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State of Louisiana v. Markel Lee
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder charge, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon, Markel Lee, age 17, accused of shooing and killing three people at Mall of Louisiana.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the small business administration. By Kent Morlan Chelsea Powell, age 34, of of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funded by the federal government, in the amount of approximately $19,950.00. She also applied for
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Richard Lance Cline, Jr.
criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute. By Kent Morlan On February 25, 2021, and March 3, 2021, Richard Lance Cline Jr., age 35, of Walker, Louisiana, sold 50 grams or more of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer. On March 9, 2021, he was arrested in possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine while attempting a third sale to an undercover law enforcement officer. Cline raised the de
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sadig Rauf Perry
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. By Kent Morlan This case arose from a parent reporting her 14-year-old daughter to have run away from home after the mother found her engaging in inappropriate communications with someone online claiming to be 18 years old. Shortly after taking her phone and grounding her, the parent realized her daughter to be gone. Law enforcem
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brandon Dunn
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officers were surveilling DUNN’s residence. DUNN arrived in a stolen Infinity Q60 and exited the driver’s seat of the vehicle. When DUNN saw the officers, he fled on foot and discarded a Glock Model 19,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kleider Enrique Garcia Ocho
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female and transfer of obscene material to minors.Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, age 30, a Venezuelan national who is present in the United States without authorization, used social media applications and the name “Conociendo” in an attempt to convince someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy in Denham Springs, Louisiana, to have an illegal sexual relationship with him. Ochoa agr
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jack Montoucet
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jack Montoucet agreed, while Secretary of the LDWF, to steer a LDWF contract to a company called DGL1, LLC, in exchange for one-third of the profit that would result from the contract, with the other two-thirds divided between Montoucet’s two conspirators, Dusty Guidry and Leonard Franques. On January 27, 2021,
View VerdictUnited States of Missouri v. Hardell Mack
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), conspiring to commit mail fraud, money laundering, and possessing a stolen vehicle. Hardell Mack, age 54, of New Orleans, fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP”) loan, which was authorized during the pandemic by the CARES Act, by making a false statement on or about July 24, 2020. T
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Vanessa Motta, Jason Giles, Diaminike F. Stalbert, Motta Law, L.L.C. and The King Firm, L.L.C.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Vanessa Motta, age 44, Jason Giles, age 44 and Diamanike Stalbert, age 35, were charged in the federal probe into the staging of fake automobile collisions in the New Orleans metro area. Count 1 charged all five defendants with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1349. Count 2 charged GILES and
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Dwight David Celestine
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. The crime occurred on April 21, 2019 at the victim’s home in Youngsville, and the victim was at home in bed when the incident occurred. The case was immediately reported by the victim and was investigated by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Celestine claimed he was intoxicated and “probably” went into the wrong house and thought he was in bed with his wife. Trial commenced on March
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Eutravious Houston
Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with pointing a handgun at a police drone. On July 30, 2025, Shreveport police, along with the U.S. Marshals' Violent Offender Task Force, were executing arrest warrants in the 1500 block of Belwood Street in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. While looking for another individual suspected to be inside a residence, officers were told that Houston was inside and refusing to come out. After obtaining consent from t
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Jerbin Albarec, Kevin Nunez, and Joshua Bonifacio
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murdering Kristie Thibodeaux in 2022.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, obstruction of justice, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 2 In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, Defendant and Markitha Sinegal (“Victim”) were engaged in a heated argument at 7434 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana (the “Howard residence”). Shortly afterwards, Victim was shot and succumbed to her injuries. Victim was staying at the Howard residence with
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Janette Ramirez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to receive ransom payments. Janette Ramirez, age 34, co-defendant Hector Mondragon-Flores and Edwin Salgado-Nunez kidnapped the victim. They bound the victim’s hands and legs together, held him at gunpoint in Mondragon-Flores’s apartment, and demanded the payment of $7,000 ransom from the victim’s father for the victim’s release. Salgado-Nunez was arre
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cody Gaspard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a postal employ. Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, approached a United States Postal Service worker who was delivering mail at an apartment complex in Livingston Parish and began using aggressive and racially charged language. Gaspard’s conduct interfered with the postal worker’s duties and quickly rose to intimidation, assault, and a physical confrontation, which caused bod
View VerdictUnited States of America v. David Fail
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was arrested for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”). Fail, who had been convicted for possessing and receiving child pornography in 2006 and for sexually exploiting a minor in 2013, was the subject of a cybertip provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he m
