Texas Forfeiture Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tonya Crowder, et al. </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Conspiracy to Unlawfully Distribute and Dispense Controlled Substances Unlawfully Distributing and Dispensing Controlled Substances and Aiding and Abetting Tonya Crowder, 49, Missouri City; Marlene Durham, 55, Humble; and Demetrius Onuaguluchi, 34, Houston; with distribution of a controlled substance and con... More...
$ (06-24-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cyrus Kourosh Boujabadi </h2> </center>
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of multiple narcotics. Cyrus Boujabadi onspired with others to distribute MDMA, meth, cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin and DMT. As part of the conspiracy, he coordinated drug transactions using a messaging application, directed others to deliver controlled substances and accepted payment in cash and electr... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - TX)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jeterron Williamson </h2> </center>
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Relying on New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 24 (2022), and United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458 (5th Cir. 2024), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2822 (2025), Williamson contended that § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment as applied to hi... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Christopher Judge and Raquelle Judge
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. AI Overview 18 U.S.C. § 1349 makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to commit any fraud offense under Chapter 63 of Title 18, imposing the same penalties as if the actual fraud were completed, covering mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and healthcare fraud. This law tar... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela, also known as Hernan, also known as Manuel, also known as El Patron, and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka El Calvo
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit human smuggling. In October 2024, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned an indictment against Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela, also known as Hernan, also known as Manuel, also known as El Patron, 53, and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, aka El Calvo, 41, of Colombia for... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - TX)<H2> United States of America v. Nathan Reis
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Nathan Reis, 47, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, and previously of Arizona, conspired with others to submit false and fraudulent PPP loan applications to receive loan funds for which they were not eligible. In April 2020, Reis co-founded Blueacorn, purportedly to help small businesses and ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - TX)United States of America v. Antonio Tafolla, Jr.
Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> CONSPIRACY TO TRANSPORT AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN WITHIN THE UNITED STATES<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. § 1324, also known as the "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" law, is a federal statute that criminalizes various activities related to the entry and presence of unauthorized immigrants in the Unite... More...
$0 (03-20-2025 - TX)<h> United States of America v. Robert Lee Delgado
Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of illegal aliens.<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. § 1324, also known as the "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" law, is a federal statute that criminalizes various activities related to the entry and presence of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. It prohibits actions like smuggling, transporting, c... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Dera Ogudo, Victoria Martinez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Nearly 50 charged in Southern District of Texas as part of national health care fraud takedown</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By<br> MoreLaw Suites<br>... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Nizar Ali, et al. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with illegal gambling and money laundering conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 16 charged in sweeping Houston-based multimillion-dollar illegal gambling and money laundering conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> S... More...
$0 (04-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Imafedia Adevokhai, Michael Martin, Osazuwa Peter </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Texarkana, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax refund fraud scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three sentenced to federal prison for roles in tax refund fraud scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for their ro... More...
$0 (04-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Nizar Ali, Naeem Ali, Amer Khan, Ishan Dhuka, Sahil Karovalia, Sarfarez Maredia, Shoaib Maredia, Yolanda Figueroa, Viviana Alvarado, Anabel Eloisa Guevarra, Precela Solis, Maria Delarosa, Claudia Calderon, Lucia Hernandez, Sayed Ali, Stephanie Huerta </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with multimillion-dollar illegal gambling and money laundering conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 16 charged in sweeping Houston-based multimillion-dollar illegal gambling and money laundering conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (04-03-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Ernesto Villarreal, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Federal Funds </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Valentine ISD Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Federal Funds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former Valentine Independent School District e... More...
$0 (03-20-2025 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Doctor; Samuel Baker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with scheme to smuggle cut rag tobacco into Canada from the United States. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Carolina Men Sentenced in International Money Laundering Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jeffrey D... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Roberto Galeas-Mejia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Human Smuggling and Money Laundering </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Galeas Patriarch, HSO Leader Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Human Smuggling and Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The ... More...
$0 (10-31-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Ivor Jallah </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Ivor Jallah charged with $41 Million Health Insurance Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in $41 Million Health Insurance Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Dallas pharmacy owner w... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - TX)United States of America v. Ivor Jallah
<h2><br> Dallas, Texas conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> Ivor Jallah, 37, was indicted in November 2020 and pleaded guilty in June 2024 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. <br> <br> "By billing for prescription medication patients never needed nor received, these defendants brazenly lined their pockets at the expense of eac... More...
$0 (10-24-2024 - TX)United States of America v. Lavoris Laurencene Lespreance
<h2><br> Del Rio, Texas conspiracy to transport illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324, which provides: <br> </h2><br> <br> (a) Criminal penalties<br> (1)<br> (A) Any person who—<br> (i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as desi... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Desi Barroga, Deno Barroga </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Healthcare Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pain Doctors Sentenced to 6 ½ Years In $45 Million Healthcare Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two pain management doctors who pantomimed injections on patients wer... More...
$0 (09-26-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Hector Flores; Aaron Elezar Pachuca; Lauro Alberto Garcia; Matthew Aaron Arce; Javier Hernandez-Barajas; Vincent Castro; Jose Moises Cruz; Ernesto Diaz-Velazquez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eight sentenced in Laredo drug trafficking conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Hector Flores, 53, Aaron Elezar Pachuca, 30, Lauro Alberto Garcia, 31, Ma... More...
