Recent Verdicts and Judgments

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Thomas Medley

Frankfort, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials. Thomas Medley, 25, of Frankfort, Kentucky charged with twenty counts of possession of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance. These charges are Class-C felonies punishable by five to ten years in prison. ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - KY)

State of Maryland v. Bryan Betancur

Rockville, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault and battery. Bryan Betancur, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland, setting fire to a female passengers’ hair on Metro trains in the D.C. area. The Defendant was charged, convicted and pardoned for his participation in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - MD)

State of North Carolina v. Mikah Brondyke

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sex crimes against children. Former Wake County school teacher and youth pastor accused of committing sex crimes against children. ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - NC)

State of Illinois v. Terry Williams and Ricky Williams

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with tempted murder and aggravated battery charges. Terry Williams, 63, and Ricky Williams, 66, shooting a 55-year-old man on Chicago’s West Side. ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - IL)

State of Oklahoma v. Neo Alberto Cruz

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder amended to first-degree manslaughter. In December 2023, Neo Alberto Cruz was arrested in connection to the shooting and killing of Gustavo-Tecun. ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - OK)

United States of America v. Jonathan Andrew Felkel

Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of force or threatened force to injure, intimidate, or interfere with someone’s housing rights based on race. Jonathan Andrew Felkel, age 34, of Columbia, South Caroline, drove into the gated community where both he and J.M. lived when he saw J.M. standing at the gate of the community. Felkel fired a ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - SC)

United States of America v. Tammy Barcus

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. From 2016 through 2024, Tammy Barcus, age 57, of Berlin, Maryland, a former office manager and bookkeeper for an Ocean City-based home builder, embezzled approximately $1.79 million from her former employer. Barcus used her position of trust to embezzle funds from her em ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - MD)

United States of America v. Todd M. Chapman

Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Todd M. Chapman, age 58, of Huntington, West Virginia embezzled at least $602,000 from a now-defunct Huntington law firm while its office manager. ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - WV)

United States of America v. Gerald Henry, a/k/a “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” a

Wheeling, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was accused of possessing and distributing 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Henry transported large quantities of fentanyl to Hancock County, West Virginia to distribute to others for sale. Investigators seized mo ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - WV)

United States of America v. Matthew Keith Miller

Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cutting trees without timber sale contract or authorization On January 18, 2025, an anonymous complainant advised the U.S. Forest Service that they observed several downed locust trees in a restricted area around Petites Gap Road, within Rockbridge County. The complainant provided a picture of a truck that was be ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - VA)

United States of America v. Alexander Michael Martinez, a/k/a "Rambo"

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. on Feb. 8, 2023, law enforcement intercepted a parcel containing approximately 2.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1.1 kilograms of cocaine. The parcel was addressed to an individual who had agreed to receive it on behalf of Alexander Mi ... More $0 (03-04-2026 - VA)

United States of America v. Amado Magallon Guerrero

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Ddfendant charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Guerrero's motion to suppress evidence were overruled. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that “[n]o person . . . shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” U.S. Const. amend. V. In the seminal decision of M ... More $0 (03-03-2026 - TN)

United States of America v. Justin Heimbach

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of mail fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Justin Heimbach, 34, of Bath, Pennsylvania, operated a construction company called TeamKJ Construction, and engaged in a scheme that caused fraudulent PUA applications to be filed in the names of individuals allegedly no longer employed by TeamKJ as ... More $0 (03-03-2026 - PA)

United States of America v. Nasir Warlow

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of carjacking and one count of using and carrying firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. At approximately 5:08 a.m., the victim parked his silver 2017 Nissan Sentra on the 6700 block of Woodland Avenue when Nasir Warlow and two accomplices, all wearing masks and dressed in black, ... More $0 (03-03-2026 - PA)

United States of America v. Luis Rosa-Hernandez

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in the busienss of dealing and manufacturing firearms without a license and possess machine guns. ... More $0 (03-03-2026 - PA)

United States of America v. Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown

Eire, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire and health care fraud. Aaron Hertel, 47, of North East, Pennsylvania, and Michael Brown, 49, of Erie, Pennsylvania led, managed, and supervised a conspiracy involving numerous employees at Hertel & Brown Physical and Aquatic Therapy that involved the use of unlicensed technicians to trea ... More $0 (03-03-2026 - PA)

United States of America v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung

Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, age 47, of Newcastle, Washington,, set up nine different entities that he used to accept proceeds from investors who thought they were investing in the oil and gas industry. The names of business entities that offered purported investments related to oi ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - WA)

United States of America v. Angel Arquimedez Coto-Martinez

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after deportation. Angel Arquimedez Coto-Martinez has multiple previous convictions for illegal reentry. Authorities first removed him in July 2005 and again in December 2010, July 2016, and twice more in 2022. He returned illegally after each removal. Most recently, he was ordered removed Feb. ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - TX)

United States of America v. Gabriel David Guerrero

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt to evade and defeat the payment of taxes and obstructing the administration of the IRS. Gabriel David Guerrero, 60, of Pasadena,is a commercial real estate broker who for years did not file timely federal individual income tax returns, specifically for the years 1998, 1999, and 2001 through 2005. He ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - CA)

United States of America v. Kennard Cameron

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking children. Kennard Cameron, 40, of Chicago, recruited and enticed a 15-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts in a motel in Lansing, Ill., in 2023. Cameron had photographed the girl wearing lingerie and in the nude and then posted the photos online in commercial sex advertisements. After Ca ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - IL)

United States of America v. Noah Aranzamendi

Camden, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of stolen mail. From February 2020 to February 2022, Noah Aranzamendi, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, conspired with others to steal checks from the mail in Bergen County and elsewhere, which he then sold to third parties or deposited, sometimes in altered or duplicate ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NJ)

United States of America v. Sea Box, Inc.

