Utah False Arrest Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jawuan Donte Thomas </h2> </center>
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jawuan Donte Thomas attempted to rob a bank ATM in Riverton, Utah. Thomas admitted that prior to the attempted robbery, he and tw... More...
$ (07-13-2026 - UT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jennifer Joma and Lauren Kelsey Morrow </h2> <center>
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with helping an illegal alien evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jennifer Joma, 27, and Lauren Kelsey Morrow, 26, both of Logan, Utah, were working at the L... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - UT)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Michael David Hanson </h2> </center>
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with posting threats against then President Biden and Vice President Harris on the social media site X. On December 22, 2023, Michael David Hanson, 44, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, posted “#joeAndKamala I’m asking you to resign on Monday your alternative is death brutally murdered…” on one of his X accounts. ... More...
$ (03-09-2026 - UT)United States of America v. Isidro De Jesus-Mayo
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States. Isidro De Jesus-Mayo, 44, of Mexico, was charged by felony information on December 17, 2025. In addition to his term of imprisonment, the court imposed a sentence of three years of supervised release. Upon his release of imprisonment, De Jesus-Mayo will be remanded to the c... More...
$ (02-19-2026 - UT)United States of America v. Benedicta Okunlola
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Benedicta Okunlola, 32, of Salt Lake City, used her position as a Merchant Growth Specialist to issue 2,343 prepaid gift cards to herself, her online art business, and family members. In her role, she had access to her company’s credit card for marketing promotions and incentives and was the only... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - 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)<H2> United States of America v. Halee Ann Mehlbauer
Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained approximately $177,030 in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, along with her codefendant, Timothy Lopez, which they did not qualify for. She was also sentenced to two years’ supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $177,030 in restitution, of which $48,507 is to be ... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - UT)State of Utah v. Alexander HungTran
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of aggravated.<br> <br> The case against Alexander Tran, now 42, had stalled multiple times since his arrest in September 2015, when police found him holding a gun in the basement of the Jordan Meadows home where he lived with 50-year-old Heike Poike and her two grandchildren, 2-month-old Lyrik and the... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - UT)Martha Ellis v. Salt Lake City Corporation, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah personal Injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Martha Ellis joined the Salt Lake City Fire Department ("SLCFD†or the<br> "Departmentâ€) as a firefighter in 1994. Thereafter, she quickly moved up<br> the ranks. In 2004, she was promoted to Fire Captain and served as the<br> Fire Marshal for the Salt Lake City ... More...
$0 (08-18-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Radimiro Jimenez-Jimenez
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after removal.<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. 1325, also known as the "Improper Entry by Alien" law, makes it a crime for an alien to enter or attempt to enter the United States at a time or place not designated by immigration officers. It also covers eluding inspection by immigration officials or entering using... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - UT)State of Utah v. Lori Lee Donlay
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering her mother in 2020.<br> <br> Lori Lee Donlay, 63, was charged in November 2020 with murder and accused of stabbing her mother, 84-year-old Carol Donlay, to death. Police received a report of a woman in cardiac arrest but found her instead deceased with multiple stab wounds.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (07-22-2025 - UT)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.<br> <br> 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. De... More...
$0 (07-09-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Taylor Nelson Pinder
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth and felony possession of a hand gun.<br> About midnight on April 30, 2021, Deputy Colton Brimhall of the<br> Wasatch County (Utah) Sheriff's Office observed a speeding car and pulled<br> it over. A man (later identified as Mr. Pinder) was driving the car, and a<br> woman (later identified as Sier... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Toddorius Goodwin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Check Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in a $200,000 Check Fraud Scheme in Utah</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Toddorius Goodwin, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, ... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - UT)Untied States of America v. Sequoia Corbitt
<h2><br> Salt Lake City, Utah conspiracy to commit bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> 18 U.S.C. 1349: Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 1344: Whoever k... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Hillary Brown </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pilates Instructor Sentenced After Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Hillary Brown, 41, of Taylors... More...
$0 (09-30-2024 - Ut)United States of America v. Mason Warr
<h2><br> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.<br> </h2><br> <br> CEO Mason Warr, 37, of Vineyard, and managing partner Zachary Bassett, 39, of Provo, as well as their company, which does business under the name 1099 Tax Pros, were accused of engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S., wire fraud and filing f... More...
$0 (10-01-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Fairbanks </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing to Appear in Court While on Supervised Release </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Sentenced for the Second Time in One Year After Failing to Appear in Court While on Supervised Release</h2></center></b></b> </h2... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Clinton Chukudi Uchendu </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Romance Scammer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Romance Scammer Sentenced to 28 Months' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Clinton Chukudi Uchendu, 26, of Dunwoody, GA, was sentenced to over two... More...
