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State of Ohio v. Samuel Hochstetler
Pomeroy, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assault and murder. Samuel Hochstetler, 19, was accused of killing Rosanna Kinsinger, age 28, and then offering to help with her funeral.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Molly Elisabeth Duncan
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), possession of child pornography in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(5)(B), and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2). Molly Elisabeth Duncan, of Beachwood, Ohio, worked as a nanny in Northeast Ohio for the minor victims’ families from about November 2023 to July 2
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jamal Binford
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, murder in collection with drug trafficking in violation of 21 U.S.C. 848(2)(1)(A), and used of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c). 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> Jamal Binford, 34, of Dallas and
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Nicholas Musarra
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. 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 evidence at trial showed that Doe and Musarra had several drinks after work one night and that afterwards, Musarra drove the two of them to his home in Doe's car. The plan was that Doe would call a rideshare from Musarra's home. Doe requested a rideshare from Lyft but fe
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mark John Buschman
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States to Saudi Arabia in violation of 18 U.S.C.371; transporting and shipping firearms with removed, obliterated, or altered serial numbers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, unlawful dealing in firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(1)(A), and making false statements to law enforcement in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001(a)(2). Reported by: <a href="https:/
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher Dowtin
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money, property, or records in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. 641. 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> Christopher Dowtin, 49, of Jonesboro, Georgia, fraudulently converted two businesses’ IRS accounts to his name and address. The defendant received tax refund checks – including one for more than $32
View VerdictState of ohio v. Chad Essert
Batavia, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexual battery and unlawful conduct with a minor. 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> Bethel, Ohio, Police Chief Chad Essert, age 44, was indicted Thursday by a Clermont County Grand Jury for the following charges: 56 counts of sexual battery — all third-degree felonies and 14 counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a m
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Muna Orra
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Medicare fraud. 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> Muna Orra, age 32, of Westlake, Ohio, was employed by a telemedicine company based in the state of Georgia as an independent contractor physician. The telemedicine company provided her with documents containing patients’ details such as medical exam notes and reco
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sonny Madumelu
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. 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> Sonny Madumelu, 70, of Columbus, used the business names Uncle Sonny Traveling and Shipping, Uncle Sonny Traveling + Shipping LTD, Sonny Star Cleaners and Transworld Travel & Transportation to submit fraudulent applications. He claimed to be a shippi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Deniss Zolotarjovs
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with money laundering and mail fraud. By Kent Morlan Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was accused of conspiring to commit both money laundering and wire fraud in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of cybercrime that typically involves an intrusion into a victim’s network to steal and/or encrypt the victim’s data via ma
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Barry Anderson
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Barry Anderson, was a 20-plus year employee with a multinational company specializing in industrial explosives and technical and blasting services, who served in various roles throughout the years. In his role as regional president, Anderson embezzled approximately $400,000 through a fraudulent invoice scheme. Anderson coordinated with Gregory Shuey, the owner of a backhoe and dump
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Thomas Hurt
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. James Thomas Hurt, 25, of Dayton, possessed a machinegun during the shooting at the bus hub during the morning of Sept. 26, 2025. Surveillance video allegedly showed Hurt being assaulted by other individuals before running and returning fire. Hurt allegedly discarded his firearm in a trash can in a parking garage near East Fourth Street. Hurt later returned to the trash can, alleged
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ahmod Talley
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl and cocaine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Strahler
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making obscene or harassing phone calls, engaging in interstate domestic violence, and selling/transferring obscene matter. James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, installed more than 24 AI platforms and more than 100 AI web-based models on his phone. The defendant used telephone calls, voicemails, text messages and web postings to engage in a campaign of harassment against his victims. Specifically, Strahler pleade
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Jay Kersey
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John J. Kersey was a long-time, trusted financial advisor to friends and relatives. For approximately two decades, from 2003 through 2023, he convinced his clients to move their existing investments from his company to purportedly invest in other funds. Kersey then stole the funds and used the money to pay down credit card bills, pay insurance premiums and to provide a downpayment on real estate. Kers
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Antonio Guice
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tong Chen
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Tong Chen, residing in Hudson, charged with Receipt and Distribution of Visual Depictions of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, and Possession of Child Pornography or Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). In May 2024, federal agents began an investigation after the Circleville Police Department identified susp
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Johnathan Brown
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with secretly recorded young girls nude and committed hands-on offenses of a teenager. Johnathan Brown, 34, hid outside bedroom windows and placed cameras inside a laundry basket to record minors after they exited from showers. He told victims he needed to see their bodies for “medical reasons.” Brown also groomed a teenager, starting when she was 15 years old, eventually soliciting pictures and sexual behaviors
View VerdictChelsea Walsh v. Total Quality Logistics
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful death theory. Chelsea Walsh was ordered by her employer Total Quality Logistics to work at the office rather than at home. She claimed that her baby died in her arms as a result. She claimed that her employer wrongfully refused to accommodate her high risk pregnancy.
