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United States of America v. Daniel Kemp, Sr.

Defendant Daniel N. Kemp, Sr., was charged with nine counts of sexually abusing his adopted children. Pursuant to an agreement with the government, he pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse, and the remaining charges were dismissed. The district court sentenced Kemp to life imprisonment – a term within the Sentencing Guidelines range adopted by the court – and to a lifetime

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United States of America v. Christopher Zoukis

On the merits, Appellant contends the district court abused its discretion when it
denied his motion for early termination of supervised release. Appellant pled guilty on
December 26, 2007 to one count of knowingly possessing child pornography in violation
of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2) and one count of knowingly receiving child
pornography in violation of 18 U.

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Melvin Epps v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.L.P.

Memphis, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory.

"Premises liability law in Tennessee concerns the legal responsibility of property owners or occupiers for injuries that occur on their property due to unsafe conditions.

Here are the key elements of premises liability negligence law in Tennessee:<

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United States of America v. Christopher Zoukis

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Christopher Hardy Zoukis appeals the district court’s order denying his
motion for early termination of supervised release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e). Also
pending before the court is the Government’s motion to dismiss Appellant’s appeal. That
motion is denied.
On the merits, Appellant contends the district court abused its discretion w

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United States of America v. Charles Hopkins

Paducha, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the Lacey Act by illegally harvesting and sale of shovelnose sturgeon roe.

The Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to transport and sell fish that were taken in violation of any law or regulation of any state. Kentucky regulates fishing for sturgeon and its eggs, which are marketed as caviar.

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United States of America v. Alif Adil

A federal jury convicted Alif Jan Adil of abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 2244(a)(3); coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); and possession of child pornography, in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(A), (b)(2). The district court sentenced Adil to a total of 150 months’
imprisonment. On app

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United States of America v. Benjamin Adu Acheampong

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application.

From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the victi

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United States of America v. Daniel Price

Waco, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of sexual abuse material involving a minor.

On November 9, 2021, Daniel Price, 37, of Galax, VA., was charged with two counts of knowingly distributing and attempting to distribute visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. On August 29, 2023, Price pleaded guilty to both cha

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United States of America v. Erich Calixtro

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

On September 14, 2023, Erich Calixtro, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute

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United States of America v. Dylan James Rivas

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery.

Dylan James Rivas, 25, who was convicted of Aggravated Robbery in Bexar County in 2017, illegally possessed a firearm during a five-day span in April 2020. On April 13, 2020, Rivas attacked and pistol-whipped his girlfriend with the firearm, before shooting at her parents’ house early t

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United States of America v. David Alejandro Bautista

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the distribution of child pornography.

David Alejandro Bautista, 32, distributed numerous files depicting the sexual abuse of prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Conducting a search warrant, federal agents seized 21 electronic devices from Bautista’s home, revealing more than 15,000

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United States of America v. Emmanuel Unuigbe

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants who was charged with money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

From 2018 to 2023, Emmanuel Unuigbe, age 41, of Dallas, Texas, conspired with other individuals in the United States and overseas to launder millions of dollars of illegal proceeds obtained throu

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES S. ANDERSON

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

The facts are undisputed. Mr. Anderson was a member of a nationwide
group called the Orchid Club, the purpose of which was to exchange new and rare
child pornography, including private pictures produced by group members with
access to children. Mr. Anderson participated in an o

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United States of America v. Tu Hoang Dinh

Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.

38-year-old Round Rock resident Tu Hoang Dinh remain in federal custody after he entered a not-guilty plea to drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy charges involving the Dark Web, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Deput

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United States of America v. Bruce Carroll Callahan, Jr., a/k/a "Hoss"

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and crack sourced from Honduras and Mexico in Eastern North Carolina. Callahan claimed to have access to over twenty kilograms of narcotics at any time.

While awaiting trial and prior to his September 26, 2023, guilty plea, Bruce Carroll Callahan, Jr., a/k/a "

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United States of America v. Denzel Akeem Loftin

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking two minors.

In September 2022, Denzel Akeem Loftin, 32, began chatting with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 17-year-old girl living in Pennsylvania. Loftin said he was a pimp and proposed that the girl come to Virginia to work for him. The next month, he posted advertisements

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United States of America v. William McKinnley Garland, Jalen Alexander Bobo, and Robberta Marie Khan

Plano, Texas – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with human trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.

William McKinnley Garland, 40, of Plano; Jalen Alexander Bobo, 24, of Dallas; and Robberta Marie Khan, 27, of Euless, have been charged by an indictment returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas. All three were charged with coercion and enticeme

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Monet Carter-Mixon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Manuel Ellis, et al. v. City of Tacoma, et al.

Tacoma, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Masyth Ford used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him in 2021.

The Complaint:

Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT

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State of Washington v. Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine who were charged with murder for killing Manuel “Manny” Ellis, who was killed by the Tacoma police officers.

The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled that Ellis, a black man, was murdered.

2.1 Plaintiff Monet Carter-Mixon: Monet Carter-Mixon (“Ms. Carter-Mixon”)

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The People of the State of New York v. Carl H. Dukes

Albany, New York defendant, Carl Duke, with murder.

On Octoer 4, 1996, a group of men robbed Gregson Joseph and Camon Wyatt in the basement apartment of 23-year-old Erik Mitchell in Albany.

On February 18, 1997, Mitchell's body was found in the entryway of the basement apartment with a single gunshot would to the head.

Mitchell's father offered a $3,000 reward for inform

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United States of America v. Augusto Mateo Francisco

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with kidnapping.

Augusto Mateo Francisco, 32, of Dunkirk, NY, facilitated the illegal entry of Guatemalan migrants into the United States and helped transport them to the Dunkirk area, where he would provide them with housing and work at area farms. Francisco would charge the migrants for their housing, ri

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United States of America v. Robert Franklyn Bressler, Jr.

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252, which provides:

(a) Any person who—
(1) knowingly transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means including by computer or mails, any visual d

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State of Texas v. Carlos Jaile

El Paso, Texas defendant was charged with child sexual abuse.

Carlos Jaile was charged with aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping,

The Texas Court of Appeals - El Paso described the case against Jaile as follows:

"On August 3, 1987, the eight-year-old complainant was abducted, taken to a secluded area of El Paso and sexually assaulted by a man she did not know. The ac

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United States of America v. James Paredes Andrada

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children.

From November 2019 to February 2020, James Paredes Andrada, age 25, received and possessed computer and cell phone images depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

This case was brought as part of Project Sa

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State of Tennessee v. Charles W. "Charlie" Dunn

Nashville, Tennessee defendant was charged with murder and child sex abuse.

Charles W. "Charlie" Dunn was charged first-degree murder and aggravated rape.

According to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals:

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The victim was the [four-year-old] niece of Ms. Watkins. The child had been staying with Rosie Williams, another aunt, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. On Friday e

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