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State of Texas v. Karmelo Anthony
Frisco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. 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> Karmelo Anthony, age 19, stabbed and killed Austin Metcal, age 17, at a track meeting Frisco, Texas in April 2025.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Steven Mark Moore
Plano, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with straw purchases of firearms. 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> Steven Mark Moore, 27, of Yukon, Oklahoma, purchased firearms at various pawn shops and gun shows were linked to various crimes in the United States as well as deadly cartel-related shootings in Mexico. The investigation identified Moore as a source of fu
View VerdictRobert P. Oristaglio, Jr. ex rel. United States of America v. Community Care Health Network LLC, doing business as Matrix Medical Network (Matrix), DPN USA, doing business as HealthFair (HealthFair), and Shahriah âJamesâ Ekbatani
Beaumont, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam action claiming that the Defendants violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by causing the submission of false or invalid diagnosis codes to the Medicare Advantage program. 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> The United` States alleged that during the period from 2014 to 2019, Matrix knowingly caused MAOs to submit fals
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Enedelia Carranco Garcia, and Ashley Garcia
Corpus Christi, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants chrged with bringing and harboring aliens. 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> On the evening of July 22, 2025, Enedelia Garcia drove to the Border Patrol checkpoint near Kingsville with her daughter in the backseat and another passenger in the front seat. During an immigration inspection, law enforcement noticed nervous
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brayden Matthew Alvarado
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping resulting in death. 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> Brayden Matthew Alvarado, 23, of Vado, New Mexico, carjacked a man before driving him onto Fort Bliss desert property and fatally shooting him in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun in 2023. On Dec. 13, 2023, the Department of the Army Criminal Invest
View VerdictState of Texas v. Zachery Castenon
Conroe, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged driving while intoxicated. 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> Zachery Castenon showed up for duty and smelled of alcohol.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joel Ipina
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. 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> Joel Ipina, age 50, was employed by DHA from 1995 to 2024. DHA receives federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As a maintenance supervisor, Ipina was responsible for approving maintenanc
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Isaiah Joshua Lee Houston
Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with car jacking. 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> Isaiah Joshua Lee Houston, 26, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, carjacking that occurred next to the federal and county courthouses in downtown Lubbock, Texas. Houston approached a box truck as it stopped at a red light at the intersection of Buddy Holly Avenue and Broa
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Luke Ethan Rogers
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. 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> Luke Ethan Rogers charged with one count of âreceipt and distribution of child pornographyâ and a count of âpossession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minorâ.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ramon Heriberto Cerda Jr.
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with defrauding the U.S. government. Reported by Kent Morlan Ramon Heriberto Cerda Jr., 41, of Eagle Pass, owned and operated a business known as El Eagle Mail. On multiple dates in February and March 2025, Cerda was observed at his residence during scheduled work hours despite his duties requiring him to be in the field. To further observe Cerdaâs activities, the FBI installed two surveillance cameras beginning
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mimi Hunyh
Amarillo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted kidnapping. Reported by Kent Morlan Mimi Hunyh, age 65, traveled from Law Vegas to Amarillo to kidnap an Amarillo business man.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Bernardo Gomez
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child. By Kent Morlan Bernardo Gomez accused of sexually abusing a minor. In March 2020, a victim, who was 11 at the time, told their mother that Gomez had sexually abused them over multiple years, from when the victim was in kindergarten and continuing through fifth grade.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Seung Han Ho
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Seung Han Ho, age 69, accused of shooting and killing two people and injuring three people after meeting at a shopping center north of Dallas.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Avis Delynn Jones
Marshall, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. By Kent Morlan On March 17, 2023, a search warrant was executed at Avis Delyn Jonesâ University Avenue residence in Marshall resulting in the discovery of 440.7 grams of methamphetamine concealed in children's backpacks found in the kitchen. In addition, investigators found cocaine, mar
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Seery and Ricardo Obando, Jr.
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-For-Hire. By Kent Morlan Michael Seery hired Ricardo Obando to kill a man he believed had an affair with Seeryâs wife while Seery was in prison. Cell phone evidence demonstrated how Obando conducted extensive surveillance and a failed attempt on the victim before finally executing the plot. Obando shot the victim using a firearm equipped with a silencer while the man was driving to work on Highway
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bobby Brandon Galvan aka âPuravidareciaâ
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm trafficking. Bobby Brandon Galvan aka âPuravidarecia,â 30, was affiliated with the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) cartel and straw purchased numerous weapons, to include an AK-47 rifle that was recovered after it was used in a shootout between cartel members and Mexican law enforcement. On Feb. 20, 2025, LNFM was officially designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Gl
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Isaiah Warren
Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery and carrying using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. By Kent Morlan On November 30, 2024, at approximately 12:06 p.m., a Brinkâs armored truck driver was completing his assigned route when he arrived at DolEx Dollar Express located at 1788 W. Irving Boulevard, in Irving, Texas. DolEx is a check cashing and money transfer business. Th
View VerdictState of Texas v. Angelina Hicks
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with plotting to "kill as many Jews as possible" by driving a vehicle through the Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. Angelina Hicks, age 18, was arrested in North Carolina, and accused of felony conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mayra Collins
Corpus Christi, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and impersonating an officer or employee of the United States. Twenty-nine year old, Mayra Collins, is accused of fraudulently posed as a federal agent with various agencies in 2022 and again in 2025. She had first allegedly posed as an immigration officer employed by the United States to carry out a Visa fraud scheme. The charges allege she falsely represented she could expedite the process fo
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jeremy Christopher Ford, a/k/a Allstar Jr.
