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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. John Kelly

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with murder, violation of the uniform firearms act, possessing an instrument of crime and tampering with evidence.

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United States of America v. Christian Mur-Santana

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Interstate Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution.

Christian Mur-Santana, age 39, a Cuban national residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, pled guilty on Friday to conspiracy and methamphetamine distribution charges in connection with his distribution and possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of

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United States of America v. Elijah Roy, aka “Eli Spice” and “Swervo”

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault in-aid-of racketeering and with being a felon in possession of ammunition.

A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy, also known as “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” with crimes related to the August 17, 2025 shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New

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United States of America v. Javier Amateco-Navarrette

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the US After Prior Removals

A Mexican national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to illegally entering the U.S. after a prior removal.

According to court records, on September 16, 2025, Javier Amateco-Navarrette, 38, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by the U.S

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United States of America v. Francisco Hernandez

White Plains, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class “C” violent felony.

Francisco Hernandez, age 53, was arrested on March 4, 2025 after he was found in possession of a loaded 9mm “ghost gun” in the Town of Mount Pleasant. This arrest was made as the result of a collaborative investi

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United States of America v. Ernest L. Thomas II

Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

Ernest L. Thomas II, 35, of Pensacola, was indicted by a federal grand jury this week charging him with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announ

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United States of America v. David Cornejo Fernandez

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Spanish-Speaking US Consumers

A Peruvian national was sentenced yesterday to 80 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3,000,000 in restitution for his participation in transnational fraud schemes that victimized vulnerable consumers in the U.S.

According to court documents, David Co

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United States of America v. Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.

Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, 43, of Nigeria was extradited from the Republic of Poland and faces federal charges of engaging in a transnational criminal organization that operated an inheritance fraud scheme that cheated many American seniors out of their savings.

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United States of America v. Michael Jason Sanders

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with .
one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Jason Sanders, age 44, of Pryor, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, punishable by

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United States of America v. Tommy Lynn Byrd, Jr.

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tommy Lynn Byrd, Jr., age 37, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country, punishable by up to te

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United States of America v. Zukai He

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

law enforcement officials further learned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized four parcels mailed from post offices in Phoenix, Arizona, that were destined for New Zealand. Each parcel contained over one

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State of Vermont v. Aaron Badeau

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling drugs.

On September 30, 2025, at approximately 10:30 AM, the Burlington Police Department’s Drug Unit, Emergency Response Unit, and members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a coordinated operation in City Hall Park. This operation was part of an ongoing drug investigation fo

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United States of America v. Demitri Super

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse

A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa

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State of Oklahoma v. T.J.B.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lewd molestation and first-degree rape.

21 O.S. 1123(A)

A. It is a felony for any person to knowingly and intentionally:

1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16) years of age, or other individual the person bel

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United States of America v. John Avendano

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

Last week, 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

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon

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

Last week, Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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United States of America v. Alexis Mertens, Brandy Christman

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a woman from Slayton, Minnesota, and a woman from Aberdeen, South Dakota, both convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Contro

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United States of America v. Jericho James Ladeaux

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September

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United States of America v. James Daniel Lathrop

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

James

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United States of America v. James Kooima

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Production of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

James Kooima, age 47,

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United States of America v. Marquise Darius Dickerson

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on September 26, 2025, to more than four years in federal prison.

Marquise Darius Dickerson, age 33, from Monroe, Michigan, received the prison term after an April 17, 2025 guilty plea to possession o

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United States of America v. Edward Earl Roby, Jr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
A convicted felon who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on September 26, 2025, to nearly five years in federal prison.

Edward Earl Roby, Jr., age 28, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 13, 2025 guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon.

In Ju

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United States of America v. Juan Hernandez-Sandoval

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after a felony conviction.
A Mexican national was sentenced on Sept. 25, 2025, for illegally reentering the United States.

Juan Hernandez-Sandoval, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips, to 12 months and a day in federal prison. Hernandez-Sandoval pleaded guilty on Fe

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United States of America v. Kate Carson

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Parental Kidnapping

Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for international parental kidnapping, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

“Protecting vulnerable children

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United States of America v. Christopher Payne

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.


A Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced on September 22, 2025, to 9 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Kyle

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