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United States of America v. David Alan Boutte
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f theft or receipt of stolen mail. David Alan Boutte, 60, of Olathe, Kansas, was an employee of the Blue Valley Post Office in Overland Park. In January 2026, the U.S. Postal Service - Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG) received a tip from a witness who saw Boutte dispose of brightly colored envelopes which appeared to be for greeting cards into the trash bin outside his home. The witness looked in Boutte
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Calvin Johnson
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Calvin Johnson charged with forcing and coercing minors to commit sexual acts with adults in exchange for money. Calvin Johnson, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri, was found guilty on: • two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, • two counts of sex trafficking of a child; and • two counts of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Between February 2022 and
View VerdictUnited Sates of America v. Sierra Werth
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsifying money orders in order to embezzle from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). 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> Sierra Werth, 32, of Quinter issued and voided at least 10 money orders on the same day. She issued seven money orders under her employee ID and included her name and address in the remitter section.
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Landunn D. Richardson
Olathe, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and driving on a suspended license. 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 a Friday evening in August 2016, Landunn D. Richardson was driving a 1994 GMC Sierra truck southbound on I-635 when he suddenly lost control of the truck. According to Richardson, he heard a loud pop and then immediately
View VerdictPravin G. Sampat v. Kansas Department of Children and Families
Topeka, Kansas, personal lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination theory. 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> Pravin G. Sampat sued the Department and Stone, as an individual, under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as four federal statutes: 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. I
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lucretia Miller
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misappropriation by fiduciary in violation of 38 U.S.C. 6101. 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> From October 2020 through April 2022, Lucretia Miller, 53, of Topeka served as fiduciary for her father who was unable to manage his financial affairs. Without authorization, Miller took $49,000 received by her father f
View VerdictBobbie Jo Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas, et al.
Kansas City, Kansas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights claim. 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> Bobbie Jo Horocofsky alleged that she was raped by a law-school classmate. But officers of the City of Lawrence Police Department (LPD) ended up investigating her for filing a false report, and she was charged on three counts of making false accusations against th
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Douglas Edward Robertson
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371. 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> Douglas Edward Robertson, 58, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Trading Company Inc. and two codefendants continued to purchase, sell, and export sophisticated and cont
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jarred G. Gilliam
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of destructive devices. Jarred G. Gilliam, 31, of Kansas City, Kansas, allegedly had three destructive devices commonly known as Molotov Cocktails. Gilliam is a suspected member of Red Legs, a group which promotes committing violent attacks on government agencies and the military. Gilliam is accused of using an encrypted messaging application to communicate with other suspected Red Legs members to p
View VerdictState of Kansas v. John C.T. Boese
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a violation of a protection from "abuse" order under K.S.A. 21-5924(a)(1) (a PFA) Reported by Kent Morlan Boese and M.M. had three children together in a long-time rocky relationship. In January 2021, M.M. decided she needed to get away from Boese. Over the next several months, Boese sent her constant unwanted emails, texts, and voice messages. In March, M.M. did not have anywhere else to go after Boese th
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joyce L. Smith
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government funds. Reported by Kent Morlan Joynce L. Smith, age 51, was a United States Postal Service employee stole approximately $10,600 in cash payments from customers and issued herself approximately $3,700 in money orders. Smith also embezzled approximately $3,400 that customers paid for their post office boxes. Some customers made regular check payments for permits or mass mailings. Smith accep
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jesse Williams Laws
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged wityh a convicted sex offender with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). By Kent Morlan Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography. , Jesse William Laws, 46, of Leavenworth was accused of knowingly viewing or accessing CSAM in November 2025 and therefore allegedly a violation of his terms of release related to a previous conviction in the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gayli Harman
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally taking mail that was supposed to be delivered to customers. Gayli Harman, 44, of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, worked for the U. S. Postal Service in Westmoreland in the Sales, Service, and Distribution department. Between June 2021 and March 2023, Harman opened mail that wasn’t addressed to her and removed items from some of the packages. She also hid mail causing it not
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mana Elena Reyes
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Mana Elena Reyes, 51, of Wichita had multiple discussions about purchasing and selling methamphetamine and fentanyl with an individual she was unaware was an undercover officer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office (SGSO). Deputies then followed her as she drove from Kansas to Oklahoma and back. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) conducted a traffic stop and a sear
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Matthew Waits
