Nebraska Crime Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera </h2> <center>
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera, 27, originally of Venezuela, was responsible for more than $3.5 million in losses and this sentence is believed to be the longest federal se... More...
$ (08-24-2026 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Brad Fokam and Marquel Penny
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with armed robbery. Brad Fokam, age 19 and Marquel Penny, age 21, traveled from Houston, Texas to Omaha rob bank and ATM users. "We believe this is a crime group that, that specifically travels from Texas around the Midwest to focus on banks and ATM machines in order to find their victims," Sheriff Aaron Hanson said.... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - NE)United States of America v. Juan Gomez, et al.
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented 31 Defendants charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including ill... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - NE)United States of America v. Julius Phillips
Lincoln Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of 50 grams of meth with intent to distribute. On November 21, 2024, following a series of controlled buys, Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force (LLCNTF) served a search warrant for Julius Phillips’s residence. Prior to serving the warrant, law enforcement contacted Phillips outside the resi... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Ivell M. Hagens
Omaha, Nebraska, first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class IB felony 1; incest<br> with a person under age 18, a Class IIA felony 2; and tampering with physical evidence.<br> <br> 1. Convictions: Appeal and Error. In an appeal of a criminal convic -<br> tion, an appellate court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable<br> to the prosecution.<br> <br> 2. Convictions: Evidence: Appeal an... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - NE)<H2> United States of America v. James L. Hattten, II
Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S. 1591.<br> <br> Federal and state laws treat<br> trafficking a minor as a severe felony, defining a minor as anyone under the age of 18. A key component of these laws is that a minor cannot legally consent to commercial sex acts or forced labor, meaning prosecutors do not ... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - NE)United States of America v. Alfred D. Rodgers
Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and drugs.<br> <br> 21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1) POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 50 GRAMS OR MORE METHAMPHETAMINE (ACTUAL)<br> (1)<br> <br> 18:924(c)(1)(A) POSSESS FIREARM DURING A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME<br> (2)<br> ... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. </h1></h1>
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy <br> <br> United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Reyes Ernesto Garcia-Urquizo, 38, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 11, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine. United States D... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Goeken </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, NE criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Meth Distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Omaha Man Sentenced for Meth Distribution </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Joseph Goeken, age 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sent... More...
$0 (01-22-2025 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Avelar </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, NE criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Omaha Man Sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Omaha Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Luis Ave... More...
$0 (01-22-2025 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Karsen H. Rezac
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> on December 23, 2022, two vehicles collided near the intersection of 20th and Washington Streets in Lincoln, Audible gunshots followed. Police officers responding to the scene found Kupo Mleya in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle. Mleya had suffered "gunshot wounds" and died f... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Ashtin D. Schutjer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Device Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced to 14 Months & Ordered to Pay Over $150,000 in Restitution to Vulnerable Victim of Access Device Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Jamie M. Hopkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Platte Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Between July 2022 and Februar... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - NE)United States of America v. James M. Hopkins
<h2><br> Lincoln, Nebraska conspiracy to distribute meth criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> 21 U.S.C. Section 846 of Title 21 prohibits conspiracies and attempts to violate any substantive offense established by Subchapter I of Title 21 ("Control and Enforcement")—in other words, Section 846 makes it a crime to conspire to violate or attempt to violate any subs... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - NE)Lind Losehko v. Joseph Leach, d/b/a Days Inn
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota personal injury premises liability lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> South Dakota premises liability law holds property owners responsible for keeping their property safe and free of hazards that could injure visitors or customers. This includes both private and public properties, and applies to a wide range of incidents, including:<br> <br... More...
$1 (10-07-2024 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Judy K. Jones
<h2><br> Norfolk, Nebraska practicing a profession or occupation without a credential criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In two separate criminal cases, the State charged a selfdescribed "lay midwife" with violating the Uniform Credentialing Act (UCA)[1] by practicing a profession or occupation without a credential after having been ordered to cease and desi... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Mark Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Meth and Firearm Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Omaha Man Sentenced for Meth and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Mark Smith, 51, of Omaha, Ne... More...
$0 (06-20-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Adrionna Leeper </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b>Omaha Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery </h2></center><br> <br> Adrionna Leeper, 25, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced May... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas McHenry </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b><br> <br> Grand Island Man Sentenced for Gun Possession </h2></center><br> <br> Thomas McHenry, 49, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced April 12, 2024, in federal court in Lin... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Brian E. Nielsen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Omaha Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Crime </h2></center><br> <br> United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Brian E. Nielsen, 47, of Omaha, Nebraska was sentenced on April 10, 202... More...
$0 (04-11-2024 - NE)<h1> United States of America v. Jesus Camarillo-Soria </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Cocaine and Gun Charge.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Years' Imprisonment for Cocaine and Gun Charge </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Jesus Camarillo-Soria, 45, of Guanajuato, Mexico, was sentenced... More...
$0 (03-27-2024 - NE)United States of America v. Davonte Brown
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an unlawful user of controlled substances who possessed a firearm.<br> <br> Devonte Brown, ag 24, was indicted on June 17, 2020. Brown was allowed to be released from custody while his case was pending. One of the conditions of his release required that he stay in contact with the United States Probation Offic... More...
