Maryland False Imprisonment Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Vanessa Valdez </h2> </center>
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... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kamal Khalid, Fnu Shahrukh </h1></center></h1>
Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy and conspiracy and securities fraud and odometer rollback scheme. <br> <br> Chief Judge George L. Russell, III, sentenced Kamal Khalid, 44, of Pasadena, Maryland, to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pled guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud stemmi... More...
$0 (09-28-2025 - MD)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Stouffer </h2> </center>
Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography.<br> <br> <br> Federal law aggressively criminalizes and punishes the sexual exploitation of children, primarily through laws found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code.<br> <br> The key statute is 18 U.S.C. § 2251, which broadly prohibits the use, enticement, ... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Lester Massey, Jr. </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oxon Hill Man Found Guilty of Illegal Possession of Ammunition</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center><... More...
$0 (07-28-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. James William Wilson, Jr., Maureen Ann Wilson </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with insurance fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Owings Mills Couple Sentenced for Roles in $20-Million Insurance Fraud Scheme </h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> James William Wi... More...
$0 (07-09-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Osman Malik Sesay </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of firearms and ammunition; conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; maintaining a drug involved premises; and possession of firearms — including a m... More...
$0 (05-08-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. David Epstein </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Cares Act Loans </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore County Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Cares Act Loans</h2>... More...
$0 (05-08-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Rebecca Marie Cohn, aka Rebecca Marie Stanton </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Submitting False Settlement Statements to Financial Institutions </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Settlement Processor Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Settlement Statements to Financial Institutions</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (04-14-2025 - MD)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Rodney Gaines </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base and to possess firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and two counts of distribution of cocaine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Westminster Man Found Guilty of Drug Traffi... More...
$0 (04-04-2025 - MD)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Deborah L. Boardman </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Extortion </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Attorney Stephen L. Snyder Sentenced for Attempted Extortion </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Stephen L. Snyder, 77, of Baltimore, Maryland, was indicted for attem... More...
$0 (04-02-2025 - MD)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jorge Echeverri </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property, false statements, passport fraud, social security misuse, and false statement of citizenship. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Man Indicted for Theft of Government Property and Passport Fraud </h2><... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - MD)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Joseph Gillespie </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bribery And Covid-19 Cares Act Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Baltimore Department Of Finance Employee Sentenced To Four Years In Connection With Bribery And Covid-19 Cares Act Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - MD)<h2> <center> Angelo Lamont Jackson v. Michael Carin </h2> </center>
Greenbelt, Maryland personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued for violation of his civil rights.<br> <br> After receiving information from other law enforcement officers identifying Angelo Jackson as a suspect in a double murder in Montgomery County, Maryland, the lead homicide investigator, Detective Michael Carin, reported that information in an affidavit to support his applicati... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Thomas C. Goldstein </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Crimes and Making False Statements to Mortgage Lenders </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Maryland Attorney Charged With Tax Crimes and Making False Statements to Mortgage Lenders </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. James Aliyu </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $6-Million-Plus Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Foreign National Facing Federal Charges Related to $6-Million-Plus Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> James Aliyu, 29, the last of three defendants... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. PharmaLogic Holdings Corporation </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with False Claims Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Radiopharmaceutical Company Set to Pay $350,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> PharmaLogic Holdings Corporation, a... More...