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of federal government money. Matthew Waits, 41, of Topeka previously worked for the PBPN as manager and program director of the Diabetes Prevention Program. In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) / Indian Health Service awarded federal grants and assistance to the tribe. Waits misapplied more than $5,000 in grant money by using it to buy sports memorabilia, which is not an au
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Jerry L. Batts
Wichita, Kansas Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of murder in the second degree or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter and murder in the second degree or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of Frost and her unborn fetus. n November 2019, Batts and Sierra J. Frost stole merchandise from a Walmart in Wichita. Batts and Frost exited the Walmart at a rapid pace and quickly placed the stolen items into a vehicle. The two dro
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jacob Navarrette
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Jacob Navarrette, 34, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. In April 2020, a federal judge in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentenced Navarrette for possession of child pornography. As part of his sentence, Navarrette went to stay at a transitional center in Wichita, Kansas. In 2024, a staff member found a contr
View VerdictUnited States of America v. David L. Mongeau
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements and bank fraud. Mongeau owned Mongeau Enterprises, a farming operation in western Kansas. In 2019, he obtained a crop insurance policy through the USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) which is subsidized by the federal government. In January 2020, Mongeau submitted a claim indicating he lost a portion of his corn crop in Rooks County, Kansas, due to hail and excess wind. He failed
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Chaz Hicks
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Nicole Clem
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. Nicole Clem, 42, of Augusta was indicted on 19 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and 21 counts of failure to pay employment taxes. Clem, as owner of a business named Bookkeeping N Beyond, is tasked with collecting funds from her clients to pay their employee payroll taxes to the federal government
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dion Daniel
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Dion Daniel, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, submitted false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial relief to business owners dealing with economic losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Daniel lied on multiple PPP loan applic
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bobby Bates Sr.
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Bobby Bates Sr., 43, of Grand Island, Nebraska, from February 2023 to October 2023, was the owner of Built Rite Construction, used a social media group called “Building Barndominiums” to solicit clients for construction projects. Bates required customers to provide initial deposits of up to 50 percent of the estimated overall construction cost. He instructed customers to pay via wire or checks into
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Benjamin Charles Fisher
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Benjamin Charles Fisher, 44, of Clearwater, admitted to using a social media messaging platform to correspond with other sex offenders to trade child sexual abuse materials. He used multiple alias accounts and connected to the internet from his home and from his work while committing his crimes. The Wichita Police Department and Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) T
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Poterbin
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 18:2 - aiding and abetting.
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Damon Leonard
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Damon Leonard, 47, of Pleasanton, Kansas, with murder, interference of law enforcement, criminal desecration and having a vicious dog at large.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dashea G. “Baby Cherry” Henderson
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking Dashea G. “Baby Cherry” Henderson, 38, of Wichita admitted to his part in a drug trafficking network to distribute fentanyl. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated the case.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy and Sai Praveen Kommana
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding a victim while posing as federal law enforcement officials.. 18:1349 Wire Fraud Conspiracy (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (1) 18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Threat (Indictment filed 12/22/2025) (2) Venkateswara Reddy Chagamreddy, 27, of San Antonio, Texas, and Sai Praveen Kommana, 29, of Frisco, Texas, were indicted on one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of interferenc
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Diego Barron-Esquivel
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with forcible assault of a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 111(a)(1) and 111(b). (a) In General.—Whoever— (1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this title while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties; or (2) forcibly assaults or intimidates any person who formerly served as a person designat
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Campbell and John Duncan
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) by submitting false information on applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Joseph Campbell, 61, of Olathe and John Duncan, 65, of Topeka are both charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy. Campbell was also indicted on six counts of money laundering, six counts of making a false sta
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quintin Flanagin
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged one count of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of false statements, and one count of money laundering. Quintin Flanagin, 45, of Colby, Kansas, was accused for defrauding clients of his accounting firm, who were also his relatives, of more than $400,000. As a certified public accountant (CPA), Flanagin used his status as a signatory on his clients’ business account and trust account to make unauthoriz
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Cody S. LaCrone
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 16. Cody S. LaCrone, age 32, was accused of sexual exploitation of a child.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eric Honors
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting his step-daughter.
