New York Intent to Commit Murder Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Yuri Khrameev,, a/k/a "Colonel Yuri," et al. </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit multiple schemes around the world commit murder. The RIS Network has allegedly carried out or conspired to carry out multiple schemes around the world. Most recently, this summer, the RIS Network recruited an individual based in the United States (“U.S. Resident-1”) to surveil and mur... More...
$ (09-15-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Jonathan Morales </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder. On June 25, 2023, Jonathan Morales, age 30, targeted the Eliahs Brazoban due to an alleged underlying conflict pertaining to someone close to him. Approximately an hour and a half prior to the shooting, Morales rode an e-bike past Mr. Brazoban, who was near Clinton and Delancey Streets.... More...
$ (09-15-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Umar R. Graham </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (Class D felonies), one count of Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the Second Degree (Class E felony) and one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree (Class E felony). Graham entered a guilty plea to all counts of the indictment. Reporte... More...
$ (09-03-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John Vincent Ridgeway </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining SSA benefits in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1383. 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> In January 1974, John Vincent Ridgeway, 76, of Buffalo, NY, began receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)... More...
$ (09-03-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Mark Smith </h2> </center>
Binghamton, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle and speeding. </h2></center><a href="https://da.tulsacounty.org/" target=”_new”> Tulsa County District Attorney's Office</a> In New York, possession of a stolen vehicle is prosecuted under criminal possession of stolen property laws, where knowingly possessing a stolen... More...
$ (09-03-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Bhavesh Ranchhodbhai Lathiya </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with international listed chemical distribution with intent to manufacture fentanyl in violation of 21 U.S.C. 959(a) and smuggling goods into the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 545. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent... More...
$ (09-02-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Dimone Fleming </h2> </center>
Bronx, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with two counts of first degree murder. Dimone Fleming, age 22, stabbed her two sons to death and put their bodies in a bath tub on November 26, 2022. She claimed she was not guilty by reason of post partum psychosis. Fleming was being treated for major depressive disorder and was prescribed psychotropic medication... More...
$ (08-28-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kaheem Archer, Calvin Bent, Christine Ferguson, Lamont Martin, Ajani McChriston, and Chad Reed </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with engaging in a multi-year scheme to steal rental cars worth millions of dollars using stolen credit cards and forged driver’s licenses. They are charged with conspiracy to receive, possess, and dispose of stolen vehicles; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; and aggravated identity theft. Reported by: <a href... More...
$ (08-21-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Jennifer Lackard and Chas Lackard </h2> </center>
Bronx, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with second-degree attempted murder, firearm offenses and conspiracy. 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> Jennifer Lackard and Chas Lackard accused of "acting in concert" with her husband and their son in the incident, ... More...
$ (08-05-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Jeremiah Henderson </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder in the Second Degree (Class A-I felony). 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> On Monday, June 16, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Jeremiah Henderson, 25, of Buffalo, intentionally shot the victim during a ... More...
$ (07-16-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Alexander Jr. and Devin Latrell Coleman </h2> <center>
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.s.C. 1349, and aggravated identify theft in violation of 18 U.s.C. 1028. 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> Christopher Alexander Jr., age 21, of Syracuse, New Y... More...
$ (07-02-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tameka Babulal, a/k/a “Tameka Williams,” a/k/a “Sharniece Williams,” a/k/a “Meek Williams” </h2> <center>
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1709, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. 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> Tameka Babulal, a/k/a �... More...
$ (07-02-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jordan Trought </h2> </center>
White Plainss, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. 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> From at least 2015 through at least 2025, Jordan Trouoght and others engaged in a fraud scheme perpetrated against elderly victims (the “El... More...
$ (06-01-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel Sikkema, aka Daniel Garcia Carrera
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Daniel Sikkema, aka Daniel Garcia Carrera hired a hitman in Brazil to kill his huband, paying him $9,000. Amid contentious divorce proceedings with his then-husband, Daniel Sikkema used a burner phone line to callously order the killing of h... More...
$ (05-23-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Elnar Zarbailov </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and money laundering. Reported by Kent Morlan Elnar Zarbailov, 42, of Staten Island, New York, and dual citizen of the United States and Azerbaijan, was a fixer and money launderer for the foreign-based Organization that spearheaded the largest health care fraud case ever prosecuted by the D... More...
$ (05-19-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Peter Gerace </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, drug trafficking and defrauding the United States, along with witness tampering, maintaining a drug involved premises and bribing a public official. Reported by Kent Morlan Between 2005, and 2019, Peter Gerace, Jr., owned and operated Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club. While do... More...
$ (05-14-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edgar Sanchez-Solis </h2> <center>
Plattsburgh, Nwe York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. Reported by Kent Morlan Edgar Sanchez-Solis, 24, was a leader in an alien smuggling organization (ASO) while he was living illegally in Kansas City, Missouri. The ASO smuggled hundreds of aliens into the United States. Once the aliens were inside the U.S., the ASO emplo... More...
$ (05-08-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jamar Jackson </h2> </center>
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On June 29 2020, Jamar Jackson and his co-conspirators submitted a fraudulent application for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration for a business that he supposedly owned. The defendant and his co-conspirators knew that the EIDL applica... More...
