Oregon Excessive Force Law
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Martin Lynch, et al. v. Mutnomah County
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Portland, Oregon real property lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on wrongful taking and excessive fines theories.
Plaintiffs have ALLEGED viable takings and excessive fines claims under federal law and viable takings claims under Oregon law, and these claims are not barred by collateral estoppel or res judicata. As to the timeliness of these claims, this Court holds... More...
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(12-27-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Steven Shirley
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Manufacturing Marijuana and Falsifying Tax Returns
Josephine County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Manufacturing Marijuana and Falsifying Tax Returns More...
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(12-23-2024 - OR)
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State of Arizona v. Richard Darrel Eggers
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Salem, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.
ORS 166.255 provides, in part, that "it is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm or ammunition if *** [t]he person has been convicted of a qualifying misdemeanor and, at the time of the offense, the person was *** [a] family or household member of ... More...
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(10-24-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Hunter Fenstermaker; Napoleon Gomez; Conner Lee Francis,
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Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Southern Oregon Teenager
Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Southern Oregon Teenager
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(09-20-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Horacio Luna-Perez
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Prominent Oregon Drug Trafficker and Final Defendant in Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
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(08-19-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Victor Diaz-Ramirez
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Drug Trafficking
Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Lane County Sentenced to Federal Prison
From at least ... More...
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(06-18-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Yuriy Viktorovich Vasilchuk
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds
Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds More...
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(06-17-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. John Rocha
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Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer Nicholas Paul Granath represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
Calaveras County Man Sentenced for C... More...
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(05-13-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Andrew Miles Devos
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Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Methamphetamine
Klamath Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Methamphetamine
Klamath Falls, Oregon man with multiple previous dru... More...
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(05-13-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Johnell Lee Cleveland
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity
Tigard Repeat Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity and Launderi... More...
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(05-07-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. William Thomas Gillespie
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Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics
Cave Junction Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics
A Cave Junction, Oregon m... More...
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(04-26-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. William Thomas Gillespie
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics . Cave Junction Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics
A Cave Junction, Oregon man... More...
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(04-26-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Israel Sarabia
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking. Central Oregon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison
A Central Oregon drug trafficker who conspired with others to traffic fentanyl and methamphetamine to Madras ... More...
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(04-24-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Francisco Moncada
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking.
Portland Area Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison
A local drug trafficker who sourced large quantities of fentanyl from out-of-state ... More...
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(03-27-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Francisco Moncada
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking . Portland Area Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison
A local drug trafficker who sourced large quantities of fentanyl from out-of-state c... More...
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(03-27-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Francisco Moncada
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking. Portland Area Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison
A local drug trafficker who sourced large quantities of fentanyl from out-of-state ... More...
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(03-27-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Juan Jessie Martinez-Gill; Blake Anthony Fulleton; Miguel Espana
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking. Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking
U.S. v. Martinez-Gil
According to court documents, between August 1, 2019, ... More...
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(03-15-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil; Blake Anthony Fulleton; Miguel Espana
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking.
Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking
In separate criminal cases, three southern Oregon drug traffickers, including the leader of a Kl... More...
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(03-16-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Keandre Dshawn LaMarcus Brown
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder Committed Amid Violent Robbery Spree.
Portland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder Committed Amid Violent Robbery Spree
A Portland man was sentenced to 30 y... More...
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(03-12-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Rolando Daniel Benitez
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Portland, Oregon Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Abusing Multiple Children.
A former Portland resident was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually abusing multiple children, videorecording and photographing th... More...
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(02-20-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Jonathan Ash Clark
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Drugs to Portland High School Students.
A local man was sentenced to federal prison today for selling drugs to Portland high school students.
Jonathan Ash Clark, 43... More...
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(01-22-2024 - OR)
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United States of America v. Luis Angel Rivera-Huezo
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Portland, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.
The leader of a drug distribution organization responsible for trafficking large quantities of illegal drugs into the Portland Metropolitan Area for redistribution and sale was sentenced to federal prison today.... More...
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(01-09-2024 - OR)
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Jose Artemio Carmona-Perez v. City of Salem, et al.
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Eugene, Oregon personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the defendants on prisoner civil rights theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.
This action arises from an encounter between Jose Artemio Carmona-Perez and police officers on February 28, 2018, in Salem, Oregon. Plaintiff Carmona-Perez (“Plaintiff”) filed suit against Defendants City of Salem, Sergeant Michael Baske... More...
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(10-20-2023 - OR)
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Luz A. Nunez v. Brandon Jones, et al.
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Pendleton, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Blevins theory.
Plaintiff Luz Nunez brought this action against Defendants, five federal officers. Plaintiff alleges the federal officers violated her Fourth Amendment rights by unlawfully arresting her after a traffic stop. Plaintiff sues the federal officers in their individual capacities f... More...
