Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering. Yuan Li, age 35, joined the United States Navy in January 2022 after previously being discharged from the Army. During his time in the Navy, Li completed an Application for Naturalization to apply for U.S. citizenship. Li did not answer whethe

Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) and ATF conducted two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Inmate Hinton. During the second controlled purchase, Inmate Hinton also sold a Glock 36 handgun. When law enforcement ultimately tried to pull Inmate Hinton over to arre

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Nicholas Parks, 53, of Winnetka, California, admits that from October 2020 through January 2021, he participated in a conspiracy to launder proceeds he and his associates generated through selling marijuana in Maryland. As part of the conspiracy, female co-conspirators tran

Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and identity fraud. Kelli Renee Miller, 43, worked with Michael Vordjorbe to assume the identities of account holders without their knowledge or permission and withdrew funds from accounts at several banks, some in the Northern District

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with trafficking significant quantities of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and methamphetamine, and for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico. Francisco Felix and Alexis Arturo Martinez, also known as Arego Martinez Reglado, conspired to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine. On April 9, federal l

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, assault, murder conspiracy, kidnapping, robbery, robbery conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, mortgage fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. Akeem Chambers, also known as “Luca,” Jonathan Vazquez, also known as “Chulo” and “Clutch,” a

Flint, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Chris Quinn represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, Witness Tampering, intimidation of a witness, bribery, and subornation of prejury. Omar R. Pouncy, 38, of Flint, was convicted of committing multiple carjackings and armed robberies in Genesee County in 2005. The trial court sentenced Pouncy to a lengthy term of i

Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl and cocaine.

Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud. Philip Charles Smith, 41, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, and Antonio J. Evans Sr., 41, of Sylvania, Georgia were accused of engaging in a conspiracy to create fake invoices to defraud the Port of Savannah. Smith previously was employed by a national logistics and transportation company that served the

New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Erica McMillian, a Robeson County woman, submitted a fraudulent EIDL loan application for a fictitious business located in Robeson County. To obtain the $150,000 loan, McMillian made false representations concerning the number of employees and gross revenues of the business.

Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to sell methamphetamine and fentanyl and selling both. Fortunato Beltran, 45, was accused of operating a drug trafficking organization that ship tens pounds and hundreds pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamine to Eastern North Carolina. Inmate Beltran orchestrated bulk shipments of methamphetami

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping. In 2018, just weeks after his release from prison for a felony firearm conviction stemming from a high-speed police chase, and while under court supervision and wearing a GPS ankle monitor, Jose Ramirez, 47, engineered a calculated and violent kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting his former emp

Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and engaging in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks. Dashawn Dawkins, 34, was a peer support specialist at Serenity Keeper’s, LLC (“Serenity Keepers”), a sober home company based in Fayette County, Ky., that purported to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment services and housing f

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officers were surveilling DUNN’s residence. DUNN arrived in a stolen Infinity Q60 and exited the driver�

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jack Montoucet agreed, while Secretary of the LDWF, to steer a LDWF contract to a company called DGL1, LLC, in exchange for one-third of the profit that would result from the contract, with the other two-thirds divi

Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. in June of 2023, Marvin Alexander Portillo, 29, was identified during a drug trafficking investigation involving the distribution of fentanyl-laced pills in the Eastern District of Texas. Portillo admitted to being involved in a conspiracy responsible for dis

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of multiple narcotics. Cyrus Boujabadi onspired with others to distribute MDMA, meth, cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin and DMT. As part of the conspiracy, he coordinated drug transactions using a messaging application, directed others to deliver controlled substances and accepted payment in cash and electr

Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death.

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC. Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, admitted that he operated Prime Capital Ventures, LLC (“Prime Capital”) and, between mid-2022 and January 2024,

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy to rig bids for government contracts. Alan Hayward James, 51, of Texas, and his coconspirators falsely inflated the cost of IT contracts serving U.S. Air Force installations across the Pacific. James and his coconspirators agreed to use the excess funds to pa

Grand Junction, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with Colorado's Secretary of

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Kwame Boahene, 63, and his co-conspirators orchestrated an international romance fraud scheme that defrauded victims across the country, including elderly victims and a victim in Delaware. The cybercriminals created fictitious online personas to develop romantic relationships with the victims. Once

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos. Joseph Garrett Buckland, 44, and others conspired to pool their money to commission the creation of animal crush videos—that is, videos that show actual obscene conduct in which living non-human mammals, in this case, monkeys, were purposely crush

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and violating the anti-kickback statute. Dashawn Dawkins, 34, was a peer support specialist at Serenity Keeper’s, LLC (“Serenity Keepers”), a sober home company based in Fayette County, Ky., that purported to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment servic