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United States of America v. Anita Green and Amanda Hovaec

Toledo, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Amid their divorce proceedings, Amanda Hovanec killed her husband, T.H., by injecting him with etorphine, a large-animal tranquilizer. Anthony Theodorou, a man with whom Hovanec was romantically involved, shipped the etorphine to Hovanec from South Africa at her request. Hovanec and Theodorou disposed of the ... More $0 (02-16-2026 - OH)

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Juliana Peres Magalhães

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian au pair, testified for the Commonwealth in its effort to convict Branden Banfield of murder for killing his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Rayan. Ryan had been lured to the Banfields’ home in Herndon, Va. on Feb. 24, 2023, through a sexual fetish website in ... More $0 (02-16-2026 - vA)

United States of America v. Edward Allen and Deandre Rodgers

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering by gunshot a fellow gang member who they suspected of betraying the gang. Edward Allen, also known as E-Money, 42, and Deandre Rodgers, a.k.a. Dre, 29, both of Memphis, were high-ranking members of a criminal enterprise that controlled territory throughout the entire city of Memphis and extended beyond ... More $0 (02-16-2026 - TN)

United States of America v. Mark Janbakhsh

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Mark Janbakhsh, 51, of Brentwood, Tennessee, was with multiple multiple federal fraud charges, including Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Bank Fraud, Making False Statements to a Bank, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Making False Statements Under Oath Three other co-conspirators, each of ... More $0 (02-16-2026 - TN)

United States of America v. Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya

New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya was removed from the United States on August 13, 2014, and was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on February 3, 2024, and had not received permission from the Attorney G ... More $0 (02-16-2026 - LA)

United States of America v. Richard Tillman

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious destruction of government property by fire (arson). Richard Tillman, age 44, admitted that he intentionally set the fire in order to “make a point to the United States government.” In preparation for the fire, Tillman purchased firelogs and lighter fluid. He then drove to the Post Office with fir ... More $0 (02-16-2026 - CA)

State of Oklahoma v. Rainy Gilbert,

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, possession of stolen property, and eluding police. ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Mouzon Bass, III

Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and identity theft. Mouzon Bass, III, 60, of Highland Park, the sole owner and president of Vivature, a healthcare billing company, and Wilson, a senior executive at Vivature, were involved in conspiracies to defraud others in connection with COVID-19 testing and an athletic training billing scheme. ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Terry Ardoin, et al.

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing marijuana. An 18-count superseding indictment has been unsealed charging 20 alleged members and associates of a violent Houston-based street gang for their purported roles in a racketeering conspiracy (RICO) involving murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking and firearms offenses. La ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Isaiah Rene Acosta

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of drugs causing death or serious bodily injury. On July 16, 2021, Isaiah Rene Acosta, 28, sold three counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl to an individual, who purchased the pills on behalf of herself and another person. The pill recipients used the counterfeit M-30 pills the next day and shortly ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Juan Antonio Flores

Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy. Juan Antonio Flores, 36, coordinated smuggling trips for an alien smuggling organization (ASO), making $4,000 per alien smuggled from Mexico to San Antonio. The aliens were often transported to Austin, where co-conspirato ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Adam Whitehead Baber

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. Adam Whitehead Baber, 45, of Lubbock, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl in October 2025. Three others charged as part of the drug trafficking ring include: • Sean Burns, 43, of Lubbock ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Kurtney Bernard Jones

Abilene, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kurtney Jones, also known as “KP,” was responsible for distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin in the Abilene area. In December 2023, Jones assumed control of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed drugs in Abilene and the surro ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Jed Wood, Joshua Link, Tia Link, Taylor Bang, Royana Thompson

Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from an unlawful activity. Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering involving wiring more than ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Marisa Witkop

Fort Worth, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Marisa Witkop, age 21, produced four videos of a nine-year-old child, some of which she distributed using a social media application. The U.S. Secret Service and Mansfield Police Department handled the investigation. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern Dist ... More $0 (02-15-2026 - TX)

Pamela J. Follen v. Social Security Administration

Akron, Ohio, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for social security benefits. Pamela J. Follen filed a complaint for judicial review in the district court because the SSA denied her application for disability benefits. After answering, the Commissioner of Social Security “further reviewed [Follen]’s case and de ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - OH)

In re: Thomas William O'Hara

Grand Rapids, Michigan, bankruptcy lawyer represented the Petitioner seeking a chapter 13 bankruptcy. Thomas O’Hara filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. At a hearing on the United States Trustee’s motion to dismiss, the bankruptcy court made clear its intent to convert the case to Chapter 7. But O’Hara did not move to dismiss his Chapter 13 case until after the bankruptcy court had entered i ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - mi)

Clarence Borns v. Troy Crisman, Warden

Detroit, Michigan: n December 2012, a vandal broke the windows of two homes owned by Evelyn Hardwick. She called the police, who said there was nothing they could do. But Hardwick “wanted to find out exactly . . . why . . . someone [would] come and tear out [her] windows in mid winter for absolutely nothing.” R. 23-6, Pg. ID 1715. She suspected the reason had something to do with her son, Jame ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - MI)

United States of America v. Kevin Deramus and Dorian Freeman,

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Kevin Deramus, 46, was the head of the drug trafficking organization. He obtained, cut, processed and distributed large quantities of drug mixes made with heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, xylazine and other drugs. He was sentenced on Feb. 11 to 294 months in prison. Throughout this inve ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - OH)

United States of America v. Donnita Wilson, Aariel Matthews, Raul Tellez Ojeda, Lazaro Alejandro Castello Rojas, and Robert Danger Correa