$ (04-21-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Armando Octaviano and Jonny Octaviano </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murder. Armando Octaviano, 25, of Virginia and Jonny Octaviano, 25, of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, were accused of killing a 21-Year-Old man. According to the evidence, the murder was the result of a conspiracy that began when Jonny Octaviano, while incarcerated on Rikers Island for a separate crime, met an inmat... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Amit Forlit </h2> </center>
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Amit Forlit, 58, of Israel, a private investigator is accused of running in global hacking for hire organization that targeted environmental activists.... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Victoria Afet </h2> </center>
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Victoria Afet, the 23-year-old murderer of a 93-year-old Syracuse woman.... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Akeem Chambers, a/k/a “Luca,” Jonathan Vazquez, a/k/a “Chulo” and “Clutch,” and Jerell Shaw, a/k/a “Rells” and “Rells Fargo
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, assault, murder conspiracy, kidnapping, robbery, robbery conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, mortgage fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. Akeem Chambers, also known as “Luca,” Jonathan Vazquez, also known as “Chulo” and “Clutch,” a... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> State of New York v. Rex Heuermann </h2> </center>
Riverhead, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of murder. Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old architect based in Massapequa, accused for killing seven women and discarding their remains on a stretch of Long Island, New York. In all, he was accused of killing seven people: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Jessica Taylor, Va... More...
$ (04-07-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jean Ronald Tirelus, Roberto Samedy. Edouardo St. Fort, and Miguel Jorge </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with embezzling more than $1.3 million from a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization that provided home care services and operated homeless shelters in New York City. Jean Ronald Tireless was the former chairman of the organization’s board of directors, and Samedy was the executive director of the organization. ... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Michael Brown </h2> </center>
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. Michael Brown, the CEO of a nationwide online marketing scheme to make money by posting fake advertisements for rental properties across the United States on a classified advertisements website. The purpose of the scheme was to fraudulently induce pote... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Herberth Rodriguez and Elias Martinez Villanueva </h2> </center>
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of ammunition as an alien admitted under a non-immigrant visa, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and racketeering. Herberth Rodríguez, also known as “Kepa,” and Elias Martínez Villanueva, also known as “Rebelde,” both members of the transnational street gang 18th Street, were indicted ... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - NY)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Asif Merchant, a/k/a “Asif Raza Merchant” </h2> </center>
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder for hire. Asif Merchant was a trained operative of the Iranian government’s global terrorist force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Merchant admitted at trial that the IRGC sent him to the United States to arr... More...
$ (03-07-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Aly Kaba
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In late 2020, Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, conspired with his former roommate, Tony Brobbey, and fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits from the New York State Department of Labor worth more than $150,000. To make the fraudulent unemployment insuranc... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li
Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sherry Xue Li was accused of money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws. Li orchestrated a nearly ... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Victoria Afet
Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Victoria Afet, the 23-year-old murderer of a 93-year-old Connie Turoi inside the Skyline Apartments pleaded guilty to murder, robbery and assault.... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Randy Santos
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. A jury determined that Randy Santos knowingly and purposefully murdered four men with a metal bar in the span of less than 30 minutes. They were strangers to him, and simply happened to be sleeping on Chinatown sidewalks that horrific night. Two additional victims were injured in Santos’s brutal ... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Jun Wang
Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to launder monetary InstrumentsJun Wang, age 63, a Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, redeemed $2,285,039.81 in gift cards originally purchased by defrauded victims throughout the United States (including in the Northern District of New York). Wang, who received the gift ... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The Government alleges that Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram, inflated Mobileum’s key financial metrics in advance of the company’s 2022 sale to an investment firm at an enterprise value of $915 million. Mobileum declared bankruptcy in 2024, after the ... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Nikhil Gupta, a/k/a "Nick"
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire, racketeering and money laundering. “Nikhil Gupta plotted to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “He thought that from outside this country he could kill someone in it without consequence, simply for exercising their Ame... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Kevin Taylor
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with accepting bribes. The former commanding officer of the New York Police Department’s School Safety Division was charged with using his position to solicit and demand bribes. Mr. Taylor, 52, of Yonkers, N.Y., was charged with a series of crimes, including one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wi... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - NY)State of New York v. Larry Atkinson
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of murder. LARRY ATKINSON, 67, was accused of strangling 57-year-old Sarah Roberts, who suffered from emphysema, and her 26-year-old daughter Sharon, who was disabled, in their Morningside Heights apartment in February 1994. Additional DNA testing performed in 2022 led to ATKINSON’s arrest in Ja... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Sabrina Flores a/k/a "Notorious Marie"
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and unlawful transportation of a firearm. Sabrina Flores a/k/a Notorious Marie, 25, of Jamestown, NY, was accused of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl and being a user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Jason Brundige
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of a controlled substance. Jason Brundige, age 51, of Ballston Spa, admitted to distributing cocaine on multiple occasions and, during one of those drug sales, displaying a loaded firearm to his drug customer. Brundige also admitted to possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it from a hotel in Mal... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Braden John Karony
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and interstate commerce money laundering. Braden John Karony, the Chief Executive Officer of SafeMoon US LLC, a digital asset company registered in Utah (SafeMoon) lied to investors from all walks of life—including military veterans and h... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - NY)United States of America v. Christian Lugo, a/k/a "Coco"
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering conspiracy and possession of a machine gun. Christian Lugo, a/k/a "Coco" on February 7, 2022, LUGO allowed and encouraged a co-conspirator who worked for him at Certified Auto to shoot at members of a rival tow truck company, which resulted in the death of Gloria Ortiz. In ... More...
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