Virginia Federal Tort Claims Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo </h2> </center>
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Unde... More...
$ (07-13-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> Josue Ariel Fuentes v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services </h2> </center>
Alexandria, Virginia immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued in federal district court asserting two challenges: (1) an Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) challenge to USCIS’ interpretation of the exclusion clause such that it excludes any individual who was granted SIJ status from ever conferring immigration benefits on their natural or adoptive parents; and (2) a consti... More...
$ (07-24-2026 - 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 (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. 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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner </h2> </center>
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with prostitution racketeering and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the States of North Carolina and South Carolina for the purpose of engaging in prostitution and other... More...
$ (04-23-2026 - VA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner </h2> </center>
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering prostitution and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the States of North Carolina and South Carolina for the purpose of engaging in prostitution and othe... More...
$ (04-15-2026 - 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)United States of America v. Alexander Michael Martinez, a/k/a "Rambo"
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. on Feb. 8, 2023, law enforcement intercepted a parcel containing approximately 2.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1.1 kilograms of cocaine. The parcel was addressed to an individual who had agreed to receive it on behalf of Alexander Mi... More...
$ (03-04-2026 - 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. 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)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)<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. Joseph Rimero Rutherford
Abington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with failing to register as a sex offender. Joseph Rimero Rutherford, 34, of North Carolina, habitually resided in an apartment in Bristol, Virginia. Rutherford failed to register in Virginia or update his registration in North Carolina as required by SORNA. Rutherford is required to register as a sex offender and comply... 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. Brian Keith Anderson
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and sale of a firearm to a convicted felon. during seven controlled buys conducted by law enforcement from Jan. 16, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025, Brian Keith Anderson, 48, distributed a total of 117.29 grams of methamphetamine. During a controlled buy conducted on June 14, 2024, in addit... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Elena Pendergrass
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping. Pendergrass, aka Elena Stukalkina, 35, resided in Alexandria prior to her daughter’s birth on May 21. Though a DNA test prior to birth confirmed the child’s paternity, Pendergrass ordered the father to cease and desist all communications. After the child was born, she list... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - 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> nited States of America v. Christopher Allan Johnson
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using the Kik social media app to send three videos containing child sexual exploitation material. On October 10, 2024, after leaving the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, Christopher Allan Johnson, 54, logged into Kik and joined a public group dedicated to incest. There, an undercover FBI task f... 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. russel Guye Dadzie
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of impersonating a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 912. ... More...
$0 (10-23-2025 - 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)Thomas L. Ford v. Daniel P. Discroll, Secretary of the Army
Richmond, Virginia, pro se Plaintiff, unsuccessfully attempted to present himself without the help of a lawyer on multiple employment-related claims, including claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, the American with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 to 12213, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - VA)George Hawkins v. Glenn Youngkin, et al.
Richmond, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a First Amendment violation theory.<br> Virginia's Constitution automatically strips individuals convicted of felony offenses<br> of the right to vote but vests in the Governor the discretionary power to restore those rights.<br> George Hawkins, previously convicted of a felony, petitioned to have his voting rights<br> restored. S... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Melvin Leon Myrick
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of "actual methamphetamine.â€<br> <br> At about 2:00 a.m. on April 20, 2022, a Colonial Heights, Virginia, police officer attempted to stop a silver Nissan for a traffic infraction. The Nissan, however, failed to stop and sped away, reaching well over 85... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Keith Rodney Moore
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm.<br> <br> When Richmond, Virginia, police officers observed a vehicle with the temporary license tag number 11134Y, they concluded that it was a fake tag because, within the preceding hours, they had stopped two other vehicles with the identical temporary tag number. The officers activ... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - VA)Darrell J. Austin, Jr. v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> Parties sometimes agree to resolve disputes between them in private arbitration instead of litigating in state or federal court. The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to honor such an agreement when a party seeks to enforce it, so long as a binding contract to arbitrate ... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - VA)Joel Aaron Burrell v. S. Shirley, Correctional Officer, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights claim.<br> <br> Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, federal courts may permit an indigent prisoner to proceed without prepaying filing fees or giving security. The legal term for proceeding this way is in forma pauperis. But Congress expressed concern that prisoners were filing many "frivolous lawsuits floodin... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Rodney D. Crawley
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with federal drug-trafficking.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Subhash Kongassery
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Abusive Sexual Contact Aboard an Aircraft in Flight in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(b) and 49 U.S.C. §46506(1).<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 2244(b):<br> <br> Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in w... More...
$0 (05-21-2024 - VA)United States of America v. Scott Jenkins
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES;<br> FRAUDS AND SWINDLES;<br> FRAUD BY WIRE, RADIO, OR TELEVISION; and<br> BRIBERY INVOLVING FEDERAL PROGRAMS.<br> <br> Former Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins was accused of giving civilians police badges in exchange for thousands of dollars, amass... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - VA)The State of New York v. Capital One Financial Corporation
Alexandria, Virginia consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sue the Defendant on fraud theories.<br> <br> The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Capital One over claims the company cheated consumers out of more than $2 billion in potential interest earnings on their savings accounts.<br> <br> The CFPB argued Capital One misled consumers about its 360 S... More...
$425000000 (05-16-2025 - VA)Lisa Barnhill v. Pamela Jo Bondi, U.S. Attorney General
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on race and gender discrimination theories.<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help. Call: 918-5... More...
$0 (05-15-2025 - VA)NIA LUCAS; A.M., II, a minor, by and though his Guardian ad Litem, Nia Lucas, v. VHC Health, d/b/a Virginia Hospital Center, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed she was discriminated against.<br> <br> Nia Lucas pled discrimination and retaliation claims in her complaint against Virginia Health Corporation ("VHCâ€) under the Affordable Care Act ("ACAâ€). As described below, Lucas has not alleged any facts permitting an inference that she was denied treatment because o... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - 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)Kristen M. Barnett v. INoVA Health Care Services
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> Barnett, a former registered nurse and employee of INOVA, refused to receive<br> the COVID-19 vaccine as required under INOVA's policy because of its alleged conflict<br> with her religious belief. INOVA discharged her, and Barnett filed a Title VII religious<br> discrimination cl... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - VA)Northern Virgina Hemp and Agriculture, LLC, et a. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sought declaratory and other relief.<br> <br> <br> Virginia recognized it had a marijuana problem. For years, federal law has classified<br> marijuana as a controlled substance. But in the 2018 Farm Bill, Congress excluded<br> "hempâ€â€”which it defined as Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant "with a de... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - VA)<H2> United States of America v. Antonio Renaldo Wallace
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release.<br> <br> allace, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge in 2018, sought<br> compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) based on several health conditions,<br> including stage 2 hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, anxiety disorder, and suspected<br> long COVID.1... 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)Celita Ann Noel v. CarStop Auto, Inc.
<h2><br> Richmond, Virginia Truth In Lending Act violation consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is a federal law that requires lenders to disclose information about the terms and costs of consumer credit: <br> <br> Standardizes costs<br> <br> TILA standardizes how borrowing costs are calculated and disclosed, making it easier for c... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - VA)Johanna del Carmen Morales Gordon v. U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services
<h2><br> Alexandria, Virginia judicial review of agency action in an immigration case lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> Judicial review of agency action in an immigration case is when a federal court reviews a decision made by an immigration agency. This process provides oversight of government decision-making, which is especially important in immigration cases because a denied appl... More...
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