Minnesota Federal Tort Claims Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Isiah Garcia
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1201, interference with commerce by robbery in violation of 18 U.s. 1951, using or carrying a firearm during and in relationship with a crime of violance in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(C). Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28... More...
$ (06-19-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anthony James Kazmierczak </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a United States officer. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/about">kent Morlan</a> Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, was charged with one count of Assaulting a United States Officer.Kazmierczak sat in the front row at an official Minneapolis town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Ilhan Oma... More...
$ (05-19-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, of Minneapolis, MN,began consuming information from and about ISIS and other State Department designated foreign terrorist organizations in at least 2024. For example, Hassan obtain... More...
$ (04-28-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> Tonita Haire-Cochran v. 24 Restore, Inc. </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. Plaintiff’s home was significantly damaged in a fire. She contracted with respondent, a restoration company, to perform work on her home. After the work was completed, she sued respondent for poor workmanship, alleging breach of the contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, negli... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - MN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Amiir Mawlid Ali </h2> </center>
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possess of a machine gun by by attaching an illegal machine gun conversion device to a semi-automatic firearm. Amiir Mawlid Ali, 19, of Minneapolis, was arrested after officers found a machine gun in his possession during a routine traffic stop as he was on the way to a high school graduation. Mr. Ali tried t... More...
$ (04-15-2026 - MN)United States of America v. Jennifer Marie Stately
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with premeditated murder of minor A and B and murder in the course of committing child abuse. On March 15, 2024, Jennifer Marie Stately, 37, attacked and killed two of her young children. The evidence at trial showed that Stately, when alone with the children at their home on Red Lake Nation, assaulted the boys c... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - MN)United States of America v. Claire Louis Feng
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. On January 24, 2026, CBP and HSI officers were attempting to establish and maintain a secure perimeter near Nicollet Avenue, between 27th and 28th St. in Minneapolis, following an officer involved shooting. While a CBP officer attempted to arrest an ... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - MN)United States of America v. James Patrick Lyons
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant with interstate transmission of a threat to injury the person of another. James Patrick Lyons, age 45, accused of interstate transmission of threats to injure five federal law enforcement officers on January 18, 2026, On January 14, 2026, in response to an immigration enforcement action, a large group of protesters in... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - MN)United States of America v. Jose Alberto Ramirez
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injury the person of another. Jose Alberto Ramirez, age 29, was charged with interstate transmission of threats to injure a federal law enforcement officer on January 15, 2026. According to court documents, on January 14, 2026, in response to an immigration enforcemen... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - MN)United States of America v. Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Anthony Waddell Jefferson, 37, and Lester Brown, 53, both of Philadelphia, set up businesses in Minneapolis and enrolled as HSS program providers, purportedly to help people with disabilities – including seniors and people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders – find and maintain h... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - MN)United States of America v. Paul Johnson, et al.
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented sixteen individual who were accused of violently federal officers and damaging federal property. Gillian Etherington, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is alleged to have rammed her car into a United States Border Patrol vehicle and drove away. Border Patrol Agents followed Etherington who drove into oncoming traffic and struck an unmarke... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - MN)<H2> United States of America v. Raul Gutierrez
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... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - MN)<H2> United States of America v. Damien William Quinn, also known as Ryan William Shattuck
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and attempted production of child pornography and cyberstalking. Damien Quinn owned multiple pseudonymous Snapchat and Instagram accounts that he used to “catfish” minor victims in order to receive sexually explicit photographs and videos. Quinn used these accounts to cyberstalk women who att... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - MN)<H2> United States of America v. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. At trial, Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, age 24, and his co-defendants stole more than $47 million in program funds by claiming to serve 18 million meals to kids at more than 30 food distribution sites. The scheme originated out of Empire Cuisine & Market, a small storefront halal market in Shakopee. Empire... More...
$ (11-24-2025 - MN)<H2> United States of America v. Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, et al.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. In the Autism fraud scheme, Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, age 27, has been charged by federal information with one count of wire fraud. As set forth in the information, Yussuf and others devised and carried out a scheme to defraud the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention benefit, a... More...
$ (12-28-2025 - MN)United States of America v. Evan James Oppegard
Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate threats to injury.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) is a federal law that makes it a crime to transmit a communication containing a threat to kidnap or injure another person in interstate or foreign commerce<br> <br> . To be convicted, the government must prove the defendant knowingly transmitted the co... More...
$0 (10-27-2025 - MN)Matthew Locke v. County of Hubbard, et al.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a excessive force civil rights violation.<br> <br> Matthew Locke sued Hubbard County, Sheriff Cory Aukes, and Chief Deputy Sheriff Scott Parks under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Minnesota law, alleging that the officers used excessive force against him during an oil pipeline protest. The district and official immunity ... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - MN)Mary Kay Thomas v. Marshall Public Schools, et al.