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Brantton Walker
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Branton Walker, age 39, was accused for killing Rachel Johnson, age 43.<br> <br> PD Chief Joe Sullivan issued the following statement:<br> <br> "This is a heartbreaking tragedy. A mother has lost her life to a senseless and cowardly act, leaving a family devastated and a community grieving. As we approach October—Domestic Violence Awareness Month—we are reminded that domestic violenc
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Sultan Y. Andemichael
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with nvoluntary manslaughter; recklessley; Failure to stop accident; result in death; and Interference with law enforcement officer; conceal/alter/destroy evidence in felony case.<br> <br> Sultan Y. Andemichael, 18-years-old, was accused for hitting and killing a pedestrian with his car and fleeing.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Montressa Cunningham
Topeka, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud and Money Laundering.<br> <br> A jury convicted Defendant Montressa Cunningham ("Cunningham”) of sixteen offenses stemming from a fourteen-month fraudulent scheme. Cunningham and his wife Felicia purchased seven higher-end used cars, financing those purchases<br> with bank loans they obtained through the car dealerships. Cunningham and his wife obtained those bank l
View VerdictJennifer Blaine v. Mystere Living & Healthcare, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful discharged theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff has characterized her resignation as a source of harm; but when she appealed, she changed her allegations about the nature of her resignation and how she had been harmed.
View VerdictState of Kansas v. James Standefer
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with second-degree murder.<br> <br> James Standefer, ate 37, was charged with shooting and killing Jesse Rau, age 43, on January 7, 2026. Rau was found in hsi car suffering from a gunshot would. A passenger in the car was also wounded.
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Dennis Mitchell III
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.<br> <br> Dennis Mitchell III, was accused of shooting and killing KCK police officer Hunter Simoncic.<br> <br>
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Robert John Schoenberger Jr.
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer will be presenting the defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Robert John Schoenberger Jr., age 47, was accused for shooting and killing a man outside Wesley Medical Center.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Hector Javier Valdez
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Margaret E. Shafe
Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder of U.S. soldier husband.<br> <br> A Kansas woman was sentenced to 293 months in prison for the murder of her husband, a U.S. Army soldier. <br> <br> On February 14, 2025, a federal jury found Margaret E. Shafe, 31, guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her husband, Greg Shafe, in February 2024 at their home on the Fort Riley military installation. Evidence presented at trial showed that Shafe s
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Huron Fields
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of kidnapping.
View VerdictRichard L. Livingston v. Doulas J. Curtis, ommandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks
Topeak, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> Richard Livingston, a former Army warrant officer, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to vacate his court-martial convictions. 28 U.S.C. § 2241.<br> <br> On July 29, 2019, a military judge sitting alone as a general court-martial convicted Mr. Livingston of several violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) pursuant to guilty pleas. I Aplt. App. 14. On A
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Maurice Franklin, Jr.
Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and possession of a firearm in relationship to a crime of violence.
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Blaine Hughes
Wichta, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter.<br> <br> Blaine Hughes, age 21, is accused of hitting and killing Daniel Forshey age 57, who was riding his bicyvle on Murdock when he was hit by a white 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Hughes.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Vicencio Olea-Monarez
Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a large drug-distribution conspiracy in Kansas City.<br> <br> In October 2014, a grand jury indicted ten defendants, including <br> Olea-Monarez, as part of a large drug-distribution conspiracy in the Kansas City area. <br> The indictment alleged twenty counts against Olea-Monarez, including conspiracy, <br> distributing methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug<br> trafficki
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sergio Bustillo-Bustillo
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry after deportation in violation of 8:1326(a) and (b)(1).
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Chad T. Cuevas
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Chad T. Cuevas was charged with the Feb. 2020 murder of Emerson Downing.<br> <br>
View VerdictState of Kansas v. Tesha Florence
Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Florence also entered a plea of no contest to aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. Police learned that she had allegedly forced her way into her ex-husband's home and pointed a gun at his girlfriend. It happened in March of 2024 according to a probable cause affidavit.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Theresa Rene Hight
Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with several drug crimes.
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