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United States of America v. Lev Aslan Dermen

Salt Lake City, Utah, Los Angeles, California, and Mimai, Florida lawyers represented the defedant charged with attempt and conspriacy to commit mail fraud.

this case concerned an alleged conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering operation orchestrated from 2012 to 2018 by Mr. Dermen, Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston (Jacob Kingston’s brother), and other co-conspirators. Specifically, Mr. ... More...
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United States of America v. Brandon Redfoot

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

In 2018, Defendant Brandon Redfoot fatally shot Julio Rodriguez. On August 18, 2023, a jury found Redfoot guilty of the following counts: Count One murder in the second degree while within Indian Country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111(a) and 1153(a); Count Two assault with a dangerous weapon ... More...
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United States of America v. Robert Buckley Hardy

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with Bank Robbery

Utah Man Accused of Bank Robbery in Custody



A Utah man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City after he allegedly robbed t... More...
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United States of America v. Alphonzo Robert Bell; David Alejandro Jimenez-Angel

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with distributing methamphetamine

A Mexican National and a Utah Man are in Custody Facing Drug Crimes



A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an ... More...
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United States of America v. Rafael Antonio Torres

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People

Gunman Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People



Rafael Antonio Torres, 21, o... More...
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United States of America v. Ryan Gregory Bracken

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making Death Threats

Utah Man Sentenced to Prison After Making Death Threats to the Salt Lake County Sheriff and Others Over the Foreclosure of His Property


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United States of America v. Randy Lansing

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murdering Navajo Woman

Aneth Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering Navajo Woman



Randy Lansing, 41, of Aneth, Utah, was sentenced today to a ... More...
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Justin ThomasChlarson v. Jacqueline Nicole Chlarson


Farmington, Utah family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.



Justin and Jacqueline[1] were married in 2012. After a bench trial in 2021, they were divorced. At the time of trial, Justin was serving full time in the military, pending a possible disability retirement.

In the divorce decree (the Decree), the district court awarded Justin and Jacquelin... More...
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State of Utah v. Phillip Mason King

Ogden, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault and commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child.

A jury convicted Phillip Mason King of aggravated assault and commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child. King now appeals those convictions, asserting that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing certain te... More...
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United States of America v. Nicholas Frank Sciotto

Salt Lake City criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling 120,000 Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards

Utah Fraudster Sentenced for Selling 120,000 Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards



The lead defenda... More...
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United States of America v. Calvin Brantley; Lashawn Charleswell; Keaira Woods; Tiras Jack; Harold Oliver; Jevaunte Reese

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Allegedly Robbing an ATM of $200,000

Six People Indicted After Allegedly Robbing an ATM of $200,000



A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an... More...
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United States of America v. Krista Renae Stone

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder-for-Hire

Woman Who Used the Dark Web to Commit a Murder-for-Hire to Kill an Ex-Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend is Sentenced to Federal Prison



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United States of America v. Giuseppe Mirenda

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the COVID-19 Relief program

Utah Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Fraud



Giuseppe Mirenda, 29, of Salt Lake City, Uta... More...
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United States of America v. Kay Elder

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempt to Steal a Vehicle and Assaulted the Driver

Utah Man that Attempted to Steal a Vehicle and Assaulted the Driver is Sentenced to Federal Prison



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United States of America v. Murphy Hollis


Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery by force or violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113.


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United States of America v. Leslie Eugene Gittoes aka “Big Craze”

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Firearms

Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Firearms



From September 2020 to August 2021, Leslie Eugene Gittoes, ... More...
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United States of America v. Gordon Hunter Pedersen

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure

Fake Doctor Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure is Sentenced to 36 Months



A United States District Court Judge sentenced a... More...
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United States of America v. Joe Robert Rael

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Utah Based Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 240 Months’ Imprisonment



Joe Robert Rael, 55, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to... More...
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United States of America v. Melissa Lynn Trotter

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Federal Officers

Sandy Woman Sentenced to 15 Months’ Imprisonment After Assaulting Federal Officers



Melissa Lynn Trotter, 25, of Sand... More...
   $0 (07-22-2024 - UT)

United States of America v. Jaclyn Allred

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing an Amazon Truck and Packages

Utah Woman Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Stealing an Amazon Truck and Packages



On November 15, 20... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Austin Ford

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Igniting a Bus Full of Children .


Former School Bus Driver Accused of Igniting a Bus Full of Children is Indicted and Detained



Michael Austin Ford, 58, of West Valley City, Utah,... More...
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United States of America v. Jose Manuel Barbosa-Torres

Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase Multiple Rifles Intended for Mexico..


West Valley Man Sentenced to 27 Months’ Imprisonment After Admitting to Purchasing or Attempting to Purchase Multiple Rifles Intended for Mexico... More...    $0 (02-26-2024 - UT)

United States of America v. Jason Grace

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Credit Union Robbery.





Jason Grace, 54, of St. George was sentenced to just over two years’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release after he admitted to... More...
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United States of America v. Brandon Keith Thompson

Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing an Officer’s Firearm While Attempting to Avoid Arrest



Brandon Keith Thompson, 43, of Salt Lake County, Utah, was sentenced to over nine years imprisonment followed by three years supervised release a... More...
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United States of America v. Perry Maryboy

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder in Indian Country.

