United States of America v. Jiu Fa Chen and Aifa Seafood, Inc.

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with exporting falsely-labeled spiny lobster from Florida to China. From May through August 2019, Aifa purchased seafood products for export to China. To meet the high demand for spiny lobster, Aifa imported lobster from Haiti for reexport to China. Aifa reexported approximately 5,900 pounds of lobster and falsely labeled t ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - FL)

United States of America v. James G. Maloney

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Georgia Tech and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). James G. Maloney’s conspirators, James J. Acree and James D. Fraley, III, pleaded guilty in 2016. “These defendants violated the trust placed in them by Georgia Tech and the CIA in allowing their judgment to be clouded by greed,” said U ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - GA)

United States of America v. Liang Liang Zeng

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud related to a fraudulent gift card scheme resulting in more than $1 million in losses to dozens of victims. According to Liang Liang Zeng’s plea agreement, from at least July 2018 through July 2021, Liang Zeng, age 58, a Chinese national residing in Staten Island, New York, was involved in a scheme to fra ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - MD)

United States of America v. Reginald Deberry and Iesha Batchelor

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with robbing a downtown Chicago bank. REGINALD DEBERRY and a co-defendant, IESHA BATCHELOR, robbed a Fifth Third Bank branch in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood on Nov. 22, 2019. Deberry served as a lookout near the bank's entrance while Batchelor approached the teller, and, drawing on coaching from Deberry about what to say ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - IL)

United States of America v. Jerome O. Smith

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking that took place in Milwaukee in May 2022. On May 8, 2022, Jerome O. Smith, ate 27, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, lured his victim to an apartment building in Milwaukee. When the victim arrived, Smith held a gun to his head and stole his jewelry, wallet, watch, and car keys. Smith then fled in the victim’s ca ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - WI)

United States of America v. Charles Joseph Raz

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with internet to distribute meth. On May 9, 2023, Charles Joseph Raz, age 42, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. During the plea hearing, Raz admitted that on November 27, 2021, he was stopped by a Latimer County Sheriff’s Deputy for speeding on S ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - OK)

United States of America v. Jessica Marie Watkins

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with seditious conspiracy and tampering with a witness. Jessica Watkins, age 40, was a member of the Oath Keepers militia and participated in the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - DC)

State of Utah v. Jacob Wayne Schmidt

Cedar City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder. Jacob Wayne Schmidt was accused of hitting a man he knew with a vehicle. The victim, age 37, was transported to the Cedar City Hospital after being hit by Schmidt's vehicle in the Home Depot Parking lot September 7, 2020 after a conflict between the two men. Chad Dotson prosecuted the case. "Jacob Schmidt killed ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - UT)

State of Ohio v. Tyrell Traves

Lisbon, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Tyrell Travers was accused of killing Dion McMillion on May 19, 2021. ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - OH)

State of Kansas v. Jonathan Mark Gardner

Lawrence, Kansas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with rape Jonathan Gardner was charged with sexually assaulting a woman while on duty as a Lawrence Kansas Police Department officer on January 1, 2017. Defendant picked up an underage woman in the early morning hour of New Year's day and ultimately delivered her to a house near 27th and Iowa Street, after stopping for 12 minut ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - KS)

State of Oklahoma v. Brayden Blough

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 Date of Offense: 08/11/2021 Party Name Disposition Information BLOUGH, BRAYDEN TYLER Count # 2. Count as Filed: LA4, POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE, in violation of 47 O.S. 4-103 Date of Offense: 08/11/2021 Party Name Disposition Inf ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - OK)

Robynn Europe v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Equinox Fitness Club, et al.