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Jeremy Christopher Ford allegedly possessed a handgun during a shooting April 8 at a restaurant on Kirby Drive in Houston. According to the criminal complaint, authorities responded to reports of a shooting in progress and discovered two gunshot victims at the scene. Court documents allege gunfire also struck a third person. The charges allege Ford was involved in a confrontation
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Luis Alberto Banda Acosta
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after deportation. Illegal re-entry into the United States after having previously been deported to Mexico without first applying for and obtaining permission from the Attorney General of the United States, or the Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. for admission to the United States following deportation from the United States, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section(s)
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Maribel Jaimes-Hernandez
Laredo, Texas, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport an Illegal alien within the United States .
View VerdictState of Texas v. Tionne Spears
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with driving into an active crash scene and struck the body of a man who had been killed in a pedestrian accident. Tionne Spears, age 26, drove around the barricades and entered the restricted scene, running over the victimâs body.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sergio Renato Tapia
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to murder a Federal Officer. Sergio Renato Tapia, 31, called the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park on July 24, 2023, and left a voicemail that included a violent threat to murder a National Park Service ranger. NPS rangers immediately recognized Tapia's voice and worked quickly with the U.S. Marshals Service to apprehend him on July 26. NPS rangers had previously encountered Tapia on
View VerdictMichael Arney, et al. v. Grand Homes, Inc. and New Sheridan Dev Co. Phase 1, LLC
Rockwall, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and Defendants in a negligence and trespass dispute. The are homeowners in the City of Fate. Defendant Grand Homes is a home builder, and Sheridan is a developer. The Plaintiffs brought suit against Grand Homes, Sheridan, and others , alleging that the defendants, while developing a community near appellantsâ properties, violated section 11.086 of the water code and committed negligence and trespass by diverting water fro
View VerdictState of Texas v. Saryiah Sanford-Griffin
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Saryiah Sanford-Griffin, age 18, accused of shooting and 13-year-old Marcus Reeves Jr.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Thomas Michael Fry
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and sale of stolen firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(j) and 924(a)(2) . Thomas Michael Fry, age 53, of Royse City, Texas who at the time was a sergeant with the Dallas Police Department, admitted to three separate instances of taking a firearm owned by the Dallas Police Department, knowing that the firearms were stolen, and selling them to an Oklahoma pawn shop in June and July of 2022. The
View VerdictThe State of Texas v. Nicholas Darris Marshall
Angleton, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r possession of between 4 and 200 grams of methamphetamine. Marshall was pulled over by law enforcement during a traffic stop. Law enforcement discovered there was an outstanding warrant for Marshallâs arrest. As part of the arrest, Marshallâs vehicle was inventoried, and during the inventory, officers detected the odor of marijuana. A search of Marshallâs car revealed a marijuana joint in the driverâs
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Isela Mendez
Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl. Isela Mendez, 45, was identified during an investigation involving the influx of counterfeit oxycodone, and other prescription pills, in the Eastern District of Texas and surrounding areas. It was determined that Mendez worked with others to distribute tens of thousands of âM30â fentanyl-laced pills. Mendezâs son, Nathan Garcia, was sentenced to 20 years in
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eric Barclay
Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs. On July 25, 2024, Christopher Seabrook drove a silver Chrysler to the Javier Vega Jr. BP checkpoint near Sarita. Eric Barclay, age 34, was the passenger. At the initial inspection, Seabrook fled and led law enforcement on a chase reaching speeds up to 125 miles per hour. Authorities brought the vehicle to a stop by puncturing its tires, at which time Barclay t
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Juan R. Gonzalez
San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion, wrongfully structuring currency transactions, and identity theft. Juan R. Gonzalez, 52, owned and operated a residential construction business in San Antonio, under the name Gonzalez Construction, working as a subcontractor for other entities. During tax years 2020 and 2021, Gonzalez organized his personal and business financial activities so as to evade the assessment of his federal income taxes.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Shawn Nichole Zatloukal
Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking. Shawn Nichole Zatloukal was a member of a larger methamphetamine trafficking organization responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in the Lubbock area. She and her codefendants, all of Lubbock, were indicted in August 2025 and all later pled guilty to methamphetamine trafficking charges. Zatloukal was sentenced on Monday this week by Fifth Circuit Judge Andrew S. Oldham, s
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Marvin Alexander Portillo
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. in June of 2023, Marvin Alexander Portillo, 29, was identified during a drug trafficking investigation involving the distribution of fentanyl-laced pills in the Eastern District of Texas. Portillo admitted to being involved in a conspiracy responsible for distributing at least 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cyrus Kourosh Boujabadi
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of multiple narcotics. Cyrus Boujabadi onspired with others to distribute MDMA, meth, cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin and DMT. As part of the conspiracy, he coordinated drug transactions using a messaging application, directed others to deliver controlled substances and accepted payment in cash and electronic transfers. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Boujabadiâs residence and seized m
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Taurean Clarence Coppage
Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Taurean Clarence Coppage, 40, sexually assaulted a woman in her residence while he was a contractor with the U.S. Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq. Coppage was to leave Iraq on Feb. 19 and attended a going-away party at the bar on the U.S. Embassy compound the night prior, on Feb. 18. After the party, Coppage walked the female to her residence on the embassy grounds. The two agreed that, given the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jerry Lee Anderson and Orlin Wilfredo Padilla-Murillo
Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death.