Minneapolis, Minnesota employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued asserting claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.<br> <br> Thomas was employed by the District for nearly 30 years, beginning as a<br> teacher and the... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - MN)United States of America v. Charles Randall Sorensen
Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion and fraud.<br> <br> Sorensen, a successful pilot for 37 years, retired from Delta Air Lines in 2016<br> at the mandatory retirement age of 65. His history of tax evasion extends back to at<br> least 2010, when he and his then-wife accumulated tax debts because Sorensen<br> under-withheld contributions... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - MN)Adolfo Gutierrez Avila, Jr. v. Ryaon Bellefy
Minneapolis, Minnesota pro se Plaintiff used the Defendant on an excessive force by a corrections officer.<br> <br> The Defendant did not exhaust his available administrative remedies before filing suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (prisoner may not bring action with respect to prison conditions under federal law until he has exhausted available administrative remedies); Smith v. Andrews, 75 F.4th... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Wayne Laney </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years for Production of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - mn)<h1> United States of America v. Robiel Lee Williams </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with a fentanyl distribution conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Drug Dealer Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Hidden in Stuffed Animals Sentenced to 120 Months Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> <... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Isabel Lopez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Paul Woman Charged with Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Lake Street Narcotics Search Warrants, Punching an FBI Agent Upon h... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Hamza Abdirashiid Said and Amiir Mawlid Ali </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Paul, Minn criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Possession of Machineguns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Men Charged Federally with Possession of Machineguns related to Graduation Ceremony Shootings</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> Hamza Abdirashiid Said, 20, and Amiir Ma... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Carlin Mellette </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death </h2></center></b></b> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> North Dakota Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Sahra Nur </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Feeding Our Future $250 Million Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> Minneapolis Woman Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Role in Feeding Our Future $250 Million Fraud SchemeScheme</h2></center></b></b> <br> <br> Sahra Nur of... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Tyree Jones </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Fraud</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Two Years for Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Plymouth, New Hampshire man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portlan... More...
$0 (05-13-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Clenest Demon Wells </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Firearms and Machinegun Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Federal Jury Finds Minneapolis Felon Guilty of Illegal Firearms and Machinegun Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal jury co... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Francis Plonski </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Minnesota State Trooper Charged with Production of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Minnesota State Trooper Jeremy Francis Plonski wa... More...
$0 (05-02-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Darius Curtis Elam, Ryan Michell Elam, Katrice Rene Sanders, Kynesha Jhaunae Jones </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Violent Robbery of Hopkins Grocery Store </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Defendants Sentenced for Violent Robbery of Hopkins Grocery Store</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The fourth defendant in a Hobbs Act R... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, Juan Martin Elvira, Jr., Edward Gonzalez, Eric Anthony Rodriguez. <h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with acquire and distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Five Members of a Sureños-affiliated Transnational Criminal Organization Charged in Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Scheme</... More...
$0 (04-08-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Otis Dair Burks </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm as a felon, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Coon Rapids Felon Indicted on Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges</h2></ce... More...
$0 (04-09-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Wayne Anderson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Duluth, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Nashua Man Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> – Lance Wayne Anderson, a Minnesota man, has been charged with consp... More...
$0 (03-31-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Jerami Cody Leno </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bemidji, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Minnesota Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Dakota Felon Charged with Minnesota Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jerami Cody Leno, a No... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Patrick Burton Strong </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl, Illegal Possession of a Machinegun </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bemidji Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Illegal Possession of a Machinegun</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Craig James Myran </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Advertising, Distributing Images of Child Sexual Abuse Over the Dark Web </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bemidji Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Advertising, Distributing Images of Child Sexual Abuse Over the Dark Web</h2></cen... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Bruce Gillis </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercion, Enticement of a Minor and Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eden Prairie Man Charged With Coercion, Enticement of a Minor and Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - MN)<h1> United States of America v. Lucas Matthew Kramer </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Duluth, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Duluth Climbing Coach Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Lucas Matthew Kramer, a Du... More...
$0 (03-21-2025 - MN)State of Minnesota v. Dylan Stephen Gaul
Owatonna, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.<br> <br> State of Minnesota charged appellant Dylan Stephen Gaul with fourthdegree criminal sexual conduct based on emails Gaul exchanged with a 14-year-old publicschool student. Gaul filed a motion to suppress the evidence against him. Gaul argued that the emails he sent to t... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - MN)Craig Stevenson, et al. v. Sean Stevenson, et al.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on defamation per se, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and civil conspiracy theories.<br> <br> In 2020, appellants Craig and Marie Stevenson brought claims of defamation per se, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and civil conspiracy against respondents Sean Stevenson, Renee Stevenson, L... More...
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