$0 (10-02-2023 - NE)United States of America v. Marco A. Lopez
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with brandishing a firearm while committing an armed robbery.<br> <br> On July 1, 2022, Omaha Police Department officers responded to a radio call to Ground Floor Guitar in Omaha for an armed robbery. The store owner told officers that two men entered the store separately before Marco Lopez, age 30, entered the store. After... More...
$0 (09-07-2023 - NE)United States of America v. Michael Glaspie
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lincoln_NE_Fed.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/nebraska/news/lincoln/" target... More...
$0 (02-23-2023 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Darrell Parker
Lincoln, Nebraska On December 14, 1955, 24-year-old Darrel Parker, a forester in Lincoln, Nebraska, came home for lunch and found his wife, Nancy, 22, had been raped, beaten, and strangled.<br> Â <br> The crime shook the city. Parker accompanied his wife's body to Des Moines, Iowa, for burial and was there on December 20, when he received a call from police asking him to return for questioning. ... More...
$0 (12-31-1956 - NE)United States of America v. Travis Ford
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with threatening a public official.<br> <br> Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, issued threats to an election official, including: "Do you feel safe? You shouldn't. Do you think Soros will/can protect you?†and "Your security detail is far too thin and incompetent to protect you. This world is unpredictable these days....anything ... More...
$0 (10-06-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Shawron Thomas
Omaha, Nebraska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with <br> Methamphetamine Possession on Amtrak.<br> <br> On January 16, 2021, a Nebraska State Patrol trooper doing routine interdiction work encountered Thomas on the Amtrak train in Omaha. Thomas had a suitcase at his feet below the seat in which he was sitting. The trooper and Thomas engaged in a conversation about Thomas's trave... More...
$0 (09-19-2022 - NE)United States of America v. James Robert Haage
Omaha, Nebraska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. <br> <br> On December 29, 2020, Haage was stopped in the area of 30th and Cuming Streets in Omaha after he ran a stop sign and almost struck an Omaha Police Department cruiser. A data check sho... More...
$0 (09-07-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Larry Brye
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Between May and August of 2020, law enforcement conducted five controlled buys from Larry Brye, age 30, of Omaha, in which he collectively sold fentanyl, marijuana, and methamphetamine. On August 19, 2020, officers executed a search warrant at Brye's Omaha residence and ... More...
$0 (06-15-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Daniel Rojas
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being addict in possession of a firearm and for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. <br> <br> On July 3, 2020, law enforcement received information that drugs were being sold out of the Aksarben Suites located on Cedar Street in Omaha. While conducting surveillance, officers observed a Mercedes leave the... More...
$0 (06-03-2022 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JAMES L. FISHER
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of first degree sexual assault on a child-second charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> On March 9, 2015, the State filed an information charging Fisher with one count of firs... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. STACEY B. SCHALLER
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing from his convictions for two counts of third degree sexual assault of a child charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> On October 6, 2020, the State filed an information in the ... More...
$0 (06-06-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Richard L. Roebuck
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with assault and battery charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On December 2, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint <br> against Roebuck in the county court for Lancaster County, <br> alleging one count of third degree domestic assault in violation of Neb. Rev. ... More...
$0 (06-06-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Richard L. Roebuck
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a third degree domestic assault charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On December 2, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint <br> against Roebuck in the county court for Lancaster County, <br> alleging one count of third degree domestic assault in violation o... More...
$0 (06-05-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Kenneth S. Jones
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Hobbs Act robbery.<br> <br> On the evening of February 17, 2018, an Omaha jewelry store, Pretty in Patina, was robbed by a lone suspect, later determined to be Kenneth S. Jones, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska. Jones entered the store wearing a mask and gloves and approached the jewelry counter, pointing what appeared to be a handgu... More...
$0 (05-24-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Mabior Mabior
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder and felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Mabior Mabior, age 25, was accused with shooting of LokLok Thok, 27, and Duop Tang Deng, 24. in cold blood on a northeast Omaha street in March 2021.<br> <br> The killing was records on a security camera at a school near the scene of the crime.<... More...
$0 (05-06-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Majdal Elias
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Majdal Elias was charged with shooting and killing 20-year-old Ali Al-Burkat on September 29, 2019. Defendant shot at a carload of teens killing Al-Burkat.<br> <br> Defendant pleaded not guilty.<br> <br> Defendant's DNA was found on a disposable gun magazine a mile for the scene of the crim... More...
$0 (04-14-2022 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Ryan Long
Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with assault and battery with a second-degree assault.<br> <br> <br> Ryan Long, age 31, was accused of shooting his girlfriend during an argument in 2019 as she sat in her SUV.<br> <br> Long took the stand and admitted that he was a convicted felon and possessed a firearm, which is a felony in Nebraska.<br> <br> 28-309.<br> Ass... More...
$0 (04-06-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Riley Griffy
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing a machine gun.<br> <br> Riley Griffy, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, <br> <br> On April 15, 2021, Riley Griffy, age 29, of Omaha, sold a 3D printed conversion device which converted a semiautomatic Glock pistol into an automatic weapon. Griffy used a 3D printer to build the device, which is a machinegun as defined ... More...
$0 (03-08-2022 - NE)United States of America v. Delbert Lewis
Omaha, NE: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.<br> <br> Delbert Lewis, age 28, of Omaha, Nebraska, was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. <br> <br> On December 21, 2020, Omaha Police officers pulled over a vehicle in Omaha. Lewis was in the rear passenger seat. Officers searched the vehicle and found a loaded Glock 43, 9 mm p... More...
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