View VerdictThe States of Texas v. Adrian Lashawn Dubose
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a controlled substance. The Defendant waived his right to a jury trial, entered open pleas of guilty, and judicially confessed to the offenses as charged in the indictments.
View VerdictSharif Ahmad Jasmine v. The State of Texas
McKinney, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child. The was charged with the continuous sexual abuse of a child, J.W. J.W.âs mother Kirsten met appellant in 2015 when she and J.W. lived in Missouri. Kirsten and appellant started dating and eventually had a son together. In 2019, â2â when J.W. was twelve yearsâ old, Kirsten and her two children moved to Collin County, Texas. Appellant joined them a short time later. J.W., age 1
View VerdictJulianne Kausland v. Christopher M. Volek
McKinney, Texas family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. On September 12, 2023, Kausland and Volek entered into an agreement in contemplation of marriage (Agreement) to address their property rights. The Agreement provides as follows: â2â The parties hereby agree that should CHRISTOPHER MARK VOLEK file for divorce within two years of the date of matrimony that JULIANNE KAUSLAND will be entitled to a one-time payment only of $50,000. The parties further agree that sh
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Camilo Reyes Castillo
Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with production of child pornography. Camilo Reyes Castillo, 47, was producing and trading child sexual abuse material online. DPS investigated Castillo and his online presence and confirmed that he was involved in producing and sharing sexually explicit material involving young boys. In June 2025, DPS executed a search warrant at Castilloâs residence in Levelland. Court documents reflect that Castillo agreed to spe
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Robert "Bobby" Leon Smith, III
Archer City, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and wire fraud conspirac. Robert âBobbyâ Leon Smith III, 50, of Archer City, Texas, owned and operated seven durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies based in Florida, Texas, and Maryland through which he submitted millions of dollars in false claims to Medicare for orthotic braces and foot baths that beneficiaries did not need. The Government claimed that Smith stole $61.5 mill
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Carlos Ivan Toledo-Gomez
Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after deportation following a felony conviction.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Robert Carlos Cerrillo
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Cerrillo argued that the district court erred in applying the U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(c)(1)(A) cross-reference to the attempted second-degree murder guideline provision at U.S.S.G. § 2A2.1 because there was insufficient evidence that he intended to kill the victim when he shot him. Because Cerrillo admitted to police that he aimed at the victim and fired a shot, we
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jeterron Williamson
Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Relying on New York State Rifle & Pistol Assân, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 24 (2022), and United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458 (5th Cir. 2024), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2822 (2025), Williamson contended that § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment as applied to him because his prior felony offenses are not analogous to any colonial era offense punishable by exec
View VerdictState of Texas v. Justin Martinez
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in deceptive trade practices. Justin Martinez, age 37, was wanted on a criminal warrant tied to an alleged $3,000 loss.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Brusli Romero Bejarano and John Giraldo-Cortes.
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyers are representing the defendants charged with credit card fraud. Brusli Romero Bejarano age 28, and John Giraldo-Cortes, age 33, were arrested for fraudulent use/possession/tampering with gift cards.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Tomas Lee Balicia
Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and eluding.
View VerdictState of Texas v. Edwin Fernando Perez
El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault of a young girl. Edwin Fernando Perez, 54, was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child The testimony at trial reflected that, in 2022, the victim reported to a school counselor that she had been assaulted by the Defendant several years earlier at a sleepover at his house. At the time of the assault, the victim was 9 years old. Assistant District Attorney Samantha Nelson and Danielle E
View VerdictTed Groesbeck v. Fry Construction Company, Inc.
Dallas, Texas commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract case. Ted Groesbeck sued Fry Construction Company, Inc. on a breach of contract theory seeking $185,920 for work performed.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Martel Devante Gilliam
Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth. Former corrections officer Martel Devante Gilliam, 22, of Beaumont, was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in a federal prison. In March 2024, Gilliam, a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, was identified as a source of supply for illegal drugs at the prison. On March 8, 2024, after Gilliam reporte
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