Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On June 29 2020, Jamar Jackson and his co-conspirators submitted a fraudulent application for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration for a business that he supposedly owned. The defendant and his co-conspirators knew that the EIDL applica

Montgomery, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Nn April 2021, Queen Naja, age 45, contacted co-conspirator Quentin Diego Sturgeon of Montgomery, Alabama, through social media with a plan to fraudulently obtain funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The scheme involved creating a legal trust, submitting false tax docum

Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Between August 2017 and June 2023, Joseph Elegele, Jr. (41, Orlando) was part of a fraud scheme that laundered funds that had been fraudulently obtained from various businesses throughout the United States and in the Bahamas. Elegele’s role in the scheme was to establish bu

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, collaborated with the operators of the Blackcat/ALPHV (“BlackCat”) ransomware variant used by cybercriminals to attack and extort institutions and companies. Beginning in April 2023, Martino abused his r

¶1 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (Counts 1 and 3) (21 O.S. 1991, §§ 421 & 801); First Degree Murder (Count 2) (21 O.S. 1991, § 701.7); Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (Count 4) (21 O.S.Supp.1997, § 801); and Felonious Possession of a Firearm (Counts 5 and 7). ¶2 On

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. From September 2021 to April 2023, Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Dundee, Scotland, and other individuals conspired to conduct cyber intrusions and virtual currency thefts. The victims and intended victims included interactive entertainment companie

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds. Jeanett Valenzuela Ayub, age 51, of Chula Vista,m California, and her co-conspirators billed Medicare nearly $51 million for bogus prescriptions and were paid approximately $20 million, ultimately laundering at least $14 million dollars

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Alysia Peneaux, 32, served as a sub-distributor for a California- and Nevada-based drug trafficking organization which transported large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from California to South Dakota and distributed it in the Sioux Falls area. P

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering.

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murder. Armando Octaviano, 25, of Virginia and Jonny Octaviano, 25, of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, were accused of killing a 21-Year-Old man. According to the evidence, the murder was the result of a conspiracy that began when Jonny Octaviano, while incarcerated on Rikers Island for a separate crime, met an inmat

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Amit Forlit, 58, of Israel, a private investigator is accused of running in global hacking for hire organization that targeted environmental activists.

Sherman, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl. Isela Mendez, 45, was identified during an investigation involving the influx of counterfeit oxycodone, and other prescription pills, in the Eastern District of Texas and surrounding areas. It was determined that Mendez worked with others to distribute tens of thous

Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs. On July 25, 2024, Christopher Seabrook drove a silver Chrysler to the Javier Vega Jr. BP checkpoint near Sarita. Eric Barclay, age 34, was the passenger. At the initial inspection, Seabrook fled and led law enforcement on a chase reaching speeds up to 125 miles per

Asheville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Beginning in July 2022, law enforcement began investigating Jennifer Fox and Michael Isaac Robinson’s drug trafficking activities in and around Asheville. Investigators learned that the defendants supplied methamphetamine to a network of local distributors. The investigation revealed

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit identity theft. Kejia Wang, age 42, of Edison, New Jersey, facilitated North Korean remote information technology (IT) workers posing as U.S. residents to obtain work at more than 100 U.S. companies. The multi-year scheme used the stolen identiti

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.