$0 (09-20-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Draivon Rashon Dixon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport undocumented noncitizens. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted McKinney Man Sentenced in Del Rio For Human Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A McKinney man was sentenced in ... More...
$0 (08-09-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Darley Pennington </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dealing Firearms Without a License, Making False Statement to ATF </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cedar Park Man Sentenced for Dealing Firearms Without a License, Making False Statement to ATF</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (07-19-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Kirchner </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Slync Founder Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud</h2></center>... More...
$0 (07-13-2024 - TX)United States of America v. David Porras
<h2><br> Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport aliens.<br> </h2><br> <br> Transfer of Jurisdiction - Ct. 1: 8 USC § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I) and 8 USC § 1324(a)(1)(B)(i) Conspiracy to Transport Aliens, 8:1324<br> <br> (1)<br> (A) Any person who—<br> (i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the ... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Kimberly Cruz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smuggling Migrants </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Antonio Woman Who Acted as Legal Advocate to Smuggle Migrants Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A San Antonio woman wa... More...
$0 (06-17-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Kimberly Cruz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Acted as Legal Advocate to Smuggle Migrants </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Antonio Woman Who Acted as Legal Advocate to Smuggle Migrants Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (06-17-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Yaroslav Vasinskyi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a $700M Ransomware Scheme </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Sodinokibi/REvil Affiliate Sentenced for Role in $700M Ransomware Scheme </h2></center><br> <br> A Ukrainian national was sentenced today to 13 years and seven months in prison... More...
$0 (05-01-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Dusty Sternadel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud</font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Financial Advisor Sentenced for $1.2 Million Fraud </h2></center><br> <br> A financial advisor who conned at least ten clients out of more than $1.2 million was sentenced today to five years in federal prison... More...
$0 (04-26-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Modile </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering schemes.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> California man sentenced for multimillion-dollar fraud and money laundering schemes </h3></center></i><br> <br> A 45-year-old Nigerian national has been ordered to federal prison for hi... More...
$0 (03-08-2024 - TX)<h1> United States of America v. Janet Yamanaka Mello </h1>
<b><h2><center><i>San Antonio, Texas Fraud Lawyer represented Army Civilian Employee for Alleged $100 Million Fraud Scheme</b></h2></center></i>.<br> <br> SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment today charging a San Antonio woman with 10 counts related to a fraud scheme she allegedly conducted while working as a civilian financial program manager at Fort Sam... More...
$0 (01-04-2024 - TX)United States of America v. Hope Leticia Hastey
<h3><center>Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted for Concealing PPP Loan Fraud </h3></center><br> <br> Hope Leticia Hastey, 51, was charged via criminal information in August 2023 and pleaded guilty to one count of misprision of a felony. Ms. Hastey was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, who ordered her to pay $3,545,894.36 in resti... More...
$0 (12-31-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Justin Hall McSpadden
Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> On October 1, 2021, Justin Hall McSpadden. age 45, sold four ounces of methamphetamine for $1,200.00 to an individual at the Petro Truck Stop located at 5405 Walden Road in Beaumont. Later that same day, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on McSpadden on Cardinal Drive in Beaumont. Dur... More...
$0 (10-24-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Angelica Ramirez
Del Rio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I) & (B)(i).<br> <br> (a) Criminal penalties<br> (1)<br> (A) Any person who—<br> (i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a ... More...
$0 (10-05-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Jeremiah Sam Evans Miller, aka “John The Devâ€
San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy and violating the computer fraud and abuse act related to the operation of a booter service.<br> <br> As part of an ongoing initiative targeting computer attack "booter†services, the Justice Department today announced the court-authorized seizure of 13 internet domains associated with these DDoS-for-hir... More...
$0 (04-06-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Connie Jo Clampitt
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.<br> <br> Connie Jo Clampitt, age 52, admitted that she and her co-conspirators accessed private patient information – including names, dates of birth, and insurance subscriber numbers – through various clinics where one defendant worked as a contract lab technician.<br> <b... More...
$0 (05-04-2023 - TX)Eric Carvan v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's
San Antonio, Texas insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insuranc e contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.<br> <br> This case was filed in the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 2022CI20784, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.<br> <br> INSURANCE CODE<br> <br> TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS<br> <... More...
$1 (03-24-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Jamar Byars
Beaumont, Texas criminal defense law lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the Hobbs Act by robbing and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Beaumont_TX_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Beaumont, Texas"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Beaumont, Texa... More...
$0 (03-09-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Zackey Rahimi
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. <br> <br> <table> <h1> <center> <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dallas_TX_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Dallas, Texas"> <P> Federal Courthouse - Dallas, Texas</a> <P> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/texas/news/dallas/" target="_new"... More...
$0 (03-02-2023 - TX)United States of America v. Lauren Michelle Malmquist, aka “Mama†and “Lalaâ€
Del Rio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with human smuggling.<br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/texas/news/delrio/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Del Rio</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Lauren Michelle Malmquist, aka "Mama†and "Lala,†33, of Round Rock and Ed... More...
$0 (01-05-2023 - TX)United StRyan Delgado v. The State of Texasates of America v.
<center><h2><font color="red">Fort Worth, Texas – Criminal Defense lawyer represented Appellant with a aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. charge. </center></h2></font></b></i></center>.<br> <br> Delgado was arrested and tried for the aggravated robbery of Bobbie Davis, a <br> deaf man who was eighty-four years old at the time of the trial. Delgado was allegedly <br> involved in two o... More...
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