Norfolk, VA: Perpetrating a counterfeit coupon fraud scheme that cost retailers and manufacturers over $31 million in losses criminal defense lawyer represented Lori Ann Talens.

A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, following last month’s sentencing of her husband to over 7 years in prison, for perpetrating a counterfeit coupon fraud scheme that cost retailer... More...   $0 (09-14-2021 - )

Oklahoma City, OK: Money laundering in an online Nigerian romance scam criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Afeez Adebara, age 36, of Norman, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on Nov. 3, 2020. According to court documents and testimony, between 2017 and November 2019, Adebara and co-conspirators knowingly concealed the proceeds of a romance scam operation by moving... More...   $0 (09-12-2021 - OK)

Florence, SC: Felony using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Che Quan Charon David Page, 26, of Latta.

On the morning of December 9, 2018, while an employee was opening a Dollar General store in Dillon, Page forced his way into the store. Page held the employee at gunpoint, forcing her to turn... More...   $0 (09-10-2021 - SC)

Miami, FL: Armed robbery and carjacking resulting in death criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants, Jamal Lamar Head, 35, and Keon Travy Glanton, age 35, who on July 11, 2018, worked together to rob a Roto-Rooter plumber of valuable plumbing equipment in Riviera Beach, Florida. Head and Glanton lured the Roto-Rooter plumber to an abandoned residence in Riviera Beach, where Head assaulted ... More...   $0 (09-10-2021 - FL)

Hammond, IN: Bankruptcy fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mary Cossey, age 54, of Munster, Indiana, who engaged in a scheme to defraud the Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee and her creditors in order to take advantage of the benefits of bankruptcy—including the imposition of a stay on collection and elimination of debts—without making the financial sacrifices required under Chap... More...   $0 (09-06-2021 - IN)

Tulsa, OK: Conspiracy to make false statements to firearm dealer criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Devon Jamyll Jones, age 28.

Defendant admitted that he conspired with Latoya Dythe, to illegally purchase a firearm. The two agreed that she would buy a firearm in her name then transfer the gun to Jones. On April 11, 2020, Jones and Dythe drove to a Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arro... More...   $0 (09-03-2021 - TX)

Tyler, TX: Money laundering criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Perry Lewis Crenshaw, Jr., age 27.

“Moving money on behalf of scammers helps facilitate the underlying criminal fraud, and ultimately contributes to the victimization of the public. Those that help launder the ill-gotten gains of these fraud schemes are subject to significant criminal penalties,” said Acting U... More...   $0 (09-03-2021 - TX)

Wilmington, NC: Conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Timothy Mark Harron, age 52, a Las Vegas resident, was indicted on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud and Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; Aggravated Identity Theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A; a... More...   $0 (09-03-2021 - MD)

Newport News, VA: Wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud veterans criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Rita Copeland, age 59.

Defendant, from Portsmouth, Virginia operated an entity known as “Veteran Services of the Commonwealth.” From 2016 through 2020, Copeland purported to provide caregiving, contracting, and rental assistance ser... More...   $0 (09-03-2021 - VA)

Dallas, TX: Wire fraud and identity theft criminal defense lawyer represented the owner of a for-profit trade school convicted of bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr ruled that Jonathan Dean Davis, the 43-year-old owner of Retail Ready Career Center, will forfeit $72,480,225.03 – the total amount the VA paid him for military veterans’ st... More...   $0 (09-02-2021 - TX)

New York, NY: Securities fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Jason Rhodes, the co-founder, chief financial officer, and chief compliance officer of Sentinel Growth Fund Management, LLC, indicted for securities fraud, wire fraud, investment adviser fraud and conspiracy.

The charges relate to RHODES’s participation in a scheme to defraud over 25 investors in Sentinel out of more tha... More...   $0 (09-01-2021 - NY)

Alexandria, VA: Possession of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, James B. Clawson Sr., 58, of Alexandria, was previously convicted of distribution of child pornography after law enforcement learned that he was serving as an administrator of an online forum dedicated to trafficking in child sexual abuse material. In 2019, while Clawson was serving a term of federal su... More...   $0 (08-30-2021 - VA)

San Francisco, CA: Wire fraud and tax evasion criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Prithviraj “Roger” Bhikha, a former Senior Director of Global Supplier Management of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco), was indicted on wire fraud and tax conviction violations.

Bhikha, 52, of San Francisco, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the filing of a... More...   $0 (08-27-2021 - CA)

Fairfax, VA: Possession of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted receipt of child pornography and access with intent to view child pornography.

“The jury’s verdict holds the defendant accountable for his inexplicable decision to engage in this serious conduct while on supervised release and notwithstanding his prior federal conviction i... More...   $0 (08-26-2021 - VA)

Norfolk, VA: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with public corruption.

Robert James McCabe, the former Norfolk City Sheriff was convicted on eleven counts, including conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, honest services mail fraud, conspiracy to obtain property under color of official right, obtaining property under color of official right, and conspiracy to... More...   $0 (08-25-2021 - VA)