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United States of America v. Sajju Khatiwada

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956, and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by: Kent Morlan Sajju Khatiwada, 45, of Franklin, Tennessee, worked at Bridgestone’s corporate headquarters in Nashville from April 2016 until April 2024 ... More (08-18-2926 - TN)

State of Oklahoma v. Adriana Thomas

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645 Date of Offense: 12/26/2025 Party Name Disposition Information Thomas, Adriana Disposed: DEFERRED, 08/20/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: AMENDED TO MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY(ABGEN) Violati ... More (08-29-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Marice L. Curry

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Tax Returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206(2). Marice Curry, 35, of Fresno, filed more than 50 fraudulent tax returned in 2023. United States Sentencing Commision: Of the 66,662 cases reported to the Commission in fiscal year 2025, 324 involved tax fraud. ... More (08-27-2026 - CA)

United States of America v. Brittany Hudson

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and intent to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, fraud by wire in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957, and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Reported by Kent Morlan Brittany Hudson, 40, of Atlanta, Georgia owned a business that contracted wit ... More (08-26-2026 - GA)

United States of America v. Julius Deane Griffin

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Dog for an Animal Fighting Avenue Causing an Individual Under the Age of 16 to Attend an Animal Fighting Venture Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country Tampering with Evidence by Corrupt Persuasion In 2024, law enforcement began investigating Gri ... More (08-26-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Qrell Johnson

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm after former conviction of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan, Esq. a person convicted of a felony cannot own, possess, or control a firearm in Oklahoma under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 § 1283. General Rules Prohibition: It is illegal for a convicted felon to have a gun in their hous ... More (08-26-2026 - OK)

United States ex rel. Jahr, et al., v. Tetra Tech EC, Inc.

San Francisco, Californian qui tam lawyers represented the United States in a False Claims Action. Reported by Kent Morlan Arthur R. Jahr III, Elbert G. Bowers, Susan V. Andrews, Archie R. Jackson, Anthony Smith, Donald K. Wadsworth, and Robert McLean, former employees and contractors of Tetra Tech. alleged that, pursuant to contracts issued by the Navy between 2003 and 2014, Tetra Tech EC, ... More (08-25-2026 - CA)

The People of the State of California v. Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, age 32, fatally shoot and killed Los Angeles Sheriff Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer. Salazar pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The sanity phase of the trial will begin Wednesday in Department 101 of the Foltz Criminal Justi ... More (08-25-2026 - CA)

United States of America v. Robert Manuel Nacionales Tafoya

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with one count of federal program bribery and admitted to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. Reported by Kent Morlan Robert Manuel Nacionales Tafoya was charged with bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666(a)(2) and tax evasion in violation of 26 U.s.C. 7201. ... More (08-25-2026 - CA)

The People of the State of California v. Cesar Jimenez

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery. Reported by Kent Morlan Lt. Ruben Gutierrez was arrested for domestic assault and battery. California, domestic battery is governed by California Penal Code 243(e)(1) and covers any willful and unlawful use of force or violence against an intimate partner. Key Legal Defini ... More (08-25-2026 - CA)

United States of America v. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with participating in a years-long scheme to smuggle exotic reptiles into and out of the United States in violation of the Lacey Act Trafficking, 16 U.S.C. 3372(a)(1) and 16 U.S.C. 3373(d)(1)(B). Reported by Kent Morlan On the morning of August 10, 2026, Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, age 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, ... More (08-25-2026 - CA)

State of Arizona v. Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez Jr.

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, felony assault involving bound or physically restrained individual, aggravated robbery, threatening and intimidating, criminal damage, hindering an investigation, and tampering with evidence. Reported by Kent Morlan Phoenix police officers Luis Vasquez Jr. and Antonio Felix allege ... More (08-25-2026 - AZ)

United States of America v. Sonny Reyes Lozano

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon causing injury in violation of 18 U.S.C. 113(a)(3). Reported by Kent Morlan On Dec. 14, 2025, Sonny Reyes Lozano, 38, of Tucson, Arizona, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, confronted the victim as he was walking home. Lozano struck the victim approximately eight times w ... More (08-25-2026 - AZ)

United States of America v. Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 34, of Lakeville, Minnesota, participated in a food stamp fraud scheme. ... More (08-25-2026 - MN)

United States of America v. Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera, 27, originally of Venezuela, was responsible for more than $3.5 million in losses and this sentence is believed to be the longest federal se ... More (08-24-2026 - NE)

United States of America v. Clayton High Wolf, Jr.

Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846. Reported by: Kent Morlan Clayton High Wolf, Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2025. The investigation determined that beginning in October 2024, High Wolf, Jr. worked with numerous individuals to sell methamphetamine on the P ... More (08-24-2026 - SD)

Untied States of America v. Courtney Derrell Bennett

Council Bluffs, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession and transportation of a firearm in violation of 18:922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). Reported by: Kent Morlan Courtney Derrell Bennett, 54, was arrested in Council Bluffs by the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. Bennett had an outstanding arrest warrant from Douglas County, Nebraska ... More (08-24-2026 - IA)

United States of America v. Deveil Oliver Jean Westerfield

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession and transportation of a firearm in violation of 18:922(g)(1), 924(a)(8). Reported by: Kent Morlan Deveil Oliver Jean Westerfield, 28, possessed multiple firearms, including a rifle with an extended magazine. Westerfield was identified as carrying the rifle after officers responded to a shots-fire ... More (08-24-2026 - IA)

Untied States of America v. Steven James Smith

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to sell real estate he did not own and unlawfully trying to use another person’s identify in the attempt. Reported by: Kent Morlan Steven James Smith, age 41, engaged in a scheme to defraud in which he identified real property in the Northwest Arkansas area and attempted to sell the propert ... More (08-23-2026 - AR)

United States of America v. Robert Alan Wickham

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling and Attempting to Strangle in Indian Country. Reported by: Kent Morlan Robert Alan Wickham, 39, of Tulsa, physically abused his girlfriend for years, as evidenced by a lengthy criminal history for domestic abuse. In June 2025, his girlfriend was subpoenaed to te ... More (08-21-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Tony Robinson

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan Tony Robinson, 28, of St. Louis, a convicted felony, got into an argument with a customer of the fast-food restaurant where he was working. After a manager intervened, Robinson walked away from the drive-thru window and put his headset on the counter. T ... More (08-21-2026 - MO)

United States of America v. Ta’Rod Glenel Perkins

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using a firearm to rob a CVS pharmacy. Reported by: Kent Morlan Ta’Rod Glenel Perkins, 28, entered a CVS in Kansas City, Mo., on February 13, 2025, wearing a mask, a black coat, blue jeans, and gloves. Witnesses reported that the robber had a handgun and stated: “I want promethazine and oxy. I don� ... More (08-21-2026 - MO)

United States of America v. Holsey Ellinburg, Jr.

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. A jury convicted him in August 1996. He was sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,567.25 in restitution in November 1996. After his release in 2022, he sued to block the continued enforcement of his restitution order. He argued that the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (“MVRA”) ... More (08-21-2026 - MO)

United States of America v. Harrison Dudley, Jr.

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony child neglect and felony child endangerment in violation of the Major Crimes Act. 18 USC 1153(b) Felony child neglect under the Major Crimes Act is “defined and punished in accordance with the laws of the State in which such offense was committed.” 18 U.S.C. § 1153(b). Minnesota defines “perso ... More (08-21-2026 - MN)

United States of America v. Robert Cochran and Tejuana Dillard

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with smuggling contraband into the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex (FCC). Reported by: Kent Morlan On December 5, 2023, Robert Cochran, 37, of Forrest City, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a one count Indictment charging him with bribery of a public official. On March 11, 2026, Cochran plead ... More (08-21-2026 - AR)

United States of America v. Kaheem Archer, Calvin Bent, Christine Ferguson, Lamont Martin, Ajani McChriston, and Chad Reed

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with engaging in a multi-year scheme to steal rental cars worth millions of dollars using stolen credit cards and forged driver’s licenses. They are charged with conspiracy to receive, possess, and dispose of stolen vehicles; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; and aggravated identity theft. Reported by: Kent Mo ... More (08-21-2026 - NY)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Mobile, Alabama United States District Attorney's offices sued Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc. on a False Claims Act violation theory claiming that submitting false claims to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible. Reported by: Kent Morlan Continental designs and manufactures aircraft engines and parts. At the time it a ... More (08-21-2026 - WI)

