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United States of America v. Peter Daniel Ring

Gainesville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sending multiple threatening interstate communications to kill or cause physical injuries. By Kent Morlan In June 2025 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received a complaint that a threat to kill a reporter had been received. The Peter Daniel Ring, 31, of Bell, Florida, was identified as the source of the threat, and when contacted by the FBI he said he would not make any more threats. However,

United States of America v. Rebecca Stewart Vaughn

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government money. By Kent Morlan Rebecca Stewart Vaughn, age 64, Tampa, Florida, engaged in a fraud scheme to obtain Social Security benefits and City of New York pension benefits that did not belong to her. The benefits were being paid to Vaughn’s aunt, J.C. When J.C. died, Vaughn concealed her death by wrapping J.C.’s body in layers of blankets, sheets,

United States of America v. Roody Metelus

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing and submitting false tax forms to support more than 200 fraudulent loan applications under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). By Kent Morlan Roody Metelus, 47, of Westlake, owned and operated JRS Tax Services, LLC, in Dania Beach. From approximately January 2021 through January 2022, Metelus worked with others to fabricate tax documents

United States of America v. Erasme Catalino Paulino Rodriguez, Joseito Diaz De Oleo, and Ober Alexander Villavicencio Jimenez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to import more than 5 kilograms of cocaine into the United States 21 USC 963. By Kent Morlan Erasme Catalino Paulino Rodriguez, 35; Joseito Diaz De Oleo, 48; and Ober Alexander Villavicencio Jimenez, 36, all from the Dominican Republic, were aboard the M/V Best Bet, a 65-foot sport-fishing vessel, when they were stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard about six miles off the coast of Government Cut on Dec.

United States of America v. Joel Rufus French

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States Government, mail fraud, and money laundering. By Kent Morlan Joel Rufus French, age 47 of Armory, Mississippi, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud of the United States. French worked with overseas telemarketing call centers that pressured elderly Americans to provide their personal and health insurance information and agree to accept medically unnecessary orthotic brace

State of Florida v. Rafael Jorge Gonzalez-Sintes

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with f shooting or throwing a deadly missile, culpable negligence, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. By Kent Morlan Rafael Jorge Gonzalez-Sintes, age 61, accused of throwing furniture out of his high rise apartment endangering people below.

State of Florida v. Craig Edward Leeks

Dade City, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and improper exhibition of a firearm. The State charged Leeks with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. His defense counsel moved to have him evaluated for competency, and the trial court granted the motion. The psychological evaluation concluded Leeks was competent to stand trial. After several months and a change in defense counsel, Leeks' case proceeded to trial. Be

State of Florida v. Joseph Luther

Perry, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple felonies. The trial court orally pronounced concurrent life sentences for Counts I and II, but the written order states that the sentences are to be served consecutively. The State correctly concedes error. A written sentencing order must conform to the orally pronounced sentence, and where there is conflict, the orally pronounced sentence prevails. Ashley v. State, 850 So. 2d 1265, 1268 (Fla. 2003);

State of Florida v. Christopher Diez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charge with enticement of a minor for sex and battery. Miami-Dade County Sheriff Lieutenant Chirstopher Diaz allegedly attempt to meet a minor in Delray Beach to have sex.

State of Florida v. Walter Afitt Garcia

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony littering and misdemeanor failing to obtain an environmental permit. Walter Afitt Garcia, 48, opened gate for a dump truck driver seeking to get rid of a load of landscaping debris at an "illegal dumping transfer station" at 13105 SW 199th Ave., in Miami-Dade county. The site contained enough construction debris to fill 175 shipping containers.

