United States Of America v. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with attempted and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 u.S.C. 1349. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, and Harafat Mogaji, 26, both of whom were members of the United States Air Force at the time, attacked business victims across the United States with email “spamming” and phishing campaigns to steal u... More...
(10-14-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Michelle Evette Williams.
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter. Michelle Evette Williams, age 57, accused of runing over and killing a pedestrian crossing MLK, Jr. Parkway. Williams was identified with the use of FLOCK camera.... More...
(09-17-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Tianzhu Chen, Yong Chen
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with engaging in a racketeering conspuiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1962, interstate transportation of stolen property in violation of 12 U,.S.C. 2314. Tianzhu Chen, 33, of Flushing, New York, and a Chinese National, pleadd guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Money Laundering and Yong Chen, 33, of Brooklyn, New Yo... More...
(09-17-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Henry J. Schappert,
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a PPP loan application and false declarations during subsequent bankruptcy proceedings. Reported by Kent Morlan Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called Allied Exterio... More...
(06-26-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Henry J. Schapper
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making fraudulent loan in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1014, make a false oath and committing bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 152. Reported by: Kent Morlan Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called... More...
(06-19-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Jose Luis Rodriguez
Des Moimes, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. By Kent Morlan Jose Luis Rodriguez, age 20, accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy.... More...
(05-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Jodi Dyan Spargur-Tate
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft from an Iowa nonprofit receiving federal funds. Jodi Dyan Spargur-Tate, 55, was employed by Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) between 2015 and 2022. During her time as Program Director, Spargur-Tate submitted false and fraudulent reimbursement requests, including falsified invoices and receipts. Spargur-Ta... More...
(04-28-2026 - IA)Monica Perkins v. City of Des Mmonies, et al.
Des Moines, Iowa, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. When Deputy Tart fired, Perkins was approximately sixty to seventy-five feet away from him and standing on the road outside her daughter’s vehicle. As Perkins describes the situation, she was verbally confronting another driver, walking back and forth between her daughter’s vehicle and th... More...
(03-08-2026 - IA)Rosemary Loper v. Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim. 147.140 Expert witness — certificate of merit affidavit. 1. a. In any action for personal injury or wrongful death against a health care provider basedupontheallegednegligenceinthepracticeofthatprofessionoroccupationorinpatient care, which includes a cause of action for which expert testimony... More...
(02-28-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Devon Jackson
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a teenager. Devon Jackson, 23, is charged with one count of third-degree sex abuse.... More...
(02-27-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Devon Jackson
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abused a minor multiple times in 2025.... More...
(02-27-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Bryan Keith Rainey, Jr.
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. Bryan Keith Rainey, Jr., 20, and two co-conspirators fired at least 36 rounds of ammunition at a Des Moines residence occupied by two children and their mother on December 16, 2024. At least 11 rounds hit the house. No one was injured. Three days later, officers located Rain... More...
(02-17-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Sie Jones
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with willful injury causing serious injury, assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, and interference with Official Acts. Sie Jones, age 25, was accused of assault and battering a 61-year-old man and polic officers.... More...
(02-13-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Rusty Todd Johsnon
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with false use of a social security number and aggravated identity theft. Rusty Todd Johnston, 46, was convicted of a felony drug offense in Brooks County, Texas in 2005. He was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence with community supervision. Within months, Johnston absconded from his Texas probation and Texas author... More...
(01-27-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Ian Roberts
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers Alfredo Parrish, Alexander Smith, Ben Bergmann, and Brandon Brown represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. A federal grand jury indicted Ian Roberts on the charge of illegal alien in possession of a firearm. He was also charged with false statement for employment after claiming he was a U.S. citizen on a U.S. Citizenship a... More...
(01-22-2026 - IA)Debora Fisk v. Athene Annuity and Life Company
Des Moines, Iowa, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a unfair and deceptive practices act theory . 15 U.S. Code § 45, Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, declares that unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce are unlawful and gives the FTC power to prevent them, covering antitrust violations and consumer protection, al... More...
(01-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Adolfo Contreras Galan
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a deported alien.... More...
(01-08-2026 - IA)State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with second-degree sexual abuse.... More...
(12-23-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Louis Grant Peterson
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false declarations in a bankruptcy proceeding. Louis Grant Peterson, also known as “Chip Peterson,” 61, was the former owner of Legacy Siding and Windows, an exterior construction company based in Ankeny. While operating that company, Peterson engaged in a pattern of taking customer deposits—hundreds ... More...
(12-19-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Zachary James Flaherty
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and separately to one count of criminal contempt, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401(3).. Flaherty worked as an insurance producer for 17 years and throughout all 17 years, Flaherty stole money from over 30 victims. Through his fraudulent scheme, Flaher... More...
(12-17-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Adrien Cole
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking. In 2014, Cole was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release following his conviction for sex-trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (b)(2) (the sex-trafficking case). His term of supervised release started in 2021. During that period, Cole f... More...
(11-24-2025 - IA)United States of America v. Benjamin Tyler Gentry
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of receipt and possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2), (b)(1), (a)(5)(B), and (b)(2), and with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) In October 2021, a Department of Homeland Security Special Agent ... More...
(11-17-2025 - IA)Iowa Migrant Movement of Justice, et al. v. Brenna Bird,n her official capacity as Attorney General of Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who used on a Constitutional law violation theory. Iowa, in Senate File 2340, criminalized the presence within its boundaries of aliens who illegally reentered the United States. Aliens violating this Act are ordered to return to the country they reentered from. The Act forbids judges from abating a state prosecution due to... More...
(10-28-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Tyler Pavlick
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with invasion of privacy. Tyler Pavlick, 32, is accused of capturing visual and audio footage of people using the toilet inside a porta-potty during a middle school and high school cross country meet in September.... More...
(10-17-2025 - IA)State of Iowa v. Cori Jayvon Shields
Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willful injury causing serious injury, reckless use of a firearm, and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Cori Jayvon Shields, 27, pleaded guilty to willful injury causing serious injury, reckless use of a firearm, and intimidation with a dangerous weapon.... More...
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