United States of America v. ByteDance, dba TikTok

San Francisco, California United States District Attorney's Office sued ByteDance, dba TikTok on an invasion of privacy theory claiming that the social media company for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and breaching a 2019 FTC consent order. The Government claimed that TikTok failed to properly screen out underage users and gathering data violating the Children' ... More (08-21-2026 - CA)

State of Florida v. Carlos Elky Penton

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with dealing in stolen property. Carlos Elky Penton, 45, of Hialeah, a contract workers at Miami-Dade County International Airport found a cross body bag that had been left on an American Airlines plane that arrived from North Carolina on June 8th. The bag contained $12,377.90 worth of valuables, including a Cartier Sa ... More (08-21-2026 - FL)

United States of America v. Ronald Dale Koontz, George Macropoulos, Randy L. Nowland, and Cory Taylor Humphrey

Benton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 18:371- Conspiracy to Defraud the United States 30:820(c), 820(d), and 18:2- Failure to Conduct a Mine Evacuation 30:820(c), 820(d), and 18:2-Failure to Notify MSHA of an Accident 18:1505-Obstruction of an MSHA Proceeding 18:1519 and 2(b)-Destruction, Altercation, or Concealment of a Record Ronald ... More (08-21-2026 - il)

State of Oklahoma v. Alan U. Pasillas Esparza

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CF.47.11-902.C.2, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL -2ND OFFENSE, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.C2, Class: C2 Date of Offense: 06/19/2026 Party Name Disposition Information Pasillas Esparza, Alan U Disposed: DEFERRED, 08/20/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: DRIVING UNDER ... More (08-20-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Danmitri Dwayne Smith

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury in violation of 21 O.S. 943.5. Reported by: Kent Morlan ... More (08-20-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. A.A.A.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Michael French represented the Defendant charged with attempting to perform an act of violence in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1378.A, assault and battery in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1378.B. ... More (08-20-2026 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Juan Alfredo Hernandez

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: CF.21.1040.12a.A, AGGRAVATED POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL, in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.12a.A, Class: A2 Date of Offense: 08/28/2025 Party Name Disposition Information Hernandez, Juan Alfredo Disposed: CONVICTION, 08/20/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: AGGRAVATED P ... More (08-20-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney

Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - On or about June 20, 2024 in Sangamon County, in the CDIL, the Defendant, DISTRIBUTIOIN OF METHAMPHETAMINE in violation of Title 21 USC Sec 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(viii). 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - On o ... More (08-20-2026 - IL)

United States of America v. Max Jaramillo

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement by an officer of a labor union in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: Kent Morlan Max Jaramillo, 58, served as treasurer of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, Local 331, from 2014 through early 2024. He used the union’s funds to cover personal expenses, including alcohol, cigare ... More (08-20-2026 - NM)

United States of America v. Teresa Palmer

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of bank fraud. From 2014 through December 2022, Teresa Palmer worked as the branch manager of a Credit Union 1 office in Columbus, Indiana. In her role, Palmer had access to customer accounts and was authorized to withdraw funds or issue cashier’s checks when a customer approved a transaction. I ... More (08-20-2026 - IN)

State of Oklahoma v. Joshua Michael King

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obtaining property by trick, deception, or by means of false or bogus check in violation of 21 O.S. 1541. Reported by: Kent Morlan ... More (08-19-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Keith Jennings

South Bend, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii) possession with intent to distribute meth in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. Reported by: Kent Morlan ... More (08-19-2026 - IN)

United States of America v. Chaz Jacob

Toledo, Ohio, criminal defense represented the Defendant charged with: 18:2251(a) and (e) - Conspiracy to Produce Child Pornography (1s) 18:2251(a) and (e) - Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (Production of Child Pornography) (2s-3s) 18:2252(a)(2) Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography (3) 18:2252(a)(2) - Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography (4s) Federal agents ... More (08-19-2026 - OH)

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