Ohio Family Law Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Terrance Colvin </h2> </center>
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to district illegal drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 844 and felony possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. 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 2024, local HSI agents were notified by HS... More...
$ (08-18-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mark John Buschman </h2> </center>
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States to Saudi Arabia in violation of 18 U.S.C.371; transporting and shipping firearms with removed, obliterated, or altered serial numbers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, unlawful dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(1)(A), and making false ... More...
$ (07-07-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Deniss Zolotarjovs </h2> </center>
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with money laundering and mail fraud. By Kent Morlan Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was accused of conspiring to commit both money laundering and wire fraud in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of cybercrime that typicall... More...
$ (05-07-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Strahler </h2> </center>
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making obscene or harassing phone calls, engaging in interstate domestic violence, and selling/transferring obscene matter. James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, installed more than 24 AI platforms and more than 100 AI web-based models on his phone. The defendant used telephone calls, voicemails, text messages and web ... More...
$ (04-09-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Johnathan Brown </h2> </center>
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with secretly recorded young girls nude and committed hands-on offenses of a teenager. Johnathan Brown, 34, hid outside bedroom windows and placed cameras inside a laundry basket to record minors after they exited from showers. He told victims he needed to see their bodies for “medical reasons.” Brown also groomed ... More...
$ (03-25-2026 - OH)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jaime Ortega-Urquidi </h2> </center>
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, with Notice of Prior Serious Drug Felony Conviction; and illegal Reentry of Alien Following Removal, with Notice of Prior Aggravated Felony Conviction. On May 28, 2025, Lorain police officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in which Jaime Ortega-Urquidi, 63, was a ... More...
$ (03-16-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Dustin Jagger
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Dustin Jagger, 41, of Canton, Ohio, and Damarco McKinley, 26, of Cleveland, worked for the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), where he used his position as a logistics employee to purchase $198,183.84 worth of iPads, iPhones, and other electronics and goods. Jagger kept s... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Kevin Deramus and Dorian Freeman,
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Kevin Deramus, 46, was the head of the drug trafficking organization. He obtained, cut, processed and distributed large quantities of drug mixes made with heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, xylazine and other drugs. He was sentenced on Feb. 11 to 294 months in prison. Throughout this inve... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Robert Craig
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Robert Craig, of Charlotte, conspired with others to create and distribute so-called “animal crush videos” which depicted acts of sadistic violence against baby and a... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a deported alien and distributing drugs. Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade, 52, of Mexico, has been deported from the United States on four previous occasions. In July 2024, law enforcement officials encountered Rodriguez-Andrade in Pataskala, Ohio. The defendant possessed nearly two and a half kilograms of b... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Timothy Sutton
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyerS represented the Defendant charged with healthcare billing conspiracy scheme that was intended to fraudulently bill Medicare for more than $14.5 million. imothy Sutton, 44, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, deliberately lied about performing patient examinations and then used his role as a trusted medical professional to line his pockets at the expense of taxp... More...
$ (01-14-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. William D. DeFoor
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with by criminal complaint with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers. Around midnight, United States Secret Service (USSS) agents observed William D. DeFoor, 26, running alo... More...
$ (01-05-2026 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Michael W. Honaker
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and Theft of Government Property. Michael W. Honaker, 55, of Windham, Ohio, was sentenced to 31 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David A. Ruiz, after he pleaded guilty in December 2024 to wire fraud and theft of government property. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. David Mitsnefes
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child exploitation and pornography crimes for allegedly hiding spy cameras in the house of minor victims. Between 2021 and 2025, on multiple occasions the family of teenaged victims found hidden cameras in the minors’ bedrooms. David Mitsnefes, age 32, allegedly used wifi to save videos of the minor occupants in ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Donald Sims
Youngstown, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of supervised release. Donald Sims has a history of run-ins with the law. Among his past offenses are two federal convictions for possessing a firearm as a felon. The sentences for both offenses included periods of supervised release, provisions he struggled to honor.... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - 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. Kahrese Tracey Scott Lee
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport stolen vehicles, possession of stolen cars, trafficking in stolen vehicles, possession of stolen auto parts, and operating a chop shop. between at least October 2023 and October 2024, Kahrese Tracey Scott Lee, ate 28, of Cincinnati, who is also known as “Reese Lee” and “Bennett Jones,” k... 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> Eric L. Patterson v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al.
