Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with leading and organizing two auto loan fraud schemes involving a total intended loss of more than $1.5 million.

Rick Benavidez, age 47, from Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty on April 29 to two counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of making fraudulent returns, state... More...    $0 (08-24-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other financial crimes committed in connection with the operation of Ayudando Guardians, Inc., a non-profit corporation that previously provided guardianship, conservatorship and financial management to hundreds of people with special needs.

Susan Harris was se... More...    $0 (07-19-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico kidnapping conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose Torrez, 48, of Albuquerque, who was charged with conspiracy to kidnap.

Torrez, Chase Smothermon, 32, and Mariah Ferry, 22, along with other co-conspirators took part in a scheme to retaliate against two victims who they believed stole marijuana and money from Smothermon’s home where... More...    $0 (06-16-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico consumer lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a air Debt Collection Act (15 U.S.C. 1692) violation theory.... More...    $0 (06-10-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico environmental law lawyer represented Defendant, Southwest Organizing Project, New Mexico Voices for Children, Mimi Stewart, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Andres Romero, Lucille Cordova, Reynaluz Juarez, and Dante Smith, who sued the United States Department of the Air Force under the Resource & Recovery Act.

42 U.S.C. 6901 provides:

(a) Solid wasteThe Congress... More...    $0 (03-15-2021 - NM)

Defendant was charged with residential burglary, unlawful taking of a motor 8 vehicle, stalking, larceny, and escape or attempt to escape from a peace officer on 9 June 21, 2012. Defendant’s charges stemmed from an event on May 22, 2012, 10 involving Defendant’s ex-girlfriend, E. Ramirez. Defendant and Ms. Ramirez had 11 been involved in a two-year relationship and had a child together in March 2... More...    $0 (08-09-2018 - NM)

The Appellants, the Navajo Nation and its wholly-owned government
enterprise the Northern Edge Navajo Casino (together, the “Tribe” or “Nation”),
entered into a state-tribal gaming compact with New Mexico under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2721. The Tribe agreed
not only to waive its sovereign immunity for personal-injury lawsuits brought by
visi... More...    $0 (07-24-2018 - NM)

Deputies from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to
16 Defendant’s home at approximately 3:50 a.m. in response to a call for assistance
17 about an infant who was “choking on milk.” When the deputies arrived, they were
18 directed to Defendant’s bedroom, where they found Baby wrapped tightly in a blanket
19 that was saturated with blood near her pelvic area.... More...    $0 (03-17-2018 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

Shawn Dale Torrez, 40, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty on March 15, 2018 in federal court to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Torrez entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement that recommends a sentence of 42 to 48 months of imprisonment followed by a term of super... More...    $0 (03-17-2018 - NM)

Edmundo Amparan and Kimberly L. Amparan (the “Amparans”) appeal from
the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Lake Powell Car Rental
Companies (“Lake Powell”) on the Amparans’ claims for negligent entrustment and
loss of consortium. The claims arose from a vehicle accident involving a motorcycle
operated by Mr. Amparan and a Ford Mustang rented by Lake Powell to D... More...    $0 (02-20-2018 - NM)

Fossil fuels are the decomposed remains of pre-historic flora (coal) and fauna (oil
and gas). They have driven the world’s economy (particularly that of the United States)
for over a century. Discovering marketable deposits, extracting them from the ground,
refining them, and delivering them to consumers in useful form is big business, on one
hand fraught with risk and on the other... More...    $0 (01-10-2018 - NM)

Bloomfield Police Sergeant George Rascon pulled over Defendant Jennifer
8 Martinez for failing to stop at a stop sign and, as a result, the police obtained evidence
9 that led to Defendant’s arrest and conviction for driving while intoxicated. In a
10 motion to suppress evidence, Defendant argued that the video from the officer’s on
11 board camera, or “dash-cam,” demonstrated tha... More...    $0 (01-07-2018 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy and Bank Fraud Charges Arising Out of Mail Theft Scheme - Defendant Perpetuated Scheme by Stealing Mail from USPS Collection Boxes at U.S. Post Offices in Albuquerque

Fernando Cairo-Rosell, 29, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty on December 4, 2017 in federal court to conspiracy and bank fraud charges arising out of a sc... More...    $0 (12-05-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Paul Donisthorpe Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Arising Out of Scheme to Embezzle $4.8 Million from Client Trust Accounts - Plea Agreement Recommends Eight-to-Twelve-Year Prison Sentence and Requires Restitution in Amount of $4,812,857

Paul Donisthorpe, 62, pleaded guilty on November 27, 2017 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to wir... More...    $0 (11-29-2017 - NM)

Fundamental Administrative Services, LLC, and Fundamental Clinical Consulting,
LLC (collectively, “Fundamental”), appeal from a district court order that dismissed their
complaint to compel arbitration. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we
affirm.
2
BACKGROUND
In January 2014, Tessie Hammann was admitted to the Casa Arena Blanca
Nursing Center in New Mexic... More...    $0 (10-03-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft Charge

Kenneth Webb, 50, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an aggravated identity theft charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Webb and his codefendants Amelia Cordova, 34, and Bridget Jessica Sanchez, 35, both of Albuquerque were charged ... More...    $0 (06-19-2017 - NM)

Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,
18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1
52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to
2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a
3 motion to set conditions of release. Afte... More...    $0 (04-10-2017 - NM)

Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,
18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1
1 52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to
2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a
3 motion to set conditions of release. Af... More...    $0 (04-05-2017 - NM)

Trevor Begay pleaded no contest to a petty misdemeanor count of battery. The
12 San Juan County Magistrate Court in Farmington imposed a 182-day sentence,
13 suspended 171 days, credited Begay with 11 days of pre-sentence confinement, and
14 imposed supervised probation. Begay failed to comply with the terms of his
15 probation; he neither completed a life skills class nor perfor... More...    $0 (01-25-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Rio Rancho Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbing Bank in Albuquerque

Joshua Abeyta, 23, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on a bank robbery charge.

Abeyta was arrested on Oct. 19, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with robbing the Santa Fe Federal Credit Union Bank lo... More...    $0 (12-01-2016 - NM)

Minneapolis, NM - Federal Jury Founty PureChoice Founder Guilty Of $25 Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

Bryan Reichel, 61, founder and former principal shareholder of PureChoice, Inc. (PureChoice), for orchestrating a multi-million-dollar investment fraud scheme. On July 21, 2015, REICHEL was charged in a 12 count superseding indictment with Wire Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Concealment... More...    $0 (11-09-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Navajo Man from Standing Rock, N.M., Sentenced to 21 Years for Federal Sexual Abuse Conviction
Defendant Prosecuted Under Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence against Native Women

Julius H. Willie, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Standing Rock, N.M., was sentenced this to 21 years in prison followed by a lifetim... More...    $0 (11-03-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Couple Sentenced on Wire Fraud Convictions Arising Out of Scheme to Defraud Office Supply Business - Defendants Also Ordered to Pay $96,000 in Restitution to Office Max/Office Depot and to Forfeit $105,191 to the United States

Matthew Channon, 39, and his wife Brandi Channon, 37, both of Albuquerque, N.M., were sentenced for their convictions on conspiracy an... More...    $0 (10-22-2016 - NM)

Las Cruces, NM - Roswell Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

Gilbert Nick Montes, 36, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty to federal methamphetamine trafficking charges under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Montes was arrested on Nov. 30, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with committing a methamphetamine trafficking offense in Ch... More...    $0 (09-16-2016 - NM)