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United States of America v. Luis Emmanuel Quevedo-Vasquez
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer Alejandro Macias represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. On April 2, 2024, Luis Emmanuel Quevedo-Vasquez, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, and Carmen Guadalupe Diaz, 26, of Georgia, were stopped for a traffic violation in Nacogdoches County. During the stop, law enforcement noticed an open con... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Dustin Lacouture and Deborah Lagrone
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer Ryan Matuska represented Dustin Lacouture charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance (methamphetamine. Dustin Lacouture, 43, and Deborah Lagrone, 44, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. On January 29, 2025, a... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Antonio Curo
Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer Jason Luong represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled drug (fentanyl) resulting in death. Antonio Curo, age 25, admitted he distributed the drug through the U.S. mail to individuals across the country. Specifically, Curo distributed fentanyl to a 16-year-old female in Houston who died after consu... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Dr. Brian August
El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer Solomon Wisenberg represented the Defendant charged with violating the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The allegations involved the issuance of 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 23, 2017, and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for t... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Telise Marie Armke
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in wire fraud. Telise Marie Armke, 56, befriended an elderly couple in 2019 and falsely claimed that she was going to receive funds from FEMA due to her home being in a flood zone. As part of her fraud scheme, Armke convinced the couple to “lend” her money to pay property taxes, pay off l... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., LP
Dallas, Texas commercial litigation lawyers George M. Kryder , Jason J. Fleischer, and William S. Scherman represented the Defendant charged with violatiing federal pipeline safety regulations. The government alleged that Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., LP (“PEPL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer, LP. and PEPL violated pipeline safety regulations requiring it to... More...
$1425000 (01-23-2026 - Tx)United States of America v. Orlando Gerardo Mejia-Mendoza
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Elizabeth Devora Galindo
Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)Trinseo Europe GmbH v. Kellogg Brown and Root, L.L.C., et al.
Houston, Texas, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a misappropriation of trade secrets theory. No. 24-20460 2 I A In the 1960s, The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) started developing a new process for manufacturing polycarbonate (PC). PC is a material known for its high heat tolerance, optical clarity, and high-impact strength. It is used to produce items such as eyegl... More...
(01-23-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Adrian Gonzales
Corpus Christi, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 29 counts of child endangerment. Adrian Gonzales was accused of failing to act when he arrived at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde where a shooter killed 19 children and two teachers.... More...
(01-22-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Sergio Soto
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant accused of making terroristic threats. Sergio Soto was arrested after a warrant was issued for his arrest following an incident where he reportedly unlawfully entered a business and threatened the victim on Jan. 5.... More...
(01-17-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Eusebio Martinez Padron
Marshall, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sex crimes against children. Eusebio Martinez Padron eluded law enforcement for years before being arrests.... More...
(01-16-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Luis Robert Velazquez,
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled drug. Luis Robert Velazquez, 39, of Cockrell Hill, Texas, pled guilty in July 2025, to a drug conspiracy in which he admitted to trafficking narcotics for Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). According to plea documents, in the span of l... More...
(01-15-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Jose de Jesus Galicia-Castillo
Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of deported alien. Jose de Jesus Galicia-Castillo, age 36, was arrested for being in the United States illegally for the third time. He was first removed in 2008 and returned illegally on at least two other occasions. Most recently, authorities discovered him July 25, 2025, near Falfurrias with no au... More...
(01-14-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Adhanom Fetewi Weldemariam, aka Adhanom Weldemariam
Austin, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery. Waldemar Perez, 49, worked as a correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Bastrop from approximately May 23, 2021, to May 11, 2023. While employed there as a public official, he developed a business and practice of smuggling prohibited items into FCI Bastrop and providing them to prisoner... More...
(01-14-2026 - TX)United States of America v. Clayton Willis Caddell and Robert Alfonso Cazarin
Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine. Clayton Willis Caddell, 48, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 181 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on January 9, 2026. Robert Alfonso Cazarin, 37, pleaded guilty to co... More...
(01-13-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Jasn Barrera
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with burglary. Jason Barrera, age 28, stealing cooper from a San Antonio Independent School District Building.... More...
(01-09-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Alexander Pena
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of assault causing bodily injury and one count of interfering with an emergency request for assistance. Alexander Pena, age 29, was fighting with another person around 6:15 p.m. Saturday near the entrance of the zoo at Brackenridge Park. When a 42... More...
(01-07-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Enrique Villegas
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with public intoxication, assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest, and a combined bond was set at $10,097. Police were called to check on Villegas who was passed out on a sidewalk. When the Officers attempted to help him, he started with fighting with officers, kicking one multiple times as he was being put in... More...
(01-06-2026 - TX)State of Oklahoma v. Tyrese Riley
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with drunk driving for having a blood alcohol level of 0.12 when he crashed into another vehicle on I-10 while driving drunk with two kids in the car. It was found that Riley had nine outstanding traffic warrants. Riley was taken to the El Paso County Downtown Jail, where he was booked and charged with DWI with a chil... More...
(01-06-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Nicholas Ray Fuentes
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Nicholas Ray Fuentes, at 18, who was charted with drug possession. Fuentes was stopped by an officer for jaywalking and was ordered to stop and did not and searched. The officer found a "smoking device" with drugs.... More...
(01-06-2026 - TX)State of Texas v. Malcolm Love
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Malcolm Love, charged with possession of controlled substance.... More...
(12-31-2025 - TX)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)State of Texas v. Taylor Aaron Sudol
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, ch... More...
(12-30-2025 - TX)State of Texas v. Gilbert Silva
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Gilbert Silva, charged with aggravated robbery.... More...
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