Camden, New Jersey, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Cargo Preference Act . Sea Box, Inc., a corporation specializing in the design, modification, and manufacturing of shipping containers headquartered in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, violated the Cargo Preference Act and its contracts with the Department of War by using foreign-flagged vessels to tran ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NJ)

State of New York v. Timothy D. Berry

Amherst, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. On or about Friday, September 27, 2024, and Friday, October 4, 2024, Timothy D. Berry, 36, of Williamsville, knowingly and intentionally stole money from the organization, which was collected through a social media fundraiser to support the group’s Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The defendant transferre ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

State of New York v. Daniel Richter

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate domestic violence and making threats. Between December 24, 2023, and March 27, 2024, Daniel Richter, 47, of Middle Island, NY, sent hundreds of threatening and sexual emails via the internet to Victim 1’s personal email address. He threatened not only Victim 1, but members of her family as well. For ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

State of New York v. Roger McDonough

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide. Roger McDonough's pit bull terriers attacked and killed a man in October 2024 has been sentenced to a state prison term. Albany Police were called on Oct. 9. 2024, to a rear yard at 594 Central Ave. for a report of dogs attacking a man. Police responded and found 59-year-old James ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

United States of America v. Aly Kaba

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In late 2020, Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, conspired with his former roommate, Tony Brobbey, and fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits from the New York State Department of Labor worth more than $150,000. To make the fraudulent unemployment insuranc ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

State of New York v. Kashawn Croswell

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree manslaughter, Kashawn Croswell, 28, of East New York, Brooklyn. caused a fatal crash in Downtown Brooklyn after driving over 60 miles per hour, running three red lights and slamming into another vehicle, killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring three others. After running the third light at Court ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

United States of America v. Sherry Xue Li

Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Sherry Xue Li was accused of money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws. Li orchestrated a nearly ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

United States of America v. Matthew Halstead

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withSex Trafficking of a Child and Sex Trafficking. Matthew Halstead, age 32, was accused of sex trafficking and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. “Sex trafficking evolves with technology, and traffickers increasingly rely on social media and anonymous messaging applications,” said District Attorney B ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

United States of America v. Joshua Schuster

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and securities fraud. “Joshua Schuster promised to use investor funds to develop real estate projects throughout our City,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Schuster instead constructed a fraud, stealing more than $13 million from his investors in order to fund his lifestyle and pay off earl ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

State of New York v. Clarkson Wilson

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Clarkson Wilson, age 47, dated Imani Armstrong or about six months until she attempted to end their relationship. On September 1, 2022, WILSON traveled into Manhattan on the subway and exited near the IHOP Restaurant where ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

United States of America v. Philip Castracucco

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and making false statements. Philip Castracucco was the owner of a contracting business (“Company-1”) that performed construction work, primarily for masonry projects in the vicinity of Westchester County, New York. From 2017 through 2022, CASTRACUCCO caused Company-1 business receipt checks in a t ... More $0 (03-02-2026 - NY)

United States of America v. Nomma Zarubina

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the FBI relating to her relationship with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (“FSB”), and to naturalization fraud for lying about her involvement in prostitution-related offenses. Nomma Zarubina, age 35, was trying to cultivate relationships with American l ... More $0 (03-01-2026 - NY)

State of Oklahoma v. Christian Love

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child neglect. ... More $0 (03-01-2026 - OK)

Rosemary Loper v. Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim. 147.140 Expert witness — certificate of merit affidavit. 1. a. In any action for personal injury or wrongful death against a health care provider basedupontheallegednegligenceinthepracticeofthatprofessionoroccupationorinpatient care, which includes a cause of action for which expert testimony ... More $0 (02-28-2026 - IA)

State of South v. Filimon Gebregzibher

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Filimon Gebregzibher was arrested and charged with attempted murder of an acquaintance. The victim is expected to survive his injuries. ... More $0 (02-28-2026 - SD)

State of New Mexico v. Francisco Solia

Bernalillo County, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and road rage. Francisco Solis accused of threatening a man with a handgun and driving away in a white Ford F150. A search of the Defendant's home resulted in the seizure of: • A total of 17 magazines for various firearms • A total of 1,407 rounds of v ... More $0 (02-28-2026 - NM)

United States of America v. Otilio Green

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized sea ... More $0 (02-27-2026 - CT)

United States of America v. Kareem Pires

Providence, Rhode Island,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Use of Interstate Commerce Facilities in Commission of Murder-For-Hire, Conspiracy to Tamper with a Witness, Victim, or Informant by Killing or Attempting to Kill and Conspiracy to Tamper with a Victim, Witness or Informant by Killing or Attempting to Kill. Kareem Pires, 27, of Wareham, ... More $0 (02-27-2026 - RI)

United States of America v. Steven Parker

Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Steven Parker, 47, sent a video file depicting child sexual abuse material to an undercover agent over a messaging application. In August 2024, the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit (MSPCCU) and the FBI executed a search warrant at his residence, resulting in t ... More $0 (02-27-2026 - ME)