New Mexico False Imprisonment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesus Manuel Salgueido </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misdemeanor possession of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 844. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In 1987 the government charged Petitioner with misdemeanor possession of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. ... More...
$ (08-03-2026 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Danial Adair, Daniel Nicolds, and Lary Micholds </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with fraudulently obtain and sell New Mexico elk hunting tags to out of state hunters and conceal the proceeds from the IRS. from approximately 2019 through 2022, Danial Adair, 44, Daniel Nicolds, 57, and his brother Lary Nicolds, 59, allegedly operated a scheme through Big Horn Outfitters in which they fraudu... More...
$ (06-08-2026 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Claudiu Pesteleu </h2> </center>
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Claudiu Pesteleu, 44, a Romanian national illegally present in the United States, admitted that from May 2023 through June 2024, he participa... More...
$ (06-03-2026 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zachary Babitz </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by committing a series of armed robberies and carjackings across New Mexico in 2024 that culminated in the fatal shooting of a victim during a carjacking in Santa Fe County. Babitz, 40, committed a series of armed robberies, carjackings, and a fatal shooting across Bernalillo, Sant... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - nm)United States of America v. Robert Haack
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire and mail fraud. Robert Haack, 59, carried out a years long scheme to defraud collectors by selling counterfeit jewelry falsely represented as authentic works by renowned Hopi artist Charles Loloma. The evidence established that between approximately 2008 and 2015, Haack manufactured dozens of fake Lo... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - NM)<H2> United States of America v. Max Jaramillo
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and embezzlement by an Officer of a Labor Organization. From 2014 through early 2024, Max Jaramillo, 58, served as treasurer of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, Local 331, a position that carries fiduciary duties to safeguard union assets and to accurately disclose the union’s financial... More...
$ (01-07-2026 - NM)Charles Farden v. United States of America
Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.<br> <br> At issue in this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is whether the United States can be held liable for false imprisonment or false arrest when a federal law enforcement officer restrains or arrests a person whom he has probable cause to believe is committing the federal crime ... More...
$0 (11-03-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Ignacio Chavez
Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams and mroe fo meth, use of a communications facility to further the commission of a drug trafficking crime, <br> <br> Chavez pleaded guilty to four drug-related counts and entered into a plea agreement with the government pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C). The plea ag... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Keaton Overton Gunnels
Albuquerque, New Mexico, pro se defendant charged with two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application.<br> <br> Mr. Gunnels was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 27, 2019, for two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application. Doc. 2. He pled guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment on May 25, 2021. Doc. 51, 53. He admitted that he had committed t... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. John Lopez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $24 Million Ponzi Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Arizona Man Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment for $24 Million Ponzi Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> An... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Sergio Bernardo Avelino-Larios
Las Cruces, New New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal entry without inspection.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. 1325, also known as the "Improper Entry by Alien" law, makes it a crime for an alien to enter or attempt to enter the United States at a time or place not designated by immigration officers. It also covers eluding inspection by immigration off... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Berg Companies, Inc. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Ac</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Defense Contractor Berg Co. Agrees to Pay $3.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Bid Rigging on Defense Contracts</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </fon... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Jack Leach </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Assault and Stolen Vehicle Transport </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arizona Man Charged with Federal Assault and Stolen Vehicle Transport After High-Speed New Mexico Pursuit </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> ... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - NM)State of New Mexico v. Hardy R. Begay
Farmington, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving while intoxicated (DUI)<br> <br> Hardy R. Begay was found guilty and was sentenced to to a term of imprisonment of twelve years, ten years of which shall not be suspended, deferred or taken under advisement.").<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Did the defendant stipulate to the validity of prior DWI... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Manuel Lucero, III
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. <br> <br> At his sentencing proceeding, the district court denied Lucero's motion for continuance and sentenced him to<br> 120 months imprisonment based on an upward variance from a Guideline range of 57–71 months. The sentencing judge determined a sentence w... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Trapper Killsmany, a/k/a David Goldsmith
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of retaliating against a federal employee by false claim under 18 U.S.C. § 152.... More...
$0 (03-06-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Ted Joseph Valdez
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport aliens.<br> <br> <br> Defendant worked in South Dakota on solar windmills. He was in a serious car accident and claims he sustained a traumatic brain injury. After the accident, he moved to Mexico and worked at a food stand for less income. He accepted an offer to drive two aliens from s... More...
$0 (02-24-2025 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Jack Trujillo; Alberto Gomez; Cedric Kulka; Christopher Hulsey </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Final Sentencings in Major Albuquerque Drug Trafficking Case </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An investigation revealed that the or... More...
