Virginia False Arrest Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Frank Michael Rodgers </h2> </center>
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stole ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Frank Michael Rodgers, Jr., age 50, of Montvale, Virginia, was employed by Big Boyz Guns (BBG), a federally licensed firearms dealer in Botetourt County, from approximately August 19, 2020, through February 15, 2025. Beginning as early as August 2021, Rodgers engag... More...
$ (10-30-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cordero Antonio Trent </h2> </center>
Lynchburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled drugs and felony possession of 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> Cordero Antonio Trent, age 60, possessed more than 60 pressed fentanyl pills and over 850 grams of methamphetam... More...
$ (09-04-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman </h2> </center>
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 Mo... More...
$ (07-17-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet </h2> </center>
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 sear... More...
$ (04-14-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Antoine Kassis </h2> </center>
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 launder... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman </h2> </center>
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 afterw... More...
$ (03-14-2026 - VA)United 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 Of... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - VA)United 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 techn... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - VA)United 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... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - VA)<H2> United 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, a... More...
$ (01-09-2026 - VA)<H2> United 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’ o... More...
$ (01-13-2026 - VA)<H2> United 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. g... More...
$ (11-24-2025 - VA)<H2> United 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.... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Mohammad T. Al-Suqi
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns and making false statements to federal agents when interviewed about the activities. Mohammad T. Al-Suqi, 55, of Annandale, Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 25, 2013, and was convicted of nineteen counts of aiding the preparation of a false income... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Jennifer Leigh Peters
Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accessing a protected computer system to provide her then-boyfriend and probationer with sensitive non-public information, lying to federal investigators, and destroying evidence. Jennifer Peters, 43, of Madison Heights, Virginia, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy, one count of obstruction of a procee... More...
$ (12-14-2025 - VA)United States of America .v James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> Count 1:<br> 1. On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES<br> B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and<br> fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the<br> Governme... More...
$0 (10-13-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Paul Chisholm, III
Cheasapeak, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious wounding.<br> <br> Paul Chisholm, III ("appellant") of malicious wounding, in violation of Code § 18.2-51. When appellant failed to appear for his sentencing hearing, the trial court issued a capias for his arrest, convicted him of failure to appear, and sentenced him to 12 months in jail for that offe... More...
$0 (03-25-2025 - va)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Samuel Harris, s/k/a Samuel Harris, jr.
Chesterfield, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obscene sexual display.<br> <br> On August 6, 2022, two women were in Rockwood Park at pavilion three setting up for a gender reveal party. As the women were walking from the parking lot to pavilion three, they observed a man, Samuel Harris, huddled on the gravel trail. Harris was naked, wearing a blonde wig, wi... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - VA)Lamont Ferguson v. Lt.Rlackmon, et al.
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented the Defendant seeking release from custody.<br> <br> Lamont Ferguson, a Virginia pre-trial detainee, has filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His amended complaint alleges that Lt. Blackmon and M. J. Gilcrist invaded his privacy and unlawfully gathered evidence against him, resulting in his arrest in Winchester, Virginia... More...
$0 (12-30-2024 - VA)United States of America v. David Alan Cheatwood
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony firearm possession.<br> <br> David Alan Cheatwood with possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Cheatwood moved to suppress evidence obtained from him upon a search of his vehicle, on two grounds: 1) police officers did not<br> have reasonable suspicion to seize him, and 2) t... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - VA)James Timothy Cook v. Roanoke Electric Stael Corporation, d/b/a Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division
Roanoke, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a violation of Virginia's retaliatory discharged law, Va. Code Ann. §§ 40.1-27.3 and 40.1-51.2:1 (2023. . Cook alleged that RESCO terminated his employment based on his protected act of reporting a potential<br> safety violation in the workplace.<br> <br> <br> Virginia Code § 40.1-27.3, Virginia's whistleblower... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Cody W. Brewer
<h2><br> City of Colonial Heights, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chrged with computer fraud and grand larceny.<br> </h2><br> <br> Cody Wyche Brewer, by counsel, filed a petition on April 19, 2023, seeking a writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.3 of Title 19.2 of the Code of Virginia. By final order entered o... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - VA)Rachel Virk v. Gary L. Clemens
<h2><br> Leesburg, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a false imprisonment case.<br> </h2><br> <br> During a pretrial motions hearing, the presiding judge held Rachel Virk, an attorney, in contempt of court and ordered that she be seized, arrested, and incarcerated overnight. Virk subsequently brought a civil action, alleging claims of false imprisonment, negligence per s... More...
$0 (08-13-2024 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Steven Nicholas Dawson
<h2><br> Verona, Virginia possession of cocaine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 23, 2021, a confidential and reliable informant (CRI) informed former Staunton Police Department Investigator Stuart Green that a man staying in Room 118 at the Skyline Motel had illegal narcotics and a firearm in his possession. She gave Green the man's first name, and he... More...
