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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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Ryan Morrison v. New York State Trooper Michael Strain, et al.

Syracuse, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.

Ryan Morrison sued New York State Trooper Michael Strain and other law enforcement officers following Morrison's June 17, 2022, arrest. Morrison alleges false arrest, obstruction of governmental administration, and excessive force, stemming from an incident where officers responded to

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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. Christopher Boisvert

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery by force or violence.

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United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.

On September 24, 2025, the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County She

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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. 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. Jentonia Williams

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Bank Robbery

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that on September 19, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted JENTONIA WILLIAMS, (“WILLIAMS”), age 39, of New Orleans, for bank robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a).

According to co

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United States of America v. Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking

n September 25, 2025, following a four-day trial, a federal jury in Raleigh convicted Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort of three counts of sex trafficking following a four day trial.

“These depraved reprobates preyed on vulnerable young women to make money from thei

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United States of America v. Brien Fredendall

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography

Brien Fredendall, age 46, of Port Byron, New York, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for his convictions on two counts of possession of child pornography. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Al

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United States of America v. Joseph Osei, a/k/a/ “Kyngjo,”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using stolen identities.

Joseph Osei, a/k/a/ “Kyngjo,” age 30, a Canadian citizen formerly of Albany, was sentenced on Tuesday to 54 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-relat

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Michael Hoover v. Justin Due

Cookeville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory claiming unlawful entry and excessive force.

Defendant Deputy Justin Due received a 911 dispatch call, reporting a domestic dispute at Plaintiff Michael Hoover’s house. The 911 caller stated that Hoover had threatened her with a gun. When Due arrived at the sce

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United States of America v. Yesenia Melendez Rincon

New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that YESENIA MELENDEZ RINCON, 41, a citizen of Colombia last residing in Kissimmee, Florida, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 24 months of impriso

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United States of America v. Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Bomb the New York Stock Exchange

A Coral Springs man was arraigned on a superseding indictment related to a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange.

Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 30, is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use an explosive device to damage

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United States of America v. Andrew Scott Hastings

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Provide Al-Qa’ida with Weapons

A complaint was unsealed today after a Tulsa man appeared before a federal judge for attempting to provide 3-D printed weapons to an individual he believed was receiving them on behalf of al-Qa’ida.

Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, is charged with Attempting

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United States of America v. Jeffry Alan Clain

Tulsa, OK criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy

A child predator was sentenced today to life in prison after attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Jeffry Alan Clain, 59, for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Receipt and Distr

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United States of America v. Jeffry Alan Clain

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography in Indian Country

A child predator was sentenced today to life in prison after attempting to meet a 14-year-old boy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Jud

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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. 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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United States of America v. Casey Robert Goonan

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firebombing University Police Car And Attempting To Firebomb Oakland Federal Building

Casey Robert Goonan was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of arsons and firebombings at the University of California, Berkeley and the Oakland federal building in June 2024. Sen

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United States of America v.

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Reyes Ernesto Garcia-Urquizo, 38, of Broken Bow, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 11, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine. United States D

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United States of America v. Nathan Tobacco-Clifford

Rapid City, 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 U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Kyle, South Dakota, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on September 19, 2025

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United States of America v. Nathan Tobacco-Clifford

Rapid City, 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 U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Kyle, South Dakota, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on September 19, 2025

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