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United States of America v. Julius M. Hatten

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug and gun charges.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Julius M. Hatten, 35, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of ammunition. The charges carry a mandatory mini

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United States of America v. Leonard Brown, aka Bo

Miami, Florida pro se plaintiff, without the help of a lawyer, sent a letter to the judge asking for the appoint of a laywer to help him with an application for a sentenced reduction under the First Step Act. The District court denied his application.

A district court has no inherent authority to modify a defendant’s sentence and may do so “only when authorized by a
statute or ru

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United States of America v. Anthony Clagon

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person.


A Manchester man was sentenced today in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Anthony Clagon, age 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante t

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United States of America v. Martin Aispuro-Lopez, Victor Manuel Felix-Ramirez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses.

Two Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States were sentenced to 17 and 22 years in federal prison following a multi-agency drug investigation that uncovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and multiple loaded firearms at an Albuquerque residence

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United States of America v. Michael Osborn Thomas

Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute
methamphetamine.

In 2017, Thomas pled guilty to several state charges, including the delivery of cocaine
and methamphetamine, and was sentenced to prison. In late 2019, he was released on parole.
Within a few weeks of his release, he had returned to drug trafficking

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United States of America v. Edward Dale, et al.

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants with conspiracies
involving both powder and crack cocaine and several homicides.

The Defendant had their sentences reduced as a result of the First Step Act of 2018.

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United States of America v. Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a drug trafficking conspiracy.

Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, an undocumented Mexican national living in Yakima, Washington, admitted in federal court that he murdered a man and his six-months-pregnant wife while they were engaged in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

Madrigal-Birrueta and coconspirator

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United States of America v. Martin Aispuro-Lopez, Victor Manuel Felix-Ramirez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses.

Two Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States were sentenced to 17 and 22 years in federal prison following a multi-agency drug investigation that uncovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and multiple loaded firearms at an Albuquerque residence

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United States of America v. Aderito Patrick Amado

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 841(b)(1)(B)(ii); three counts of possession with intent to distribute those substances.

In late 2020 and early 2021, Massachusetts law enfor

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United States of America v. Dylan Sanchez

Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

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United States of America v. Jesus Alexander Guerrero Rosario, a/k/a Jesus Guerrero

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to possess with intent to disbribute cocaine.

Jeifry Antonio Vasquez and Jesus Alexander Guerrero-Rosario pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

In March 2023, a boat bearing no indicia of nation

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United States of America v. Preston Buie

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Preston Buie was pulled over for following too closely behind a semi-truck. Within minutes, the officer who stopped him
became suspicious that something criminal was afoot—he had USCA11

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United States of America v. Oswaldo Gonzalez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Oswaldo Gonzalez appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a)(1), 70506(b)

(a) Prohibitions.-While on board a

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United States of America v. Kartayah Nariah Feliciano

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of cocaine.

In October 2022, Melinna Destra recruited Feliciano to im
port and distribute cocaine. Destra enticed her with a “free” Carib
bean cruise. Although Feliciano felt that something “was not
right,” she took Destra up on the offer. While en route to Miami,
Florida, D

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United States of America v. James Marabal

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.

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United States of America v. Jason Christopher Lujan

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and cocaine.

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Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Dealing.

An Akron-area career criminal has been sentenced to prison for his role in distributing controlled substances throughout Northeast Ohio.

Antoine D. Cook, 46, of Akron, was sentenced to 420 months (35 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent after a federal jury found him g

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United States of America v. Edward Dale, et al.

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants seeking reductions in sentences.

Defendants were initially sentenced for a conspiracy involving both powder and crack cocaine and several homicides. The government argues that the First Step Act did not authorize the district court to reduce Defendants’ sentences for the homicide convictions because the homicide convi

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United States of America v. George Perry

Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine base.

George Perry was convicted on five counts of distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C).

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United States of America v. Kevin Perez Sandoval, a/k/a Noctorno, a/k/a Nocturno, a/k/a Dengue

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, among other crimes.

Following a three-week jury trial, Kevin Perez Sandoval, Roberto Carlos Cruz Moreno, and Jose Rosales Juarez (“Appellants

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United States of America v. Ramon Santiago

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (“MDLEA”) for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine aboard a vessel subject to United States jurisdiction.

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United States of America v. Jose Rogelio Nieto-Molina

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking sentence reduction.

In 2017, Nieto-Molina was charged, along with several oth
ers, with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of a mix
ture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine with
a reason to believe that it would be imported into the United States,
21 U.S.C. §§ 959

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United States of America v. Anthony Clagon Laplante

Concord, NH criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition

A Manchester man was sentenced today in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Anthony Clagon, age 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante to 23 months in federal prison and 3 years of s

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United States of America v. Ezequiel Ramos Hernandez

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting FBI Agents and Distributing Controlled Substances.

A man made his first appearance in federal court today after assaulting two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents following his arrest on federal drug distribution charges.

Ezequiel Ramos Hernandez, 28, has been charged by criminal c

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United States of America v. John Avendano

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.


John Avendano, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

According to the complaint, on September 22, a Task Force Officer with

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