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United States of America v. Patrick Stein United States of America v. Curtis Allen United States of America v. Gavin Wright

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with appealing from their convictions for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against people and property within the United States and knowingly and willfully conspiring to violate civil rights charges.



In October 2016, defendants were arrested in co

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United States of America v. Agustin Regalado also known as Marcos Diaz

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with two separate federal criminal counts, one for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and the other for possession ofa false permanent resident card.



After the mother of an 11-year-old girl discovered a message from a
middle-aged man on her daughte

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United States of America v. Donald Blakstad

New York, New York insider trading and securities fraud charges criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Donald Balkstad, the owner and principal of a California-based investment fund, who was accused of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud.

According to the Indictment, evidence presented at trial, and statements made in connection with sentencing:

BLAKSTAD

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United States of America v. Andre Jackson

Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire and bank fraud.

Andre Jackson, who at the time of the offense was employed by the Clayton County, Georgia Police Department, was indicted for committing wire and bank fraud.

“It is reprehensible that a police officer would engage in behavior that violates the law,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R.

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JACOB RICHARDSON v. TITLE IV-D AGENCY, Colorado Division of Child Support Services, State Enforcement Unit for Denver City and County

Denver, CO - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff - Appellant with appealing from an order to pay child support.



Mr. Richardson was ordered to pay child support in 1999. In November 2017,
a support judgment was filed, which reflected that he should have paid $90,004.64
from November 1999 through April 2015, b

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United States of America v. Robert William Mitchell, a/k/a Bob Mitchell

Cheyenne, WY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud.

Robert William Mitchell, a/k/a Bob Mitchell, age 53, from Centennial, Colorado was charged with federal crimes arising from two schemes to defraud investors in Wyoming and around the country.

Mitchell previously pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection

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United States of America v. JAIME CALDERON AKA Jaime Arredonde, AKA Jaime Rene Calderon

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with multiple counts of aiding and abetting possession of heroin with intent to distribute charge.



Calderon contends that the district court committed reversible error by
admitting the expert testimony of Special Investigator Adrian Garcia without

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United States of America v. DIANA YATES United States of America v. DAN HEINE

San Francisco, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and 12 counts of making a false bank entry charges.



The panel vacated convictions and remanded for further
proceedings in a case in which a jury found Dan Heine and
Diana Yates, who were executives at the Ba

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United States of America v. Andrea Pasley

Greensboro, NC: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

From 2012 through 2017, Andrea Pasley, of Durham, conspired with Karen Jones and Audrey Odom to prepare fraudulent tax returns for clients of Jones and Stone Taxes. Returns prepared by the conspirators claimed false education credits or dependents or manipulated the clients

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United States of America v. VIVIAN TAT

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of making a false entry in bank records and second count of the same offense charges.



This appeal stems from a sting operation to uncover
money laundering near Los Angeles. In 2014, the
government indicted Ruimin Zhao; Raymond Tan,

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United States of America v. RICARDO RIZO-RIZO

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a attempted illegal entry charge.



A border patrol agent found and stopped Rizo-Rizo near
the United States/Mexico border. When questioned, RizoRizo admitted that he was a citizen of Mexico without
appropriate immigration documents to be le

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United States of America v. Asmerom Keleta, also known as Ace

St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiring to defraud the United States and willfully aiding and assisting in the filing of a false tax return charges.



Asmerom “Ace” Keleta owned Eriace Enterprise, LLC (Eriace), which
operated several tax-preparation businesses in the St. Loui

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Jeffery Just v. City of St. Louis, Missouri and Nellie Kuykendall, in her individual capacity; Eric B. Henry, in his individual capacity

St. Louis - Civil Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff - Appellee with arguing that his his Fourth and First Amendment rights were violated.



On July 7, 2017, Just’s truck ran out of gas near a St. Louis gas station, and,
leaving his truck unattended, Just walked to the gas station to retrieve gasoline.
When h

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United States of America v. Henry N. Asomani

St. Louis - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to launder money, and two counts of money laundering charges.



First, we address Asomani’s argument that the district court erred by failing
to give his good

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United States of America v. Ruixue “Serena” Shi

Los Angeles, CA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.

Ruixue “Serena” Shi, 37, of Arcadia, was charged with one count of wire fraud for overseeing a scheme in which she misappropriated much of $23 million in funds intended for a hotel and condominium complex in the Coachella Valley, and then used the money to finance her lavish lifestyle.

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United States of America v. Antwine Demon Hunter

Las Vegas, NV: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with mail fraud for making fraudulent unemployment insurance claims for more than $250,000 in unemployment benefits from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) and California Employment Development Department (EDD).

Antwine Demon Hunter, 34, pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of ma

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United States of America v. ANTHONY LAMON FRAZIER

Huntsville, AL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a intentionally possessing with the intent to distribute 50 or more grams of methamphetamine charge.



The court first addresses Frazier’s motion for judgment of acquittal (doc. 43).1
A defendant may move for a judgment of acquittal under Rule 29, and

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MARCUS BERNARD WILLIAMS V. STATE OF ALABAMA

Huntsville, AL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with capital murder, burglary and attempted rape charges.



On November 6, 1996, Mr. Williams returned home after a night of drinking
and smoking marijuana with friends. Williams v. State, 795 So. 2d 753, 761 (Ala.
Crim. App. 1999). Upon arriving home, he

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United States of America v. RehabAuthority, LLC

Minneapolis, MN: False Claims Act lawyers sued Defendant on behalf of the United States on a Qui Tam theory claiming that Defendant wrongfully billed for outpatient physical therapy services in violation of the False Claims Act.

RehabAuthority, LLC, a physical therapy company with operations in Minnesota, agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for

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United States of America v. Troy Baker

Cincinnati, Ohio- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute carfentanil and cocaine chargese.



Police began investigating Troy Baker based on a tip that he was “packaging” marijuana,
heroin, and other drugs at a specific residential address in Euclid, Ohio. The woman w

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United States of America v. Dr. Ashis Rakhit and Dr. Jayati Gupta Rakhit

Cleveland, OH: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud.

Dr. Ashis Rakhit and Dr. Jayati Gupta Rakhit were charged conspiracy, health-care fraud, making false statements relating to health care matters and distribution of controlled substances. Federal prosecutors said they prescribed medically-unnecessary painkillers to their pati

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Ernest Kirk, et al v. Calhoun County, MI, et al

Cincinnati, Ohio- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a assault with a dangerous weapon and resisting and obstructing a police officer charge.



On April 9, 2015, Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies Greg Gammons and Brandy
Edmonds were dispatched to a home in Pennfield Township to investigate a report of

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United States of America v. Gerri Avery

Cincinnati, Ohio- Income Tax lawyer represented defendant with one count of Corrupt Endeavor to Obstruct or Impede the Due Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws charge.



This case begins with Integrated HCS Practice Management (“Integrated”), a now-defunct
Michigan company that managed an affiliated medical

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United States of America v. Daniel Gissantaner

Cincinnati, Ohio- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing a firearm as a felon charge.



Daniel Gissantaner became embroiled in an argument with his neighbors. One neighbor
called 911, telling the dispatcher that Gissantaner, a convicted felon, had a gun. The police
responded to the call an

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United States of America v. Kathleen M. Dvorak

East St. Louis, IL: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire and bank fraud.

An O’Fallon, Illinois, bookkeeper indicted for defrauding one of her clients out of more than $1,000,000.

“For years, Dvorak bilked her employer’s accounts, choosing greed over trust,” said FBI Special
Agent in Charge David Nanz. “No matter how simple or

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