CHAD A. READLER, Circuit Judge. Defendant Wesley Muchow pled guilty to one
count of receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit
conduct. After weighing the parties’ respective arguments at the sentencing hearing, the district
court sentenced Muchow at the very bottom of the proposed United States Sentencing Guidelines
range. We re... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

In many respects, Wesley Muchow lived a life one could be proud of, and certainly not
one that would catch the eye of federal prosecutors. He graduated from high school, was
gainfully employed as a machine operator, and made a home in Bucyrus, a north central Ohio
community located along the historic Lincoln Highway. Muchow had a close bond with his
family, relying on their sup... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. Mason Shepherd admitted to possessing several
thousand images and videos of child pornography and pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and
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distribution of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). The district court sentenced
Shepherd to 96 months in prison and six years of supervised release and al... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a bribery scheme to bribe a Kazakh official on behalf of Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc., an Ohio subsidiary of a British firm.

Federal courts do not play “catch me if you can.” If a defendant refuses to show up to answer an indictment, ignores an arrest warrant, or leaves the jurisdiction... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

In 2012, federal agents learned that Iranian scientist Sirous
Asgari was working on cutting-edge metallurgy research at Case Western Reserve University in
Cleveland, Ohio. The government suspected that Asgari had lied on his visa application and had
transmitted scientific information to Iran in violation of American sanctions laws. Investigators
applied for a warrant to searc... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

RE The defendants here took part in a decade-long scheme
surreptitiously to sell tax-free cigarettes, thereby defrauding federal, state, and local governments
of more than $45 million in tax revenue. The federal government eventually uncovered the
scheme and charged them with 34 counts of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit mail
or wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

This case is one of many that have arisen from the government’s
investigation into a child pornography website known as “Playpen.” Andrew Moorehead was
indicted for possession and receipt of child pornography based on his activity on the website.
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He moved to suppress the evidence against him, arguing that it was obtained... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

This case is one of many that have arisen from the government’s
investigation into a child pornography website known as “Playpen.” Andrew Moorehead was
indicted for possession and receipt of child pornography based on his activity on the website.
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No. 18-5216 United States v. Moorehead Page 2
He moved to suppress the evidence against him, arguing that it was obtained... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application.

From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the victi... More...    $0 (12-07-2023 - OH)

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography.

This case came to the attention of law enforcement after a high school principal in Iowa contacted local police in 2017 after learning a 15-year-old student was communicating with Kyle Brackman, 29, of Delta, Ohio, and the messages were sexual in nature. It was later determined that B... More...    $0 (11-17-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence and felony possession and use of a firearm.
Ronald Lee Jacobs, 46, was convicted of six counts of robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.

The verdict was announced Monday afternoon following a trial that began on Aug. 7 before Ch... More...    $0 (08-15-2023 - OH)

Logan, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted child endangerment, etc.

Ella M. Webb, 62, was charged with four counts of child endangerment, three of them third-degree felonies and one a first-degree misdemeanor.

Webb was one of three individuals charged with caging a small child in a playpen.... More...    $0 (07-28-2023 - OH)

Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on an excessive force theory.


Following a police investigation which resulted in a bite from a police dog, Plaintiff Kody Ketring brought this lawsuit against the City of Loveland and several police officers. The defendants removed the matter to federal court. (Doc. 1.) Following discovery, Defendants mov... More...    $0 (06-06-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with child exploitation and pornography.

In January 2019, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office received information relating to two potential exploitation victims. Forensic examination of cell phones and other electronic devices revealed that Bernard Jakits, age 72,, of Annapolis, Maryland, had communicated via text mes... More...    $0 (05-31-2023 - OH)

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting children and possessing child pornography.

Nicholas J. Veerkamp, 32, of Colerain Township, Ohio, was accused of sexually exploited a 9-year-old victim and a 12-year-old victim and kept images of the exploitation.

“This defendant has shown a consistent pattern of sexually abusing chi... More...    $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

Akron, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

Like many employers, The J.M. Smucker Company required its workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Under its policy, and to comply with the law, Smucker afforded employees medical or religious exemptions. Plaintiff Sherry L. Mendoza requested an exemption based on her religious ... More...    $0 (05-22-2023 - OH)

Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child porn.

Zachary Ryan Balusik, age 41, of Toledo, Ohio, was identified entering online chat rooms that involved streaming videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

On February 23, 2022, a search warrant was executed at Balusik’s residence in Toledo, Ohio where elec... More...    $0 (05-17-2023 - OH)

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor.

Michael J. Zacharias, a priest, was charged with five counts of sex trafficking. The charges related to three victims, two of whom Zacharias trafficked when they were minors and as adults.

Evidence presented to the jury detailed how Zacharias paid the victims to engage in sex acts wi... More...    $0 (05-12-2023 - OH)

Akron, Ohioa employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

Defendant is the manufacturer of GOJO Hand Cleaner and Purell Advanced Hand Sanitzer and similar products.

"The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting... More...    $0 (04-26-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

One October evening in 2020, a man walked into a Walgreens in Columbus, Ohio. He
was wearing dark clothes, and his pants and shoes had white stains on them. The man placed a
pack of gum on the counter and asked the clerk for cigarettes. When the clerk requested
identification, the man r... More...    $0 (03-28-2023 - OH)