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United States of America v. Justin Glauthier
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking through facilities of interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2261A(2)(B). Reported by: Kent Morlan Justin Glauthier, age 31, of Anaheim, California, obtained women’s names, photog... More...
(08-09-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Jesus Matos Perez
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of stolen identities of American citizens to fraudulently obtain Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and unemployment benefits. Reported by Kent Morlan Jesus Matos Perez... More...
(07-13-2026 - RI)State of Rhode Island v. Nelson Carreiro
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree child molestation. Reported by Kent Morlan The sordid facts leading to this criminal appeal began in 2005, when the complainant was ten years old and in the fourth grade. At that time... More...
(06-12-2026 - ri)United States of America v. Joseph Hickman
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Reported by Kent Morlan... More...
(06-12-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Kareem Pires
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Reported by Kent Morlan Kareem Pires, 27, of Wareham, participated in a conspiracy to arrange for the killing of a federal witness connected to a pending feder... More...
(06-01-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Adam Young and Harrison Gevirtz
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with operating a business that provided services to customers engaged in widespread telemarketing and tech-support fraud schemes targeting victims throughout the United States and abroad. Reported by Kent Morlan Former CEO Adam Young, 42, of Miami, FL, and former CSO Harrison Gevirtz, 33, of Las Vegas, NV, ... More...
(05-26-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Felipe Almonte Polanco
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, theft of public money, false representation of a Social Security number, and aggravated identity theft related to an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits using the identities of deceased and other individuals. By Kent Morlan Investiga... More...
(05-12-2026 - RI)United States of America v. William Elvis, Moses Kolawole Hezekiah, and Destiny Okobeni Oghentega
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. by Kent Morlan Beginning in or around early 2021, William Elvis, 35, Moses Kolawole Hezekiah, 34, Destiny Okobeni Oghentega, 30, and others engaged in a scheme to defraud individuals through online imperson... More...
(05-02-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Justin Glauthier
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking through facilities of interestate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A, which provides: Whoever- (1) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or leaves Indian country, with the intent to kill, inj... More...
(04-20-2026 - RI)United States of America v. John O’Brien
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. John O'Brien, age 28, defrauded numerous homeowners before he was indicted for fraud. “John O’Brien’s scheme was not just fraudulent, it was predatory. He deliberately targeted homeowners and exploited their trust for personal and financia... More...
(04-10-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Edmilson Rodrigues
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and felony possession of ammunition. Edmilson Rodrigues, 27, was accused of engaging in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and being a felon in possession of ammunition “Rodrigues’ decision to engage in yet another check fraud scheme while on supervised released reflects a blatant disregard... More...
(03-31-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Fabio Lenin Aza-Velez
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of removed alien. Fabio Lenin Aza-Velez, 45, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was previously removed from the United States on November 10, 2009, after being convicted in New York for felony narcotics offenses, including criminal sale of a controlled substance on school grounds. Court record... More...
(03-20-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Kareem Pires
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Use of Interstate Commerce Facilities in Commission of Murder-For-Hire, Conspiracy to Tamper with a Witness, Victim, or Informant by Killing or Attempting to Kill and Conspiracy to Tamper with a Victim, Witness or Informant by Killing or Attempting to Kill. Kareem Pires, 27, of Wareham... More...
(02-27-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Zynex, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island, quit tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused of r participating in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud, and other violations. In the Statement of Facts included in the NPA, Zynex also admits the following: Zynex fraudulently obtained millions of dollars from government and private health care payors and patients by subm... More...
(02-22-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Luis Alberto De Los Santos
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Luis Alberto De Los Santos, 23, is a citizen of the Dominican Republic who entered the country on a travel visa in 2021 and was required to depart the U.S. in 2022. On April 25, 2025, Providence Police observed De Los Santos with a group of individuals in the Hartford n... More...
(02-11-2026 - RI)United States of America v. David Romero Reyes
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. David Romero Reyes, 55, of Stafford, Virginia, pleaded guilty on September 3, 2025, to transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activi... More...
(02-01-2026 - RI)United States of America v. Paul Fredericks
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted inducement of a minor to engage in Illicit activities, interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activities, and transportation of child pornography. Paul Fredericks engaged in online communications with an individual he believed to be the father of nearly 10-year-old girl and arra... More...
(01-20-2026 - RI)United States of America v. John O’Brien
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with in a scheme to defraud homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, said Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. John O’Brien, 28, pleaded guilty on December 10,2025, to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. O’Brien will be sentenced on March 11, 2026. The sentence imposed will be det... More...
(12-19-2025 - RI)United States of America v. Alec Tahir Baker
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and fraud Alec Tahir Baker, 61, of Corona, CA, .involved in a wide-ranging business email compromise and money laundering scheme that defrauded companies, individuals, and the Town of Bristol out of nearly $9 million dollars, Baker participated in a conspiracy that used phishing and spo... More...
(12-11-2025 - RI)United States of America v. Lisa Torres
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.... More...
(12-02-2025 - RI)State of Rhode Island v. Justin M. Rose
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with car theft and eluding. An officer responded to Hasbro Children’s Hospital just before noon on Sunday, Nov. 30, to investigate a vehicle theft. Justine > rose, age 35, was arrested.... More...
(12-01-2025 - RI)United States of America v. Theresa Marie Dijoseph
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. ... More...
(11-21-2025 - RI)State of Rhode Island v. Melissa Acevedo
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with obtaining more than $10,000 under false pretenses, fraudulently obtaining more than $500 in assistance, and giving false documents to an agent, employee or public Official. Melissa Acevedo, age 40, was accused obtaining more than $10,000 under false pretenses, fraudulently obtaining more than $500 in a... More...
(11-21-2025 - RI)State of Rhode Island v. Kelvin Mendez Cruz
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represents the Defndant charged with possession of a firearm while committing a violent crime resulting in death and domestic murder, Kelvin Mendes Cruz, age 25, was accused of shooting and killing a 29-year-old woman was shot to death inside her home.... More...
(11-21-2025 - RI)United States of America v. Jarrod Smith
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. ... More...
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