Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Provide Al-Qa’ida with Weapons

A complaint was unsealed today after a Tulsa man appeared before a federal judge for attempting to provide 3-D printed weapons to an individual he believed was receiving them on behalf of al-Qa’ida.

Andrew Scott Hastings, 25, is charged with Attempting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction

DORIEON MYKEL BATES, 29, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 138 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

According to public

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation following conviction of a felony offense.

Esquivel-Bataz, a citizen and national of Mexico, was convicted in
2011 of making a false statement to obtain credit. She was subsequently
deported in May 2012. In April 2025, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal alien in possession of a firearm

LUIS MEJIA-ALAS, 30, of El Salvador, has been sentenced to serve 20 months in federal prison for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

According to public record, on January 29, 2025, a trooper with th

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of ibogaine.

he United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ameen Alai, aka Adam Powars, 52, of Broomfield, Colorado, was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking 40 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Utah

Cruz Javier Garcia, 39, of Bland, Virginia, was sentenced today to 246 months’ imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release for trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine while in the District of Utah.

Garcia’s s

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding health care benefit programs

An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.

According to court

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hobbs Act Robbery

Junn Alan Quinto Coleman, 35, of Phoenix, was sentenced on September 22, by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai to 18 years in prison. Coleman previously pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, a federal crime that prohibits actual or attempted robbery that affects interstate commerce

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl near a school

A man who distributed fentanyl near a school was sentenced today to more than 11 years in federal prison. D’quon Morrow, age 27, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 28, 2025 guilty plea to one count of distribution of at least 40 grams of fent

Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a
communication facility to facilitate a felony, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), (d).

Under 21 U.S.C. § 843(b), it is a federal crime to knowingly or intentionally use any communication facility to commit, cause, or facilitate the commission of a drug-related felony.

The

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement agents in the course of their duties

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 19-year-old man for impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement agents in the course of their duties, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a federal officer, bringing in and harboring certain aliens, conspiring to transport two illegal aliens further into the United States, human smuggling

United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 294 ne

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with harboring and transporting over 400 illegal aliens


A Nicaraguan national was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 63 months in prison for harboring and transporting over 400 illegal aliens between October 2023 and February 2024.

According to court documents, Jose David Betanco-Ramir

Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Armed Robberies in Austin

A Honduran national pleaded guilty in federal court this week to committing multiple armed robberies.

According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, Christian Lopez-Burgos, 27, used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Inter

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession with intent
to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle, along with federal and local law enforcement, announced that five individuals have been charged in separate federal cases as part of a coordinated enforcement operation. In addition to the federal charg

Washington D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with March 2025 Shooting and March 2025 Carjacking; Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Same Carjacking

Keon Preston, 19, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today in Superior Court for a shooting that occurred in the afternoon on March 23, 2025, and an armed carjacking that occurred later that same day. Mekhi Greene, 1

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Student

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that SANDY CARAZAS-PINEZ was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. CARAZAS-PINEZ’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judg

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

A Mexican national unlawfully residing in Hudson, Mass. was sentenced in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Fredi Rios-Nolasco, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully re-entering the United S

A Dominican national residing in Methuen, Mass. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation and possessing narcotics intended for distribution.

Raul Fernando Lora, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Dist

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Fall River has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Evaldo Ferreira Pinto, 51, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 19, 2025, Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez, 31, of Jalapa, Guatemala, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 12 months imprisonment. Barrera Va

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens

A Derry man was indicted for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Joseph Baran, 55, was previously arrested and charged by criminal complaint. He appeared in federal court on August 21, 2025.

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing over 135 kilograms of a liquid methamphetamine mixture and possessing firearms as an illegal alien and in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes.

Following a five-day federal trial, a jury convicted Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval, 41, an illegal alien originally from Michoacan, Mexico, of distrib

Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a removed alien.

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“[W]e uphold even substantial variances when the district court properly
weighs the § 3553(a) factors and offers valid reasons for the chosen sentence.”
Barnes, 890 F.3d at 916. And “we must give due deference to the district court’s

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of cocaine.

At the sergeant’s request, Ramdial produced his Florida driver’s
license. He confirmed that he still lived in Orlando. Sgt. James asked
Ramdial what brought him to Oklahoma. Ramdial said that he had been
attending a tattoo convention in Albuquerque and noted hi