North Carolina Controlled Dangerous Drug Law
<H2> <CENTER> United States of America v. Linc Oshea Brooks </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. In early 2022, DEA investigators uncovered Linc Oshea Brooks’ connection to a cocaine trafficker in Richmond, Virginia. Later that year, another drug trafficker told agents Brooks had been selling up to 5 kilograms of cocaine at a time since 2021. On Janua... More...
$ (09-18-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sharon Lynn Jones </h2> <center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, , criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fifty (50) grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 18 U.S.C. 846. 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 May 20125, the DEA and Duplin County Sheriff’s Office identified Jones as a ma... More...
$ (08-13-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Terry Detroit Page </h2> </center>
Charlotte North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine. 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> Law enforcement initiated an investigation into Terry Detroit Page, 54, of Pineville, N.C., for drug trafficking in and around Charlotte. Using... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kerby Pata </h2> <center>
New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 11 pounds of cocaine and conspiracy to possess with the intent to sell more than 50 grams of meth. 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 April 2022, the Virginia State Poli... More...
$ (07-08-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Homer Allen Faison, III </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking meth. By Kent Morlan Homer Faison didn’t just sell drugs; he built a pipeline of poison stretching across this country directly into the heart of the Eastern District of North Carolina. By flooding our neighborhoods with hundreds of pounds of dope, he greedily profited from addiction a... More...
$ (05-15-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jennifer Fox and Michael Isaac Robinson </h2> </center>
Asheville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Beginning in July 2022, law enforcement began investigating Jennifer Fox and Michael Isaac Robinson’s drug trafficking activities in and around Asheville. Investigators learned that the defendants supplied methamphetamine to a network of local distributors. The investigation revealed ... More...
$ (04-15-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jeremy Hinton </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) and ATF conducted two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Inmate Hinton. During the second controlled purchase, Inmate Hinton also sold a Glock 36 handgun. When law enforcement ultimately tried to pull Inmate Hinton over to arre... More...
$ (04-14-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Erica McMillian </H2> </center>
New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Erica McMillian, a Robeson County woman, submitted a fraudulent EIDL loan application for a fictitious business located in Robeson County. To obtain the $150,000 loan, McMillian made false representations concerning the number of employees and gross revenues of the business.... More...
$ (04-10-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Fortunato Beltran </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to sell methamphetamine and fentanyl and selling both. Fortunato Beltran, 45, was accused of operating a drug trafficking organization that ship tens pounds and hundreds pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamine to Eastern North Carolina. Inmate Beltran orchestrated bulk shipments of methamphetami... More...
$ (04-08-2026 - NC)<h2> <CENTER> State of North Carolina v. Quintin Deandre Hairston </h2> </center>
Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon; assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury; attempted first-degree murder; and first-degree burglary. In July 2020, defendant, Zyquez McMillan, Micah Mims, and ... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> State of North Carolina v. Michael Aaron McDuffie </h2> </center>
Ashevboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in heroin by possession. On 6 December 2021, a Randolph County grand jury indicted defendant on one count each of trafficking opium or heroin, maintaining a vehicle for keeping or selling controlled substances, and possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver heroin.... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rick Derrell McIntyre </h2> <center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to sell and possess with intent to sell 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and selling of 50 grams or more of meth. The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD), the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies identified Inmate Rick Derrell McIntyre as the head of a large-scale drug trafficking organizat... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ricky McMillian, Erica McMillian, Dwayne McMillian and Darian McMillian </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A Robeson County Deputy Sheriff Ricky McMillian, his wife, and two adult sons engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and by submitting false loan applications which r... More...
$ (03-14-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable” and Santos Guillermo Ramirez Mancia, a/k/a “Azazel,” “Timido,” and “Johnny”
Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant's charged with conspiracy to conduct affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activities. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable,” 27, of El Salvador, was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to re... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Eugene Montale Jenkins
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute forty (40) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and ANPP, an a quality of marijuana. Eugene Montale Jenkins, age 36, was a known drug dealer In Edgecombe County who had sold fentanyl, marijuana, cocaine, and crack in from his trap house for a whi... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Augustine Perez Deanna Coleman
Winston--Salem, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Federal probation officers conducted warrantless searches of two residences based on their supervision of Augustine Perez, a federal supervisee subject to warrantless search conditions. Officers first searched Perez’s reported residence and then searched a separate home, owned by... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Eugene Christopher Acuff
Statesville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Gene Christopher Acuff, 62, was employed as a senior manager by Company A, a large retailer with stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As part of his duties, Acuff was responsible for reviewing property tax assessments on Company A’s stores and retaining real estate appra... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Muwsay Ibn Ibrahim Tulu
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing fentanyl and cocaine while armed and with the intent to distribute the drugs, and felon in possession of a firearm. On July 13, 2023, military police found Muwsay Ibn Ibrahim Tulu, of Fayetteville, passed out behind the wheel of a running vehicle in the middle of the road on Fort Bragg with dru... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Wynn A.D. Charlebois
Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses. from 2015 to 2022, Charlebois used companies he owned and controlled, including WC Private, Wilcox Hybrid, Damon Investments, and others, to perpetrate a multi-million-dollar fraudulent investment scheme. Charlebois used his past emplo... More...
