Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. For approximately two years between 2023 and 2025, Tahnya Hyung Shafer, 48, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, stole from her employer using multiple fraudulent schemes, including inflating her paychecks and causing apparently legitimate payments to vendors to be sent to her

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957, and identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028. Hasan Korkmaz, the owner and operator of San Diego Logistics Group Inc., a Santee trucking company, admitted that he obtained names, dates of birth, social security

Fresno, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Julian Charles McElhaney, age 27, fatally shot his father, William McElhaney, 55, and mother, Sylvia McElhaney, 64, in 2022. Under California law, a killing is classified as first-degree murder if it meets any of the following criteria: • Willful, Deliberate, and Premeditated: The defendant acted

Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U,S,C 1957. Cristian Popescu, 46, of Bothell, Washington, claimed to own and operate a Bellevue company called Followone, Inc. Popescu claimed the company had an internet platform that was both an online global marketplace and

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and securities fraud. Joshua Wander, the founder and former CEO of 777 Partners, a Miami-based investment firm, schemed to defraud the lenders and investors of 777 Partners. As part of his plea, Wamder agreed to forfeit at least $500,000,000 in proceeds from his illegal scheme. Wander, the

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Materially False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. Mohammed Maio, 44, of Phoenix, conspired to fraudulently obtain and misuse multiple Payc

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344. Judtih A. Hetzell, age 64, , the former business manager for a non-profit guardianship agency based in the Western District of Pennsylvania, fraudulently drafted checks against individuals’ bank accounts to which the agency had access as a provider of guardianshi

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting interfernce with commerce by robbery, in violation with 18 U.S.C. 2. Eric Maurice Holliday learned that a package containing approximately 10 pounds of marijuana would be delivered by a commercial package delivery service to a home in Maplewood, Minnesota. On or about April 19, 2024, the d

Joplin, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession and transportation of a firearm, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 922. Skylar Wyrick, 36, of Carthage, Missouri, illegally possessed a firearm by a convicted felon. On Oct. 3, 2025, Wyrick was contacted by law enforcement during a traffic stop for failing to display a front license plate. During that

Sayre, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery in the first degree robbery, in violation of 21 O.S. 791. Kenneth Edgar Meschew, was accused of taking, stealing and carrying away from the said victim, by use of force and fear the sum of $120 in lawful money of the United States. The information charges a crime conjointly committed by `Bill Ridgway and

Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Angela M. Hoover, age 46, of Benton, Arkansas, was a certified public accountant, was initially hired as the administrator of a medical clinic located in Central Arkansas. Hoover was eventually promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the clinic.

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Aliyah Hnderson, age 28, charged with two counts of aggravated murder for killing two young girls whose bodies were found in buried in suitcases. The bodies of the two girls were discovered Monday, March 2, in suitcases partially buried in shallow graves near Ginn Academy by a dog walker. Und

Hammond, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with numerous felonies and misdemeanors. Austin Earl Williams, 37, accused in four different case in which he was charged with burglary, robbery, domestic battery, strangulation, criminal confinement, residential entry, interfering with reporting a crime and resisting law enforcement.

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Roy Anthony Lopez accused of beating his wife to death. California first-degree murder law is defined under California Penal Code Sections 187 and 189. It involves the unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought, combined with specific factors like premeditation,

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19

Indianapolis, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of United States Postal Service mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1708. Destinee Ruffin, 29, of Indianapolis, conspired with others to commit bank fraud by stealing checks from the U.S. Mail. Potential victims may include anyone who lived or worked along the Bacon Station route, mailed a paper check b

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113. Christopher Quency Carter entered Chase bank branch and robbed it at gunpoint.

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false tax returns. Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, 45, owned and operated a tax preparation business named “Tasha’s Total Tax Service,” beginning in 2016. Banks-Brown filed individual tax returns on behalf of her clients which included false and fraudulent deductions and credits which significantly

Winston-Salem, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interfrence with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S. 1951, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 19 U.S.C. 924. Todd Albert Lawton, age 43, entered the Family Fare BP convenience store at 1427 West First Street in Winston-Salem at approximatel

Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. Jerod Timothy Vannatter, 43, of Barboursville, was the clinic’s manager from approximately February 2018 to approximately February 2025 and oversaw all administrative functions, including payroll and vendor payments. As part of his guilty plea, Vannatter admitted that he conducted his

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery with a firearm, in violation of 21 O.S. 801, feloniously pointing a weapon, in violation of 21 O>S. 1289.16 and engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses, in violation of 21 O.S. 425.

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Raymond Wade, age 43, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Dwayne Reddon, age 40, of Trenton, New Jersey, conspired to deposit stolen checks—including U.S. Department of Treasury checks—at various banks in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The conspi

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interfering with commerce by robbery. Brayden Hemingway, age 18, robbed a Stewart’s Shop on Shelburne Road in South Burlington, Vermont. He also robbed the Winooski Champlain Farms convenience store approximately an hour earlier in a similar manner. Hemingway is further suspected of engaging in three burglar

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Mercedes Henry, was employed as a universal banker at Ameris Bank at multiple locations in the Atlanta area. On at least six occasions from September 2021 to November 2021, Henry allegedly used six Ameris customers’ bank account numbers and identifiers to link the customers’ Ameris accounts to accou