18:1111 and 1153(a) MURDER, SECOND DEGREE Murder in the Second Degree While Within Indian Country
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18:924(c)(1)(A)(iii) VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN Use, Carry, and Discharge of a Firearm During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence; 18:924(d) and... More...
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United States of America v. Jerime Montoya

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of stolen firearms and ammunition.

Jerime Montoya, age 29, of Salt Lake County, possessed a Springfield Arms Co. AR-15 rifle, a Taurus G3c 9mm handgun, a Walther PPS M2 LE edition 9mm handgun, and ammunition. Montoya admitted that he knew it was illegal for him to possess firearms after a previ... More...
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United States of America v. James D. Brunson

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of stolen firearms and ammunition.

According to court documents, and the evidence presented at trial in July 2022, James D. Brunson, age 26, of Orem, Utah, was found guilty of possession of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, and possession of stolen firearms. In Marc... More...
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United States of America v. Eric Donald Johnson

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with convicted felon with allegedly attempting to sell a firearm to an undercover officer and for possessing multiple firearms.

On June 20, 2023, Eric Donald Johnson, 25, of Layton, Utah, communicated via social media with an undercover officer assigned to the Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force (WMDTF), that he had mult... More...
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United States of America v. James Howard KLein

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with discharging a firearm during and in relation to carjacking and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute offenses.

On May 19, 2021, James Howard Klein, 35, of Chaska, Minnesota, was stopped by deputies in Juab County off Interstate-15 for a traffic violation. During a search of the Klein’s v... More...
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State of Utah v. Jacob Wayne Schmidt

Cedar City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder.

Jacob Wayne Schmidt was accused of hitting a man he knew with a vehicle. The victim, age 37, was transported to the Cedar City Hospital after being hit by Schmidt's vehicle in the Home Depot Parking lot September 7, 2020 after a conflict between the two men.

Chad Dotson prosecuted the case.
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United States of America v. Perry Maryboy

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder in Indian country.

Perry Maryboy, age 59, of Bluff, Utah, was accused of unlawfully shooting and killing a man during a roadside argument on April 3, 2018.

Maryboy, who was parked on the side of the road at the intersection of Country Road 443 and Summerhouse Road, escalated an ar... More...
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State of Utah v. Shihab Wesaga

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder, four counts of felony discharge of a firearm and aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies; obstructing justice and three counts of felony discharge of a firearm, all second-degree felonies; and four counts of felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.

He is one of three people charged w... More...
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State of Utah v. Christopher Garcia

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child.


¶2 In October 2014, Victim's mother (Mother) met Garcia on an online dating website. Mother's profile on the website indicated that she had children. A few days after making contact, the two arranged to meet in person. At their first meeting, Garcia told Mother that he... More...
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United States of America v. Joseph "Norte Joe" Gomez

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.

Joseph “Norte Joe” Gomez, the lead defendant in a large-scale 32 defendant federal indictment, was with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money. All thirty-one members and associates of the Norteños street gang responsible for distri... More...
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United States of America v. Hubert Ivan Ugarte and Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants who were charged with unlawfully obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for Frisbu Trucking, Incorporated, where they were both employed.

Rowberry was sentenced to prison for a term of 12 months and a day last week in federal court. Her co-defendant, Hubert Ivan Ugarte, was sentenced to a term of 36 months i... More...
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United States of America v. Rashaan Mamao Matalolo

St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.

Rashaan Mamao Matalolo of St. George, Utah, was charged with one count of possession of a firearm while subject to a domestic violence protective order. Under federal law, individuals subject to a domestic violence protective order are prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Mat... More...
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Steve Ray Evans v. Sandy City, et al.

In 2016, the Sandy City, Utah city council adopted an ordinance making it illegal
for any person �to sit or stand, in or on any unpaved median, or any median of less
than 36 inches for any period of time.� Sandy City Traffic Code, Article 16, Section
299.1 (the Ordinance). After the Sandy City council adopted the Ordinance, Plaintiff-
Appellant Steve Ray Evans received four cit... More...
   $0 (12-03-2019 - UT)

United States of America v. Nadia Carolina Avalos





Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Nadia Carolina Avalos, age 34, with aiding and abetting kidnapping.

Defendant from Phoenix, was sentenced Tuesday morning by U.S. District Judge David Sam. Avalos will serve 36 months of supervised rele... More...
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United States of America v. Hector Fernando De La Rosa





Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Hector Fernando De La Rosa with armed robbery with a firearm.

Hector Fernando De La Rosa, age 22, of Salt Lake City with brandishing a firearm during three convenience store robberies in Murray, Salt... More...
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United States of America v. William Hammond and Kristine Vanorman

District of Utah Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, UT - Utah PSN Partners Target Those Who Lie-And-Try To Purchase A Firearm; Two Federal Firearms Licensees Also Charged

Utah Project Safe Neighborhoods partners have a message for those who lie-and-try in attempting to purchase a firearm from federal firearms licensees in Utah: If you lie on paperwork you are required to complete to purchase a firearm, you may end up f... More...
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