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United States of America v. Maksim Silnikau
Alexandira, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Against the Untied States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 471 Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 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>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Trevion Trevor Johnson, Dominick Latrell Anderson, and Sidney Elijah Schwartz,
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with: INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE-18:1951-Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery .F-VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN-18:924(c) and 2-Possess, Brandish, and Discharge a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence 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 April 17, 2025, Trevion Trevor
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Under our precedent, forensic searches of cell phones are nonroutine. But what about manual searches? To
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bisheem Jones, a/k/a Bosh
Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and money laundering. Digested 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> This case arises out of a gun trafficking ring involving more than one hundred and thirty firearms, two states, and nearly twenty participants. Following a trial, a jury convicted one of the leaders of this ri
View VerdictJosue Ariel Fuentes v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Alexandria, Virginia immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued in federal district court asserting two challenges: (1) an Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) challenge to USCIS’ interpretation of the exclusion clause such that it excludes any individual who was granted SIJ status from ever conferring immigration benefits on their natural or adoptive parents; and (2) a constitutional challenge asserting that the inability to confer immigration benefits onto parents of SIJ
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Theodore L. Hughes, Jr.
Sussex, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted second-degree murder, maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building, felony reckless handling of a firearm resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and unlawful shooting in the commission of a felony. The parties entered a plea agreement that capped Hughes's active sentence of incarceration Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/v
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during 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> On March 12, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, committed a terrorist shooting at ODU in Norfolk
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Coleman, III
Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with distributing thousands of fentanyl pills, pounds of methamphetamine, and kilograms of cocaine, among other drugs, while possessing a firearm. 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> John Coleman, III, 35, distributed more than 40 grams of fentanyl, more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, and more than a half kilo of
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Jasmine Irene Janae Meade
Hampton, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, brandishing a firearm, shooting a firearm within 1,000 feet of school property, and three counts of child endangerment. 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> Appellant and Carla Burton are sisters-in-law; appellant is married to Stephen "
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowing receipt and possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jordan Perez
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and transporting illegal aliens 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> Jordan Perez, 21, of Lockhart, Texas, and co-conspirator, Ricardo Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek Texas, tied to transnational criminal organizations, kidnapped multiple victims and held them for ransom, knowing th
View VerdictState of Florida v. Nathan Cooper
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted 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> Nathan Cooper accused of shooting Shawn Webster, a Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer employee over a conflict between their kids. Cooper fled from Florida and was arrested in Norcross, Georgia
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Michael Puckett
Hillsville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with 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> Michael Puskett, accused of shooting and killing a police office performing a wellness check.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Devon Lamar Washington
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing a controlled substance, simultaneously possessing a firearm and a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, illegally possessing a machine gun, and carrying a concealed weapon. On September 28, 2023, the Fredericksburg Police Department received several complaints regarding criminal activity occurring around the outdoor pavilion of the Heritage Park townhomes. Detective St
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Ba’Shaun C. Williams
Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, five counts of aggravated malicious wounding, one count of malicious wounding, eight counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, attempted malicious wounding and six counts of felony reckless handling of a firearm. The Defendant was charged along with four other young men accused and injuring six people on Oceanfront on March 7th.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tyrone K. Jefferson
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery with a deadly weapon and possessing and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to and furtherance of a crime of violence. yrone K. Jefferson, 38, worked for a rental car company where he had access to rental cars and license plates owned by the company. Jefferson stole several license plates and a sedan from the company. From Feb. 4 to Feb. 26, 2025, Jefferson used the sedan to rob a cred
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with prostitution racketeering and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the States of North Carolina and South Carolina for the purpose of engaging in prostitution and other sexual activity. To facilitate these activities, Turner posted commercial sex advertisements onl