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Misty Roberts
DeRidder, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two felonies: carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – as well as indecent behavior with a minor. Former DeRidder, Louisiana, mayor Misty Robert, age 43, was accused for raping a 16-year-old boy.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Darvale Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the Camry’s exit causing the occupants, including Darvale Williams, age 20, of New Orleans, and anoth
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Hannah Kinchen
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and producing child pornography. Beginning in at least July of 2020 and continuing through at least February 2021, Hannah Kinchen, age 41, of Gonzales, Louisiana, communicated with a photographer who self-identified as a pedophile, using the Internet, about the minor victim’s modeling career, among other topics. She coordinated and transported the minor victim to photos
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Paul Desormeaux, Amy Desormeaux Hernandez, and Lenzi Desormeaux Babineaux
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Desormeaux was the executive director of Regional Nutrition Assistance, Inc., a non-profit sponsoring organization for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a federal program operated by the USDA and administered by the Louisiana Department of Education. Over the course of roughly five years, Desormeaux and his daughters, Hernandez and Babineaux, submit
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anthony L. Williams
Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing or dispensing meth.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya was removed from the United States on August 13, 2014, and was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on February 3, 2024, and had not received permission from the Attorney General of the United States or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reenter. B
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Thomas Mills V
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. On or about October 22, 2018, officers with the Zachary Police Department were dispatched to an area on Highway 19 in reference to a suspicious vehicle. An anonymous caller advised that an unknown male was parked in an alley behind a party store. Upon arrival, officers approached the entrance of the alleyway and encountered Thomas Mills V, age 59, of Zachary, Louisiana, who was the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kedrick Donell Moses, Edward Paige, Donovan Solitaire, Quenderrick Williams and Raven Gray
Alexandria, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kedrick Donell Moses, a 49-year-old resident of Alexandria; Edward Paige, a.k.a. “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Natchitoches; Donovan Solitaire, a.k.a. “NuFive,” “Five,” and “Nuda,” a 26-year-old resident of Natchez; Quenderrick Williams, a.k.a. “Bing,” a 27-year-old resident of Pineville; and Raven Gray, a 23-year-ol
View VerdictSteven M. Maurice v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
New Orleans, Louisiana, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory. The case was filed in the 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, 862-277 F, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana bad faith breach of insurance contract law penalizes insurers (under Revised Statutes §22:1892 and §22:1973) for failing to pay claims within statutory deadlines—typically 30 days—when that failure is "arbitrary, capricious, or without pr
View VerdictZachary Hodges v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a 1970 federal law that regulates the collection, accuracy, and privacy of consumer information held by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). It promotes fairness by giving consumers the right to access their reports, dispute inaccurate data, and limit who can view their credit information. Key Aspects of the FCRA: Righ
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jingui Liu
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fraudulent immigration documents.
View VerdictIn the Matter of the Catholic Church of the Archidocese of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, ban The conduct at issue occurred within the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (“Debtor”). In the bankruptcy case, Trahant represented a group of creditors, “Certain Abuse Victims.” The Debtor was represented by Mintz, who is a partner at Jones Walker LLP. The bankruptcy court appointed Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. (“DRC” and, collectively with Mintz and Jones Walker, “Defendants”) as the
View VerdictScott Williiams v. Social Security Administraiton
New Orleans, Louisiana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSI benefits by HHS. Scott Williams filed for disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income in December of 2021, alleging that he became disabled in March 2020 due to anxiety. The Commissioner denied his claim for benefits following a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Scott Williams filed a Title II application for a per
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Kylan Green
Hammond, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Kylan Green, age 19, accused of shooting and killing Jermaine Stevenson Jr., 18.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Larry G. Turner
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth and fentanyl. LARRY TURNER and several other individuals conspired to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, multiple kilograms of fentanyl throughout the Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes region of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The conspiracy mainly revolved around TURNER’s residence in Tickfaw, Louisia
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez, age 40, an individual unlawfully present in the United States, was found in possession of a Glock handgun. He was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations officers for violating immigration laws. This investi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Olvin Rodriguez-Inestroza
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation and other abuse of children. Olvin Rodriguez-Inestroza, age 23, used internet-based accounts and a social media mobile application to distribute, trade, and receive child pornography. In addition to distributing files, he also possessed hundreds of videos and thousands of images of child pornography on his smartphone. Some of the videos included child pornography involving toddlers and