Cleveland, Ohio, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming that UnitedHealth Group, his insurer and health plan administrator. In short, Patterson claims that United collected reimbursement for medical expenses paid on Patterson’s behalf even though his health plan gave United no such right. Patterson sued United and others under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - OH)<H2> United States of America v. Jaylin Iler
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 18 USC 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).<br> <br> (a) Any person who—<br> (1) knowingly mails, or transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, any ... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - 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)<H2> Eric J. Wittenburg and Carol Wislon v. DM Excavating, LLC
Columbus, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment benefits E.R.I.S.A law theory.... More...
$1 (11-14-2025 - OH)<H2> Jennifer Rush v. Root Insuarance Company
Cincinnati, Ohio insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Andrew Hoskinson
Newark, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated murder, two counts of murder, one count of felonious assault and one count of strangulation.<br> <br> Andrew Hoskinson was accused =f beating and strangling 21-year-old Tala Smith near the Manning Street Bridge in Newark in March 2024.<br> <br> Hoskinson spoke briefly, asking for forgiveness from Smith's family... More...
$0 (10-31-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Robert Elwood Matthews
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.<br> <br> Under federal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a criminal act, coupled with an intent to achieve the goal. In many cases, the government must also prove that at least one member of the conspiracy took an "overt act" in furthe... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Bahadar Durrant
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.<br> <br> Under federal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a criminal act, coupled with an intent to achieve the goal. In many cases, the government must also prove that at least one member of the conspiracy took an "overt act" in furtherance of... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - 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. Gelacio Macias-Olivares </h1></h1>
Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering United States <br> <br> A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court here to 21 months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being convicted of a felony crime.<br> <br> Gelacio Macias-Olivares, 42, was found by law enforcement in Lebanon, Ohio, in April. The defendant has ... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Robert Orvaets
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of fiarearm and ammunition.<br> <br> Robert Oravets committed a series of serious felonies. He claims that the Second Amendment nonetheless protects his right to possess a firearm. <br> <br> Six years ago, Ohio indicted Oravets on two counts of drug trafficking with a firearm. Prosecutors dropped the... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Daveion Wright </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually exploiting toddler on Snapchat </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Butler County man sentenced to 29 years in prison for sexually exploiting toddler on Snapchat</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i><... More...
$0 (09-09-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Davion Shepherd </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> One count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances<br> <br> Three counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance </font/color="red"></b></center></i>.<br> </i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> <br> Cleveland ... More...
$0 (09-09-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Claude Coleman
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with or two counts of drug trafficking, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and use of a <br> firearm during drug trafficking, id. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). <br> <br> Late on a May evening in Cleveland, officers approached a man drinking alcohol on a sidewalk in v... More...
$0 (08-26-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Davis Lu </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Deploying Destructive Computer Code on Ohio-based Company's Global Network </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Deploying Destructive Computer Code on Ohio-based Company's Global Network</h2></center></b></b><... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - OH)Thomas D. Rable v. SOMPO America Insurance Company
Toledo, Ohio insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who used on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Atsushi Tanaka died in a car accident with an allegedly underinsured semitruck. Tanaka's Estate sued Sompo America Insurance Co. for underinsured motorist coverage and umbrella coverage under his employer's insurance policies. ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Devante Glenn
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling<br> drugs that led to an overdose death, appeals his conviction on two counts of distributing<br> carfentanil, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and one count of using a<br> telecommunications device to facilitate the transaction, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). <br> <br> On July 19,... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - OH)Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.
Columbus, Ohio employmentlaw lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> <br> Monica Gray helped a colleague secure an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The colleague's supervisor opposed the accommodation and, a few months later, reported Gray for timecard falsification. State Farm investigated the report and fired Gray. Gray t... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Jeff Smith v. City of Union, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Officer Jeff Smith was the City of Union's oldest and longest-tenured police officer. The City fired him after it found that he had violated several police department policies over a two-day span. An arbitrator later ordered the City to reinstate Officer Smith because, in its view, the City ha... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Matthew Warman v. Mount St. Joseph University, et al.
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Matthew Warman, a former graduate student at Mount St. Joseph<br> University (MSJU), objected to taking the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. When<br> MSJU announced that it would require all students and employees to be vaccinated, Warman<br> applied for a religious exempti... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Robert Cox v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Loggistics, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence wrongful death theories.<br> <br> Robert Cox sued Total Quality Logistics, Inc. and Total Quality Logistics, LLC (together, "TQLâ€) for negligence under Ohio law. Mr. Cox alleged that TQL, in its capacity as a freight broker, negligently hired an unsafe motor carrier, resulting in a mo... More...
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