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United States of America v. Michael Palleschi

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accounting Fraud

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that MICHAEL PALLESCHI, the former chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FTE Networks, Inc. (“FTE”), was sentenced today to 12 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon for leadin

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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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United States of America v. Blake Richard Hoover

Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Arson Of Jewish Center

United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the issuance of a complaint and arrest warrant charging Blake Richard Hoover (31, Punta Gorda) with arson. If convicted on all counts, Hoover faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison.

Accor

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United States of America v. Juan Francisco Ramirez

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy

The chairman of the board of Nodus International Bank (Nodus), a Puerto Rican international banking entity, pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 for his role in leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $13.6 million from Nodus, which ultimately led to the bank’s f

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Abraham Watkins Nicholas Agosto Aziz & Strogner v. Edward Festeryga

Houston, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in tort theories.

Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner, a Texas law firm, sued its former associate, Edward Festeryga, in Texas state court for various state-law torts. The firm secured a temporary restraining order and moved for expedited discovery to obtain communications and documents in Festeryga’s posses

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Mesquite Asset Recovery Group, LLC, et al. v. City of Mesquite, Texas

Dallas, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in breach of contract theory.

In 2008, Appellants purchased from the City approximately 60.31
acres of land in Mesquite, Texas (the Property), the majority of which sits on
a federally designated flood zone. Appellants also applied for and received
from the City a variance waiving their obligation to obtain a Cond

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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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United States of America v. Junn Alan Quinto Coleman

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hobbs Act Robbery

Junn Alan Quinto Coleman, 35, of Phoenix, was sentenced on September 22, by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai to 18 years in prison. Coleman previously pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, a federal crime that prohibits actual or attempted robbery that affects interstate commerce

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Patrick Alston v. AY Logistics, Inc., et al.

Charlotte, North Carolina pro se Plaintiff unsuccessfully attempted to presented himself without the help of a lawyer on prosecuring claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42
U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.
§§ 621 to 634.*

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Thomas L. Ford v. Daniel P. Discroll, Secretary of the Army

Richmond, Virginia, pro se Plaintiff, unsuccessfully attempted to present himself without the help of a lawyer on multiple employment-related claims, including claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, the American with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 to 12213, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),

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United States of America v. Demario Covington, a/k/a Booger

Florence, South Carolina, pro se defense without a lawyer represented himself seeking compassionate releasse e pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).

The Defendant was charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE NARCOTICS knowingly did conspire with each other and with others, to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and cocaine base,

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United States of America v. Charles Page

Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a
communication facility to facilitate a felony, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), (d).

Under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), it is a federal crime to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility to commit, cause, or facilitate the commission of a drug-related felony.

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United States of America v. Malik Jones

ST. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a man to 42 months in prison for orchestrating a check fraud scheme using checks that had been stolen from the mail.

Malik Jones, 28, of Berkeley, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in October to one count of b

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United States of America v. Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin with:
possession of child porn and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Motion to post-conviction relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that th

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United States of America v. Christian Lopez-Burgos

Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Armed Robberies in Austin

A Honduran national pleaded guilty in federal court this week to committing multiple armed robberies.

According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, Christian Lopez-Burgos, 27, used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Inter

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George Santos v. James C. Kimmel, et al.

New York City, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a copyright violation theory.

In a copyright action, the affirmative defense of fair use “excuses what
might otherwise be considered infringing behavior, allowing courts to avoid
rigid application of the Copyright Act when it would stifle the very creativity the4
Act is meant to promote

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United States of America v. Bill Dessaps

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of money laundering, and one count of bank fraud

An Easton man was convicted today, following an eight-day trial of using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to secretly purchase a home in the name of a close relative.

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United States of America v. Antonio Gasillas-Montero, a/k/a Stone City Kennel

San Juan, Puerto Rico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts under the Animal WelfareAct ("AWA"): one count for conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act and two counts for possession of dogs for use in an animal fighting venture.

For 35 years, Casillas operated Stone City Kennel, where he and at least one co-conspirator bred and trained
dogs

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Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the
American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua
(“AICASA”) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-
nal background report. AICASA required tha

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United States of America v. Joseph Baran

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens

A Derry man was indicted for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Joseph Baran, 55, was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint. He appeared in federal court on August 21, 2025.

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State of Texas v. Angel Hinojo

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Angel Hinojos, 23, was found guilty of one count of murder, a first-degree
felony. Hinojos shot at his aunt and uncle, Maria and Jesus Lopez, on May 29, 2022, outside the
Jalisco Cafe in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood of South El Paso. Maria Lopez was wounded,
but survived. Jes

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State of Texas v. Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter.

On February 24, 2023, Ramon Najera and his wife, Juanita Najera, were viciously attacked by two pit bulls owned by the Christian Moreno and Abilene Schnieder. This occurred while Mr. and Mrs. Najera were running an errand near the defendants’ residence. The unprovoked attack was the dir

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State of South Carolina v. Brian Randell Sease

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Voluntary Manslaughter, Armed Robbery, and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.

Brian Randell Sease was indicted for murdering 22-year-old Travis Green, Jr. on October 30, 2021.

Assistant Solicitors Cassity Brewer and Hunt Russell presented the State’s c

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State of Minnesota v. Dameon Markese Collins

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree intentional murder.

Dameon Markese Collins, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder in June and admitted to firing 23 shots at Mr. Woodard in the presence of other people on the street who could have been struck.

“Carl should still be with his family, but Mr.

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The People of the State of California v. Marion Salinas

Sacramento, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault and child abuse.

On September 3, 2025, Mario Salinas was convicted by a jury of 15 counts lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 years old. The jury also found a multiple victim enhancement to be true and that the victims were particularly vulnerable; the crime was carried out in a m

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