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United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulent use of COVID funds A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Following a one-day bench trial, Raymond Marcellous Blair, 45, was found guilty of one count of wire frau

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United States of America v. Christopher Todd Boudreau

Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity under 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2422(b) and possession of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2252A(a)(5)(B). Detective Travis Wafstet works in the Missoula County Sheriff's Office and is also a member of the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. He created several accounts for a fictional 12-

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State of Montana v. Alison Beth Careter-Brueggeman

Hamilton, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession On the evening of September 4, 2023, Ravalli County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Hsu pulled over Brueggeman for driving a car with expired registration. The traffic stop was not the result of a random encounter with a law enforcement officer.¶4Earlier that evening, the Ravalli County Dispatch received a call for service, providing drug intelligence about a certain residence. Another Deputy Sheri

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United States of America v. Farron Gene American Horse, Sr.

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. Farron Gene American Horse, Sr., 40, was found guilty by a jury in April 2025 of sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. American Horse sexually abused the victims in September and October 2020 in Hays, on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. In October 2020, one victim, identified as Jane Doe 1, who had attained the age of 12 years but had not yet reach

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State of Montana v. Lorne Douglas Edwards Nicols

Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal endangerment. Lorne Douglas Edwards Nichols is accused of discharging a firearm and injuring a 17-year-old who was hit by a bullet.

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United States of America v. Deric Ron Welch

Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of an unregistered silencer in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 5841 and 586l(d).

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United States of America v. Juan Ramon Matta-Lopez, aka El Negro, aka Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release. Matta-Lopez was convicted for conduct that occurred before the enactment of the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) on November 1, 1987. Under the pre-SRA statutory scheme, 18 U.S.C. Â§ 4205(g) (the old law), Matta-Lopez is precluded from personally moving for compassionate release.1 Defendants sentenced under the post-SRA framework, 18 U.S.C. Â§ 3582(c) (the new l

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State of Montana v. Jaylen Medicinebull

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged h possession of stolen property, assault on a peace officer, criminal endangerment, obstructing a peace officer, fleeing or eluding a peace officer, criminal mischief and DUI. Jaylen Medicinebull, age 32, fled from police in a stolen vehicle.

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United States of America v. George Lowry Weeks

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

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State of Montana v. Joshua Yellow Owl

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and tampering with a communications device.

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United States of America v. Nahun Esau Suazo-Varela

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of removed alien.

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United States of America v. Miles Louis Willey

Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of ammunition.

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United States of America v. Christopher Allen Rochon

Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

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United States of America v. David Ray Garrett

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.

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State of Montana v. Michael Paul Brown

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

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State of Montana v. Loron Cody Smoker

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. <img width="400" src="https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e22a571/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2Fd0%2Fdac11c7949e2863dbda673c8e3d2%2Fsmoker3.jfif">

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United States of America v. Mary Elizabeth Bigman

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth.

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Lillian Walters Kaiser v. Imperial Oil of North Dakota, Inc. et al.

Billings, Montana commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a stockholder dispute.

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United States of America v. Kyle Richard Lewellan

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth.

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United States of America v. Krista Lynn Hall

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and possessin with intent to distribute meth.

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Noreen Cady and Deane Cady v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Missoula, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

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United States of America v. Nathan J. Snead

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money.

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United States of America v. Caelus James Hattel

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited personal in possession of a firearm.

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State of Montana v. Rachelle Farnsworth

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer will represented the Defendant charged with animal cruelty. Rachelle Farnsworth, age 21, was accused for neglecting three dogs tied to a tree without food or water.

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United States of America v. Ian Allister Tomlinson

<h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of guns and ammunition </font/color="red"></center><center> Great Falls man convicted of illegal possession of guns and ammunition</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> <center><h2> A Great Falls man who possessed guns and ammunition illegally was found guilty.

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United States of America v. Nathan J. Snead

<h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud </font/color="red"></center><center> Former US Forest Service law enforcement officer sentenced for fraud</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> <center><h2> A Thompson Falls man who falsified time and attendance records was sentenced to 5 years of probation and was ordered

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United States of America v. Christopher Allen Rochon

<h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal firearm possession </font/color="red"></center><center> Deer Lodge man sentenced to prison on illegal firearm possession</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> <center><h2> Deer Lodge man who possessed a firearm illegally was sentenced today to 21 months in prison to be f

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United States of America v. Brooke Rose Louise Cardonia

<h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl charges </font/color="red"></center><center> Butte woman pleads guilty to drug charges</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Butte woman accused of distributing fentanyl admitted to charges yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. <

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United States of America v. Martin Topete

Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute, a controlled substance (methamphetamine and fentanyl), in violation of 21 U.S.C. Â§ 846.

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United States of America v. James Andrew Stringari

Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances (methamphetamine and fentanyl), in violation of 21 U.S.C. Â§ 846, and possession with intent to distribute those controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Â§ 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2.

