Ohio Bank Robbery Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jamal Binford </h2> <center>
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, murder in collection with drug trafficking in violation of 21 U.S.C. 848(2)(1)(A), and used of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c). Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Ke... More...
$ (07-23-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Barry Anderson </h2> </center>
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Barry Anderson, was a 20-plus year employee with a multinational company specializing in industrial explosives and technical and blasting services, who served in various roles throughout the years. In his role as regional president, Anderson embezzled approximately $400,000 through a... More...
$ (04-27-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John Jay Kersey </h2> </center>
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John J. Kersey was a long-time, trusted financial advisor to friends and relatives. For approximately two decades, from 2003 through 2023, he convinced his clients to move their existing investments from his company to purportedly invest in other funds. Kersey then stole the funds and used the money to ... More...
$ (04-07-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Xiangyang He
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in wire and bank fraud. Ohio – Xiangyang He, 41, a Chinese national and illegal alien living in Los Angeles, engaged in a fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans. He personally picked up more than half a million dollars in cash and gold from older victims, including at least one victim in ... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Jonathan Leissler
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud after defrauding his employer, a police organization, and an online fundraising company out of millions of dollars. From about March 2022 to November 2024, Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, Ohio, worked at an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, as its chief financial officer (CFO). This... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Jonathan Leissler
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. from about March 2022 to November 2024, Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, Ohio, worked at an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, as its chief financial officer (CFO). This role allowed him access to sensitive data such as payroll, expenditures, accounts payable, and company credit cards. H... More...
$ (12-26-2025 - Oh)<H2> United States of America v. Eric Hendeson
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Henderson was sentenced in 2019 to 78 months in prison for his role in the Trevitt and Atcheson Crips (T&A) gang-related racketeering conspiracy. Henderson sold gram quantities of crack cocaine in Columbus and Chillicothe on behalf of the racketeering conspiracy,... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Samuel A. Griffith
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and distributing drugs. In October 2025, Samule A. Griffith, age 35, of Ashville, Ohio, allegedly sold narcotics from a room at the Red Roof Inn on Renner Road in Columbus. When law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the location, they discovered 18 firearms and kilogram ... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Colby Smith
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapped two individuals at gunpoint in two different carjacking incidents in the greater Dayton area. Colby Smith, 32, has been in local law enforcement custody since the day of the alleged crimes. He is now charged federally with kidnapping, carjacking and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Ac... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Hernan Burgos Prada
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h), which provides:<br> <br> (h) Any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in this section or section 1957 shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspirac... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Shawn M. Thomas
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence.<br> <br> AI Overview Federal interference with commerce by threats or violence, most notably under the Hobbs Act (\(18\) U.S.C. \(1951\)), makes it illegal to obstruct, delay, or affect interstate or foreign commerce through robbery or extortion. This includes committ... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Steevenson Persona
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> Federal wire fraud law, defined by 18 U.S.C. § 1343, makes it a crime to use electronic communications across state lines to execute a scheme to defraud someone of money, property, or honest services. To secure a conviction, a prosecutor must prove the defendant engaged in a s... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Joel Alonte Travis </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland. Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent Armed Bank Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Ohio Man to Spend More than a Decade in Prison for Violent Armed Bank Robbery</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Clev... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Shannon Matheny
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed bank robbery.<br> <br> Wearing a fake beard and sunglasses, Matheny walked into the First Federal Savings bank in Lorain, Ohio, brandished a silver gun, and demanded cash; he ultimately took about $4,000. When police officers stopped Matheny's car two days later, they discovered drugs, paraphernalia, and a gun. Af... More...
$0 (07-02-2025 - OH)The State of Ohio v. Clinkscale
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Ohio's jail-time-credit statute, R.C. 2967.191, requires that the State of Ohio credit an offender for the time he spent in confinement prior to sentencing. Another statute, the judicial-release statute, R.C. 2929.20, allows a trial court to reduce the nonmandatory prison term of an eligible offen... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel R. Hitlan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud Totaling More Than $2M </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Ohio ... More...
$0 (05-21-2025 - OH)Patrick D. Reed v. Harold May, Warden
Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking reversal of his conviction for drug trafficking, drug possession, firearm possession, and evidence tampering.<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this... More...
$0 (04-15-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Mustafa Ayoub Diab </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding the Federal Government of Pandemic Funding </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Found Guilty of Using His Tax Prep Clients' Identities to Defraud the Federal Government of Pandemic Funding </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (03-28-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Faisal M. Darod; Aden Abdullahi Jama </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with crimes related to armed robberies, I-70 shootout </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Central Ohio men sentenced to 25 years & 13 years in prison for crimes related to armed robberies, I-70 shootout </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Joel M. Mefford </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing cocaine from crime scenes, police evidence room </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Columbus police officer sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for stealing cocaine from crime scenes, police evidence room</h2></center></b></b... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Toni Laverne Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to transport and sell stolen U.S. Treasury bonds across state lines </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Woman Sentenced to Prison for Selling Nearly $300,000 in U.S. Treasury Bonds Stolen from Elderly Victim</h2></center></b></b... More...
$0 (01-09-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Darmani Hawkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Darmani Hawkins, 21, of Auro... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Timothy Hyatt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Six Federal Drug and Gun Crimes </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced for Six Federal Drug and Gun Crimes </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Timothy Hyatt, 36, of Akron, has been senten... More...