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Troy Rodriguez
Gretna, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with multiple counts for raping and sexually abusing four children over the course of several years. Troy Rodriguez, 49, of Bay St. Louis, was arrested following an investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and booked with three counts each of first-degree rape of a victim under 13, molestation of a victim under 13, sexual battery of a victim under 13 and indecent behavior of a victim under 13.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Feast
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. On or about September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met Gary Feast, age 29, of Metairie, Louisiana, in the courtyard of the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast then led the informant to a first floor unit, and sold a quantity of crack cocaine and a silver and black Metro Arms m
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Alkeyvin R. Ennis
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Alkeyvin Ennis, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, admitted that on or about June 24, 2022, a 2020 Kia Soul was reported stolen to the Baton Rouge City Police Department. On July 8, 2022, officers spotted the stolen Kia Soul traveling westbound on Greenwell Springs Road and began following the vehicle when it then accelerated and ran a red light trying to flee from the offi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gary Haynes
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and committing bribery. Gary Haynes betrayed that system of trust to satisfy his own greed,” said United States Attorney Zachary A. Keller. “This prosecution, which resulted from amazing work by the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation, shows the commitment our Office and the Department of Justice has to safeguarding the rule of l
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Leessa Augustine
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud schemes while employed as a Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (“S&WB”) Senior Special Agent, a position that tasked her with investigating the alleged misconduct of other Sewerage & Water Board employees. LEESA AUGUSTINE sentence was imposed on her guilty pleas to three counts of Wire Fraud and one count of making False Statements for lying to investigators. In one scheme, AUGUSTINE, who was
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dennis Loyd Sizemore and Gregory Brazell
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle; altering, removing and obliterating a vehicle identification number; possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices; and conspiracy to sell or dispose of a firearm and the transfer of a firearm to a prior convicted felon. Between October 2021 and March 2022, Dennis Loyd Sizemore, age 54,, Gregory Brazell, age 41, and their co-conspirators, Chrisophe
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gary Haynes
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in bribery, bribery, use of a facility interstate commerce in aid of bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and obstruction of justice. “Mr. Haynes betrayed the trust of the people of Louisiana when he traded his sacred honor for bribes,” said Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Tapp of the FBI New Orleans Field office. “The FBI and the US Attorney’s Office are committed to
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Kylan Green
Hammond, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Kylan Green, age 19, accused of shooting and killing Jermaine Stevenson Jr., 18, who was driven to North Oaks Medical Center before officers arrived, but he later died at the hospital.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Chelsey Powell made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program loan funded by the federal government, in the amount of approximately $19,950.00. POWELL faces up to five years in prison, up to a $250,000 fin
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher Don Byerley
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle; altering, removing and obliterating a vehicle identification number; possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices and possession of an unregistered silencer and being a prior convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Between October 2021 and March 2022, Christopher Don Byerley and his co-conspirators, Robert Gregory Brazell, Adrienne Marie King,
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Lucien Bazley
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Lucien Bazley guilty of manslaughter, rejecting his assertion that he was defending himself when he shot a man in the face in a Marrero parking lot. Bazley, 50, was on parole when he killed Wayne Martin on the night of Sept. 25, 2022
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Jesus Orellana Castillo
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with grand larceny. esus Orellana Castillo, 59, of Kenner, was booked for stealing a wedding dress that belonged to an Army Officer.,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaron McCree
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with nowingly possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
View VerdictEmanuel Luzardo Bermudez v. DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review
Lafayette, Louisiana, immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Freedom of Information Act violation theory.<br> <br> In 2021, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) initiated removal proceedings against Bermudez. During those proceedings, Bermudez filed a FOIA request for his Record of Proceedings (ROP). On June 17, 2021, EOIR sent Bermudez's counsel an email acknowledging receipt of the request and advising that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the complexity of the reques
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Chukwuebuka Eweni
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with second-degree and attempted second-degree murder.<br> <br> Chukwuebuka Eweni, age 27, is accused of triple stabbing in Little Woods that left one dead and two others injured.
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Megan Moton
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old boy.<br> <br> Megan Moton was arrested on two counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and one count of indecent behavior with juveniles.<br> <br>
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