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United States of America v. Derrick Polk

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking

A resident of Long Beach, California, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting United Stat

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Jennifer L. Beckett v. United States of America

Charleston, South Carolina, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.

Jennifer Beckett-Lynn (“Beckett-Lynn”) and her now deceased husband, Keith Lynn (“Lynn”), brought a civil action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2671, alleging that substandard medical care provided to Lynn at the Veterans Affairs Medical

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Christopher Jack Cooper v. Novo Nordisk, Inc., et al.

Trenton, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer representing the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory.

Novo Nordisk faces multidistrict litigation (MDL 3094) for its GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, which are alleged to cause severe gastrointestinal injuries, particularly gastroparesis. The lawsuits claim a "failure to warn" by Novo Nordisk, asserting the

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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. Julius M. Hatten

Buffalo, NY. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of ammunition.



U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Julius M. Hatten, 35, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and m

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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. 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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United States of America v. Carlos Ramirez, a/k/a “Guerra”

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a racketeering conspiracy and two murders.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that CARLOS RAMIREZ, a/k/a “Guerra,” was sentenced today to life in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy and two murders committed as a member of the Sunset

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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. Robert Burnham

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography

A Gloucester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for sexual exploiting a minor and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Robert Burnham, 44, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor

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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. Matthew Pizarro

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of Suboxone, and possession of contraband by an inmate.

A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center detainee who admitted to participating in a conspiracy with several other individuals, including a now forme

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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. Javier Amateco-Navarrette

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the US After Prior Removals

A Mexican national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to illegally entering the U.S. after a prior removal.

According to court records, on September 16, 2025, Javier Amateco-Navarrette, 38, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by the U.S

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Reggie Caswell v. Donald G. Uhler, et al.

Syracuse, New York, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Plaintiff Reggie Caswell brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several employees of Upstate Correctional Facility ("Upstate C. F."): Superintendent Donald G. Uhler, Assistant Deputy Superintendent Denise E. Sauther, Lieutenant Thomas F. Quinn,

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United States of America v. Kelly Ballinger

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzlement

A Glenburn woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for embezzling from an organization receiving federal funds and conspiring to alter money orders.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Kelly Ballinger, 59, to 60 months in prison to be followed by three

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United States of America v. Patrick Butler

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery involving federal programs (solicitation and receipt of a bribe by agent of organization receiving federal funds.

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Selena Staley, et al. v. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, et al.

New York, New York, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued ona orker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and breach of contract theories.

A class action lawsuit filed in August 2022 on behalf of former employees of the Four Seasons Hotel in midtown Manhattan, alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and breach of

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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. DeWayne Allen McGill, a/k/a “Domino”

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer.

DeWayne Allen McGill, a convicted felon and methamphetamine dealer who bit two law enforcement officers and unlawfully possessed a firearm, was sentenced to prison.

"Caught red-handed with almost three-quarters of a pound of methamphetamine, McGill violently—but unsucc

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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. Cornelius Alexander Thompson

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse Of A Federal Inmate And Receipt Of A Bribe By A Public Official.

United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Cornelius Alexander Thompson (38, Ocala) with one count of sexual abuse of a ward in federal custody and one count of receipt of a bribe by a publi

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United States of America v. David Cornejo Fernandez

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Spanish-Speaking US Consumers

A Peruvian national was sentenced yesterday to 80 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3,000,000 in restitution for his participation in transnational fraud schemes that victimized vulnerable consumers in the U.S.

According to court documents, David Co

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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. Tommy Lynn Byrd, Jr.

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tommy Lynn Byrd, Jr., age 37, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country, punishable by up to te

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