$ (01-14-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Jonathan Tadeo-Neri,
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyers James B. Polk represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of meth. An investigation began in January 2023, when a confidential source contacted DEA agents regarding a methamphetamine dealer in the Raleigh area. DEA identified the drug dealer as Jonathan Tadeo-Neri, a 31-year-old Mexican alien, and con... More...
$ (01-06-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr.
New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers Kelly Dagger and Paul Sun represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. After officers arrested Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr., age 20, for armed robbery while using a gun, a state court judge released him in March 2022. A few months later in November 2022, while Locklear roamed free o... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Jovonnte Lamhn Patterson v. Jermal Zamont Moye
Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with felony possession of a firearms. On April 11, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of someone suffering from a gunshot wound in the vicinity of Fayetteville Street and Linwood Avenue. When officers arrived, they did not see anyone suffering from a gunshot wound; however, they... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Joshua Sterling McClain
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possess with intent to distribute forty (40) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, and a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Inve... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Charles Lamont Gregory, III
New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute and felony possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Charles Lamont Gregory, III, age 36, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was driving a car with expired tags in the early morning hours of August 7, 2022. An Elizabeth City Police Officer... More...
$ (01-02-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Yolanda Baker
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Yolanda Baker, age 51, defauded the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security (NCDES) by submitting false pandemic unemployment benefits (UI) applications intended for more than $365,000 in federal benefits. From in or about May 2020 to June 2021, Yolanda Baker carr... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Cheyenne D. Woods
Lumberton, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged withf first-degree murder, discharging a weapon into occupied property, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, robbery with a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping, and malicious conduct of a prison... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort </h1></h1>
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Young Woman .<br> <br> following a four-day trial, a federal jury in Raleigh convicted Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort of three counts of sex trafficking following a four day trial.<br> <br> "These depraved reprobates preyed on vulnerable young women to make money from their suffering... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Tyrrill Lamar Oliver and Khristopher Sean Walker
Graham, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.<br> <br> Tyrrill Lamar Oliver, 33, and Khristopher Sean Walker, 28, were identified as being involved in the fight that result in the shooting of a woman.... More...
$0 (10-11-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Galeb Tharon Jefferson
Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four<br> counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1);<br> conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of<br> 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(D); discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug<br> trafficking cr... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Francisco Villa-Garcia aka Francisco Villa-Dominguez, Andres Busto, and Jesus Pineda Dominguez </h1></h1>
Florence, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with importation of more than 8 kilograms of fentanyl from Mexico to South Carolina.<br> <br> Francisco Villa-Garcia, also known as Francisco Villa-Dominguez, Andres Busto, and Jesus Pineda Dominguez, 68, a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort </h1></h1>
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking<br> <br> n September 25, 2025, following a four-day trial, a federal jury in Raleigh convicted Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort of three counts of sex trafficking following a four day trial.<br> <br> "These depraved reprobates preyed on vulnerable young women to make money from their ... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Eddie Tyrone Davis, Jr.
Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using or possessing a controlled substance, and failing to report to his probation officer. <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Warren Lamar Forrest
Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(D); and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1).<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Charles Page
Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a<br> communication facility to facilitate a felony, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), (d).<br> <br> Under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), it is a federal crime to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility to commit, cause, or facilitate the commission of a drug-related felony.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Qwmaine Raekwon Knott, Andre Khan, Terrance Hargrove, Keith Bagle, Shamar Evans </h1></h1>
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession with intent <br> to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. <br> <br> U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle, along with federal and local law enforcement, announced that five individuals have been charged in separate federal cases as part of a coordinated enforcement operation. In addition to the federal charg... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Montrel Demon Rhone
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; distribution of a fentanyl analogue, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, ... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Ricky Fitzgerald Artis
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by Robbery.<br> <br> On October 10, 2018, Artis and his partner-in-crime, a man named Currie, were<br> indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina for attempted Hobbs Act<br> robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C § 1951 (Count One),1 and using a firearm in connec... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Antonie Elbert Eaddy </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of crack cocaine, 5 kilograms of cocaine, 400 grams of fentanyl, and a quantity of marijuana. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina</h... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Zachery Micah Rice </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Asheville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Methamphetamine Distributor Is Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br>... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Juve Markie Lequan McAlpin </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Asheville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Convicted Felon On Federal Supervision Is Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Firearm Possession</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center... More...
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