New York, New York civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on job discrimination theories. Robynee Europe working for Defendant in 2018 and 2019 at an Upper East Side Equinox gym. Equinox fired Plaintiff after less than a year citing being later 47 times in the course of 10 months. Europe sued claiming that she was terminated because of her race. She was a certified tra ... More $11,250,000 (05-26-2023 - )

The People v. Daniel Saldana

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged wit attempted murder in 1990. Daniel Saldana, age 55 now, was convicted in 1990 of opening fire on a car leaving a high school football game in Baldwin Park, east of Los Angeles. There were six teenagers inside and two of them were wounded but survived. Defendant was a construction worker and was one of three men accu ... More $0 (05-26-2023 - CA)

United States of America v. Deeana Burr

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Deeana Burr, age 54, of Charleston, South Carolina, a licensed nurse practitioner who became a 15% co-owner of Atlantic Coast Integrated Medicine (ACIM) in September 2017, participated in scheme to defraud Medicare and ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - SC)

United States of America v. Christopher Margait

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud by fraudulently trafficking in orders for durable medical equipment such as back, knee, and wrist braces. From at least August 2019 through May 2021, Christopher Margai and his co-defendant, Matthew Taylor Witkowski, engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare by illegally obtai ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - NY)

United States of America v. Fernando Mateo Valenzuela

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain government assistance benefits. Fernando Mateo Valenzuela, 69, in 2020, applied for and received a total of $29,051 in unemployment payments using the name and Social Security number of a United States citizen. In 2019, Valenzuela used the same stolen identity to apply ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - MA)

United States of America v. Complete Physician Services, Kenneth Wiseman, DO, and Steven Schmidt, DO

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants accused of submitting false claims by misrepresenting the severity of illness and services rendered to increase reimbursement from the Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part B programs. CPS, a primary care physician practice located in Philadelphia, treated patients under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medi ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - PA)

United States of America v. Nicholas J. Veerkamp

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting children and possessing child pornography. Nicholas J. Veerkamp, 32, of Colerain Township, Ohio, was accused of sexually exploited a 9-year-old victim and a 12-year-old victim and kept images of the exploitation. “This defendant has shown a consistent pattern of sexually abusing children,” said U ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

United States of America v. Kevin A. Clay

Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, healthcare fraud, and making a false statement on an application for charitable tax-exempt status with the IRS. Kevin A. Clay, age 39, of Perrysburg, Ohio, was the co-owner of Theramedical, LLC, a pharmaceutical marketing company specializing in compounded pain and scar cream. The evidence showed that Clay and The ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

United States of America v. Aydin Kalantarov

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) of approximately $1.2 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program under Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Kalantarov was also sentenced to 3 years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, and agreed to pay up ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

United States of America v. Elmer Stewart Rhodes, III and Kelly Meggs

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, 58, for Gransbury, Texas, and Kelly Meggs, age 54, of Dunnellon, Florida, were found guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, following an eight-week trial and three days of deliberations. In addition to the sedit ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - DC)

State of Georgia v. Richard Merritt

Decatur, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of first-degree murder. Richard Merritt, age 44, was accused of killing his mother, Shirley Merritt, age 77, in 2019. Defendant pleaded not guilty and claimed that two men he did not know barged into the home and killed his mother in front of him. Defendant took the stand an testified in his own defense. ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - GA)

United States of America v. Nicholas Walker

Hattiesburg, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. on March 4, 2020, Nicholas Walker, 39, sold 223.5 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential source in Covington County for $2,000. Walker was indicted by a federal grand jury and pled guilty on February 16, 2023. The Drug Enforcement Administration invest ... More $0 (05-25-2023 - MS)

United States of America v. Sharon Robinson

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making multiple threatening calls to LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale. Sharon Robinson, age 40, of New York, called at least four businesses catering to the LGBTQ community just a few weeks after the tragic shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. The defendant made various threatening comments in each of the call ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - CO)

United States of America v. Leronce Suel and Ravae Smith owned Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed, LLC

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged scheme to falsify applications for pandemic relief funds. Leronce Suel and Ravae Smith owned Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed LLC, both of which operated a series of restaurants in the San Diego area. From March 2020 to June 2022, Suel and Smith allegedl ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - CA)

State of Florida v. Joseph Zieler

Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of capitol murder. Joseph Zieler was accused fof killing 11-year-old Robin Cornell and 32-years old babysitter Lisa Story in 1990. ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - FL)

