Wisconsin Immigration Law
<H2> United States of America v. Francesco Anglin
Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. In March 15, 2025, a Maple Bluff police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle fled and ultimately crashed in downtown Madison with the two occupants running from the scene. Officers searched the vehicle and found a loaded 9mm handgun. They ... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - WI)<H2> United States of America v. Alfredo Juarez-Perez
Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentering the United States illegally for ht third time. Following an indictment in October 2025 on a new illegal reentry charge, a magistrate judge ordered Juarez-Perez released, concluding that the immigration detainer precluded a finding that he presented a risk of flight in his criminal case. The distric... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - WI)<H2> United States of America v. Kordarow Moore
Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. On September 22, 2024, a law enforcement officer stopped Moore’s car for speeding on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Kordarow Moore, age 36, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was driving 101 miles per hour, which is more than 30 miles per hour over the legal lim... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - WI)<H2> United States of America v. Kordarow Moore
Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with unlawful transportation of a firearm. On September 22, 2024, a law enforcement officer stopped Moore’s car for speeding on Interstate 94 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Moore was driving 101 miles per hour, which is more than 30 miles per hour over the legal limit. Moore was later arrested for operating a vehicl... More...
$ (12-07-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. May X. Kong </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearm. The prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Eau Claire Woman Sentenced to 7 ½ Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> <... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Mario Govea-Monarca, Edward L. Jackson III, Christopher Harter, Mario Govea-Monarca </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine for distribution, possessing a firearm as a felon, </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Grand Jury Returns Four Indictments </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in... More...
$0 (04-24-2025 - WI)<h1> United States of America v. Ulises Casterjon-Gallegos </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 4 Months for Illegally Reentering the United States After Prior Removal</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On January 29, 2024, Ulises Casterjon-Gallegos was... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - WI)Maria Elvia Smith v. Merrick Garland, et al.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin immigration law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant under 5 U.S.C. 702 which provide a person suffering legal wrong because of agency action, or adversely affected or aggrieved by agency action within the meaning of a relevant statute, is entitled to judicial review thereof.<br> <br> <br> Federal immigration law allows for the issuance of a visa to "an alie... More...
$0 (09-15-2023 - WI)United States of America v. Kenneth Zipperer
Madison, WI: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with mail fraud and money laundering.<br> <br> Kenneth Zipperer, Wausau, Wisconsin, was charged for mail fraud and one count of money laundering. <br> <br> On November 18, 2020, a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin returned a 26-count indictment against Zipperer charging him with five counts of mail fraud, ten count... More...
$0 (09-16-2021 - WI)United States of America v. Royel Page
Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, as well as twelve counts of attempting to possess with intent to deliver heroin.<br> <br> Royel Page, age 31, was one of twelve defendants charged in federal court with conspiracy related to the distribution of heroin, coc... More...
$0 (08-03-2021 - WI)United States of America v. Jose David Saldana-Ramirez
Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with reentry after removal of alien.<br> <br> Jose David Saldana-Ramirez, 38, a citizen of Mexico, was for illegally reentering the United States and failing to register as a sex offender. Saldana-Ramirez pleaded guilty to these charges on February 4, 2021.<br> <br> On July 20, 2020, Saldana-Ramirez was stopped for a traffic... More...
$0 (05-07-2021 - WI)United States of America v. Ursula Wing
Madison, WI - The United States of America charged Ursula Wing, age 42, with supplying RU-486 abortion pills to women without prescriptions.<br> <br> On March 20, 2020, Wing pleaded guilty to Count 1 of an indictment that charged her with conspiracy to defraud various U.S. governmental agencies, including the FDA, U.S. Postal Service, and U.S. Customs. The indictment alleged that Wing operated a ... More...
$0 (07-17-2020 - WI)United States of America v. Jeffrey H. Ernisse
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/milwaukee_411890537990189369_1435166339101.jpg"><br> </center><br> Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography Outside of the United States<br> <br> A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child pornography in 2015 and engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place... More...
$0 (03-19-2019 - WI)United States of America v. Edy Matute <P> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals <br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">Helping People Find You On The Internet</a> <br> 888-354-4529 </font>
Milwaukee, WI - Illegal Alien Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing AR-15 Style Rifle and a Handgun in Connection with Drug Trafficking<br> <br> On June 1, 2018, United States District Court Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced Edy Matute to 41 months in prison for being an illegal alien in possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5)(A) & 924(a)(2). Matute also ... More...
$0 (06-04-2018 - WI)United States of America v. Ascension Pascual-Rodriguez
Madison, WI - Mexican Citizen Found in Trempealeau County Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S.<br> <br> Ascension Pascual-Rodriguez, 42, a citizen of Mexico found in Whitehall, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. Pascual-Rodriguez, who had been deported from the United St... More...
$0 (05-27-2018 - WI)United States of America v. Amalia Gamboa
Milwaukee, WI - Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Tax Return Scheme<br> <br> Amalia Gamboa (age 41), of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced in federal court to 5 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $4.6 million in tax refund checks. The sentence followed her guilty plea to mail fraud, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 1341, theft of go... More...
$0 (03-17-2018 - WI)United States of America v. Manish Patel and Nikita Shukla
Milwaukee, WI - Husband and Wife Sentenced in Homeland Security Impersonation Scheme Involving 780 Victims and Over $1,300,000<br> <br> Manish Patel (age: 26) was sentenced to 38 months imprisonment, and ordered to pay $1,101,901.61 in restitution for committing wire fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343. Additionally, Nikita Shukla (age: 26) was sentenced to one year a... More...