$0 (12-13-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Richard Poole
<h2><br> Mount Vernon, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> {¶2} On January 16, 2024, the Knox County Grand Jury indicted appellant with one count of aggravated robbery, in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1), a felony of the first degree. Appellant was arraigned on January 17, 2024, and entered a plea of not guilty on the cha... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Dwight Joseph Elliott Ballard
<h2><br> Bowling Green, Ohio aggravated possession of drugs criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> {¶ 2} On October 6, 2022, a grand jury indicted Ballard on one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs, R.C. 2925.03, a first-degree felony, and one count of aggravated possession of drugs, R.C. 2925.11(A), a second-degree felony, both with forfeiture of money specifi... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Willie James Attaway; Lamond Johnson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder of convenience store owner, armed robberies </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cincinnati men sentenced to decades in prison for murder of convenience store owner, armed robberies</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Tw... More...
$0 (09-09-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Clarissa Cheney; Kevin Gilmore; Tiara Henderson; Ladessa Battlel; Lynard Mitchell; Marcelys Jones </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Six Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Six people have pleaded guilty in a 33-count indictment ... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Derrick Jamison
When Justice Went to Hell in Cincinnati, Ohio a criminal defense lawyer unsuccessfully represented Derrick Jamison who was Charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> On August 1, 1984, Gary Mitchell was alone, tending bar at the Central Bar. The Central Bar, located near downtown Cincinnati, had been owned by Mitchell's family for forty years. When two patrons came into the bar, around 2:00 p.m.,... More...
$0 (01-12-1985 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Cody N. Beasley; Kenan M. Lay </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with aiding & abetting armed robberies of mail carriers </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> 2 defendants sentenced to prison for aiding & abetting armed robberies of mail carriers </h2></center><br> <br> Two Columbus men were sentenced in U.... More...
$0 (05-06-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Kelli Prather </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Ohio Woman Sentenced for Violation of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation for Damaging Pregnancy Center </h2></center><br> <br> A Cincinnati woman conv... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Brinson Caleb Silver </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding local business.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b>Defendant used stolen funds to buy yacht, amphibious plane, luxury vehicle </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A California man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for embezzling mo... More...
$0 (03-21-2024 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Teresia M. Jones </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Cleveland, Ohio Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Money Laundering.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> Teresia M. Jones, 34, of Holland, Ohio, was sentenced to 7 years in prison by District Judge Jack Zouhary after earlier ple... More...
$0 (02-22-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Joe D'Ambrosio
Cleveland, Ohio defendant Joe D'Ambrosio, a 26-year-old white male, was accused of killing Estel Anthony Klann on September 24, 1988.<br> <br> Estel Anthon Klann's body was found in Doan's Creek in Cleveland. Klann, a jogger, had been stabbed three times.<br> <br> Edward Expinoza, Thomas Michael Keenan, and JOe D'Ambrosio were charged with murder. Espinoza pleaded guilty and testified againt Kee... More...
$0 (12-31-1898 - OH)United States of America v. Ronald Coleman, Jr.
Defendant Ronald Coleman appeals the district court's denial of <br> a motion to suppress the fruits of a warrant for vehicle tracking and a residential search warrant <br> ><br> No. 18-1083 United States v. Coleman Page 2<br> on the grounds that the warrants lacked probable cause and that law enforcement's installation of <br> the vehicle tracker violated the Fourth Amendment. Because the warran... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)Duryane Chaney v. United States
Duryane Chaney pleaded guilty to one count each of felon in <br> possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Because his criminal <br> No. 17-2024 Chaney v. United States Page 2<br> record included convictions for one "serious drug offense†and two "violent felon[ies],†Chaney <br> was sentenced as an armed career criminal, subject to the Armed Career Cr... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. William Steele
Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.<br> <br> After ten days of trial, a jury convicted Defendant William S. Steele ("Steeleâ€) of (1) Racketeering Conspiracy ("RICO Conspiracyâ€) under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and (2) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Tamela Lee
<br> Defendant Tamela M. Lee ("Defendant†or "Leeâ€) appeals from <br> the district court judgment convicting her on six counts after a plea of not guilty and sentencing <br> her to a total term of sixty months' imprisonment. Counts One through Four concerned <br> conspiracy to commit honest services mail and wire fraud, honest services mail fraud, Hobbs Act <br> conspiracy, and Hobbs... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Kenneth Jackson
<br> A. Pre-Trial Proceedings<br> 1. Indictment and Guilty Pleas<br> In December 2015, Jackson, Palmer, Tervon'tae Taylor, D'Wan Dillard, Jr., and Calvin <br> Rembert were charged with multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(2)—carjacking resulting in <br> serious bodily injury—and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii)—using, carrying, or possessing a <br> firearm during a crime... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)United States of America v. Roy Bradley, Sr.
<br> Steven Ingersoll was an optometrist in Bay City, Michigan. (Bradley PSR at 5). He was <br> also the sole owner of Smart Schools Management (SSM) and Smart Schools, Inc. (SSI), two <br> entities created to operate public charter schools in Michigan. R. 393 (Tr. at 39, 50) (Page ID <br> #8472, 8483); R. 394 (Tr. at 11) (Page ID #8579); R. 396 (Tr. at 164–65) (Page ID #8903–04). <b... More...
$0 (12-28-2023 - OH)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHN MADDUX, JR.; CHRISTINA CARMAN; JULIE COSCIA; MICHAEL E.SMITH
RE The defendants here took part in a decade-long scheme <br> surreptitiously to sell tax-free cigarettes, thereby defrauding federal, state, and local governments <br> of more than $45 million in tax revenue. The federal government eventually uncovered the <br> scheme and charged them with 34 counts of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit mail <br> or wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.... More...
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