Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846 and unlawful transportation of a firearm in violation of 18:922(g)(3) and 924U(a)(2) .... More...   $0 (10-24-2023 - IA)

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and sell drug paraphernalia and attempting to evade taxes.

From January 2015 through at least July 2019, Sean Weston, of Windsor Mill, Ohio, operated the Northwest Variety Store in Baltimore, where he sold empty gel capsules, colored plastic tops, dust masks, metal strainers, electric w... More...   $0 (10-24-2023 - MD)

Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled rugs.... More...   $0 (10-24-2023 - WV)

White Plains, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, bank fraud, and mail fraud.

18 U.S.C. 371 provides:

If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such pe... More...   $0 (10-24-2023 - NY)

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribing mail carriers to steal postal arrow keys used to unlock mail receptacles and to use stolen items from the mail to fraudulently obtain funds from banks.

Amin C. Jones, 29, of Orange, New Jersey, schemed to bribe mail carriers in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey, by offering them cash, typically ... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - NJ)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with operating a timeshare resale scam business that affected more than 8,000 victims nationwide, many of them elderly.

“The defendants monetized their clients’ trust to commit a multi-state fraud scheme that enabled them to steal millions of dollars from more than 8,000 victims, including many seniors who w... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - GA)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

During at least June 15, 2023 to June 28, 2023, Luis Miguel Castro Alavez, 31, of Mexico, conspired with persons in Hawaii, California, and Mexico to distribute methamphetamine in Hawaii. Castro Alavez flew fro... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - HI)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. 846. ... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - AK)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349.

"Conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 is a federal crime that occurs when two or more people agree to commit bank fraud and at least one of them takes an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy. Bank fraud is the kn... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - WA)

Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that results in a death.

Investigators were led to Ron Montgomery, age 43, of Richland, following the death of a man in July of 2018 from a fentanyl overdose. Montgomery, along with Christopher West, who was sentenced in March, were identified as being responsible for ... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - WA)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to filed false documents.

Kenneth Chesebro, a former attorney for Donald Trump was charged under Georgia's racketeering laws for his involvement with others who were trying to change the outcome of the 2020 election for President in Georgia.

"Georgia racketeering law, codified at O.C.G.A. ... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - GA)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the United States.

In December 2017, Siraj Wahhaj unlawfully abducted his three-year-old son from his wife in Alabama. Leveille, and the defendants had ... More...   $0 (10-20-2023 - NM)

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute drugs, murder, kidnapping, and assault.

“The Simon City Royals terrorized Mississippi prisons and communities for far too long,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “These convi... More...   $0 (10-19-2023 - MS)

Riverside, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with orchestrating a scheme to obtain more than $2.1 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by filing fraudulent applications claiming, among other things, that the claimants were salon and barbershop workers rendered jobless by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Robert Campbell Jr., 30, of Coro... More...   $0 (10-19-2023 - CA)

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with supplying hundreds of high-powered weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Sinaloa Cartel.

This case was part of a long-running investigation targeting the Valenzuela Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), which is a significant component of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Valenzuela T... More...   $0 (10-19-2023 - CA)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to import plywood contrary to the Lacey Act and customs laws, and to selling plywood products that were illegally imported and sold.

Noel and Kelsy Hernandez Quintana incorporated seven companies in the United States – naming relatives or friends as corporate officers and agents – and these she... More...   $0 (10-19-2023 - FL)

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with paying bribery.
Pierce, 45, of Midland, Michigan, was sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison, fined $25,000 and will serve two years on supervised release following his release from prison. Brown, 33, of Royal Oak, Michigan, was sentenced to serve 20 months in prison, fined $25,000 and will serve two ... More...   $0 (10-18-2023 - MI)

Gulfport, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.... More...   $0 (10-18-2023 - MS)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841.... More...   $0 (10-18-2023 - HI)

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing of false tax returns for his role in a purported investment scheme to sell false tax deductions.

Lance K. Bradford of Henderson, was a certified public accountant (CPA) and founder and manager of an accounting firm, LL Bradford & Company (LLB). LLB provided accounting services including tax preparati... More...   $0 (10-17-2023 - NV)

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with providing material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, that resulted in death.

Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, abandoned his family and country to fight for ISIS and train others to carry out its reign of terror, a cause to ... More...   $0 (10-17-2023 - NY)

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with committing various crimes in connection with his operation of five California and Arizona-based illicit massage businesses that profited for years by selling commercial sex under the guise of offering therapeutic massage services.

Griffin’s three female co-defendants, Kyung Sook Hernandez, 59, Yu Hong... More...   $0 (10-16-2023 - CA)

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to create and pass counterfeit United States currency in the Southern District of West Virginia.

On October 12, 2022, Crystal Wilks, age 23, and Jamarcus Harris, age 32, traveled with two of their co-conspirators from North Carolina to West Virginia. Wilks and Harris admitted that they passed... More...   $0 (10-13-2023 - WV)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349.

Paul Kwak, participated in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme related to the COVID relief program. The charges and other information presented in court: Paul Kwak conspired with others to submit millions of dollars of fraudulent EIDL appli... More...   $0 (10-13-2023 - GA)

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841 (b)(1)(C), and 846.

On June 28, 2022, a Louisiana State Police Trooper executed a traffic stop of a 2015 Ford F-150 traveling on I-59 in Pe... More...   $0 (10-13-2023 - LA)