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United States of America v. James Cromitie, Onta Willaims, David Williams, and Laguerre Payen

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit murdeer, use of certain weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and protection of officers and employees of the United. States

James Cromitie, Onta Willaims, David Williams, and Laguerre Payen were all charged with engaging in a conspiracy to commit terrorist act.


In Oct... More...
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United States of America v. Marcus Dixon

Rock Island, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Marcus Dixon, age 29, was convicted following a jury trial i... More...
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United States of America v. Joshua R. Wittenberg

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

On November 7, 2023, law enforcement officers received a tip that Joshua R.Wittenberg, age 40, from La Crosse, Wisconsin, was bringing a large amount of methamphetamine into La Crosse from Minnesota. Officers set up surveillance outside of Wittenberg’s a... More...
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United States of America v. Israel Garcia, d/b/a "Shorty Rock"

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, murder while engaged in a narcotics conspiracy, murder through the use of a firearm, possessing firearms in connection with narcotics trafficking, and attempted witness tampering.

ISRAEL GARCIA, a/k/a “Shorty Rock,” the former leader of the Get Money Gunna... More...
   $0 (07-20-2023 - NY)

United States of America v. Derrick Estes

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs,and felony possession of a firearm.

Derrick Estes, age 43, of New Orleans was charged in Count 1 with possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and cocaine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). Count 2... More...
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United States of America v. Paul Vincent Williams and Trevor Selwyn Daniel, Jr.

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Paul Vincent Williams, 38, of Bossier City, Louisiana, and Trevor Selwyn Daniel, Jr., 50, of Decatur, Georgia were 216 months in prison and 120 month for were involved in an ongoing investigation of drug trafficking activities in the Shreveport/Bossier City area. Through their investigatio... More...
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United States of America v. Theodore Roosevelt Owens

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm and his role in a catalytic converter theft ring.

On October 21, 2021, Vernon Police arrested Owens in a hotel parking lot on outstanding warrants. An investigation revealed that, shortly before his arrest, Theodore Roosevelt Owens, age 22, of Hartford, possessed a loaded Zig... More...
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United States of America v. Carlos Acosta Estrella

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling two kilograms of cocaine and possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin as well as a high-powered rifle in East Boston.

Carlos Acosta Estrella, 33, guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams ... More...
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United States of America v. Branden Smith

Detroit, Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant for Distributing Carfentanil, Heroin, and Cocaine




Eastern District of Michigan



An armed drug trafficker selling a fentanyl analogue advertise... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Calzadias

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with
drug trafficking.

Michael Calzadias, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and money laundering and was sentenced to 320 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant on June 20, 2023.

According to information p... More...
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United States of America v. Juan Avud

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing fentanyl and cocaine, and distributing fentanyl.

Juan Abud, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.

“The defendant will serve a lengthy sentence for dealing dangerous drugs in New Hampshire,... More...
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United States of America v. Dimitri Aaron Reynoso

Tyler, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Dimitri Aaron Reynoso, 48, was trafficking various types of controlled substances, including methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and pills laced with fentanyl in and around Longview and Tyler. During the course of a joint state and federal investigation, law enforcement officers purchased methamphe... More...
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United States of America v. Frankie Rios

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine and cocaine base.

Rios, a convicted felon, pled guilty to possessing a .25 caliber Mauser handgun with six rounds of ammunition on March 30, 2019. The handgun was recovered from Rios by Troy Police Officers... More...
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United States of America v. Walter Garbecki

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being illegally in possession of firearms and parts to make – and stockpile – a collection of un-serialized, privately made firearms, also known as “ghost guns,” along with silencers and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Walter Garbecki, 38, admitted that, between March and July 2022, when he was... More...
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United States of America v. Gary Stanford

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of public money.


Gary Stanford was charged with theft of public money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641.

On June 2, 2023, the Court issued an arrest warrant based on a bond violation report. (Docs. 11, 12). The defendant was subsequently arrested, and on June 5, 2023, the defendant ap... More...
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United States of America v. Andrew Marcus Sullivan

Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distributed narcotics (cocaine base). ... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - TX)

United States of America v. Danquon Shermaine Brown

Asheville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

In 2014, Danquon Shermine Brown, age 32, of Asheville, was convicted in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and was sentenced to 60 months in prison. Brown’s federal conviction prohibits him from po... More...
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United States of America v. Leron Harris

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearms felonies.

Leron Harris, age 30, of Steelton, Pennsylvania was accused or distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine on multiple occasions between August 2022 and March 2023 in Harrisburg and Steelton. The indictment further states that he possessed a f... More...
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United States of America v. Diego Mateo, a/k/a "Casa"

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participation in the Black Mob set of the Latin Kings and their distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.

The Black Mob is a New York-based set, or “tribe,” of the nationwide Latin Kings gang. In order to enrich the enterprise, protect and expand its criminal operations, en... More...
   $0 (06-01-2023 - NY)

United States of America v. Jacque Pierre Young

Monroe, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Jacque Pierre Young, 30, of Arcadia, was sentenced to 324 months (27 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Agents with the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforce... More...
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United States of America v. Stephen Paul Brinson, aka “Steve-O”

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled drug in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846.

Stephen Paul Brinson, aka “Steve-O,” 18, was charged in March. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance (fentanyl). ... More...
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United States of America v. Vatthana Andy Sengsouriya

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm with an attached “switch,” making it a fully automatic weapon.

On October 14, 2022, law enforcement attempted to arrest Vatthana Andy Sengsouriya, 28, on an outstanding warrant. When officers tried to take Sengsouriya into custody in the parking lot of the Eden Prairie Home ... More...
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United States of America v. Craig Antwon O'Neal

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On July 20, 2020, Craig Antwon O’Neal, age 53, of Ocala, Florida was in possession of a firearm. As a multi-convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing either firearms or ammunition under federal law. O’Neal has 20 prior state felony convictions, including strong... More...
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United States of America v. Margan Gates

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements to a federal firearms dealer in connection with the purchase of a firearm.

On June 29, 2022, Morgan Gates, age 28, of Rutland, Vermont, attempted to purchase a firearm at a Rutland dealer with a federal firearms license (“the FFL”). The FFL had reason to believe that Gates was an... More...
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United States of America v. Faustino Perez Luna

McAllen, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 88.5 kilograms of cocaine.

On Nov. 13, 2022, Faustino Perez Luna was driving a tractor trailer loaded with cocaine. The drugs were the priority load of a known drug trafficking organization.

Luna approached the Falfurrias checkpoint and claimed to be headed to Atlanta... More...
   $0 (05-26-2023 - TX)

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