Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree child molestation. Reported by Kent Morlan The sordid facts leading to this criminal appeal began in 2005, when the complainant was ten years old and in the fourth grade. At that time

1. Indictment and Information—Right of Accused to Waive Preliminary Examination. The constitutional provision, art. 2, § 1,, Okla. Const., that no person shall be prosecuted for a felony by information without having had a preliminary examination is in the nature of a personal privilege for the benefit of the accused which may be waived by him. 2. Same—Proper Manner of Challenging Jurisdic

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering charges after his extradition from Germany. By Kent Morlan “Poul Thorsen allegedly stole more than $1 million in federal grant money by submitting fabricated invoices and diverting funds to

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding investors who believed they were funding short-term, high-return loans for real estate transactions or storm damage repair. Jose Bello, Age 38, told investors that he worked with a group that would invest its money in short-term financing that Bello variously referred to as “private lending,” �

Flint, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Chris Quinn represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, Witness Tampering, intimidation of a witness, bribery, and subornation of prejury. Omar R. Pouncy, 38, of Flint, was convicted of committing multiple carjackings and armed robberies in Genesee County in 2005. The trial court sentenced Pouncy to a lengthy term of i

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC. Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, admitted that he operated Prime Capital Ventures, LLC (“Prime Capital”) and, between mid-2022 and January 2024,

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jean Joseph, also known as “Jon,” 55, of Boca Raton, and Camille Bingham, also known as Janalie Camille Joseph, 44, also of Boca Raton were accused of orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from inves

New Have, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. John Muriuku Wamuigah, age 36, a citizen of Kenya, participated in a business email compromise scheme masterminded by his co-conspirator, Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, a Nigerian national. Osuji and his co-conspirators targeted specific individuals and businesses by masquerading

Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The recall was classified as a Class I recall

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The indictment alleges that Kevin S. Murdock, 56, owned and operated Premier Medical Laboratory Services, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. Thomas C. Lee, 56, both of Greenville, and Vidhya V. Narayanan, 45, were both high-level empl

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female, selling or buying of children, sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. Ross Andrew Brown, 44, of Kailua, communicated via social media platforms Whisper and Telegram with undercover law enforcement agents posing as a 14-year-old girl. During the comm

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Defendants on defamation theories (Libel/Slander). On May 22, 2013, Singer filed grievance forms with the Oklahoma Bar Association against Steidley, Iski, Lair, and three other district attorneys from District 12. He attached to the grievances a 28-page document outlining his complaints about the district attorneys and a CD of materia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. On April 11, 2019, following a jury trial before this Court, the Defendant was found guilty of Criminal Attempt - Murder, Aggravated Assault[1], Conspiracy to Commit Murder[2], Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault[3], Possession of Instruments of Crime (PIC)[4],

Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day j

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire and mail fraud. Robert Haack, 59, carried out a years long scheme to defraud collectors by selling counterfeit jewelry falsely represented as authentic works by renowned Hopi artist Charles Loloma. The evidence established that between approximately 2008 and 2015, Haack manufactured dozens of fake Lo

Petitioner, after robbing a hotel, fatally wounded a policeman and himself received two bullet wounds. Questioned shortly after arrival at a hospital, he admitted the shooting and the robbery. Some time later, after considerable loss of blood and soon after he had been given drugs, he was interrogated and admitted firing the first shot at the policeman. Petitioner was indicted for murder, and both

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Steve Fishman represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Long submitted fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses that did not exist. Specifically, Long received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, a company that Long claimed h

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Raul Gutierrez, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle. “Despite the incitement of violence against federal law enforcement by local officials, which resulted here in the theft of a firearm from an FBI vehicle and t

Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer James Orlando Broccoletti represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud. Adrian Knight, 41, owned Ace Auto Sales, LLC in Chesapeake. From March 2019 to January 2023, Knight engaged in a fraud conspiracy in which he and co-conspirators listed Ace as the seller of automobiles in buyers’ agreements or buyers’ o

Muskogee, Oklahoma family law lawyer represented the Mother in a parental rights termination case. ¶1 The State filed its petition to adjudicate children deprived and to immediately seek termination of mother's parental rights due to mother's failure to protect her children from heinous and shocking sexual abuse by the father. The record on appeal contains clear and convincing evidence that th

Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and assault and battery. During trial prosecutors demonstrated that intimate partner violence is not just physical. It is emotional, psychological, and rooted in abuse and control. This case showed all of those elements, and it ended in the most tragic way possible. Meanwhile, the defense

Central Islip, New York, consumer credit law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on Fraud or Truth-In-Lending theories.

New York City, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sued the New York Times on a libel theory. The New York Times claimed "truth" in defense. On June 14, 2017, the Times’ Editorial Board published the editorial challenged in this case, entitled “America’s Lethal Politics” (“t

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

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl by mailing a package of oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to a Utah woman, who died after ingesting the narcotic. Brayan Walter McMahan, age 41, of Las Vegas, Skip to main content An official website of the United States government USAO-UT seal Utilities About USAO-UT Find