Oregon False Arrest Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Karen Serobovich Vardanyan also known as Karl Lagerfeld also known as Maneeken </h2> </center>
Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged for his role in Ryuk ransomware attacks and an extortion conspiracy targeting companies throughout the United States, including a technology company operating in Oregon. 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> Between Novembe... More...
$ (07-12-2026 - OR)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jaswinder Singh, a.k.a. Balwinder Singh </h2> </center>
Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with illegally procured his citizenship by lying about his identity and immigration history. 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> Jaswinder Singh, a.k.a. Balwinder Singh, 54, applied for an immigration benefit in August 1990... More...
$ (06-19-2026 - OR)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Olena Oblamska </h2> </center>
Portland, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in a Ponzi scheme. Reported By <a href=”https://www.morelaw.com/about” target=”_new”>Kent Morlan</a> Olena Oblamska, 42, Ukrainian national and her co-conspirators advertised Forsage as a decentralized matrix project based on network marketing and “smart contracts,” which are self-executing c... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - OR)<H2> United States of America v. Michael Malekzadeh
Eugene, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged or his role in a vast fraud conspiracy that cost customers more than $65 million in unfulfilled orders and defrauded financial institutions out of more than $15 million. Michael Malekzadeh, 42, a Eugene was found guilt. “This million-dollar fraud was fueled by the defendant’s insatiable greed and wreaked havoc on ... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Temika Gardner </h1></h1>
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault on a Federal Officer.<br> <br> Temika Gardner, 40, of Portland, made her first appearance in federal court after being charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer.<br> <br> On October 23, 2025, Gardner was near the vehicle of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officers after the... More...
$0 (10-25-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Ezequiel Ramos Hernandez </h1></h1>
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting FBI Agents and Distributing Controlled Substances.<br> <br> A man made his first appearance in federal court today after assaulting two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents following his arrest on federal drug distribution charges.<br> <br> Ezequiel Ramos Hernandez, 28, has been charged by criminal c... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Julie Winters </h1></h1>
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felony Intimidation of a Federal Officer and Resisting Arrest.<br> <br> Defendant Julie Winters, 47, of Portland, pleaded guilty yesterday to Felony Intimidation of a Federal Officer and Resisting Arrest.<br> <br> According to court documents, on June 24, 2025, Winters brandished a large knife and swung it back and for... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Ricky Fontaine </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> High Volume Central Oregon Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A known, high-volume Central Oregon dru... More...
$0 (04-09-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. David Katz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Payroll Tax Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oregon Check Casher Sentenced to Federal Prison for Payroll Tax Scheme Involving $177 Million</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David Katz, 48, from Tualatin, Oregon, was... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Samantha Miller </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Illegally Dispensing Animal Drugs </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Columbia County Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Illegally Dispensing Animal Drugs</h2></center></b></b> <... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Michael David Anastasia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Identity Theft and Evading Tax Debt Payments </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Redmond Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Evading Tax Debt Payments</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Redmond, Oregon man... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Shirley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Manufacturing Marijuana and Falsifying Tax Returns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Josephine County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Manufacturing Marijuana and Falsifying Tax Returns</h2></center></b></b> </h2></c... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - OR)State of Oregon v. Mario Alberto Huerta-Contreras
<h2><br> Salem, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle (UUV), ORS 164.135.<br> <br> <br> To commit the crime of UUV, a person must knowingly take, operate, exercise control over or otherwise use another's vehicle, and be aware of and consciously disregard a substantial and unjustifiable risk that they do not have<br> [336 Or.App. 253] t... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - OR)State of Oregon v. James Gilbert Darcy, Jr.
<h2><br> Bend, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with resisting arrest in violation of ORS 162.315 and Harassment in violation of 166.065.... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Clifford Court Uptegrove </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing at least ten bank robberies, including five while armed </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Washington State man who admitted t... More...
$0 (09-19-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina LLC </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Southern Oregon Restaurant Sentenced in Federal Court for Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On a 13-month period beginning in April 2020, Amigos Mexica... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Mark Villanueva </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Negotiated Guns-for-Drugs </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lane County Man Who Negotiated Guns-for-Drugs Trade Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lane County, Oregon man who negotiated the ... More...
$0 (07-21-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Mark Villanueva </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Negotiating Guns-for-Drugs </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lane County Man Who Negotiated Guns-for-Drugs Trade Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In August 2020, special agents from the Bureau of ... More...
$0 (07-17-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Lee Peterson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting a Child </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oklahoma Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Oklahoma City man was sentenced to federal prison ... More...
$0 (07-12-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Yuriy Viktorovich Vasilchuk </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds </h2></center></b></b> </h2></c... More...
