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United States of America v. Edward Earl Roby, Jr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
A convicted felon who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on September 26, 2025, to nearly five years in federal prison.

Edward Earl Roby, Jr., age 28, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 13, 2025 guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon.

In Ju

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United States of America v. Zin Naing Htun

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and transportation of child pornography.

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United States of America v. Kate Carson

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Parental Kidnapping

Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for international parental kidnapping, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

“Protecting vulnerable child

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United States of America v. Zackary Keith Jones

Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting a minor over state lines with the intent that the minor engage in sexual activity.

A Kings Mountain, Ky., man, Zackary Keith Jones, 35, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom to 194 months in prison, for transporting a minor over state lines with the intent that the minor

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United States of America v. Juan Carmen Padron Mendez and Juan Carlos

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with choking federal agent

Between Sept. 19-25, a total of 511 individuals have been charged in immigration and related matters as part of ongoing enforcement actions along the South Texas border, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Among those are 180 people charged with illegally reentering the

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United States of America v. Jesus Ruiz Murillo aka Gabriella Ruiz Murillo, and Sebastian Ruiz

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain.

United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 270 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Sept. 19 through 25. Significant cases include U.S. ci

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State of Washington v. Katie AL. Sims

Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree malicious mischief.

SPD officers responded to an auto dealership located in the 1300 block of West 3rd Avenue on what was initially reported as an argument. Officers contacted the complainant and were advised that as two subjects were arguing near the dealership, one of them began throwing roc

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State of Illinois v. Darius Bowdry, Harvey fisher, Alton Jackson, Kellen McMiller, Dujuan Wingard, Anthony Hemphill, and Keth Perkins

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First-Degree Murder, Burglary, and Retail Theft.


“This case is a heartbreaking example of the threat that these organized retail theft operations pose to the entire community. Not only is the economic vitality of our city compromis

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United States of America v. Brien Fredendall

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography

Brien Fredendall, age 46, of Port Byron, New York, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for his convictions on two counts of possession of child pornography. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Al

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Michael Hoover v. Justin Due

Cookeville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory claiming unlawful entry and excessive force.

Defendant Deputy Justin Due received a 911 dispatch call, reporting a domestic dispute at Plaintiff Michael Hoover’s house. The 911 caller stated that Hoover had threatened her with a gun. When Due arrived at th

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United States of America v. Yesenia Melendez Rincon

New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that YESENIA MELENDEZ RINCON, 41, a citizen of Colombia last residing in Kissimmee, Florida, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 24 months of impriso

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United States of America v. Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Bomb the New York Stock Exchange

A Coral Springs man was arraigned on a superseding indictment related to a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange.

Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 30, is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use an explosive device to damage

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United States of America v. Luis Mejia-Alas

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Firearm Possession

LUIS MEJIA-ALAS, 30, of El Salvador, has been sentenced to serve 20 months in federal prison for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

According to public record, on January 29, 2025, a trooper with the Oklaho

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United States of America v. Jeffry Alan Clain

Tulsa, OK criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy

A child predator was sentenced today to life in prison after attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Jeffry Alan Clain, 59, for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Receipt and Distr

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United States of America v. Jeffry Alan Clain

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography in Indian Country

A child predator was sentenced today to life in prison after attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Jud

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United States of America v. Celia Ignacia Esquivel-Bataz

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation following conviction of a felony offense.

Esquivel-Bataz, a citizen and national of Mexico, was convicted in
2011 of making a false statement to obtain credit. She was subsequently
deported in May 2012. In April 2025, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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United States of America v. Deacon Eugene Hinzo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child neglect in Indian Country.

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United States of America v. Luis Mejia-Alas

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal alien in possession of a firearm

LUIS MEJIA-ALAS, 30, of El Salvador, has been sentenced to serve 20 months in federal prison for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

According to public record, on January 29, 2025, a trooper with th

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United States of America v. David Deval Martin

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murdering Checotah Woman

David Deval Martin, age 40, of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, was sentenced - for a second time - to life in prison for the vicious 2013 murder of a Checotah woman.

In 2016, Martin was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after a

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United States of America v. Israel Garcia

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl

On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty pleas to

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United States of America v. Kathleen Ardith Albert

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Firearm

United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on September 15, 2025, District Court Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Kathleen Ardith Albert, of Toppenish, Washington, to five years of federal probation for Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Alb

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United States of America v. Israel Garcia

Spokane, Washington – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl.

On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty

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State of Oklahoma v. S.C.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor child.

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United States of America v. Casey Robert Goonan

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firebombing University Police Car And Attempting To Firebomb Oakland Federal Building

Casey Robert Goonan was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of arsons and firebombings at the University of California, Berkeley and the Oakland federal building in June 2024. Sen

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State of Oklahoma v. S.C.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY IN THE PRESENCE OF A MINOR CHILD, in violation of 21 O.S. 644(G).

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