Gregory Trahan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Lake Charles, Louisiana insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on bad faith breach of insurance Contract theories. This lawsuit arises from damages caused by Hurricane Laura on August 27, 2020, to Plaintiff Gregory Trahan's property at 2919 Broussard Rd., Sulphur, Louisiana 70665. Doc. 8, pp. 2, 5; doc. 15, p. 3. At the time of the loss, Plaintiff's property was insured b ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - LA)

Erik Garcia v. Sopros Investments Corporation

Houston, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Plaintiff filed the Complaint on September 19, 2022.[3] He states that he is disabled as defined by the ADA and that he uses a wheelchair for mobility.[4] Defendant is an owner of property located at 10001 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77042 ("the Property") .[5]Plain ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

Nakisha Jackson v. Christopher Wray, et al.

Dallas, Texas pro se Plaintiff filed this action against the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, unknown federal agents, Apple Inc., and Charter Communications. (See doc. 3.) The non-federal defendants have moved to dismiss her claims against them. (See docs. 9, 13.) Citing Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(f), the plaintiff seeks to strike the defendants' motions to dismiss on grounds that they are fr ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

Chanel E.M. Nicholson v. W.L. York, Inc. d/b/a Cover Girls, et al.

Houston, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendants claiming that she was discriminated against because of her race. This case primarily involves alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 based on racial discrimination. Plaintiff is African American and was a dancer who performed at adult entertainment clubs Centerfolds, Splendor, Cover Girls for varying periods of time be ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

Jamalle Donntai v. Phil Sorrells, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney

Fort Worth, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant seeking to vacate indictments and judgements of four state criminal cases he received in the 297th District Court, Tarrant County, Texas: Case Nos. 1277347D (possession with intent to deliver heroin), 1277348D (possession with intent to deliver cocaine), 1277349D (unlawful possession of a firearm), and 1369654D (aggrav ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

United States of America v. Mario Cousan

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. On January 10, 2022, COUSAN, armed with a Glock, nine millimeter pistol, carjacked a victim as they exited the Dollar Tree on Morrison Road in New Orleans. As to the carjacking charge, the Court sentenced COUSAN to a sixty-three (6 ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - LA)

United States of America v. Tiera R. Lands

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program in 2020 and 2021. Tiera R. Lands, age 30, agreed, as part of her guilty plea that she owned land ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - LA)

United States of America v. Gonzalo Alonso Torres

Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Gonzalo Alonso Torres, 46, pleaded guilty on July 14, 2022, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetaminec. According to information presented in court, in 2019, local, state, and federal law enforcement began investigating Torres’ drug trafficking activities. On Sep. 18, 2019, law enforceme ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

United States of America v. Jimmie Troy Palmer, III

Del Rio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jimmie Troy Palmer III, 32, and other co-conspirators were arrested on Aug. 1, 2020, after one of the co-conspirators, Bibiana Ira Ortiz, attempted to enter the U.S. through the Del Rio Port of Entry with 16 packages of methamphetamine hidden in her vehicle. ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - TX)

Courtland Warren v. Carrie Arand v. Courtland Warren

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the parties to a dispute involving libel, assault and slander. ... More $0 (05-24-2023 - OK)

United States of America v. Alexander S. Reyes

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Alexsander S. Reyes, a former Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constable, pleaded guilty Jan. 6, 2022. Today, U.S. District David Hittner sentenced him to a total of 210 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of s ... More $0 (05-23-2023 - TX)

Sean Barnett v. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants. The claims made by Plaintiff and the Defenses asserted by Defendants are not available. ... More $0 (05-23-2023 - TX)

David Charles Long v. Social Security Administration

Tulsa, Oklahoma social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS. Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI of the Social Security Act)​ Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides cash payments to individuals who are elderly, blind, or disabled and have low incomes. ... More $0 (05-23-2023 - OK)

United States of America v. Maauricio Nava-Fierros

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a drug conspiracy. US Code Title 21 Section 846 Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy. 21 U.S. Code § 841 - Prohibit ... More $0 (05-23-2023 - OK)