View VerdictShawn D. Cooley, et al. v. Joseph E. Foreman, aka "Afro Man," et al.
West Union, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on tort theories and equity theories seeking and injunction.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaime Ortega-Urquidi
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, with Notice of Prior Serious Drug Felony Conviction; and illegal Reentry of Alien Following Removal, with Notice of Prior Aggravated Felony Conviction. On May 28, 2025, Lorain police officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in which Jaime Ortega-Urquidi, 63, was a passenger. During the stop, a drug detection K-9 alerted to the odor of illegal drugs in the vehicle
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Thomas G. Thompson
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with civil contempt. This case originated as part of consolidated civil actions filed in 2005 and 2006 against Thompson and numerous other business-entity defendants. SeeCiv. R. 3 (Compl.), 2:06-CV-00292 (S.D. Ohio)1; Williamson v. Recovery Ltd. P’ship, 731 F.3d 608, 616–17 (6th Cir. 2013) (discussing the factual and procedural background of the civil case). The civil plaintiffs were a grou
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Thomas Thompson
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt to evade or defeat the obligation to pay tax.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Aliyah Henderson
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of murder. Aliyah Henderson was accused of murder after the bodies of two you girls were found in a suitcase near Ginn Academy in Cleveland,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anicleto Olvera-Sanchez
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and possession of pornography.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Justin Davis, et al.
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with committing violent crimes and dealing narcotics to further a human trafficking. The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, which is organized under Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) and led by the Columbus Division of Police, began its investigation in January 2025 after investigators received tips. The case was presented to a Franklin County grand jury, which returned an indict
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dustin Jagger
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Dustin Jagger, 41, of Canton, Ohio, and Damarco McKinley, 26, of Cleveland, worked for the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), where he used his position as a logistics employee to purchase $198,183.84 worth of iPads, iPhones, and other electronics and goods. Jagger kept some items while reselling others for cash through an online marketplace website. He sold a portion o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Xiangyang He
Dayton, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in wire and bank fraud. Ohio – Xiangyang He, 41, a Chinese national and illegal alien living in Los Angeles, engaged in a fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans. He personally picked up more than half a million dollars in cash and gold from older victims, including at least one victim in Ohio. The victims of the scam were usually contacted initially through a message sent to their c
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anita Green and Amanda Hovaec
Toledo, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Amid their divorce proceedings, Amanda Hovanec killed her husband, T.H., by injecting him with etorphine, a large-animal tranquilizer. Anthony Theodorou, a man with whom Hovanec was romantically involved, shipped the etorphine to Hovanec from South Africa at her request. Hovanec and Theodorou disposed of the evidence after the murder, and Hovanec’s mother, Anita Green, drove them to bury T.H.’s body in
View VerdictPamela J. Follen v. Social Security Administration
Akron, Ohio, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for social security benefits. Pamela J. Follen filed a complaint for judicial review in the district court because the SSA denied her application for disability benefits. After answering, the Commissioner of Social Security “further reviewed [Follen]’s case and determined that remand for additional proceedings is appropriate here.” R. 12, Motion to Remand, Pag
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kevin Deramus and Dorian Freeman,
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Kevin Deramus, 46, was the head of the drug trafficking organization. He obtained, cut, processed and distributed large quantities of drug mixes made with heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, xylazine and other drugs. He was sentenced on Feb. 11 to 294 months in prison. Throughout this investigation, agents learned that Deramus purchased large quantities of heroin from a co-defendant befo
View VerdictJulie Daley v. Dr. Barry Mitchell and Physician Assistant Michelle Porembka
Wheeling, West Virginia, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim. Julie Daley, 64, who arrived at the hospital’s emergency department in June 2022 with abdominal complaints. She claimed that she substandard care and, as a direct result, she suffered a perforated colon and tissue damage, which resulted in her needing a permanent colostomy.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lamont Johnson
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs and felony possession of a firearm. Lamont Johnson, 43, was sentenced to 210 months (17.5 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after pleading guilty last October to the following charges in an indictment: Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance; these included fentanyl, cocaine, and xylazine. Felon in Possession of a Firear
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Harrison Michael Barton
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and sexual exploitation of children. In February 2025, Harrison Michael Barton, 38, of North Detroit, Texas, took a Greyhound bus from Texas to Ohio to meet a 15-year-old approximately one month after connecting with the victim on the Call of Duty mobile game. At the time, Barton was wanted on an outstanding parole warrant out of Texas stemming from a prior conviction for online solicitation of a min
