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United States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office 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,

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United States of America v. Jonathan Rinderknecht, a.k.a. “Jonathan Rinder,” and “Jon Rinder,”

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with destruction of property by means of fire.

A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what eventually became the Palisades Fire of January 2025, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles his

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United States of America v. John Avendano

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.


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 with

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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.

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. Marquise Darius Dickerson

Waterloo, Iowa 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 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 of a firearm by a felon.

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United States of America v. Edward Earl Roby, Jr.

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Gun While Awaiting Sentencing on a Federal Firearms Charge.

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

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United States of America v. Andre Roberts

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.

The former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent, and citizen of Guyana made his initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa today on a criminal complaint charging him wit

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State of Oklahoma v. Samuel Rayfael Burks and Sam J. Agree

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery with a firearm.

¶2 The general rule is that when one is put on trial, one is to be convicted if at all by evidence which shows one guilty of the offense charged; and proof that one is guilty of other offenses not connected with that for which one is on trial must be excluded. Smith v. State, 5

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United States of America v. David Michael Gager, a/k/a David Kash

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms.

A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing eight firearms.

David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 71 months in federal prison without parole for being

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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Register Vehicles in Missouri.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay res

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United States of America v. Dontrell A. Powell

Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.

A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving 19 defendants and over $1.8 million worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Dontrell A. Powell, 36, was sentenced by U.S. Distric

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United States of America v. David Michael Gager, a/k/a David Kash

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms.

A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing eight firearms.

David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 71 months in federal prison without parole for being a felon in posse

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Cheyenne Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Public Schools, et al.

Bay City, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that her child's rights were violated.

This is a case about a public-school teacher,
Jason Russell, who had good reason to believe that a student, X.M., brought a handgun to school;
Russell’s actions to protect against that threat; and the lawsuit by Cheyenne Johnson, X.M.’s
mother, against Rus

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United States of America v. Emma M. Cunningham, Jervonz L. Williams

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint.

Two people who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024 have been sentenced to prison for that and other crimes.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced

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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Loui, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay restitution of $335,218, including $319,778 to the stat

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United States of America v. Spencer Walker

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

A Little Rock man was convicted by a federal jury on conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, being a felon in

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United States of America v. Cherie Campion

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of money laundering

Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i).

Publicly filed documents reflect that Campion, through her temporary staffing agency based in Manitowoc,

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United States of America v. Cherie Campion

Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of money laundering

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on September 29, 2025, Cherie Campion (age: 64) of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pled guilty to two counts of money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 1956(a)(1)(B)(i).

Publicly filed document

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United States of America v. Jason J. Evans

Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

Jason J. Evans (age: 42), formerly of Appleton, Wisconsin, was semtened to 120 months in federal prison after being convicted of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

On Christmas Day in 2024, officers with the Appleton Police Department responded to

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United States of America v. Marimar Martinez, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Using Their Vehicles to Assault, Impede, and Interfere with the Work of Federal Agents in Chicago .

Two individuals have been charged in federal court with using their vehicles to assault, impede, and interfere with the work of federal agents in Chicago.

According to a criminal complaint filed toda

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United States of America v. Mervin Anderson

Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of contraband in prison.

A federal jury in Memphis convicted Mervin Anderson, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, of one count of possession of contraband in prison, including two homemade knives, or shanks.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Anderson was o

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United States of America v. Christopher Payne

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.

A Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.

On September 22, 2025, Christopher Payne, 30,

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center> United States of America v. Zackary Keith Jones

Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Pornography
A Kings Mountain, Ky., man, Zackary Keith Jones, 35, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom to 194 months in prison, for transporting a minor over state lines with the intent that the minor engage in sexual activity.

According to his plea agreement, Jones transp

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Craig Kimmel v. iHeartmedia, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment violation theory.

The "Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment act" likely refers to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a U.S. federal law that restricts the use of automated dialing systems, prerecorded voice messages, artificial voices, and text messa

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United States of America v. Antoine D. Cook

Akron, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled substances throughout Northeast Ohio.

An Akron-area career criminal has been sentenced to prison for his role in distributing controlled substances throughout Northeast Ohio.

Antoine D. Cook, 46, of Akron, was sentenced to 420 months (35 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Dona

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