Raleigh, North Carolina consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a telephone consumer protection act violation theory under 48 U.S.C. 227.

Plaintiff Jo Anna Silva (“Plaintiff') and Connected Investors, LLC (“Connected Investors” or “Defendant”) (Plaintiff and Defendant collectively referred to as, the “Parties”) have agreed to settle this Action pursu... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - NC)

Wilmington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute forty (40) grams of fentanyl.

On July 6, 2021, Darrell Koonce, Jr., was stopped for erratic driving after he was observed leaving a known drug location in Kinston. When the Kinston Police Detectives approached the vehicle, they observed an odor of marijuana. During ... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - NC)

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with disrupting a a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Leslie Gray, 57, of St. Cloud, Florida, pleaded guiltyto obstruction of an official proceeding.

Gray traveled to Washington with co-defendants, Luis Hallon, ... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - DC)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with fraud.

More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, an... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - GA)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling misbranded drugs online and obstruction of justice.

The chemical 2,4-Dinitrophenol (“DNP”) has a variety of industrial and commercial uses, such as herbicides, dyes, and wood preservatives. In the 1930s, before federal law required drugs to be proven safe before they were marketed, DNP was u... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - PA)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearms felonies.

Leron Harris, age 30, of Steelton, Pennsylvania was accused or distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine on multiple occasions between August 2022 and March 2023 in Harrisburg and Steelton. The indictment further states that he possessed a f... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - PA)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and for violating the terms of federal supervised release.

Andrew Kincaid, age 35, formerly of Baden, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count .

On March 16, 2021, Kincaid knowingly possessed an electronic device containing chil... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - PA)

Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on deliberate indifference theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


On September 9, 2016, Marciano Briones was booked into the Adams County Detention Facility in Adams County, Colorado after being found guilty of driving under the influence. Docket No. 171 at 2, ¶¶ 1-2. On December 25, 2016, Mr. Briones felt ill... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - CO)

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with seditious conspiracy.

Four members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced this week on seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertain... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - DC)

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.

Cedric Bell, 55, of Shreveport, was sentenced to 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, on drug and firearms charges. On August 20, 2021, a Caddo Parish Probation Officer searched Bell’s clothing and found a digital scale and cash in his... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - LA)

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

Between April 2021, and January 2022, Marcus Alan Vincent Urelius, age 36, from Farmhamville, Iowa, used an Internet-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) network known as “Freenet” to knowingly receive visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

This case w... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - IA)

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud.

Amadou Kane Diallo, 44, a Senegalese national living in Laguna Niguel, was arrested at his residence for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million from at least 11 victims who thought their investments would allow them to reap the benefits of Diallo’s supposed business successes while facing lit... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - CA)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Jonathan Alcequiez-Sanchez, 35, was pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.
Alcequiez-Sanchez was deported from the United States on Sept. 18, 2018, after being arrested in the Bronx, N.Y. for unlawful entry. Some... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - MA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a breach of contract theory.

In Oklahoma, an insurance company can be held liable for bad faith breach of an insurance contract if it unreasonably denies or delays payment of a claim. To establish a bad faith claim, the insured must show that the insurer:

Knew or should have known that its denial... More...   $1 (06-01-2023 - OK)

Monroe, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Jacque Pierre Young, 30, of Arcadia, was sentenced to 324 months (27 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Agents with the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforce... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - LA)

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled drug in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846.

Stephen Paul Brinson, aka “Steve-O,” 18, was charged in March. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (fentanyl). ... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - TX)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with securities fraud.

Justin Costello victimized marijuana business owners, private investors, and investors who purchased stock in the public market. Costello used fraud proceeds for an expensive lifestyle, including an elaborate wedding with a James Bond theme. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Ricar... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $360,000 in COVID-19 relief funding intended for endangered small businesses.

Marisa Beck, age 40, of Spokane, was accused of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Sec... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - WA)

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm with an attached “switch,” making it a fully automatic weapon.

On October 14, 2022, law enforcement attempted to arrest Vatthana Andy Sengsouriya, 28, on an outstanding warrant. When officers tried to take Sengsouriya into custody in the parking lot of the Eden Prairie Home ... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - MN)

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with using minors to engage in sexual activity and recording the activity.

In early November 2021, the mother of a minor born in 2010 contacted the Fennimore Police Department about inappropriate content she found on a phone that had been used by the minor. The investigation revealed that James C. Gibson, age 54,... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - WI)

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with purchasing prescription oncology medications under false pretenses to sell them for profit.

Anise Kachadourian, 55, of Towaco, New Jersey, a board-certified oncologist, pleaded guilty to an information charging her with unlawfully selling prescription cancer medication, which had been previously purchased usin... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - NJ)

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged or their roles in an immigration fraud conspiracy. DZHAMGAROVA, a leader of the scheme and an immigration lawyer, was sentenced to two years in prison, and ARCADIAN, also an attorney, was sentenced to six months in prison.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Out of her Brighton Beach law office, Dzham... More...   $0 (05-31-2023 - NY)

Rapid City, South Dakota personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories.

Shane Helde and Crystal Helde individually and through the Estate of Donald Helde, through its personal Representatives Jean Velo.

South Dakota personal injury law is governed by the South Dakota Codified Laws. The statute of limitations for personal injury cas... More...   $1 (05-31-2023 - SD)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbing a credit union.

On November 28, 2022, Ethan Clark, ate 31, gave a bank teller at the Service Credit Union in Keene a note demanding money, stealing more than $4,700. Surveillance footage shows that Clark left the bank and walked to a van he stole from his former employer. Later that day, Clark was s... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - NH)

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts of rape.

The two women whose testimony led to Masterson's conviction said that in 2003, he gave them drinks and that they then became woozy or passed out before he violently raped them. He knew both from social circles in the Chruch of Scientology.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy Di... More...   $0 (05-30-2023 - CA)