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United States of America v. Brandon Frank Stricker

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receiving child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2252(a)(2).

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United States of America v. Luis Alberto Orozco-Ramirez, aka Ruben Garza-Orozco

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien. For an alien reentering the U.S. after removal, the average prison sentence for the offense of illegal reentry is typically around 12 months, according to the United States Sentencing Commission. However, the specific sentence can vary significantly based on the individual's prior criminal history and the circumstances of their reentry, according to the United States S

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United States of America v. Rita Ann Pierce

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

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United States of America v. Dustin James Massey

<h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.possession of drugs </font/color="red"></center><center> Billings man sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of drugs</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Billings man who possessed methamphetamine, fentanyl, and

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United States of America v. Dustin James Massey

<h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs </font/color="red"></center><center> Billings man sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of drugs</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Billings man who possessed methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine was sentenced today to 240 months in prison to be fo

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Dionne Marie Nadon v. Social Security Administration

Great Falls, Montana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security Disability benefits by HHS. Dionne Nadon applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income in April 2015 and May 2016, respectively. She alleged that her disability began in March 2015 and was due to conditions including fibromyalgia, spinal abnormalities, depression, and anxiety, among others. T

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Ariane Rowland and Jamies Schulze v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Sociesty of New York, Inc., et al.

Missoula, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed they were sexually molested as young girls in the 1970s and 80s by Jehovah's Witnesses officials in Hardin, Montana. Two Jehovah's Witnesses corporations were sued in federal court by women who alleged they had been repeatedly sexually molested as young girls in the 1970s and 80s by Jehovah's Witnesses officials in Hardin, Montana. One of the defendant corporations, WTPA, moved to dismiss the lawsui

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United States of America v. Rex Wu, Jr.

<h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking </font/color="red"></center><center> Bozeman man pleads guilty to cyberstalking</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Bozeman man accused of sending threatening emails to a student at Montana State University admitted to charges yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme sai

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United States of America v. Derek Capozzi

Northampton, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant convicted in 1999 of possession of a firearm as a felon under 18 U.S.C. Â§ 922(g)(1); attempted extortion under 18 U.S.C. Â§ 1951(a); and use of a firearm in furtherance ofa crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. Â§ 924(c). Derek Capozzi brings two challenges to the district court's disposition of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. Â§ 2255. First, he argues that Johnson v. United States, 576

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United States of America v. Jose Luz Rojas-Flore

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after removdal in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326.

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United States of America v. Francisco Alcocer-Sanchez

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using or possessing fraudulent immigration docuemtns in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546, which provides: he first paragraph of 18 U.S.C. Â§ 1546(a) proscribes the forging, counterfeiting, altering or falsely making of certain immigration documents or their use, possession, or receipt. The second paragraph proscribes the possession, or bringing into the United States of plates or distinctive papers used for

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United States of America v. Amanda Rose Laverdure

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.

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Claudia Riveron Verdecia v. T-T Contracting, LLC, et al.

Great Falls, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence wrongful death claim. In Montana, a wrongful death lawsuit in a car accident case can be filed by the deceased's personal representative if the death was caused by another's negligence or wrongful act. This civil action seeks compensation for the surviving family members' losses, such as loss of financial support, companionship, and funeral expenses. To succeed, the plaintiff must prove the

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Patrick W. George v. Social Security Administration

Great Falls, Montana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS for hsi application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits. The terms DIWC and DIWW do not directly correspond to specific laws or programs within the Social Security system. However, they are related to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and potentially refer to the concepts of disability and work within that context. SSDI provides benefits to individuals who a

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Soctt Dimke and Tamara Dimke v. Austin Mutual Insurance Company

Great Falls, Montana insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of contract claim. In Montana, insurance bad faith occurs when an insurance company fails to uphold its contractual obligations and deal fairly with its policyholders. This includes actions like wrongly denying claims, unreasonably delaying payments, failing to investigate properly, or offering lowball settlements. Montana law mandates that insurers act in good faith and fair dealing with those the

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Bruce Contway v. Loretta Lukens and Rehabilitation Nursing Consultants, Inc.

Great Falls, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff as Conservator and Guardian of the Person and Estate of KATHLEEN CONTWAY, a Protected and Incapacitated Person.

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United States of America v. Connan J. Kittson

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth. 21 U.S.C. 841 provides: (a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionallyâ€” (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance; or (2) to create, distribute, or dispense, or possess with in

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United States of America v. Levi Eric Newton

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with a felony.

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United States of America v. David Michael Rosebud Mathison

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. 18 U.S.C. Â§ 1343, the federal wire fraud statute, defines and criminalizes the use of interstate or foreign wire communications to execute a scheme intended to defraud someone of money or property. Essentially, it's a form of fraud that leverages electronic communication for deceptive purposes. Key elements of the crime, as defined by law, are: 1. Scheme to Defraud:

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Kenneth B. Coleman, et al. v. National Indemnity Company

Great Falls, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theories.

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