Utah Drug Law
<H2> <CENTER> United States of America v. Devin Michael Tew </h2> </center>
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of drug-manufacturing paraphernalia. By Kent Morlan Devin Michael Tew, 40, of West Jordan, Utah, operated an illegal online business via his website poppyseedwash.com. More specifically, he sold “PoppySeed Wash” kits to customers who wanted to get high off the opium coatings on specia... More...
$ (05-10-2026 - ut)<h2> <center> United States of America v. hristopher Gerard Ruiz </h2> </center>
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. On October 26, 2023, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper made a traffic stop on I-15. Christopher Gerard Ruiz, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was the passenger, Aponas was the driver, and three children ages10 and under were in the backseat. Aponas admitted to law enforcement that methamphetamine was in ... More...
$ (04-29-2026 - UT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cesar Aguayo-Montes </h2> </center>
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession. Before Cesar Aguayo-Montes (Aguayo) pleaded guilty to a drug charge, he asked his attorney about the impact it would have on his immigration status. had lived in Colorado for as long as he could remember, so he was concerned about a line in the plea agreement warning that he “may” be remo... More...
$ (03-19-2026 - UT)United States of America v. Silvano Gonzalez Venavidez, aka Eduardo Torres-Zepeda, Edgar Ulises Torres Cervantes, aka Juan Maldonado Garcia, and Carlos Roberto Limon Martinez
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Silvano Gonzalez Venavidez, aka Eduardo Torres-Zepeda, 34; Edgar Ulises Torres Cervantes, aka Juan Maldonado Garcia, 38; and Carlos Roberto Limon Martinez, 21, all from Mexico, living in Salt Lake City were charged by complaint on January 15, 2026. Beginning in November 2025, the FBI Wasatc... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - UT)<H2> United States of America v. Mountazar Altalibi and Jaafar Altalibi
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing Alpha-yrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly referred to as “Alpha PHP,” or “bath salts. Mountazar Altalibi, 36, of Salt Lake County, Utah, and Jaafar Altalibi, 44, both of Salt Lake County, were charged with distributing Alpha-Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly referred to as “Alpha PHP,” or ... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - UT)<enter> United States of America v. Bryan Walter McMahan
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl by mailing a package of oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to a Utah woman, who died after ingesting the narcotic. Brayan Walter McMahan, age 41, of Las Vegas, Skip to main content An official website of the United States government USAO-UT seal Utilities About USAO-UT Find ... More...
$ (12-10-2025 - UT)United States of America v. Marlon Alonzo Smith
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substance (drugs) with intent to distribute. <br> <br> During a traffic stop, a drug-detection dog named Marco signaled that he smelled drugs in Smith's car. Law enforcement discovered more than a kilogram of methamphetamine in the trunk. A federal jury later convicted Smith of possessing... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Cruz Javier Garcia </h1></h1>
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking 40 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Utah<br> <br> Cruz Javier Garcia, 39, of Bland, Virginia, was sentenced today to 246 months' imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release for trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine while in the District of Utah.<br> <br> Garcia's sente... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Alfredo Tovar-Ruiz </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Crimes in Utah </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Indicted for Drug Crimes in Utah</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> A Mexican national,... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Sabino Osvaldo Gomez-Perez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking in Utah </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Sentenced to Imprisonment for Fentanyl Trafficking in Utah</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> S... More...
$0 (08-12-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka “Pablo†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Utah Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka "Pablo,†33, of Magna, Utah, was sentenced to ... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Aaron Kern </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Southern Utah Man Facing Sex Trafficking Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man accused of forcing a victim to engage in commercial sex acts and forcing the victi... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Buckley Hardy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with Bank Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Utah Man Accused of Bank Robbery in Custody</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Utah man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City after he allegedly robbed t... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Alphonzo Robert Bell; David Alejandro Jimenez-Angel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with distributing methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> A Mexican National and a Utah Man are in Custody Facing Drug Crimes </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an ... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Rafael Antonio Torres </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gunman Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Rafael Antonio Torres, 21, o... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Oluwole Adegboruwa </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Dealiing </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Dark Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 360 Months' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54, of Las Vegas, Nevada, the main defendant and ma... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Oluwole Adegboruwa </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dark web drug trafficking operation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Dark Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 360 Months' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54, of Las Vegas, Nevada... More...
$0 (11-14-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Joe Robert Rael </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Utah Based Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 240 Months' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Joe Robert Rael, 55, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 2... More...
$0 (07-23-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v.Colin Andrew Shapard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in serious bodily injury. .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Defendant obtained drugs via the dark web, and was responsible for two prior overdose deaths </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br... More...
$0 (04-04-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Alexander Coronado </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Narcotics.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Utah Drug Trafficker Admits to Selling Narcotics </h3></center></i><br> <br> Luis Alexander Coronado was sentenced to over 5 years' imprisonment, three years' supervised release and the ... More...