$0 (12-18-2017 - WI)United States of America v. Richard Ugbah, Michael Adegoke and Jon Whipple
Madison, WI - Three Sentenced in Cyber Fraud Schemes Involving More Than $17 Million<br> <br> Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that three individuals involved in an international romance fraud scheme were sentenced the week of November 21, 2017.<br> <br> Richard Ugbah, 36, a Nigerian citizen living in Atlanta, was sentenced on Nove... More...
$0 (11-27-2017 - WI)United States of America v. Eloy Flores-Zuniga
Madison, WI - Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S.<br> <br> Eloy Flores-Zuniga, 31, a citizen of Mexico who resided in Fort Atkinson, Wis., was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. Flores-Zuniga pleaded guilty to this offense on December 12, 2016. <br> <br> This was the defendant’s third federal conviction for illegally reenteri... More...
$0 (03-22-2017 - WI)United States of America v. Patty Cordoba
Rockford, IL - Crystal Lake Woman Sentenced to 55 Months in Federal Prison for Mail Fraud<br> <br> Patty Cordoba, 44, of Crystal Lake, Ill., was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution of $1,115,072. Cordoba pleaded guilty to mail fraud on May 23, 2016. In the written plea agreement, Cordoba admitted that from ... More...
$0 (09-28-2016 - WI)United States of America v. Rolando Reyes-Cruz
Madison, WI - Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S.<br> <br> Rolando Reyes-Cruz, 49, a citizen of Mexico found living in New Lisbon, Wis., was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States following deportation. Reyes-Cruz pleaded guilty to this charge on May 5, 2016. <br> <br> Reyes-Cruz first came to the United States illegally when he was... More...
$0 (07-07-2016 - WI)United States of America v. Jose Santiago Cruz
Madison, WI - Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 30 Months for Illegally Reentering U.S.<br> <br> Jose Santiago Cruz, 38, Oaxaca, Mexico, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Santiago Cruz pleaded guilty to this charge on April 27, 2016. <br> <br> Santiago Cruz first entered the United States in approximately 1990. In 1997, he w... More...
$0 (06-24-2016 - WI)State of Wisconsin v. Stephen LeMere
The charges against LeMere arose out of events that <br> occurred after a gathering in the City of Eau Claire on Friday <br> evening, May 13, 2011, at the home of J.C. and his wife, A.C. <br> LeMere was then 24. During the gathering, LeMere and another <br> visitor drank the majority of two 30 packs of beer, in addition <br> to other alcohol in the house. LeMere also took a narcotic pain <br> ... More...
$0 (05-31-2016 - WI)State of Wisconsin v. Melisa Valadez
This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court <br> for Walworth County, David M. Reddy, Judge. The circuit court <br> denied the motion of the defendant, Melisa Valadez, to withdraw <br> her guilty pleas. <br> ¶3 Ms. Valadez's motion to withdraw her guilty pleas is <br> based on Wis. Stat. § 971.08(2) (2011-12).2 Before we examine <br> § 971.08(2), we examine § 971.08(1)(c). Wiscon... More...
$0 (01-28-2016 - WI)United States of America v. Jesus Francisco Herrera-Martinez
Madison, WI - Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S.<br> <br> Jesus Francisco Herrera-Martinez, 32, a citizen of Mexico found in Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 12 months and one day in federal prison, for illegally reentering the United States after removal. Herrera-Martinez pleaded guilty to this charge on August 19, 2015.<br> <br> H... More...
$0 (10-30-2015 - WI)United States of America v. Dylan Jordan
MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dylan Jordan, 24, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for traveling in foreign commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Jordan pleaded guilty to this charge on Oct... More...
$0 (03-12-2015 - WI)United States of America v. Raul Vivas-Ceja
MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Raul Vivas-Ceja, 34, of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 21 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. He pleaded guilty to the charge on December 19, 2014. <br> <br> Vivas-Ceja was previously deported from th... More...
$0 (03-30-2015 - WI)United States of America v. Isaias Flores-Rosas
MADISON, WI - Isaias Flores-Rosas, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to one year and one day in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. He pleaded guilty to the charge on November 17, 2014. <br> <br> Flores-Rosas was deported from the United States following his conviction for substantial battery in 2009 in Jefferson County. He illegally ret... More...
$0 (01-20-2015 - WI)United States of America v. Juan Manuel Larios-Buentello
Madison, WI - Juan Manuel Larios-Buentello, 50, a citizen of Mexico found in New Richmond, Wis., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 36 months in prison for illegal reentry after deportation. Larios-Buentello pleaded guilty to the charge on November 25, 2014.<br> <br> Larios-Buentello was previously deported or removed from the United States multiple times, with his last r... More...
$0 (02-12-2015 - WI)United States of America v. Humberto Fierro-Rascon,
Madison, Wis. - Humberto Fierro-Rascon, 41, Florence, Colo., was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana following a three-day trial in federal court in Madison. The jury reached their verdict after approximately five hours of deliberation. <br> <br> According to the testimony at trial, beginning in February 2013, investigators at the Federal Correctional Instit... More...
$0 (01-15-2015 - WI)United States of America v. Aneudy Benitez-Martinez
MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Aneudy Benitez-Martinez, 33, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lynn S. Adelman to 21 months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Benitez-Martinez pleaded guilty to these charges... More...
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