A federal jury convicted Alif Jan Adil of abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 2244(a)(3); coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); and possession of child pornography, in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(A), (b)(2). The district court sentenced Adil to a total of 150 months’
imprisonment. On app... More...    $0 (12-25-2023 - VA)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in connection with a nationwide investment scheme involving fraudulent wireless spectrum and dental franchise investments.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from approximately 2011 through 2017, David Alcorn, ... More...    $0 (02-24-2022 - VA)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of an investment fraud scheme against mostly elderly victims.

Tony Scott Sellers, 62, was a licensed insurance salesman in Idaho. From about January 2011 through August 2017, Sellers, along with other conspirators, made material misrepresentations and omissions to sell il... More...    $0 (01-14-2022 - VA)

Charlottesville, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on conspiracy theories claiming that there were injured and/or damaged as a result of the intentional and negligent acts errors and omissions of the neo-nazi organizers of the a 2017 rally called "Unit the Right."
... More...    $25000000 (11-23-2021 - VA)

Abingdon, Virginia mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Leelynn Danielle Chytka, age 31.

“In the midst of a global pandemic, this defendant conspired with others to defraud the Virginia Employment Commission of nearly $500,000 intended for Virginians in need,â€� Acting United States Attorney Bubar said today. “This was money se... More...    $0 (06-14-2021 - VA)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charge with investment fraud.

Daryl Bank, 51, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, ran an investment fraud scheme from approximately January 2012 through July 2017, based in the Tidewater area and Port St. Lucie, and operating across the country. Bank and his co-conspirators—including attorney Billy Seabolt, 56, Raeann Gibson, 49, ... More...    $0 (05-04-2021 - VA)

On appeal, this Court “consider[s] the evidence and all reasonable inferences flowing
from that evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party at
trial.” Williams v. Commonwealth, 49 Va. App. 439, 442 (2007) (en banc) (quoting Jackson v.
Commonwealth, 267 Va. 666, 672 (2004)). So viewed, the evidence is as follows:
Appellant lived with T.E. and ... More...    $0 (06-20-2020 - VA)

We recount the facts in the light most favorable to the Government, the prevailing
party at trial. See United States v. Garcia-Ochoa, 607 F.3d 371, 376 (4th Cir. 2010). In
late 2012 and early 2013, Hall facilitated the Navy’s purchase of 349 unattributable (i.e.,
unserialized and untraceable) firearm suppressors for approximately $1,657,750. At that
time, Hall worked directl... More...    $0 (03-28-2018 - VA)

Defendants James Larry McNeal and Alphonso Stoddard were
convicted by a jury and sentenced in the Eastern District of
Virginia for conspiracy, armed bank robberies, and brandishing
firearms during crimes of violence. On appeal, McNeal and
Stoddard jointly challenge the sufficiency of the evidence
supporting their convictions on the brandishing offenses.
Separately, McNeal p... More...    $0 (03-04-2018 - VA)

The question presented in this appeal is whether the district court properly instructed the jury on the definition of “deliberate indifference,” as required for proving that prison officials are liable under the Eighth Amendment for failing to protect an inmate from a fellow inmate’s assault.
After Albert Anderson was assaulted by a fellow inmate in Gloucester County Jail in Virginia, sustaini... More...    $0 (12-14-2017 - VA)

“On appeal, ‘we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth,
granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.’” Archer v. Commonwealth,
26 Va. App. 1, 11, 492 S.E.2d 826, 831 (1997) (quoting Martin v. Commonwealth, 4 Va. App.
438, 443, 358 S.E.2d 415, 418 (1987)). So viewed, the evidence established that on June 5, 2013,
the complai... More...    $0 (03-28-2016 - VA)

In 2013, Marlon Flores-Granados pled guilty to a single-count indictment for illegal reentry into the United States following deportation and a conviction for an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2). He now challenges his sentence, specifically the 16-level enhancement that was applied pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) for prior conviction of a ... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - VA)

Kambis owns John Rolfe Realty and Elegant Homes of Virginia. From 1999-2011,
Kambis was in a romantic relationship with Considine. On October 25, 2000, Kambis and
Considine formed and were the sole members of Villa Deste. The purpose of Villa Deste was to
purchase and develop real estate for sale. At some point after October 25, 2000, Considine’s
mother, Patricia Wolfe, loa... More...    $0 (11-12-2015 - VA)

The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1141n, provides that a dissatisfied trademark applicant may seek review of an adverse ruling on his trademark application either by appealing the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, id. § 1071(a)(1), or by commencing a de novo action in a federal district court, id. § 1071(b)(1). If he elects to proceed in a district court and no adverse pa... More...    $0 (04-23-2015 - VA)

Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of these laws, alleging that they violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted the couples... More...    $0 (07-28-2014 - VA)

Seventeen individuals, all originally from Somalia or Yemen, were indicted for their participation in a large conspiracy to traffic in khat, a leafy plant native to the Horn of Africa. Khat contains the controlled substance cathinone, which is desired for the euphoria it provides when khat leaves are chewed. Thirteen of the defendants were also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.More...    $0 (11-15-2013 - va)

Karen B. Balas appeals the district court’s denial of relief on her claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e ("Title VII"), as well as wrongful discharge, assault, and battery, brought under Virginia law, against Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ("Huntington Ingalls"), the successor to her ... More...    $0 (03-15-2013 - VA)

These companion appeals arise out of a personal-injury suit brought by a former Gloucester High School (GHS or school) student who was injured in a fight with another student on school grounds. On the morning of the fight, an assistant principal at the school received a report that the fight would occur sometime that day. He did not act on the report before the fight.

The injured student su... More...    $0 (04-20-2012 - VA)

In these appeals, we consider whether the Circuit Court of Fairfax County erred when it: (1) granted the motion to strike filed by the Boeing Company, Autometric, Inc., and Anthony Collelo (together, "the defendants") and dismissed the suit by Geographic Services, Inc. ("GSI") against the defendants, alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, and violations of the Virginia... More...    $0 (01-13-2012 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court for Middlesex County (the "trial court") erred when it granted, pursuant to Code § 8.01-243.2, the special plea of the statute of limitations filed by Teresa W. Haywood ("Haywood"), Teddy Bagby ("Bagby"), and Mary M. Hodges ("Hodges").

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

On May 28, 2008, Jennifer Bing ("Bing") was arrested by Deputy C... More...    $0 (03-02-2012 - VA)

In this case, race car driver Jeremy Mayfield appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint against the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ("NASCAR") for conduct arising out of a positive drug test. Finding that the district court properly dismissed the case and did not abuse its discretion in denying Mayfield’s motions to reconsider and to amend, we affirm.

I. ... More...    $0 (03-26-2012 - VA)