$0 (07-23-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Melissa Lynn Trotter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Federal Officers </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sandy Woman Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment After Assaulting Federal Officers </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Melissa Lynn Trotter, 25, of Sandy,... More...
$0 (07-22-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Bradford Leland Fishback </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> St. George Businessman Sentenced to 29 Months' Imprisonment for Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds </h2></center... More...
$0 (05-14-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Manuel Barbosa-Torres </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase Multiple Rifles Intended for Mexico..</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> 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)<h1> STATE OF UTAH v. ALAVINA FUNGAIHEA FLORREICH </h1>
From 1998 to 2009, Alavina Florreich was the nanny for <br> Alex and his siblings. Florreich is a Tongan immigrant, and Alex <br> and his siblings were the homeschooled children of a Jewish <br> rabbi. <br> ¶3 When Alex was eight years old, Florreich was watching a <br> movie with Alex and his younger siblings one day when Alex <br> began giving her a shoulder massage. While doing so, Alex <br> s... More...
$0 (01-24-2024 - UT)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Keith Thompson </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing an Officer's Firearm While Attempting to Avoid Arrest</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Brandon Keith Thompson, 43, of Salt Lake County, Utah, was sentenced to over nine years imprisonment followed by three years supervised release aft... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - UT)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. <br> <br> 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...
$0 (11-29-2023 - UT)State of Utah v. David Hawkins
Salt Lake City, Utah defendant charged with sexually assaulting his sons ages 9 and 13.<br> <br> In November 2006, 45-year-old David Hawkins was charged with sexually assaulting two of his sons, ages 9 and 13, in Salt Lake County, Utah.<br> <br> Hawkins claimed the allegations were false and the result of pressure from his ex-wife to drive the boys away from their father but he did not testify.<br... More...
$0 (12-31-2007 - UT)Tara Jeanne Amboh v. Duchesne County, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> <br> In December 2020, Ms. Amboh was pulled over and arrested for traffic violations in Roosevelt City, Utah. Ms. Amboh was later convicted for interference with an arresting officer and operating a vehicle without insurance in the Eighth District Court of the Sta... More...
$0 (09-18-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud.<br> <br> From February 2015 through February 2020, Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, Utah, offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises and information to potential investors. In June, Ms. Huang admitted that she devised a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtai... More...
$0 (09-06-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Allison Marie Baver
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of making false statements designed to influence a bank, one count of money laundering, and one count of contempt.<br> <br> Allison Marie Baver, 42, of Taylorsville, Utah, submitted eight fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications for her company, Allison Baver Entertainment LLC (ABE). P... More...
$0 (06-30-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Chris E. McCormick
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in a COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, and money laundering. <br> <br> In May 2020, in the District of Utah and elsewhere, Chris E. McCormick, 64, of Cottonwood Heights, illegally made false representations to Mountain America Credit Union to obtain approximately $266,000 in PP... More...
$0 (06-05-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with devising a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtain money and property, under false pretenses, to benefit her company, ProSky Inc. <br> <br> Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, admitted she knowingly offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises to potential investors. From February 20... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - UT)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. <br> <br> 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 veh... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Nicholas Frank Sciotto and Kyle Blake Burbage
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers representing Defendants charged with health care fraud.<br> <br> Nicholas Frank Sciotto, 32, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Kyle Blake Burbage, 32, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, manufactured, sold, and distributed at least 120,000 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination record cards across the country between March 2021 through September 2021. Sciotto, a form... More...
$0 (04-28-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston, Rachel Kingston, and Sally Kingston
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government.<br> <br> From 2010 to 2018, Lev Aslan Dermen, age 56, conspired with Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, their mother, Rachel Kingston, Jacob Kingston's wife, Sally Kingston, and others, to fraudulently claim more than $1 billion in refundable renewable fuel tax credits. The IRS ultimatel... More...
$0 (04-10-2023 - UT)United States of America v. David Oguoguo Okeke
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering ring that aided and abetted the defrauding of more than a hundred victims, primarily widows.<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... More...
$0 (02-14-2023 - UT)United States of America v. Sergio Sosa
Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States and obstructing the IRS's efforts to collect his tax debt.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/utah/news/saltlakecity/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Salt Lake City</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </tab... More...
$0 (01-10-2023 - UT)Jeffrey Hall v. Val Brown, et al.
Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants claiming that they violated his civil rights.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Jeff Hall sues Salt Lake Police Department Officers Val Brown and Kevin Murray and the City of Salt Lake, asserting that Officers Brown and Murray deprived him "of his rights protected under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the ... More...
$0 (08-29-2022 - 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...
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