$0 (09-10-2024 - VA)United States of America v. Keyon Paylon
Keyon Paylor ("Appellantâ€) filed a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking<br> to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and asserting that his <br> guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. Specifically, Appellant contends that the law <br> enforcement officers involved in his arrest planted the firearm and stole thousands of <br> dollars from him and ... More...
$0 (12-26-2023 - VA)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MALIK SHROPSHIRE
In 2016, Malik Shropshire pleaded guilty to conspiracy to impede the Internal <br> Revenue Service, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; and making false statements on a loan <br> application, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1014. The district court sentenced Shropshire <br> to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. After <br> Shropshire was released onto su... More...
$0 (12-24-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Dr. Jasser Thiara
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with corruptly obstructing the IRS by underreporting his income and filing false tax returns in connection with his medical practice.<br> <br> Dr. Jasser Thiara owned and operated an obstetrics medical practice, doing business as Mid-Atlantic Ob-Gyn, and another doctor's office specializing in pain management called Fa... More...
$0 (12-18-2023 - VA)United States of America v. William B. Sink
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.4 million in payments from an out-of-state aircraft company, pled guilty last week to one count of wire fraud.<br> <br> In July 2022, William B. Sink, 55, and an unidentified co-conspirator named "Vanessa,†created a fictitious business, "The Rockn U Farms, LLC,†and then opened... More...
$0 (12-18-2023 - VA)State of West Virginia v. Gerald Wayne Davis
Charleston, West Virginia defendant was charged with sexual assault and kidnapping.<br> <br> Gerald Wayne Davis, age 26, and, his father Dewey Davis, were charged with abducting, sexually abusing and sexually assaulting a woman.<br> <br> <br> The Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia described the case against Davis as follows:<br> <br> "The charges against the appellant arose primarily from ... More...
$0 (12-31-1986 - VA)United States of America v. Donald Edward Ponder
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> On May 4, 2022, officers with the Martinsville Police Department encountered Donald Edward Ponder, III, age 36, walking towards Fidelity Bank in Martinsville, Virginia. Ponde... More...
$0 (11-03-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Lieutenant Michael Andrew Widroff
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.<br> <br> On May 25, Lieutenant Michael Andrew Widroff, 34, a Naval Officer previously assigned as the psychologist for the USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) in Norfolk, initiated sexual conversation with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl over Snapchat. He later expresse... More...
$0 (10-13-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Heather Ann Huffman
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud at least five states of more than $3.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.<br> <br> "Heather A. Huffman organized a massive VEC fraud conspiracy and abused her position as a federal employee to steal funds meant for those struggling with employment security and the economic... More...
$0 (09-01-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Heather Ann Huffman
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud at least five states of more than $3.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.<br> <br> "Heather Ann Huffman organized a massive VEC fraud conspiracy and abused her position as a federal employee to steal funds meant for those struggling with employment security and the economi... More...
$0 (08-23-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Shai Cohen
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud and to commit offenses against the United States, bringing aliens to the United States for financial gain, encouraging and inducing aliens to unlawfully come to, enter and reside in the United States for financial gain, harboring illegal aliens and money laundering.<br> <br> Shai Cohen, 39, all... More...
$0 (08-04-2023 - VA)United States of America v. O’Ryan Jones
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement on an application for a passport and aggravated identity theft.O'Ryan Jones, 54, after having been denied a passport in his own name, applied for a passport in the name and using the identifying information of his brother. In preparation for the passport fraud, the defendant also obtained his... More...
$0 (08-03-2023 - VA)United States of America v. George A. Nader
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful contributions from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to unwitting political committees in the United States.<br> <br> George A. Nader, 64, served as an advisor to senior UAE government officials during the relevant period. Nader conspired with co-defendant Ahmad "Andy†Khawaja to transfer $4.9 million to f... More...
$0 (07-18-2023 - VA)United States ex rel. Vogel v. OMNI Business Systems, Inc., et al.
Alexandria, Virginia commercial litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently misrepresenting the country of origin for over a dozen toner products manufactured by HP, Inc., and offering them for sale, as Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant, through a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract and an Air Force B... More...
$80944 (06-29-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Daniel Alan Puff
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted coercion and enticement, attempted sex trafficking of a minor, obstruction of justice, and false statement to law enforcement officer.<br> <br> Daniel Alan Puff, 38, from Virginia Beach, negotiated to receive a sex act from a 13-year-old female, believing he was speaking to her mother. In fact, he was communica... More...
$0 (06-22-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Deja Nicole Taylor
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and unlawful user of controlled substance while possessing a firearm.<br> <br> Deja Nicole Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School, was charged for having a gun and letting a child take it to school.<br> <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (06-05-2023 - VA)United States of America v. Trashawn Newsome
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of the national firearms act.<br> <br> Trashawn Newsome, 21, was in possession of a machine gun on October 6, 2022. That day, Chesapeake Police officers were investigating a vehicle reported stolen in the vicinity of Camelot Boulevard. News... More...
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