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and coercion and enticement of a child. on March 7, 2020, Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet, 25, uploaded a video file with advertising links to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in exchange for payments. On Dec. 6, 2023, FBI investigators searched Hamlet’s residence and seized seven electronic devices containing approximately 425 image fil
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering prostitution and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the States of North Carolina and South Carolina for the purpose of engaging in prostitution and other sexual activity. To facilitate these activities, Turner posted commercial sex advertisements on
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Jacob Bogatin
Leesburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with arson. Jacob Bogatin accused of burning down his Sterling townhome and two adjacent units, leading to the death of one of his neighbors.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Antoine Kassis
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in narco-terrorism and providing material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Antoine Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his high-level access to the Syrian government under the Assad regime to traffic cocaine and weapons. Kassis laundered the proceeds of his drug trafficking through the organization of a Colombian co-conspirator. Even
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Soufiane Bougria
Harrisonburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting his then-girlfriend with a hatchet while camping in the Shenandoah National Park. On the night of August 24, 2025, Soufiane Bougria, 31, and his then-girlfriend (Victim 1) were camping at the Mathews Arm Campground in the Shenandoah National Park. Three different park visitors testified that they witnessed a heated and violent argument between Bougria and Victim 1 in the late-night hours of Augu
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, allegedly purchased three firearms that were recovered from crime scenes shortly afterward. Two were recovered from the scene of a homicide and another recovered from a drunk in public in
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaimeka Michelle Austin
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme to steal from the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Matthew Keith Miller
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cutting trees without timber sale contract or authorization On January 18, 2025, an anonymous complainant advised the U.S. Forest Service that they observed several downed locust trees in a restricted area around Petites Gap Road, within Rockbridge County. The complainant provided a picture of a truck that was being used to remove the wood, which the Forest Service traced back to Matthew Keith Miller, age 35, o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Alexander Michael Martinez, a/k/a "Rambo"
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. on Feb. 8, 2023, law enforcement intercepted a parcel containing approximately 2.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1.1 kilograms of cocaine. The parcel was addressed to an individual who had agreed to receive it on behalf of Alexander Michael Martinez, aka Rambo, 34. On Feb. 10, 2023, law enforcement intercepted another package contain
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jermaine Crayton Jr.
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly and intentionally conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. In August 2025, investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Smyth County Sheriff’s Office, City of Bristol Virginia Police Department, Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office, and Drug Enforcement Administration developed intelligence that Jermaine Crayton Jr., 20, was
View VerdictUnited States of America v. CarMax, Inc.
Fairfax, Virginia, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused for violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally repossessing motor vehicles owned by members of the military. The Justice Department alleged that CarMax repossessed servicemember vehicles without obtaining court orders as required by federal law, as well as repossessed some vehicles even after owners told CarMax that they were in military service. CarMax also allegedly failed to extend SC
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Juliana Peres MagalhĂŁes
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian au pair, testified for the Commonwealth in its effort to convict Branden Banfield of murder for killing his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Rayan. Ryan had been lured to the Banfields’ home in Herndon, Va. on Feb. 24, 2023, through a sexual fetish website in which Mr. Banfield and Ms. Magalhães posed as Ms. Banfield
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eleview International, Inc., Oleg Nayandin, and Vitaliy Borisenko
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and the Export Administration Regulations. Eleview International, Inc., Oleg Nayandin, age 54, of Fairfax, and Vitaliy Borisenko, age 39, of Vienna, Virginia, operated an e-commerce website that allowed Russian customers to order U.S. goods and technology directly from U.S. retailers, who shipped the items to Eleview’s warehouse in Chantilly. The
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Willie Holmes
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Willie Holmes accused of shooting and killing a woman in a Roanoke Rapids parking lot.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Brendan Banfield
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in commission of a felony and one count of child endangerment. Brendan Banfield, age 40, was accused of killing his wife and Joseph Ryan, the man with whom she was having an affair. Juliana Peres MagalhĂŁes, Banfields au pair, with whom he was having an affair, who pleaded to manslaughter, testified against him.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jermain Antonio Bernard
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 8, 2025, Newport News Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jermain Antonio Bernard, 41, for driving at night without using headlights. An officer smelled alcohol as he approached the vehicle and observed that Bernard’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot, and the officer called for backup to administer a field-sobriety test. During the tra