$0 (01-13-2025 - MD)<h2> <center> Gary Washington v. Thomas Pellegrini, et al. </h2> <center>
Baltimore, Maryland personal injury lawyer who represented the Plaintiff was convicted of a crime he did not commit when justice went to hell.<br> <br> In 2018, Gary Washington (“Appellantâ€) was released from prison on a writ of<br> actual innocence after serving 31 years of incarceration for murder.<br> <br> In the civil lawsuit that is the subject of this appeal, Appellant accused th... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - MD)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Benjamin Filiberto Paz </h2> </center>
Baltimore, Maryland immigration lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <br> The United States seeks to denaturalize Benjamin Filiberto Paz, a naturalized U.S. citizen, because it believes Paz illegally obtained citizenship. The government claims that Paz misrepresented on his naturalization application that he had never committed any offense for which he had not been arrested when, in fact, at the... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MD)<h2> <center> State of Maryland v. Kelly Jerome Franklin </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery.<br> </h2><br> <br> Following a five-day trial, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted Kelly Franklin, appellant, of eight counts-robbery and second-degree assault of Tanisha Johnson; robbery and second-degree assault of Russell Henniger; attempted robbery, second-degree as... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jason Edmonds </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Engaging In A Bribery Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Army Research Biologist Sentenced To 51 Months’ Imprisonment For Engaging In A Bribery Scheme And Ordered To Forfeit The Funds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Tomeka Glenn, a/k/a “Tomeka Harris†and “Tomeka Davis†</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining And Attempting To Obtain More Than $3 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Loans </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Windsor Mill Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years’ Imprisonment In Connection With Conspiracy Involvin... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - MD)<h2> <center> Ryan Morris v. King Oak Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a The Ebony Inn </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Greenbelt, Maryland Fair Labor Standards Act violation employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a US law that protects workers from unfair pay practices. The FLSA prohibits certain actions that violate its labor standards, including: <br> <br> Minimum wage: Employers must pay covered employees at least the federal minim... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jonathan Henry </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Defendant Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-1... More...
$0 (10-01-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Dolapo Lawal </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore Man Sentenced To 60 Months In Federal Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Stephawn Watson </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Capitol Heights Man Sentenced To 53 Months In Federal Prison For Wire Fraud And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-22-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Karim Abdul Turay </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bladensburg Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa</h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (07-11-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jacky Lynn McComber </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Time And Attendance Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former National Security Agency Contractor Sentenced To Thirteen Months In Federal Prison For Time And Attendance Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S.... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Ahmed Sary </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Covid-19 Loans </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Connection With A Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Almost $18 Million In Fraudulent Covid-19 Loans</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (06-25-2024 - MD)<h2> United States of America v. Ahmed Sary </h2>
<h2><br> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> </h2><br> <br> “Ahmed Sary will now pay the price for living luxurious from stolen COVID-19 pandemic relief funds that others needed to keep a business open or to keep a roof over their heads,†said U.S. Attorney Barron.<br> <br> "Ahmed Sary is a swindler and... More...
$0 (06-26-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jalen Craig McMillan </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Marc&l=Hall&i=130257&z=20720" target="_new">Marc Gregory Hall</a> represented the Defendant charged with facilitate both the opening of accounts in the names of identity theft victims and subsequent financial transactions, including assisting with loans </font </c... More...
$0 (06-06-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Rodley Balthazar </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Laurel Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Ship Stolen Cars To West Africa</h2></center></b></b> </h2></ce... More...
$0 (06-06-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Marilyn J. Mosby </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with One Count of Making a False Mortgage Application and Two Counts of Perjury </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby Sentenced To Twelve Months Of Home Confinement, With Electronic ... More...
$0 (05-23-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Wayne Prince </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Teresa&l=Whalen&i=94994&z=20910" target="_new">Teresa Whalen</a> represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Murder </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Baltimore BGF Gang Member Sentenced T... More...
$0 (05-22-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joshua Shonubi </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Visa and Marriage Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Joshua Shonubi Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Visa and Marriage Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. ... More...
$0 (04-18-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Alexus Paige Tyson </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud And Wire Fraud </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 15 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud And Wire Fraud </h2></center><br> <br> Alexus Pai... More...
$0 (05-03-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joshua Shonubi </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Visa and Marriage Fraud and a charge of Aggravated Identity Theft.</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> <br> Joshua Shonubi Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Visa and Marriage Fraud </h... More...
$0 (04-18-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Julius Bakari </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> <br> Holy Health Care Services, LLC Owner Sentenced to 3 Years In Federal Prison For Health Care Fraud Scheme </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenc... More...
$0 (04-09-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Njuh Valentine Fombe </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Cameroonian National Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for a Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> U.S. District Jud... More...
$0 (03-22-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Ledra A. Craig, also known as Volley </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, one count of distribution of fentanyl,.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> <br> Ledra Craig was convicted by a jury of (1) one count of conspiracy to <br> distr... More...
$0 (03-01-2024 - MD)<h1><center> United States of America v. Michael Akame Ngwese Ay Makoge </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Losses.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b> Laurel Man Sentenced to 53 Months in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Loss... More...
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