United States of America v. Marcus Bernard Clark

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and related access devices fraudulently used with fifteen or more unauthorized devices and aggravated identity theft. Marcus Bernard Clark, age 31, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, worked at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Destin, Florida. During a judicially authorized extraction of the defendant’s cell phone related to another criminal case, law enforcement discovered over 200 photographs and some sho

United States of America v. Colleen Kieran

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Colleen Kieran, age 57, of Clermont, Florida, oversaw the accounting department of a business based in Seminole County. Over the course of nearly 13 years, Kieran used her position to siphon more than $3.9 million from the company’s accounts into her own personal PayPal account. After taking the money, Kieran spent it on clothing, travel, entertainment, dining, consumer electronics, and entertainmen

United States of America v. Boise Cascade

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Lacey Act Trafficking. The Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade) was accused of felony violation of the Lacey Act for its role in a timber trafficking scheme to evade countervailing and anti-dumping duties. “Boise Cascade either knew about or was willfully blind to the illegal importation of the plywood they were purchasing from Horizon Plywood,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustaf

State of Florida v. Yamilet Alfonso

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand larceny. Yamilet Alfonso, age 36, accused of being a porch pirate and stealing $2,200 in packages from one victim's porch.

State of Florida v. Lazaro Miranda-Alonso

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud Walmart. third-degree grand theft, and five counts of using a false or fraudulently obtained receipt in Florida to request a refunds. Lazaro Miranda-Alonso, age 26, was a homeless Walmart employee who was stealing from Walmart to pay for a motel in Miami-Dade County.

State of Florida v. Mauricio Jimenez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Jimenez, 48, of Hialeah, Florida, was a Home Depot Manager. He is accused providing discounts to “a core of accounts” and that the “high markdown activity” at his old store stopped once he left, and “took a dramatic upturn” at his new store once he arrived. Of the $55 million in gross sales that Jimenez discounted, authorities said the net sales were around $30 million following markdowns of

United States of America v. Christopher Ashley Defilippis

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl that resulted in a person's death and possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute.

United States of America v. Mario G. Davis

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Marlo G. Davis, 47, of Havana, Florida, appeared in federal court for his arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick in Tallahassee, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for May 26, 2026, at 8:30 am before District Court J

United States of America v. Joseph Elegele, Jr.

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Between August 2017 and June 2023, Joseph Elegele, Jr. (41, Orlando) was part of a fraud scheme that laundered funds that had been fraudulently obtained from various businesses throughout the United States and in the Bahamas. Elegele’s role in the scheme was to establish business bank accounts in the Middle District of Florida through which large money transfers could be

State of Florida v. Gabriela Saldana

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with making threats on WhatsApp to kill or do bodily injury. Saldana “made a threat to kill or do bodily harm” in posts about “a scheduled event” in a WhatsApp group chat.

State of Florida v. Lubby Navarro

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with third-degree grand theft. Former Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro, age 51, was accused of using a school district credit card to run up about $100,000 in personal purchase. The state alleged that Navarro used the official card to buy food, groceries, appliances, vacations and more.

United States of America v. Howard Neil Martin

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of drugs and possession of a machine gun. The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report about a burglary in progress. When they arrived, Howard Neil Martin, 46, of Sopchoppy, Florida, was parked in the driveway of the residence and in a verbal dispute with someone watching the residence for the homeowner. Officers could see a firearm in plain view inside the

Erica Lynn Odom v. James Calas Cole

Crawfordville, Florida, family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a protective order. Plaintiff’s petition alleged that she and Defendant had been in an on-again, off-again relationship and had lived together. She also alleged that after an argument with Defendant, called the police to their residence resulting in Plaintiff being charged with domestic violence battery. Plaintiff alleged that she was released from jail with the condition that she have no contact with Defendant.

