| State of Ohio v. Samuel Hochstetler |
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Pomeroy, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assault and murder. Samuel Hochstetler, 19, was accused of killing Rosanna Kinsinger, age 28, and then offering to help with her funeral. $ (07-24-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Luis Rojas Cay |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), and carrying a weapons on an aircraft in violation of 49 U.S.C 46505(b)(2). Reported by Kent Morlan On or about April 26, 2024, $ (08-06-2026 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Gryant Dewayne Underwood |
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Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5845(a). Digested by Kent Morlan Bryant Underwood unsuccessfully sought to suppress the contents of a search initiated during a tra $ (08-03-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Robert Scott Froberg |
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Bowling Green, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping resulting in death in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1201. Digested by: Kent Morlan Robert Scott Froberg, age 61, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested for armed robbery in Alabama on December 27, 198 $ (07-24-2026 - KY) |
| United States of America v. Molly Elisabeth Duncan |
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Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), possession of child pornography in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(5)(B), and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2). Molly Elisabeth Duncan, of Beachwood, Ohio, work $ (07-23-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Jamal Binford |
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Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, murder in collection with drug trafficking in violation of 21 U.S.C. 848(2)(1)(A), and used of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c). Digested by: More... $ (07-23-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Terry Detroit Page |
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Charlotte North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine. Digested by Kent Morlan Law enforcement initiated an investigation into Terry Detroit Page, 54, of Pineville, N.C., for drug trafficking in and around Charlotte. Using $ (07-21-2026 - NC) |
| United States of America v. Terry Pierce |
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Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by Kent Morlan Terry Pierce, 48, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme. BEC schemes are a sophistica $ (07-17-2026 - WV) |
| United States of America v. Darrell Murphy |
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Bangor, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to comply with sex offender reporting requirements, failing to present at a designated border crossing, and violating federal supervised release. in 2021, Darrell Murphy, 42, was convicted in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina of two counts of interstate travel to engage in illicit sexua $ (07-09-2026 - ME) |
| United States of America v. Jawuan Donte Thomas |
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Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Reported by Kent Morlan Jawuan Donte Thomas attempted to rob a bank ATM in Riverton, Utah. Thomas admitted that prior to the attempted robbery, he and tw $ (07-13-2026 - UT) |
| United States of America v. Haeder Jameel |
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St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involved in a drug conspiracy that caused one fatal and one nonfatal overdose. Reported by Kent Morlan Haeder Jameel, 23, was one of three men charged in the case. He and Zaki Salman, 23, pleaded guilt $ (07-09-2026 - MO) |
| State of Ohio v. Nicholas Musarra |
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Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. Reported by: Kent Morlan The evidence at trial showed that Doe and Musarra had several drinks after work one night and that afterwards, Musarra drove the two of them to his home in Doe's car. The plan $ (07-07-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Mark John Buschman |
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Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States to Saudi Arabia in violation of 18 U.S.C.371; transporting and shipping firearms with removed, obliterated, or altered serial numbers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, unlawful dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(1)(A), and making false $ (07-07-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Christopher Dowtin |
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Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money, property, or records in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. 641. Reported by: Kent Morlan Christopher Dowtin, 49, of Jonesboro, Georgia, fraudulently converted two businesses’ IRS accounts to $ (07-07-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Angela Renfro, Briana Gosnell, Dr. Christiana Berkhohn, Einar Serrano Reyes, Meredith Rachael Douglas |
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Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1347, and aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028.
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| United States of America v. Tonya Crowder, et al. |
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Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Conspiracy to Unlawfully Distribute and Dispense Controlled Substances Unlawfully Distributing and Dispensing Controlled Substances and Aiding and Abetting Tonya Crowder, 49, Missouri City; Marlene Durham, 55, Humble; and Demetrius Onuaguluchi, 34, Houston; with distribution of a controlled substance and con $ (06-24-2026 - TX) |
| State of ohio v. Chad Essert |
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Batavia, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexual battery and unlawful conduct with a minor. Reported by Kent Morlan Bethel, Ohio, Police Chief Chad Essert, age 44, was indicted Thursday by a Clermont County Grand Jury for the following charges: 56 coun $ (06-17-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Muna Orra |
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Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Medicare fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Muna Orra, age 32, of Westlake, Ohio, was employed by a telemedicine company based in the state of Georgia as an independent contractor physician. The telemedicine co $ (06-16-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Sonny Madumelu |
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Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Reported by Kent Morlan Sonny Madumelu, 70, of Columbus, used the business names Uncle Sonny Traveling and Shipping, Uncle Sonny Traveling + Shipping LTD, Sonny Star Cleaners $ (06-16-2026 - OH) |
| Crawford v. Washington |
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Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation, as evidence that the stabbing was not in self-defense. Sylvia did not testify at trial because of Washington's marital privilege. Petitioner argued that admitting the evidence would violate his Sixth Amendment right to be "con $ (06-08-2026 - WA) |
| United States of America v. Matthew Clemont |
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Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Reported by Kent Morlan Matthew Clemont, 33, of Wheeling, West Virginia, worked with others in a drug trafficking operation in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia $ (06-03-2026 - WV) |
| United States of America v. Terry Russ |
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Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a michine gun during the commission of a drug trafficking crime. Reported by Kent Morlan Terry Russ was connected with a firearm used in an incident in Springfield, Massachusetts, in which $ (06-01-2026 - VT) |
| United States of America v. Christopher J. Ashby, et al. |
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Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail and wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Christopher J. Ashby, age 52, and others participated in a nationwide scheme to defraud victims out of more than $30 million by inducing them to invest in N $ (05-18-2026 - UT) |
| United States of America v. Deniss Zolotarjovs |
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Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with money laundering and mail fraud. By Kent Morlan Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was accused of conspiring to commit both money laundering and wire fraud in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of cybercrime that typicall $ (05-07-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Barry Anderson |
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Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Barry Anderson, was a 20-plus year employee with a multinational company specializing in industrial explosives and technical and blasting services, who served in various roles throughout the years. In his role as regional president, Anderson embezzled approximately $400,000 through a $ (04-27-2026 - OH) |
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