$0 (01-30-2025 - NM)United States of America v. Vicente Villela
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of supervised release proceeding.<br> <br> In 2023, Defendant-Appellant Vicente Villela was serving two concurrent<br> terms of supervised release. He violated his conditions of supervision on four<br> separate occasions. After the fourth violation, the district court revoked both of<br> Mr. Villela's supervi... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - NM)United States of America v. Vincente Villela
Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the conditions of supervised release.<br> <br> In 2023, Defendant-Appellant Vicente Villela was serving two concurrent<br> terms of supervised release. He violated his conditions of supervision on four<br> separate occasions. After the fourth violation, the district court revoked both of<br> Mr. Villela's su... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Jordian Pacheco </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing of Online Predator for Sexual Assault</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Santo Domingo man has been sentence... More...
$0 (12-09-2024 - NM)United States of America v. Aris Fransis Rios-Flores
<h2><br> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien.<br> </h2><br> <br> Aris Fransis Rios-Flores, was convicted of reentry of a<br> removed alien, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) & (b), upon a guilty plea and was sentenced to 60<br> months' imprisonment. On appeal, Mr. Rios-Flores argues that the district court (1)<br> procedural... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - NM)State of New Mexico v. Marco Melo-Fernandez
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with leaving the scene of an accident.<br> <br> <br> Defendant Marco Melo-Fernandez pleaded no contest to a charge of knowingly leaving the scene of an accident where the accident results in great bodily harm or death, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-7-201(C) (1989). The district court sentenced Defendant to a six-... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - NM)United States of America v. Donald Walter Flower
<h2><br> Las Cruces, New Mexico interstate threats charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2> <br> <br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 875 is a federal law that prohibits the transmission of interstate or foreign communications that contain threats:<br> <br> Threatening to kidnap or injure someone<br> Threatening to injure someone's property or reputation<br> Threatening ... More...
$0 (10-09-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Oscar Orrantia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Civil Rights Violation and Falsifying Records</font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation and Falsifying Records</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (09-26-2024 - NM)United States of America, ex rel. and the Stae of New Mexico, et al. v. HCSC Insurance Services, et al.
<h2><br> Albuquerque, New Mexico False Claims Act qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> <br> Medicaid managed care is an "alternative to traditional fee-for-service arrangements and is believed to manage care costs, quality of care, and utilization more effectively.†Complaint ¶ 38, at 14. MCOs contract with State Medicaid organizations, which pay MCOs a monthly, flatra... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan Albert Wallace </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Las Crucs, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2023 Pipe Bomb Incident </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Secures 52-Month Sentence for Las Cruces Man Following 2023 Pipe Bomb Incident</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On May 31, 2023, Nathan... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. William Valencia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault of an intimate partner by strangling and suffocating </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Additional Sentence Against Defendant for Escape from Federal Custody</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (08-06-2024 - NM)United States of America v. Enrique Martinez-Expanosa </center
<h2><br> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry of an alien after removal.<br> </h2><br> <br> On May 4, 2023, United States Border Patrol agents found Martinez-Espinoza<br> with a group of fifteen other individuals in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. He<br> admitted to being a Mexican citizen without legal authorization to enter or remain... More...
$0 (08-02-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Mario A. Serna </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On February 26, 2021, Mario A. Serna was a... More...
$0 (06-26-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Lazarus Sanders </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Firearms Offense</font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Hobbs Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> According to court documents, on August 23, 2022, Lazarus Sanders, 25, ... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Gadman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Child Exploitation Offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tucumcari Man Sentenced for Federal Child Exploitation Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The investigation into Joseph Gadman, 42, from ... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Dawayne Yates </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Federal Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Albuquerque man sentenced to 66 months in prison after pleading guilty to... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Tony Jake Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pine Hill Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On May 28, 2022, Tony Jake Jr., 75, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, approached ... More...
$0 (06-07-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Vicenti </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Domestic Violence </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Habitual Offender Sentenced for Domestic Violence</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Dulce man was sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to dom... More...
$0 (05-23-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Tom Tso </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Window Rock Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Window Rock man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to abusive sexua... More...
$0 (05-20-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Dino Lopez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Federal Firearms Offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleadin... More...
$0 (05-20-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Elias Viola </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping and Killing Gallup Man </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Naschitti Man Sentenced for Kidnapping and Killing Gallup Man </h2></center><br> <br> A federal judge handed down a 30-year prison sentence to a Naschitti man who ... More...
$0 (05-17-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Pacheco </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b>Rio Rancho Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offenses </h2></center><br> <br> A Rio Ranc... More...
$0 (05-10-2024 - NM)<h1> United States of America v. Melissa Redfearn-Martinez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses.</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Albuquerque Woman Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses </h2></center><br> <br> An Albuquerque woman was sentenced to 63 months in prison for trafficking meth... More...
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