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Michael McKee
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of murder. Michael McKee, age 39, accused of killing Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39. McKee is the ex-husband of Monique.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, Anthony Bryant, and Brittany Smith
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, 34, Anthony Bryant, age 22, and Brittany Smith, age 36, Destiny Henderson, Nathaniel Poke, and Portria Williams, tortured and killed 21-year-old Alishah Pointer in East Cleveland.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Aaron L. Sharp
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder. Aaron L. Sharp, who turned 24 years old, shooting a total of four people, including two East Cleveland Police officers.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cuellar Montufa
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after removal. Cuellar Montufa, 39,illegally reentered the country after being deported following his convictions for sex crimes and is now wanted for murder in Guatemala. The defendant was convicted in Warren County in January 2006 for attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and in September 2007 for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Cuellar Montufa was deport
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Darnell Kief Beckham Bell
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer Rodger Pelagalli represented the Defendant charged with possess with intent to distribute drugs.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Robert Craig
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Robert Craig, of Charlotte, conspired with others to create and distribute so-called “animal crush videos” which depicted acts of sadistic violence against baby and adult monkeys. The conspirators used encrypted chat applications to direct money to individuals in In
View VerdictState of Ohio v. William Brock
Springfield, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged murder, felonious assault and kidnapping. William Brock, age 83 fatally shot Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, age 61, in 2024 after wrongly assuming she was involved in plot to rob him Brock claimed self defense.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Misty Porter
Cooksville, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with DUI. Misty Porter, 45, accused of being behind the wheel and reportedly under the influence of alcohol when hit a school bus.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. James Delverne
Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involvement in a scheme to deceive and defraud investors of millions of dollars over two separate cases over 10 years. James Delverne was accused of money laundering, theft, telemarketing fraud, and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activities.
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Michael McKee
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Michael McKee accused of fatal shooting of 37-year-old Spencer Tepe, a dentist, and 39-year-old Monique Tepe. Both were found dead with gunshot wounds in their Columbus, Ohio, home.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kelly Richard, aka Scorpio
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of sex trafficking minors, sexually exploiting children and illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. Kelly Richards, 44, drugged, raped, abused, photographed and sold two teenage girls. He held them for days in a one-bedroom apartment the appeals court called “a house of horrors.” Richards provided the minors with cocaine before sexually assaulting them and forcing them to h
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a deported alien and distributing drugs. Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade, 52, of Mexico, has been deported from the United States on four previous occasions. In July 2024, law enforcement officials encountered Rodriguez-Andrade in Pataskala, Ohio. The defendant possessed nearly two and a half kilograms of black tar heroin that he intended to sell for profit in Central Ohio. Rodriguez-Andrade attempted to
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Timothy Sutton
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyerS represented the Defendant charged with healthcare billing conspiracy scheme that was intended to fraudulently bill Medicare for more than $14.5 million. imothy Sutton, 44, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, deliberately lied about performing patient examinations and then used his role as a trusted medical professional to line his pockets at the expense of taxpayers. We will not tolerate those who utilize their positions of authority to defraud Medicare, or a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jonathan Leissler
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud after defrauding his employer, a police organization, and an online fundraising company out of millions of dollars. From about March 2022 to November 2024, Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, Ohio, worked at an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, as its chief financial officer (CFO). This role allowed him access to sensitive data such as payroll, expenditures, accounts payable, and comp
View VerdictState of Ohio v. Torri Byrd
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with operating a vehicle impaired (OVI).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. William D. DeFoor
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with by criminal complaint with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers. Around midnight, United States Secret Service (USSS) agents observed William D. DeFoor, 26, running along the front fence of the protected residence. DeFoor allegedly breached the property line at the dr
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