analysis of the white powder residue found

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with an unemployment insurance (UI) fraud scheme. Beginning in at least May 2020, and continuing through at least September 2021, Vanessa Valdez, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland, and other co-conspirators, engaged in a conspiracy and sch

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, commercial litigation lawyer represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for which they were not eligible. Congress created the PPP in March 2020 to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the