Virginia Armed Robbery Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Trevion Trevor Johnson, Dominick Latrell Anderson, and Sidney Elijah Schwartz, </h2> <center?
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=Ke... More...
$ (08-12-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jordan Perez </h2> </center>
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 t... More...
$ (06-04-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Virginia v. Ba’Shaun C. Williams </h2> </center>
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 ... More...
$ (04-24-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tyrone K. Jefferson </h2> </center>
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 plate... More...
$ (04-24-2026 - VA)United 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 af... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - VA)<H2> United 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,... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - VA)<H2> United 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.... More...
$ (01-13-2026 - VA)Kimberly LaFave, et al. v. The County of Fairfax, Virginia, et al.
Fairfax, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff challenging the constitutionality of the so-called sensitive places doctrine, which allows the government to restrict the presence of firearms in certain locations.<br> <br> A Fairfax County ordinance prohibits "[t]he possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof†in va... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Wayne L. Lewis
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery.... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Ronald Herrera Contreras, a/k/a Espeedy, a/k/a Speedy, a/k/a Joster Hrndz, a/k/a Chucho
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with numerous felonies.<br> <br> The were members of MS-13, a violent transnational gang. 2 MS-13 engages in crimes including: aggravated assault; robbery; homicide; extortion; and human, narcotics, and firearm trafficking. ... More...
$0 (09-01-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts<br> of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). <br> <br> For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. Â... More...
$0 (06-21-2022 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Zackary Thomas Burkard
<h2><br> Fairfax, Virginia voluntary manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> <br> This case involves a fight between two groups of South County high-school students that began with heckling over social media and ended in Burkard's committing a double homicide. In April 2021, Burkard and his friend, Nicholas Guidinetti, exchanged combative snapchats with Is... More...
$0 (09-10-2024 - VA)Evelyn M. Baker v. Wawa, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liability theory negligence theory.<br> <br> Virginia premises liability law dictates the legal obligations of property owners and occupiers to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition and to avoid foreseeable injuries to visitors. Here's a breakdown of the key points... More...
$1 (01-10-2024 - VA)Mildred Rohm v. Kroger Limited Partnership I
Charlottesville, Virginia personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liablity negligence theory.<br> <br> Virginia premises liability law dictates the legal obligations of property owners and occupiers to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition and to avoid foreseeable injuries to visitors. Here's a breakdown of the key points... More...
$1 (12-21-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Melchor Calderon
PER CURIAM:<br> <br> In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act <br> robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, <br> in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation <br> of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Caldero... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)United States of America v. David Anthony Taylor
David Anthony Taylor appeals from his 240-month sentence, imposed at <br> resentencing. On appeal, Taylor asserts that the sentencing judge gave undue consideration <br> to the judgment imposed by a different judge at Taylor's original sentencing hearing. <br> Finding no error, we affirm.<br> In 2013, a jury convicted Taylor of two counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery and <br> one count of posses... More...
$0 (12-25-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Daniel Cruz
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and identity theft charges in connection with stealing the identity of the owner of a Richmond auto shop, Lotsey & Hardy Tire Company.<br> <br> According to court documents, around January 2022, Daniel Cruz, 30, obtained the owner's personal information and used that information to take over the auto shop and its ... More...
$0 (05-23-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Richard Horne
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Ricardo Horne, 41, and his co-defendants Michael Brown, 40, and Rashanda Booker, 38, both also from Richmond, robbed a Family Dollar on April 17, 2022 and a Dollar General on April 28, 2022.<br> <br> On April 17, 2022, Horne and Brown forcefully grabbed a Family Dollar employee as he sought to emp... More...
$0 (04-13-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Li Liu, Yang Gao and Ye Wang
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with engaging in a conspiracy to launder money derived from running a prostitution business.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Norfolk_VA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Norfolk, Virginia"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Norfolk, Vi... More...
$0 (03-03-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in large-scale cocaine trafficking.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/virginia/news/alexandria/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Alexandria</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> From 2006 until 2015, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, ... More...
$0 (12-22-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Markel Corevis Morton, Adrian Anderson, and Quincy Brock
Charlottesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.<br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/virginia/news/charlottesville/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Charlottesville</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> Mark... More...
$0 (01-04-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Charles Joseph hood
Harrisburg, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank robbery.<br> <br> On January 4, 2022, Charles Joseph Hood, age 63, from Harrisburg, Virginia, walked into the bank wearing a dark mask, sunglasses, hat, wig, and brown work boots and initially inquired about opening an account with the manager of the bank. Once inside the manager's office, Hood brandished what appeare... More...
$0 (11-09-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Rashawn Perkins
Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Rashawn Perkins, 28, wore a ski mask and brandished a firearm while committing four robberies in five weeks. The evidence established that Perkins robbed a 7-Eleven on December 30, 2021 and a Sunoco on January 19, 2022. The evidence further proved that on February 5, 2022, Perkins returned to both l... More...
$0 (09-23-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Muata Khalif
Richmond, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud to defraud the American Red Cross of disaster relief funds donated to the Red Cross by members of the American public for the benefit of the victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.<br> <br> Muata Khalif, 55, conspired with other individuals to obtain the personal information of Texas residents, and to use that personal ... More...
