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United States of America v. Carlos Ramirez, a/k/a “Guerra”

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a racketeering conspiracy and two murders.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that CARLOS RAMIREZ, a/k/a “Guerra,” was sentenced today to life in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy and two murders committed as a member of the Sunset

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State of New York v. Donald Ziebenhood

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Burglary in the First Degree, two counts of Burglary in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the Second Degree, two counts of Aggravated Criminal Contempt, eight counts of Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.

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United States of America v. Cornelius Alexander Thompson

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse Of A Federal Inmate And Receipt Of A Bribe By A Public Official.

United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Cornelius Alexander Thompson (38, Ocala) with one count of sexual abuse of a ward in federal custody and one count of receipt of a bribe by a publi

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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. Noel Lynn Waters

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of an unserialized, privately made AR-15-pattern pistol.

A Las Vegas resident who has multiple prior felony convictions pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession of an unserialized, privately made AR-15-pattern pistol. A privately made firearm without a serial number is sometimes called

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United States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila

Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiming a Laser Pointer at Fresno County Sheriff’s Helicopter.

Martin Joseph Avila, 66, of Longmont, Colorado, pleaded guilty today, to aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, on May 28, 2024, Avila a

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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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State of Idaho v. Robin Lee Row

Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.

Robin Lee Row was sentenced to death in 1993 for murdering her husband and two
children in their sleep on February 10, 1992. Over the next 30 years, Row filed five petitions for
post-conviction relief in state court and two federal habeas corpus claims, all of which were
unsuccessful.

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United States of America v. Kaylee Ann Widmer

Scranton, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and 40 grams and more of fentanyl resulting in death

Kaylee Ann Widmer, age 25, of Thornhurst, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 21 years’ for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and 40 grams and more of fentanyl result

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United States of America v. Darwin Abudeye-Perez, et al.

Williamsport, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assault, Conspiracy And Weapons Charges

Multiple inmates of the Federal Correctional Center Allenwood, Allenwood, Pennsylvania, were indicted on assault, conspiracy and weapons charges.

The indictment alleges that on June 2, 2023, at FCC Allenwood, Darwin Abudeye-Perez, Alex Ferrufino, Miguel Lopez,

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United States of America v. Richard Burk

Williamsport, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud


Richard Burke, age 76, of Milan, Pennsylvania, plead guilty to wire fraud.


From April 2005 until March 7, 2022, Burke withdrew $350,634.23 of his deceased mother’s Social Security Retirement, Survivors and Disability (RSDI) benefits and Veterans Affairs death pension benefit pa

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United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan

Harrisburg, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus,

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State of Missouri v. Craig Jones

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Craig Jones, age 22, was accused for bludgeoning and stabbing his sister to death.

Police said Jones attacked his sister unprovoked, striking her in the head several times with a seven-pound dumbbell, and then stabbing her several times with a steak

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United States of America v. Quintron Dixon

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance

Quintron Dixon, age 22, of Syracuse, pled guilty today to distribution of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcon

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United States of America v. Elvis Trujillo, Yeferson Vallecillo Cambar

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with “racketeering conspiracy” or “RICO conspiracy”

Two Honduran nationals have been extradited to the United States to face racketeering charges. Each defendant – both of whom are alleged members of the Trinitarios – is charged with participating in two murders. They are alleged to have been in t

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United States of America v. James Wiley Kelley, Jr.

Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, possession of a machinegun, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.

James Wiley Kelley, Jr., 50, of Altha, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, posse

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Janice Hughes Barners, et al. v. Roberto Felix, Jr., et al.

Houston, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a excessive force wrongful death civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Ashtian Barners was shot and killed by Officer Roberto Felix, Jr. during a traffic stop.

Barnes’s parents sued Felix and Harris County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.5 The district court granted summary judgment on the
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United States of America v. Ameen Alai, aka Adam Powars

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of ibogaine.

he United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ameen Alai, aka Adam Powars, 52, of Broomfield, Colorado, was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count

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United States of America v. Cruz Javier Garcia

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking 40 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Utah

Cruz Javier Garcia, 39, of Bland, Virginia, was sentenced today to 246 months’ imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release for trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine while in the District of Utah.

Garcia’s s

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United States of America v. Dr. Samuel R. Chacon

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding health care benefit programs

An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.

According to court

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Family and Estate of Wongel Estifanos, et al. v. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, et al.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim.

Wongel Estifanos, age 6, fell to her death while riding on the Haunted Mine Drop at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.

The child was never buckled into the ride.

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United States of America v. Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murdering Couple and their Unborn Child During Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, an undocumented Mexican national living in Yakima, Washington, admitted in federal court today that he murdered a man and his six-months-pregnant wife while they were engaged in a drug trafficking cons

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State of New York v. David Kingsley, Mathew Galliher, Nicholas Kieffer, and Michael Fisher

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree manslaughter.

David Kingsley, Mathew Galliher and Nicholas Kieffer, were charged with second-degree murder, and Michael Fisher, was charged with second-degree manslaughter.

The Defendants were implicated in the brutal beating

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Dist State of New York v. Richard J. Fox

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

Between on or about 2003 and 2004, the defendant intentionally caused the death of Cassandra Watson at a location in the City of Buffalo. On September 26, 2021, a hiker found a human skull while walking along the Chautauqua Rails to Trails near Woleben Road in the Town of

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