State of Florida v. Edgar Hunez

Crestview, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony. Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A)(i) (providing that a defendant may not appeal after a guilty or nolo contendere plea except for an expressly reserved appeal of a “prior dispositive order of the lower tribunal, identifying with particularity the point of law being reserved”); Carroll v. State, 383 So. 3d 563, 567 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (reiterating that, after a guilty or no contest plea, a defendan

United States of America v. Ronald St. Clair

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted tax evasion. Ronald St. Clair attempted to hide his assets from the IRS after accumulating tax debts for 2011 through 2017. In 2020, after the IRS notified St. Clair that it intended to levy his assets to collect his unpaid taxes, St. Clair sold real property he owned and transferred the proceeds into a bank account in a third party’s name. After transferring these funds out of his own name, St. Cl

State of Florida v. Joseph Sanderson

Milton, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of conditions for suspended sentence. Joseph Sanderson violated probation. 2 must make such findings. We reject the argument and affirm Appellant’s judgment and sentence. Appellant was on sex-offender probation after admitting guilt for fifteen counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in case number 2021-CF-80; and two counts of attempted sexual battery plus one count of attempted l

United States of America v. Jasen Butler

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, forgery, and money laundering. Jasen Bulter, age 38, of Jupiter, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, corrupted the competitive bidding process for military fuel contracts and submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire transfer memos and invoices to multiple U.S. warships between August 2022 and January 2024. These ships were attempting to purchase fuel in international ports in

State of Florida v. Jaylyn Coleman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand theft. Jaylyn Coleman, age 29, accused of stealing a gold chain valued at %more than$18,000. The defend attempted to sell the chain but was told it was fake by the jeweler.

United States of America v. Jean Joseph and Janalies Camille Bingham

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jean Joseph, also known as “Jon,” 55, of Boca Raton, and Camille Bingham, also known as Janalie Camille Joseph, 44, also of Boca Raton were accused of orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from investors through false promises about high-value property assets and the use of investor funds. These

State of Florida v. Briana McCarthy, Brianna Hannan, Carlotta Hawkins, Kearla Walerk Whitney Branch, and Kavon Reese

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants chargd with fraud. Six individuals charged with defrauding the Florida. The individuals were accused of orchestrating a scheme to process property damage claims through the Florida Division of Risk Management, allegedly defrauding the state of $1.7 million. The Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested these individuals, and all state agencies are fully cooperating with the

State of Florida v. Valdimir Morrobel

Punta, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking in cocaine, two counts of trafficking in illegal drugs, possession of cannabis, four counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, and resisting an officer without violence.

State of Florida v. Jeromee Safford

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with seven crimes: five counts of armed sexual battery, one count of kidnapping with intent to facilitate a felony, and one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

United States of America v. Luis Emilio Hernandez

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Luis Emilio Hernandez, age 45, of Naples, convinced an 85-year-old victim to write him personal checks totaling over $1.2 million for construction materials and repairs that were never performed. Instead, Hernandez cashed the checks for his own personal gain. Investigators confirmed that Hernandez did not hold a contractor’s license in Florid

United States of America v. Austin James McCastler, II

Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of meth, fentanyl, marijuana and felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. Austin James McCastler, II, age 36, was arrested for distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted prevention of the

United States of America v. Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with agreeing to use an unlicensed money services business to circumvent U.S. sanctions relating to Venezuela by transferring approximately $100,000 from the Dominican Republic. Irazmar Carbajal De Jesus, 60, agreed to transfer approximately $99,500 delivered in cash in the Dominican Republic to a specified bank account in Ft. Lauderdale. Law enforcement agents advised Carbajal De Jesus’s partner that the funds were

United States of America v. Christopher Harwood

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Christopher Harwood, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, admitted that he owned and operated a telemedicine company called TelevisitMD. Harwood and his co-conspirators targeted Medicare patients through aggressive telemarketing campaigns, inducing them to accept orthotic braces and genetic tests that they did not need. Harwood paid doctors to approve ord

State of Florida v. Tiger Woods

Stewart, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving while impaired. Tiger Woods was was traveling at "a high rate of speed" when his vehicle collided with another car, resulting in his vehicle rolling over onto the driver's side. Woods was not intoxicated but refused to give a urine sample to see if he was impaired. Florida's driving while impaired law (DUI) prohibits operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level (BAC) of .08 or higher, or with norm

State of Florida v. Pedro Nelson Caniza

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with one count each of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence. Pedro Nelson Caniza, 47, of North Miami Beach, became upset at the Miami Open and battered an office who was trying to remove him.

