Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Scott A. Spiro, charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 2020 and December 2021, Spiro, 64, devised and carried out a scheme to defraud the federal government and federally insured financial institutions by submitting fraudulent PPP and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications under

Vinita, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Oklahoma's first-degree murder law (Title 21, Section 701.7 of the Oklahoma Statutes) defines the crime as unlawfully causing the death of another human being either with malice aforethought or during the commission of certain dangerous felonies. Definition and TheoriesA person commits firs

Bristow, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree robbery in violation of 21 O.S. 797 and assault and battery in violation of 21 O.S. 644.

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113. Between October 3 and November 7, 2023, Bruce J. Dortch, 31, Delonta McKnight, 34, and Dontae D. Orduna, 36, all of Omaha, Nebraska, had a group chat where they agreed to “get money” and began plotting. At that time, McKnight was incarcerated at FCI Pollock becaus

Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Between April 1, 2025, and February 24, 2026, while employed as an accountant who provided payroll and charitable gaming audit services for non-profit clients, Andrea Jo Bonness, age 56, from Mandan, North Dakota, fraudulently accessed client bank accounts and trans

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with armed robbery. Zachary Hynes, age 41, is accused of robbing a Walgrees near East 21st Street in Tulsa in an effort to obtain oxycodone.

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Three counts of Aggravated Robbery Four counts of Robbery Three counts of Felonious Assault One count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Career Criminal One count of Having Weapons Under Disability One count of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle On January 2, 2026, around 7 a.m., Ronald Loftis, 47, approached a fe

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Jordan C. Sneed, 32 years old, of Gary, was the last of five defendants to be sentenced in this case. Anthony Juan McClendon, the leader and organizer of the scheme, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to 24 months in prison and 4 years of supervised r

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Between January 2021 and December 2022, Jonathan Andrew Jones, age 31, of Lafayette, Indiana, defrauded the federal government by submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications in his own name and in the names of others. In one instan

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344(2) and tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201. Former Vernon AME Church Senior Pastor Keith Rydell Mayes Sr., age 63, served as senior pastor of the historic Tulsa-based church beginning in October 2021, oversaw church finances and managed donations, collections and disb

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, robbery with a dangerous weapon in violation of 21 O.S. 801, and concealing stolen property in violation of 21 O.S. 1713. Reported by: Kent Morlan Appe

Norman, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon in violation 21 O.S. 791, Two Counts of Kidnapping in violation of 21 O.S. 741, and Four Counts of Forcible Sodomy in violation of 21 O.S. 88. Reported by: Kent Morlan On Ap

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon in violation of 21 O.S. 801. Reported by: Kent Morlan

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343, and cocealment of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). Paul Richard Randall, 67, of Orange, California, along with pharmacist and pharmacy owner Kyrollos Mekail, 38, of Moreno Vall

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951 and bandishing a firearm during and relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(a). On January 8, 2025, at approximately 12:28 a.m., Deangelo Shamond Toomer, aged 41, entered the Speedway Gas Station located at

Tulsa, Oklalhoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with con-joint robbery in violation of 21 O.S.. 800. Reported by Kent Morlan 03-30-2023 DEFERRED JUDGE KASEY BALDWIN: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY PD COURTNEY RAINBOLT. STATE REPRESENTED BY LUKE THOMPSON. COURT REPORTER: WAIVED. DEFENDANT S

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with manipulative and deceptive devices (fraud in the purchase and sale of securities) in violation of in violation of 15:78J. Between 2019 and 2025, Christine Hunsicker, a well-known entrepreneur and businessperson in the fashion-tech industry, orchestrated a massive fraud scheme in which she duped investors in

New Have, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and tax evasion. Reported by: Kent Morlan Heather Murdock, age 58, of Ellington, Connecticut, was employed as the bookkeeper and office manager at a Hartford law firm, identified in court do

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201. Brandon Wilson, 55, owed substantial back taxes based on his tax returns for 2010 through 2017. After the IRS levied Wilson’s bank accounts as part of its collection efforts, Wilson began conducting his debt collection business without holding bank accounts in his own name.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force in Indian Country in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1151. Reported by Kent Morlan Garret Lee Monroe, 38, a sexual predator and career criminal who preyed upon and violently sexuall

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsifying money orders in order to embezzle from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Reported by Kent Morlan Sierra Werth, 32, of Quinter issued and voided at least 10 money orders on the same day. She issued

Cheyenne, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Reported by Kent Morlan In January 2023, McDougal and Kennard Bouk trav

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

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 M