$0 (02-07-2024 - UT)United States of America v. Angel Rubio-Quintana
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in St. George.<br> <br> Angel Rubio-Quintana, 42, of St. George, Utah, was first discovered by agents in March 2020, after learning that an individual in St. George was receiving large amounts of methamphetamine from a Mexican cartel. During an ... More...
$0 (07-27-2023 - UT)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.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (06-28-2023 - UT)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.<br> <br> He is one of three people charged w... More...
$0 (05-19-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Marcos Adrian Garcia Lugo
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Salt_Lake_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, Utah"</a><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, ... More...
$0 (03-09-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Stanley Beckstrom
St. George, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of meth.<br> <br> Stanley Beckstrom traveled to California to obtain methamphetamine. On July 21, 2021, Beckstrom delivered methamphetamine to a local restaurant in downtown St. George. The methamphetamine was tested in a drug lab. It was 100% pure and weighed one pound.<br> <br> The Washington County Drug Task F... More...
$0 (10-26-2022 - UT)United States of America v. Christopher Flynn
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.<br> <br> At trial, federal prosecutors presented evidence that Christopher Flynn, age 38, of Syracuse, worked with others to sell $... More...
$0 (08-08-2022 - UT)Cynthia Stella v. Davis County
Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation wrongful death theory.<br> <br> Cynthia Stella, individually and on behalf of The Estate of Heather Miller, deceased, sued Davis County Utah on a 1983 prisoner civil rights theory claiming that Heather Miller died as a direct result of deliberate indifference.<br> <br> <br> Ms. ... More...
$0 (07-26-2022 - UT)State of Utah v. Christopher Garcia
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child.<br> <br> <br> ¶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...
$0 (06-24-2022 - UT)Lee Stafford v. Sandy Paydirt, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability theory claiming to have been injured as a result of a dangerous condition on Defendant's property.<br> <br> <br> ¶1 When Lee Stafford encountered a puddle on a hotel elevator's tile floor, he slipped, caught himself, and later sought compensation for a back injury that he believed resulte... More...
$0 (06-24-2022 - UT)United States of America v. Anthony John Ramirez
St. George, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> Anthony John Ramirez, age 59, found to be in possession of a quarter of a pound of fentanyl and $9,000 in cash when he was stopped in December, 2021.<br> <br> 21:841 NARCOTICS - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE/Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute<br> (1)... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - UT)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.<br> <br> 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 di... More...
$0 (12-14-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Jimmy Astudillo
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of heroine with intent to distribute.<br> <br> Jimmy Astudillo, age 32, of Salt Lake City, was for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, related to his role in the distribution of narcotics that caused the fatal overdose of a Park City woman in 2018.<br> <br> Astudillo previously entered his guilty... More...
$0 (11-10-2021 - UT)State of Utah v. Theron Farmer
Ogden, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated attempted murder, aggravated robbery and obstruction of justice for shooting and killing 18-year-old Kamron Johnson.<br> <br> Theron Farmer, age 25, and Daniel Viegas-Gonzalez, age 30, were charged for killing Johnson during a drug deal.... More...
$0 (11-04-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Dr. Joe Roundy
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of failing to properly inventory, track and maintain control over controlled substances.<br> <br> Dr. Joe Roundy, a licensed veterinarian and the owner of the Tooele Veterinary Clinic in Tooele, Utah, was ordered to pay the United States $78,455 and restrict his prescribing of opioids and other controlled substances for vio... More...
$0 (08-19-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Nathan Pehrson
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with the pain killing narcotic hydromorphone, a powerful schedule II opioid drug that is used to treat patients with moderate to severe pain.<br> <br> During Pehrson's employment as a nurse at an Intermountain Healthcare facility on a surgical and trauma ward... More...
$0 (07-30-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Justin Patterson
Salt Lake City, Utah drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Justin Patterson.<br> <br> 21:841(a)(1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - Distribution of Methamphetamine<br> (1s)... More...
$0 (06-10-2021 - UT)Lou Jean Noland v. Smith's Food & Drug Centers
Salt Lake City, Utah slip and fall personal injury lawyer presented Plaintiff, Lou Jean Noland, who sued Smith's Food & Drug Centers on a premises liability negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages in an accident in a Smith's store.<br> <br> This case was filed in the 3rd District, Salt Lake County, 190906435, and was removed to federal court.... More...
$0 (03-06-2021 - UT)United States of America v. Aaron Michael Shamo
Salt Lake City, Utah drug trafficking criminal lawyer represented defendant.<br> <br> Aaron Michael Shamo, the CEO of a nationwide dark net was charged with running a drug trafficking organization that distributed more than a half million counterfeit pills throughout the country. <br> <br> A federal jury found Shamo guilty of organizing and directing a drug trafficking organization that imported f... More...
$0 (10-30-2020 - UT)United States of America v. Rashaan Mamao Matalolo
St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> Mat... More...
$0 (10-10-2020 - UT)United States of America v. Nadia Carolina Avalos
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Salt_Lake_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Nadia Carolina Avalos, age 34, with aiding and abetting kidnapping.<br> <br> 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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