United States of America v. Scott Oranje

Pensacola, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On November 10, 2025, police officer intercepted a package added to Scott Oranje, in Mary Esther, Florida. The package contained over 300 grams of fentanyl. Law enforcement conducted a controlled delivery at Oranje’s r

State of Florida v. Rene Woodall Lemos

Titusville, Florida, criminal dense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r accessory after the fact to the first degree murder. Nicholas Mitchell was shot to death in Brevard County, Florida. A few days later, his white BMW was stopped after a high-speed chase in Alabama that resulted in a crash. The BMW was driven by Robert Lanning. Rene Lemos arrived at the crash scene shortly after. Lemos, along with her co-defendant Lanning, were charged with four crimes, including first degr

State of Florida v. Richard N. Golding

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with fraud, money laundering in theft for allegedly stealing funds from the city of Tallahassee, Florida. Illinois attorney Richard N. Golding, 83, charged with two counts of wire fraud, money laundering, grand theft and attempted grand theft.

State of Florida v. William Bell, Jr.

Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. William Bell, Jr., age 41, accused of killing Stephen Hopkins, who was found strangled to death in his home on Merrill Road on November 30, 2023.

State of Florida v. Nelson Nunez and Jusiah Jones

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rape. Nelson Nunez, 13, and Jusiah Jones, 12, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. Nunez, Jones and Xavier Tyson, 15, were charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. The Defendant were certified as adults.

United States of America v. Michael Deon Woulard

Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence, possession of machine gun during a drug transaction. Michael Deon Woulard (49, Gainesville) robbed a pawn shop in Jacksonville, stealing goods valued at approximately $45,945. On November 25, 2023, Woulard robbed a jewelry store in Jacksonville, during which he brandished a semi-automatic pistol at employees and stole jewelry valued at approximately $352,000

United States of America v. Arturo Sanchez-Morales

United States of America v. Victor Waldeck Oliveira Iglesias

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute firearms outside the United States and smuggling. Victor Waldeck Oliveira Iglesias, 31, conspired with co-defendant Alvaro Teixeira, 50, to smuggle eight sets of HK firearm parts to Brazil. The co-defendants planned to conceal the illegal gun parts inside shipments that were otherwise legally licensed for export. Evidence at trial showed that Iglesias and Teixeira intended to smuggle many mo

United States of America v. Tomás Niembro Concha

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Powers Act and Wire Fraud. Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, of Miami, Florida, conspired with others to siphon money from Nodus Bank, ultimately leading to the bank’s failure in 2023. Niembro and his co-conspirators concealed from other Nodus Bank board members and executives and the bank’s regulator that certain investments and loans were for the benefit of Niembro a

United States of America v. Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs of millions of dollars and concealing his criminal conduct during the naturalization process. Between April 2020 and May 2021, Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds through companies he owned or controlled and by preparing loan applications for others in exchange for kickbacks. The applications contained material

United States of America v. Patrick and Charles Boyd

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: 18 U.S.C. § 371 CONSPIRACY TO INTRODUCE ADULTERATED AND MISBRANDED DRUGS (1) 21 U.S.C. § 331(a) and 333(a)(2) INTRODUCTION OF A MISBRANDED DRUG INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE (2-3) 18 U.S.C. § 670 CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFIC IN MEDICAL PRODUCTS WITH FALSE DOCUMENTATION (4) 18 U.S.C. § 1349 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD (5) 18 U.S.C. § 1343 WIRE FRAUD (7-8)

State of Florida v. Maria Roda Blanco >/center>

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with assault and battery and driving without a license. Maria Roda Blanco accused for slapping an employee of the daycare center where her child was being cared for. Roda-Blanco, who was born in Uruguay and doesn’t have a criminal record, faced a charge of battery on a school employee and a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold, records showed.