False Imprisonment Law
 
United States of America v. Ashok Panigrahy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

A resident of Chicago, Illinois, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal law regarding the sexual exploitation of

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State of Oklahoma v. D.M.T.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using technology to engate in sexual communctions with a minor in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.13.a.

A. It is unlawful for any person to facilitate, encourage, offer or solicit sexual conduct with a minor, or other individual the person believes to be a minor, by use of any technology, or to engage in any commun

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United States of America v. Denise Davis

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the IRS.

A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company’s cash payroll, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.

Denise Davis, 52, of Mays Landing, N

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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. Sharon Toney‑finch

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding military veterans’ charities and falsely claiming that she was a Purple Heart recipient.

“Sharon Toney-Finch falsely claimed to be a Purple Heart recipient and used her foundation to defraud donors and others induced by that lie,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Let today’s sentence

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United States of America v. Kevin Barco

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.

A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KEVIN BARCO, 41, of Hartford, with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon..

The indictment was returned on September 3, 2025. Barco appeared befo

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United States of America v. John C. Nivison

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection

A New Jersey man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection at the international port of entry in Calais.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison sentenced Jason

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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. Christopher Boisvert

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Bank Robbery and stipulated to the commission of a second bank robbery and an attempted robbery of a marijuana dispensary

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 30, 2025, Christopher Boisvert of Swanzey, New Hampshire was sentenced by Chief U

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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. 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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Jennean Mason v. US Bank Trust Company, N.A.

Concord, New Hampshire, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bank fraud case.

The plaintiff alleged fraud and attempted conversion by the bank, which filed a foreclosure action based on a false assignment of the mortgage.

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State of Oklahoma v. Tyler Clark McDrummond

Claremore, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation in violation of 21 O.S. 644 (j), which provides:

J. Any person who commits any assault and battery by strangulation or attempted strangulation against an intimate partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma St

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United States of America v. Michael David Coberg

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy against rights.

A former deputy and helicopter pilot with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) pleaded guilty today to federal conspiracy charges for helping a now-jailed, self-styled cryptocurrency businessman extort a rival and arrange the

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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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State of Oklahoma v. M.B.B.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Robbi Barker represented the Defendant charged with:

False declaration of ownership in a pawn shop and Receiving and/or concealing stolen property under $1,000.

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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. 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. Carlos A Lopez, Barrett R. Howell

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Unauthorized Disposal of Government Records

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today the filing of a bill of information in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, charging former federal prosecutor CARLOS A. LOPEZ (“LOPEZ”),

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United States of America v. Juan Carmen Padron Mendez and Juan Carlos

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with choking federal agent

Between Sept. 19-25, a total of 511 individuals have been charged in immigration and related matters as part of ongoing enforcement actions along the South Texas border, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Among those are 180 people charged with illegally reentering the

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United States of America v. Timothy Antonio Flanagan

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine.

Timothy Antonio Flanagan, 38, of Lancaster, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500

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United States of America v. Kamal Khalid, Fnu Shahrukh

Baltimore, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy and conspiracy and securities fraud and odometer rollback scheme.

Chief Judge George L. Russell, III, sentenced Kamal Khalid, 44, of Pasadena, Maryland, to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pled guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud stemmi

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United States of America v. Crandall Speights

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false claims on government benefit programs

U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray of the District of Delaware announced today that a Wilmington man was sentenced on September 18, 2025, to 70 months in prison for amassing over $900,000 in fraudulent proceeds through multiple fraud schemes over the course

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