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State of Missouri v. Gino McKinnie
Ozark, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Cory Mincks
Bolivar, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Cory Lee Minck, with Possession Of Controlled Substance Except 35 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana/Synthetic Cannabinoid.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Marshall Lampkin
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Marshall Lampkin, 36, carried out his scheme by first using Kohl’s Cash to purchase merchandise in a Kohl’s store, generally for more than $1,000. He would then immediately use the same Kohl’s Cash to order merchandise online, knowing that the in-person transaction had not yet registered. Lampkin returned the items he bought in the store for Kohl’s Cash so he could repeat his scam. Lampkin
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Duke A. Yates
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms and interferenced with commerce by threat or violence. Duke A. Yates, 37, robbed a Quik Trip and a Walgreen’s, both in Independence, at gunpoint within 10 minutes of each other at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2023. Yates stole a total of between $500 and $700 in cash and a dozen packs of cigarettes from the stores. A police officer spotted Yates driving a white Ford F350 p
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kal J. Nay
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling drug and possessing a machine gun. On Oct. 9, 2025, Nay pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession of machine guns. Between May 2, 2024, and June 11, 2024, the Jackson County Drug Task Force utilized a Confidential Informant to purchase “M30” pills, which contained fentanyl, from Nay and Turnage. The Confidential Informant purchased 10 pills from Nay on May 2, 40 pills
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rene Arviso Velasquez
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rene Arviso Velasquez, 51, stole purses or bags containing credit cards and then quickly used the cards to buy gift cards or other items. On Aug. 25, 2024, Velasquez stole one victim’s Lululemon belt bag, which was hanging from her seat at a Cottleville, Missouri restaurant. Less than an hour later, Velasquez used her credit card to purchase five Visa gift c
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Lambus A. McGhee, IV
Arnold, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer Steve Lednick represents the Defendant charged with Aggravated Fleeing A Stop Or Detention and Assault- 4th Degree. Lambus A. McGhee IV, 20, has been charged with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention and fourth-degree assault.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Aaron T. Fant
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. On March 20, 2023, Aaron T. Fant, age 36, of Kansas City, Kansas, attempted to push his way into the apartment of a female acquaintance. As the adult female resisted and tried to close the door, Fant punched the female in the chest to gain entry. The adult female’s 16-year-old son tried to intervene, stepping between his mother and Fant. Fant then produced a black and s
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Leonard Davie
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal Defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. Leonard Davie, 67, accused of shooting two women in north St. Louis County. The victims were both family members of Davie; a 37-year-old pregnant woman who was taken to the hospital in "critical and unstable" condition, and a 61-year-old-woman who was taken to the hospital and was in "stable" condition.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lee Anthony Bogan, Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor, receipt of child pornography, and transferring of obscene material to minors. Lee Anthony Bogan Jr., 29, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of attempting to receive child pornography. He admitted using a social media application to contact high school students beginning in the spring of 2024. In these messages, Bogan expressed romantic and sexual interest in
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dylan James
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and distribution of child pornography.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Christopher M. Grimes
Pitosi, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. David K. Duncan
Farmington, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with hree counts of first-degree statutory rape and six counts of second-degree child molestation. The evidence, in the light most favorable to the verdicts, is as follows:1 Before 2013, Victim and her younger brother (Brother) lived in Texas with their parents. Due to parental neglect and substance abuse Victim and Brother spent two years in Texas’ foster care system. In 2013, when Victim was eight and Brot
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Dale Lawrence Willamson
Harrisonville, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Dale Lawrence Williamson
Columbia, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fourth-degree domestic assault, fourth-degree assault, first-degree property damage, first-degree stalking, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal actio
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christie Engle
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud scheme in which false documents were submitted to the Missouri Department of Revenue to obtain mechanics liens and titles for vehicles that had previously been reported stolen. Christie Engle, 49, worked as an employee for Dennis Cleveland, the owner of Affordable Towing. Cleveland directed his employees, one of which was Engle, to submit fraudulent documents to the Missouri Department of Revenue
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher P. Decker
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Christopher P. Decker, 47, was involved in drug trafficking, the Multi-County Narcotics Violent Crime Enforcement Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration bought meth twice from Decker in June of 2021. Each time, Decker sold two ounces of meth for $1,400 from his home. Following the purchases, DEA investigators applied for and obtained a se
View VerdictUnited States of America v. German Alvarez-Rubio
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with distributing drugs, selling firearms illegally, and possession of a machine gun. Alvarez-Rubio made his first appearance in federal court after his arrest on January 12, 2026. The indictment alleges that on July 22, 2025, the Alvarez-Rubio distributed cocaine. On July 29, 2025, Alvarez-Rubio distributed cocaine and methamphetamine and illegally sold ten firearms. On August 19, 2025, Alvarez-Rubio distri
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Darius Burnett
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of narcotics and a machine gun. On Nov. 8, 2023, investigators with the ATF, DEA, and Springfield Police Department executed a search warrant at Darius Burnett’s residence. During the search of Burnett’s apartment and vehicle, officers located four loaded semi-automatic pistols, including two with extended magazines, body armor, ammunition, marijuana, over 1,000 pills containing fentanyl, and
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Arthur Tatum
Jefferson City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms. James Arthur Tatum, 35, accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Mike Cornell, Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with four counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, three counts of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy, one count of first-degree harassment and one count of possession of child pornography. Riverview, Missouri Mayor Mike Cornell, Jr. accused of sexually abusing two minors under the age of 17, and the timeframe these alleged crimes took place was between December 2016 and the present day.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dennis M. Davis
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl over 400 grams.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jason S. Thompson