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Donnita Wilson, 32; Aariel Matthews, 27; Raul Tellez Ojeda, 32; Lazaro Alejandro Castello Rojas, 37; and Robert Danger Correa, 41; were charged with Mail Fraud (14 counts), Mail Fraud Conspiracy (one count), Honest Services Mail Fraud (14 counts), Honest Services Mail ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - KY)

United States of America v. Jhoandiris Jimenez-Barrio and Yirvel Yonaiker Rios-Castro

Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank larceny. On January 31, 2025, Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro, both citizens of Venezuela and illegal aliens in the United States, attempted to steal money from an ATM located in Calvert City, Kentucky. That day, the Calvert City Police Department responded to an ATM alarm, and the men fle ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - KY)

United States of America v. Jonathan D. Frost

Chattanooga, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States. Jonathan D. Frost, 42, of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, participated in a scheme in which investments were solicited for the purpose of building and operating a facility that would use solar power to ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - TN)

United States of America v. Thomas Mills V

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. On or about October 22, 2018, officers with the Zachary Police Department were dispatched to an area on Highway 19 in reference to a suspicious vehicle. An anonymous caller advised that an unknown male was parked in an alley behind a party store. Upon arrival, officers approached the ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - LA)

United States of America v. Kedrick Donell Moses, Edward Paige, Donovan Solitaire, Quenderrick Williams and Raven Gray

Alexandria, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kedrick Donell Moses, a 49-year-old resident of Alexandria; Edward Paige, a.k.a. “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Natchitoches; Donovan Solitaire, a.k.a. “NuFive,” “Five,” and “Nuda,” a 26-year-old resident of Natchez; Quenderrick W ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - LA)

United States of America v. Bryan Azevedo

Oakland, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and making false statements to a government agency. Former San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo , 49, of San Leandro, Calif., was charged by information on Oct. 20, 2025, with one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and one count of making ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - CA)

United States of America v. Matheus Duarte, Hari Vamsi Anne, Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, Manaswi Mandadapu, and Tyler Thomas Bottenhorn,

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with From November 2020 to February 2021, Matheus Duarte, 30, a Brazilian national residing in Hayward, Calif.; Hari Vamsi Anne, 31, of Cypress, Texas; Sayee Chaitanya Reddy Devagiri, 31, of Newport Beach, Calif.; Manaswi Mandadapu, 31, of Irvine, Calif.; and Tyler Thomas Bottenhorn, 30, of Dixon, Calif., worked ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - CA)

United States of America v. Michael C. Gresham

Spartanburg, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a postman. on Nov. 12, 2025, a mail carrier was delivering mail to Michael Gresham’s residence in Spartanburg. As the mail carrier approached Gresham’s home, the mail carrier observed Gresham, age 77, in the doorway with a firearm in his hand. Gresham opened a storm door and pointed the g ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - SC)

United States of America v. Derrick Gathers

Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. On August 16, 2023, Trooper Frazier with the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) stopped Derrick Gathers, 40, of Augusta, Georgia, for speeding on Highway 78 in Bamberg County. Gathers gave Trooper Frazier a license and vehicle registration, and Trooper Frazier took th ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - SC)

United States of America v. Eugene Christopher Acuff

Statesville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Gene Christopher Acuff, 62, was employed as a senior manager by Company A, a large retailer with stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As part of his duties, Acuff was responsible for reviewing property tax assessments on Company A’s stores and retaining real estate appra ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - NC)

U.S. ex rel. Downs v. Insect Shield LLC, et al.

Charlotte, North Carolina, qui tam lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a False Claims Act violation theory. The United States filed its complaint-in-intervention in December 2023 alleging that Insect Shield LLC, located in North Carolina, and the Estate of Richard Lane, a co-founder and co-owner of Insect Shield, a subcontractor to multiple defense contractors who manufacture Army unif ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - NC)

United States of America v. Isidro Arcenio Alvarado

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud. Alvarado confessed to having knowingly made materially false statements under oath and penalty of perjury on his naturalization application and during a naturalization interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS). He answered “No” to the following questions “Wer ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - NC)

United States of America v. Mario Valencia-Birruetta

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. Mario Valencia-Birruetta, 35, of Corning, California, distributed large quantities of cocaine. As a result of their investigation, in July 2023, investigators learned Valencia-Birruetta was a member of this DTO, so law enforcement placed him o ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - MD)

United States of America v. Ali Ahmad

Greenville, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. ... More $0 (02-14-2026 - MS)

United States of America v. Gerardo Chavez-Sanchez

McAllen, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit straw purchase of a firearm. ... More $0 (02-13-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Anthony L. Williams

Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing or dispensing meth. ... More $0 (02-13-2026 - LA)

United States of America v. Sohil Usmangani Vahora, a/k/a Sam, a/k/a Bapu

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and mail fraud. ... More $0 (02-13-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Andrew Worrall

Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and enticement. Andrew Worrall, 56, a British national currently residing in Knox County, Tennessee, Worrall contacted a 17-year-old minor female on the Snapchat application using the internet in July 2025. Knowing the age of the child, Worrall requested nude pictures of the ... More $0 (02-13-2026 - TN)

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 $0 (02-13-2026 - VA)

United States of America v. Justin Steven Boileau

Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Justin Steven Boileau, 30, a former resident of Reston, Virginia, engaged in the exploitation of children. “While social media is a powerful tool for keeping us connected, it can also be a dangerous weapon criminals use to take advantage of our kids. In bringing justice for t ... More $0 (02-13-2026 - WV)

State of West Virginia v. Derek Arbogast and Larry Talkington

Montrose, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with attempted first-degree murder. Derek Arbogast and Larry Talkington accused for shooting a man in a residence on Mule Hollow Road in Montrose. ... More $0 (02-13-2026 - WV)