$0 (06-17-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. John Rocha </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Nicholas&l=Granath&i=146744&z=97801" target="_new">Nicholas Paul Granath</a> represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Calaveras County Man Sentenced for C... More...
$0 (05-13-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew K. Mitchell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with depriving victims' civil rights, obstructing justice </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Former Columbus vice detective sentenced to 11 years in prison for depriving victims' civil rights, obstructing justice </h2></center><br> <br> A fo... More...
$0 (05-09-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Johnell Lee Cleveland </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Tigard Repeat Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity and Launderi... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. William Thomas Gillespie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> Cave Junction Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics </h2></center><br> <br> A Cave Junction, Oregon m... More...
$0 (04-26-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. William Thomas Gillespie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics .</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Cave Junction Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Narcotics </h2></center><br> <br> A Cave Junction, Oregon man... More...
$0 (04-26-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Dunham </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Schemes to Defraud Simplot.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Former Grass Seed Company Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Schemes to Defraud Simplot</h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> <br> An Idaho man who formerly supe... More...
$0 (03-21-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Jessie Martinez-Gill; Blake Anthony Fulleton; Miguel Espana </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking </h2></center></i><br> <br> U.S. v. Martinez-Gil<br> <br> According to court documents, between August 1, 2019, ... More...
$0 (03-15-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil; Blake Anthony Fulleton; Miguel Espana</h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red">Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b>Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking </h2></center></i><br> <br> In separate criminal cases, three southern Oregon drug traffickers, including the leader of a Kl... More...
$0 (03-16-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Keandre Dshawn LaMarcus Brown </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder Committed Amid Violent Robbery Spree.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Portland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Murder Committed Amid Violent Robbery Spree </h3></center></i><br> <br> A Portland man was sentenced to 30 y... More...
$0 (03-12-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Michael James DeFrees </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Funds, Laundering Proceeds.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> A real estate developer and part-time resident of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to federal prison for fraudulen... More...
$0 (02-11-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Ash Clark </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Drugs to Portland High School Students.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> A local man was sentenced to federal prison today for selling drugs to Portland high school students.<br> <br> Jonathan Ash Clark, 43... More...
$0 (01-22-2024 - OR)Alana Marie Souza, et al. v. Brick House, Inc.
Eugene, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a 15 U.S.C. 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act) violation theory.<br> <br> 15 U.S.C. 1125 provides:<br> <br> (1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any... More...
$0 (12-10-2023 - OR)Kemp Strickland v. Fay Servicing, L.L.C.
Portland, Oregon Consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories.<br> <br> "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. It applies to third-party debt collectors, which are companies or individuals that collect debts on ... More...
$1 (10-20-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Tony Daniel Klein
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with depriving another of right by sexual assault,in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and false declaration before a court in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1623(a).<br> <br> Tony Daniel Klein, 38, of Clackamas County, Oregon, sexually assaulted nine female inmates while serving as a nurse at the Coffee Creek Correctional Family, Oregon'... More...
$0 (10-18-2023 - OR)Luz A. Nunez v. Brandon Jones, et al.
Pendleton, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Blevins theory.<br> <br> <br> 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...
$0 (09-27-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Heraclio Diaz-Sanchez, a/k/a Miguel Rafal Barajas-Magna
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute cocaine.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (09-19-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Theodore Johnson
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud.<br> <br> In February 2017, Theodore Johnson, 62, a Portland resident, incorporated and began serving as the director of operations for Ten Penny International Housing Foundation, an Oregon-based non-profit organization. After Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in Marc... More...
$0 (07-06-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Melesio Gomez-Rivera
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaing in a multiyear scheme to evade the payment of payroll and income taxes on the wages of construction workers.<br> <br> Melesio Gomez-Rivera, 49, of Aloha, Oregon, owned and operated a residential construction company called Novatos Construction. From January 2014 until December 2017, Gomez-Rivera and several other c... More...
$0 (05-31-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Robert J. Jesenik, Andrew N. MacRitchie and Brian K. Rise
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.<br> <br> Robert J. Jesenik, 63, former chief executive officer of Aequitas and resident of Lake Oswego, Oregon; Andrew N. MacRitchie, 59, formerly of Palm Harbor, Florida; and Brian K. Rice, 56, of Portland were found guilty of conspiring with one another to commit mail and wire fraud and 28 ind... More...
$0 (05-17-2023 - OR)State of Oregon v. Billy Lee Oatney, Jr.
Hillsboro, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hillsboro_OR_State.jpg" alt="Washington County Courthouse - Hillsboro, Oregon"><br> <P><br> Washington County Courthouse - Hillsboro, Oregon</a><br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="http... More...
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