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(09-27-2023 - OR)
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United States of America v. Heraclio Diaz-Sanchez, a/k/a Miguel Rafal Barajas-Magna
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
On December 19, 2022, Defendant, Heraclio Diaz-Sanchez, was driving northbound on I-5 from California. Near Salem, Oregon, Trooper Miller of the Oregon State Police noticed Mr. Diaz-Sanchez's car, a nondescript silver Honda Accord, with a California license p... More...
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(09-19-2023 - OR)
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United States of America v. Eugene Michael Brown
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, as part of an ongoing federal racketeering investigation of the Hoover Criminal Gang, law enforcement obtained photos online of Brown, a convicted felon, posing with other known Hoover members.
On the evening spanning May 21 and 22, 2022, ... More...
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(09-11-2023 - OR)
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United States of America v. Dennis Richard DeChenne Jr.
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Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with transporting methamphetamine in Deschutes County.
In April 2020, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team began investigating Dennis Richard DeChenne Jr., 39, of Gresham, Oregon, after learning he was involved in transporting large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from the Portland area to Central Or... More...
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(07-12-2023 - OR)
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United States of America v. Oscar Manuel Rosas Gaona
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer representing defendant charged with drug trafficking.
In April 2023, special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arranged to purchase 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl for 70 cents per pill. On April 14, 2023, the agents, working in partnership with the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF), completed t... More...
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(05-08-2023 - OR)
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Jorge Bello v. City of Portland
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Portland, Oregon civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that his constitutional rights were violated by John Oliphant, a City of Portland employee

Federal Courthouse - Por... More...
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(03-17-2023 - or)
United States of America v. Lyle Justin Schirm
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with shipping a handgun and ammunition to the United Kingdom and possessing a pound of meth in his residence.

Federal Courthouse - P... More...
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(02-17-2023 - OR)
United States of America v. Kahlani Hamilton Jones
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Federal Courthouse - Portland, Oregon
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(02-09-2023 - OR)
United States of America v. Tom Redhawk Tias
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Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter.
On January 26, 2021, Tom Redhawk Tias, age 22, contacted law enforcement to report an unresponsive adult. ... More...
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(12-15-2022 - Or)
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United States of America v. Andrew Thomas Tager
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Eugene, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Child Online.
In May 2018, Andrew Thomas when Tager was 28 years old, he posed as a female employee of Musical.ly and began communicating with a then-10-year-old Oregon child. He encouraged the child to participate in a fictional “crown program” wherein the child could earn a “crown” by sendi... More...
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(09-19-2022 - OR)
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United States of America v. Roshon Edward Thomas
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Spokane, Washington criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding for small businesses.
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding intende... More...
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(08-16-2022 - OR)
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United States of America v. Michael Malekzadeh
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Eugene, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and money laundering.
The former owner and chief financial officer of Zadeh Kicks LLC, a now-defunct Oregon corporation that sold limited edition and collectible sneakers online perpetrating a fraud scheme that allegedly cost customers more than $70 million in unfulfilled ord... More...
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(08-03-2022 - OR)
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United States of America v. Johnl Jackson
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged for transporting two teen girls across state lines, drugging and sexually abusing them, and selling them to other men for sex.
In 2016, John L. Jackson, age 34, met and befriended Keonte Desmond Scott, 23, also of Vancouver, after Scott’s release from prison. Jackson sold Scott cocaine and eventually began coaching h... More...
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(07-25-2022 - OR)
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United States of America v. Zongtao Chen a/k/a Mark Chen
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with international sex trafficking organization operating dozens of illegal Asian brothels in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Zongtao Chen aka Mark Chen, 49, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, led a criminal enterprise that recruited women, primarily from China, to travel to the United States and elsewhere to engage... More...
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(06-09-2022 - OR)
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Linda Senn v. Kyle Smith, et al.
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Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant claiming that her civil rights were violated by Defendants.
The panel denied a motion for attorney's fees sought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 following the panel's decision, in an unpublished disposition, affirming the denial of qualified immunity to a deputy sergeant who allegedly violated plaintiff... More...
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(06-08-2022 - OR)
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United States of America v. John Armas
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.
John Armas, age 44, of Hillsboro operated a methamphetamine distribution cell as part of a larger drug trafficking network led by Victor Alvarez Farfan, 50, of Oregon City, Oregon. Armas would receive pounds of methamphetamine at his residence from Farfan or associates of Farfan and, in turn, tra... More...
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(05-26-2022 - OR)
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United States of America v. Malik Fard Muhammad
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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device.
Malik Fard Muhammad, age 25, traveled to Portland with his girlfriend from their home in Indianapolis to violently engage in area riots. On September 5, 2020, during a large civil disturbance in east Portland, demonstrators threw dangerous objects at police, including c... More...
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(03-28-2022 - OR)
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Kent Morlan, Esq.
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