$0 (08-22-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Greenbrier Luxury Apartment Homes and Chase Arbor Apartments
Chesapeake and Virginia Beach lawyers represented Defendant landlords were accused of violating they Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) .<br> <br> Two Virginia landlords have agreed to pay $225,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by obtaining unlawful court judgments against military tenants at the Hideaway at Greenbrier Luxury Apartment Hom... More...
$0 (08-08-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Cape Henry Associates
Alexandria, Virginia fraud defense lawyer represented defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.<br> <br> Cape Henry Associates (Cape Henry), located in Virginia Beach, agreed to pay $425,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to inform contracting officers of the company's organizational conflicts of interest in connection with the award and perfor... More...
$435000 (05-23-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Peter Le, Young Yoo, Joseph Lamborn and Tony Le
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and other felonies.<br> <br> A federal jury convicted four defendants on numerous charges relating to a murder, a violent gang enterprise, and a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Virginia, California, and several other states.<br> <br> According to court records and evidence pres... More...
$0 (05-06-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Diogo Santos Coelho
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with cybercriminal crimes.<br> <br> The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, and unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums' founder and chief administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho, 21, of Portugal. Coelho was ... More...
$0 (04-12-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Jon Karl Mcree Fleet
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robberies.<br> <br> Between January 24, 2021, and March 13, 2021, Jon Karl Mcree Fleet, 62, robbed a Macy's Store in Springfield; a McDonald's restaurant in Alexandria; a Subway restaurant in Largo, Maryland; a Papa John's restaurant in Falls Church; and a Domino's restaurant in McLean.... More...
$0 (02-15-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Kashif Rhodes, Goat Cheese
<center><h2><font color="red"> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> First, Rhodes contends that the district court miscalculated his base offense level <br> upon finding that Rhodes had a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence, <br> specifically North Carolina robbery... More...
$0 (01-03-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Thomas Hammond
<center><h2><font color="red"> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with attempted bank robbery and one count of bank robbery charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2017, Hammond pleaded guilty to one count of attempted bank robbery and one <br> count of bank robbery, both in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Before sentencing, the <br> probation officer prep... More...
$0 (01-03-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Saiydin Muhammad
<center><h2><font color="red"> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a interference with commerce by robbery charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> We review "de novo the question whether a prior state conviction constitutes a <br> predicate felony conviction for purposes of a federal sentence enhancement.†United <br> States v. Valdovinos, 760 F.3d 322, 3... More...
$0 (01-02-2022 - VA)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GARY LYNN TOLIVER, JR., a/k/a BG, a/k/a Lil Gary, a/k/a Garry Toliver, Jr. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MIKAL MUSTAFA MIX, a/k/a Stash, a/k/a Dirty Boy, a/k/a Mikail Mix, a/k/a Man Man
<center><h2><font color="red">Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with racketeering and various violent crimes</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case concerns Toliver's and Mix's participation in the <br> BHB gang in Norfolk, Virginia. The evidence presented at trial <br> described both the overall structure of the gang and specific <br> instances of viol... More...
$0 (01-02-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Mohammed Khalifa, aka Abu Ridwan Al-Kanadi
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Providing Material Support or Resources Namely, Personnel (including himself) and Services, to a Foreign Terrorist Organization in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2339B.<br> <br> A Saudi-born Canadian citizen, Mohammed Khalifa, aka Abu Ridwan Al-Kanadi and Abu Muthanna Al-Muhajir, 38, served in prominent roles within ISIS start... More...
$0 (12-11-2021 - va)Stephen Bishop, ex rel United States of America v. Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia qui tam whistle blower lawyer represent Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory under 31 U.S.C. 3729, which provides: <br> <br> (a) Liability for Certain Acts.—<br> (1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), any person who—<br> (A) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval... More...
$0 (10-15-2021 - VA)United States of America v. Shon E. Melton
Norfolk, VA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with trafficking drugs and guns.<br> <br> Shon E. Melton, 32, of Portsmouth, was attributed with trafficking 19 firearms, including a concealable short barrel shotgun, assault rifles, and stolen guns, one of which was a Ruger with a scope and laser modification. Firearms trafficked by Melton include stolen guns connected to burglar... More...
$0 (10-12-2021 - VA)United States of America v. JONATHAN DUJAN GARDIN
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with two counts of Hobbs Act robbery and aiding and abetting; brandishing a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence and aiding and abetting, and discharging a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Citing United State... More...
$0 (08-27-2021 - VA)United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF Criminal Death Penalty
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> I. OVERVIEW<br> In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the <br> historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church ("... More...
$0 (08-26-2021 - VA)United States of America v. Ronnell Kareem Levon Johnson
Richmond, Virginia armed robbery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Ronnell Kareem Levon Johnson, 27, of Norfolk, for his role in robbing a Sprint Store in Colonial Heights in January 2019.<br> <br> "As the evidence at trial demonstrated, the defendant and his co-conspirator participated in an armed robbery in which they restrained and frightened the victims,†said Raj Parekh, Acting... More...
$0 (06-02-2021 - VA)Lamont Lendell Bagley v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><h2><font color="red"> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense attorney represented Lamont Lendell Bagley with a second-offense possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> At about 3:00 a.m. on January 26, 2019, Officers Megan Lynch and Austin Earlenbaugh <br> of the Henrico County Police Department responded to a ... More...
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