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United States of America v. Justin Welsh
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography. Justin Welsh, 32, of Peyton, Colorado, came to the attention of law enforcement after an internet service provider submitted a Cyber Tipline Report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in July 2024. The resulting investigation revealed that the defendant had cr... More...
(02-10-2026 - CO)State of Colorado v. Andrew Dominguez
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with one count of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), two counts of Attempted Pimping, two counts of Criminal Impersonation, one count of Extortion, and one count of Tampering with a Victim or Witness. Starting in early 2023, Andrew Dominguez contacted hundreds of women and girls online to atte... More...
(02-10-2026 - co)United States of America v. Mario Luis Rocha
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute drugs and felny possession of a firearm. In August 2025, investigators learned that Mario Rocha, 27, Rocky Ford, Colorado, was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine out of his Rocky Ford home and that he was in possession of numerous firear... More...
(01-29-2026 - CO)United States of America v. Ashley Blackcloud and Derrick Bernard
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to threaten or convey false information about a threat: a burning cross placed in front of a Black political candidate’s campaign sign, which they had defaced with a racial slur written in red spray paint. Bernard sent a message to the threatened candidate in which he explained he was “mobilizing my... More...
(01-16-2026 - CO)State of Colorado v. Nicholas Stout
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Nicholas Stout, age 38, accused for causing the 2-year-old child in west Denver,... More...
(01-16-2026 - CO)United States of America v. Ashley Blackcloud
Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy to threaten or convey false information about a threat: a burning cross placed in front of a Black political candidate’s campaign sign, which they had defaced with a racial slur written in red spray paint. Ashley Blackcloud, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colorado sent a message to the threatened candidate i... More...
(01-15-2026 - CO)United States of America v. Simon Meza
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person. On September 20, 2023, Simon Meza, 45, Denver, entered the Huntington Bank at 18520 E. Green Valley Ranch Blvd in Denver and robbed the bank by demanding money from the teller. Meza took the money and fled. Eight days later, on Septembe... More...
(01-09-2026 - CO)United States of America v. Anthony Dattilo
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, making false claims, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activities. Anthony Dattilo, age 34, of Littleton, devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from the United States Department of Treasury, namely the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), by making false statement... More...
(01-05-2026 - CO)United States of America v. Ikponmwosa Erhinmwinrose
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of wire fraud conspiracy, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Ikponmwosa Erhinmwinrose, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, and other conspirators in his fraud ring stole more than $7.6 million in government benefits from the P... More...
(12-22-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, a/k/a “Chino San Vicente,” and Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a/k/a “Jovani San Vicente,” a/k/a “El Viejo”
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), Racketeering Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), Hobbs Act Robbery Conspiracy 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 2, Hobbs Act Robbery, Aiding and Abetting 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and 2, Using and Carrying a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Which Was Discharged, Aiding and Abetting ... More...
(12-19-2025 - CO)State of Colorado v. Branden Olson
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with arson. Brandon Olson, age 46, , was accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building on East 14th Avenue in early 2024. He set three fires and shot out multiple windows before calling 911 on himself. The Defendant was allegedly in a drug-induced psychotic episode and ended with the largest single-lo... More...
(12-14-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Paul Barsch III
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of production of child pornography. John Paul Barsch III, age 31, a soldier while stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs produced child porn. on multiple occasions between November 2018 and March 2020, Barsch performed sex acts on an infant or toddler in his custody, care, or control; created vi... More...
(12-10-2025 - CO)Josias Ortiz v. Andrew Sidley-Mackie
Denver, Colorado, pro se Plaintiff sued his lawyer to remove his lawyer on its state criminal case. Sidley-Mackie allegedly refused to do so and instead fraudulently represented to the Colorado Court of Appeals that Ortiz may not be competent to self- represent. Based on these allegations, Ortiz filed this federal lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that Sidley-Mackie had violated his ... More...
(11-30-2025 - CO)State of Colorado v. Andrew Dominguez
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), two counts of Attempted Pimping, two counts of Criminal Impersonation, one count of Extortion, and one count of Tampering with a Victim or Witness. Dominguez was arrested in California by special agents with the California Department of Cor... More...
(11-28-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Dennis Cerrato-Avila
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.... More...
(11-19-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Robert Ballage
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a weapon by a prohibited person.... More...
(11-17-2025 - CO)United States v. Nathan Pierson
Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with activities re material constituting child pornorgraphy. ... More...
(11-14-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Serafin Castro
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacture of 100 or more marihuana plants with intent to distribute.... More...
(11-14-2025 - CO)Makayla Besser, et al. v. Startek USA, Inc.
Denver, Colorado employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (11-12-2025 - CO)State of Colorado v. Craig Wolfgang
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Craig Wolfgang, age 31, was charged with killing a woman whose body was found in the southeast side of Denver.... More...
(11-10-2025 - CO)State of Colorado v. James Sanchez
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. James Sanchez was accused of shooting and killing Desiree Terrazas, 39. in March 2024.... More...
(10-29-2025 - CO)State of Colorado v. Tanner Fielder
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Tanner Fielder was accused of shooting and killing Lluvia Robles-Banuelos, 31-year-old and 43-year-old Jeremy Hutcheson. Robles-Banuelos who were found dead near East 45th Avenue and North Washington Street on on Sept. 6, 2023. ... More...
(10-29-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Noah Huerta
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition. On June 26, 2023, at around 4:20 a.m., a shooting occurred at a convenience store in Denver, Colorado. III R. 105. Police identified a suspect, described as “a light-skinned Black male who is bald with a thick beard and muscular b... More...
(10-29-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Killiu Ford
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a), In 2009, Ford and his co-defendants Morgan and Sanford abducted a family—father, mother, and their two young daughters—at gunpoint, eventually robbing them of $30,000. ... More...
(10-28-2025 - CO)United States of America v. Colver McGregor
Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. n March 2023, two officers stopped Mr. McGregor’s vehicle for speeding. During the traffic stop, the officers (1) saw Mr. McGregor dramatically lean over to the passenger’s side of his vehicle to the extent that the officers could no longer see his bod... More...
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