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Jason S. Thompson, 50, was found guilty of one count each of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms. In the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 2024, officers with the Nixa, Mo., Police Department contacted Thompson, who was camping in
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ricky Lee Myers
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms, selling, distributing and dispensing drugs, and committing a violent crime with a machine gun. On Oct. 23, 2024, Ricky Lee Myers, also known as “The Mayor,” 63, was inside the residential structure that he built in a homeless camp located on a dirt road extending from East 23rd St. roughly between Vine St. and Highland Avenue, in Kansas City, Missouri, when federal a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Graham S. Gattis, aka "Dro"
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed assault against a member of rival motorcycle club. Graham S. Gattis, also known as “Dro,” 41, of East Ridge, Tennesse. was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and one count of possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. On Sept. 17, 2022, Gattis and other members of the Pagan’s and Los Valerosos chased and forced a lone r
View VerdictUnited States of America v. David S. Becker
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receiving and distributing child pornography and attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. In August, jurors in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found Becker guilty of one count of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography. Trial evidence and testimony showed that Becker began corresponding with a person on a nudist website. That person claimed to be the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Carlan Travis Penney, Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion, enticement, and transportation of minor for sexual purposes. Carlan Travis Penney Jr., now 46, pleaded guilty in October to coercion and enticement of a minor and transportation of a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity. He admitted meeting the 15-year-old online and exchanging nude photos with her. Penney then rented a car, drove to Missouri and picked the gi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ayana J. Brown
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Ayana J. Brown, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two felony counts of theft of government property. Brown admitted filing two fraudulent quarterly employment tax returns (IRS Form 941s) with the IRS on behalf of Yaya Flowtiques LLC on Dec. 22, 2022. The filings falsely claimed that the company had 5 employees and paid $177,321.77 and $145,098.88 in wages f
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian K. Ditch
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated identity theft, theft of a government property, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Brian K. Ditch, now 45, of Salem, Missouri, became solely responsible for his uncle’s care in 2008. At some point, instead of properly caring for his uncle, Ditch kept him locked away and subjected him to insufficient care and verbal abuse. Ditch fraudulently gained access to his uncle’s financial accou
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eddie Marcus Love
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death (Death penalty eligible) Possess, Brandish, and Discharge a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition Possession
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Xavier Michael Babudar
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery and fraud.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Angela K. Boston aka Angela Boston
St. Lous, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with identity theft. Angela K. Boston sought employment on the medical staff of the Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority in Oklahoma in April of 2023 by stealing the identity of a St. Louis doctor. Boston submitted forged diplomas with the doctor’s name and a forged State of Missouri medical license with her application. The victim then discovered that Boston had sought employment elsewhere using her name and
View VerdictEarth to Go, Inc. v. City of Richland
Camdenton, Missouri, commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract case involving a leaky roof.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Misael Covarrubias
Columbia, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon causing death or injury in the killing of Aiyanna Williams.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Severo De La Torre-Sanchez
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-entry by an Alien Previously Convicted of an Aggravated Felony. On Aug. 7, 2024, Severo De La Torre-Sanchez, 61, was found at a Lee’s Summit restaurant when officers were attempting to serve him with an ex-parte order of protection. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents identified De La Torre-Sanchez was illegally in the United States after having been remo
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Raymerial S. Purl
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of meth.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Malik Reynolds
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two felon-in-possession counts, one for a firearm that fell out of his pocket and the other for ammunition he used during a shootout. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Miranda Burgess
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of stolen mail. Miranda Burgess, 30, was caught with stolen mail belonging to more than 70 individuals and entities in May of 2022. Investigators soon discovered that she’d used mail belonging to an 89-year-old woman to create counterfeit checks and establish multiple online financial accounts to steal $27,470 from her. Burgess tried to transfer another $
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Juan Carlos Aguilar Gomez, Rebecca Massey and Goldner Capital Management, LLC
Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to impede the EPA, a related state agency, and OHSA, and violate the Clean Air Act regarding the removal of asbestos-containing materials. Juan Carlos Aguilar Gomez, 45, a citizen of Honduras, residing in Lawrence, N.Y., who was previously charged by criminal complaint on Aug. 1, 2025, with one count of violating the Clean Air Act, was charged in the indictment with one count of conspiracy to defraud
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Daisha Sanders
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy top commit mail fraud. Daisha Sanders, formerly from Kansas City, Mo., 34, conspired with others to prepare and file fraudulent PPP loan applications on their behalf. Sanders received kickbacks of $5,000 for each of the $20,832 PPP loans. Sanders filed false PPP loan applications for numerous persons resulting in a loss of approximately $270,820,33, which she was ordered to pay back i
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jason L. Hemingway
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and for laundering over $35,000 of PPP funds. Jason L. Hemingway, 47, was charged with two counts each of bank fraud and making a false statement on a loan application, and three counts of money laundering. According to the indictment, Hemingway applied for a PPP
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Antoine D. Frazier
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cheo D. Miles
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher L. Curtner
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank rubbery by force or violence.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Chaelyn Hendrick Groves
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaime Ramirez-Ceja
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Julio Ivan Angulo-Aavala
Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of deported alien.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jason L. Helms
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs).
View VerdictDaniel Green v. Robert Steele, et al.
Springfield, Missouri, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Candace L. Kasper
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access device fraud.
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