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Les Christopher Burns
Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a machine, one count of possessing two machine guns and a short barrel rifle which were not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Shibritney Colbert
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime. Shibritney Colbert, age 24, of Landover accused of attacking a shopper in a Giant supermarket on Christmas day for his sexuality. See: https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-hate-crime-christmas-day-attack-in-alexandria-assault-giant-supermarket-virginia-lgbtq-fairfax-county-maryland-shibritney-colbert
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kevin Russell Beasley
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Nov. 1, 2024, law enforcement intercepted a parcel, shipped from California, containing over three kilograms of cocaine. Investigators performed a controlled delivery of the parcel to the intended address in Portsmouth, and the parcel was retrieved by Kevin Russell Beasley, 51. Beasley was immediately taken into custody
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adrian Knight
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer James Orlando Broccoletti represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud. Adrian Knight, 41, owned Ace Auto Sales, LLC in Chesapeake. From March 2019 to January 2023, Knight engaged in a fraud conspiracy in which he and co-conspirators listed Ace as the seller of automobiles in buyers’ agreements or buyers’ orders that accompanied fraudulent loan applications to various financial institutions for automobile
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ricardo Francisco Ordaz
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers Jessica Fay Phillips and Rhonda Quafliana represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and illegally transporting aliens resulting in death. Ricardo Franco Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek, Texas, arranged to transport victims from an area near the United States-Mexico border and bring them to a stash house near Austin, Texas. Once there, Ordaz, and others, held the victims against their will and under armed guard, then called and messaged the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Damon Tyler Mills
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers, Brooke Alexander Duncan and Anthony Franklin Anderson, represented the Defendant charged with committing an armed robbery in violaiton of the Hobbs Act and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. On February 24, 2019, law enforcement responded to an apartment in Roanoke County, Virginia regarding a disturbance involving firearms. Officers arrived on the scene and located victim FC deceased with gunshot wounds to their head and
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Rimero Rutherford
Abington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with failing to register as a sex offender. Joseph Rimero Rutherford, 34, of North Carolina, habitually resided in an apartment in Bristol, Virginia. Rutherford failed to register in Virginia or update his registration in North Carolina as required by SORNA. Rutherford is required to register as a sex offender and comply with SORNA because of his 2015 federal convictions for the possession and distribution of child por
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Edward Ramey
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of supervised release procediing. “A district court has broad discretion when imposing a sentence upon revocation of supervised release. [We] will affirm a revocation sentence if it is within the statutory maximum and is not plainly unreasonable.” United States v. Patterson, 957 F.3d 426, 436 (4th Cir. 2020). Before deciding “whether a revocation sentence is plainly unreasonable, [we] must first dete
View VerdictAnthony Kelly v. The City of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. The Plaintiffs, Current and former battalion chiefs for the City of Alexandria Fire Department, sued the City seeking payment of unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201–19, requires employers to pay non- exempt employees time-and-a-half when they work more than 40 hours in a week or—for fire pr
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Gould
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Briar Stephens
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Briar Stephens, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Omari Andrew Green
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with maliciously shooting at a vehicle resulting in death and participating in a criminal act for the benefit or at the direction of a gang.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Isaiah Amery Muniz
Norfolk Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion and enticement of a minor.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Melissa Apodaca
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud.
View VerdictRita Escobar v. LYFT, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory. A.I. Google: Virginia auto negligence law is defined by a strict contributory negligence rule, meaning if you're even 1% at fault for an accident, you're barred from recovering any damages, making it crucial to avoid admitting fault and gather extensive evidence to prove the other driver's complete negligence in causing the crash. It's an at-fault state where the responsible party pays,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements within the jurisdication of the legislative branch of the United States Government. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 is the federal statute making it a crime to knowingly and willfully make false statements, conceal material facts, or use false documents in matters within the jurisdiction of the U.S. government's executive, legislative, or judicial branches, punishable by fines and/or imprisonment, c
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Letitia A. James
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. James, a Democrat, was indicted in October on one count of making false statements to a financial institution and one count of bank fraud. She pleaded not guilty to the two charges before the case was dismissed.
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