| United States of America v. Gabryele “Gabby” Watson |
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Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and interstate communications containing a threat to injure. Reported by Kent Morlan From May to June 2023, Gabryele “Gabby” Watson cyberstalked a married couple living in the Middle District of Tennessee, who had been trying to adopt a baby for eight years. She assumed the identity of a re $ (05-16-2026 - TN) |
| United States of America v. Indian Oaks Apartments LTD, Russell Management Services LLC, H.J. Russell & Company, and The Russell Realty LP |
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Macon, Georgia, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the the Fair Housing Act by refusing to grant a mother’s requests for a ground-floor unit because her son had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder that causes permanent mobility impairment. By Kent Morlan On October 23, 2024, in the Department of Justices sueed the owners and property managers of $ (05-12-2026 - GA) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Benjamin Leroy Avey |
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Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy, second-degree burglary, larceny of automobile, malicious injury to property and third-degree arson. By Kent Morlan $ (05-08-2026 - OK) |
| State of Arkansas v. Justin Seefried |
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Fort Smith, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged possession of stolen property. By Kent Morlan Justin Seefried, 35, is accused of selling selling stolen baseball bats on Facebook Market Place. $ (05-08-2026 - AR) |
| United States of America v. Deniss Zolotarjovs |
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Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with money laundering and mail fraud. By Kent Morlan Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was accused of conspiring to commit both money laundering and wire fraud in one of the most notorious ransomware groups in the world, known as Karakurt, TommyLeaks and SchoolBoys Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of cybercrime that typicall $ (05-07-2026 - OH) |
| United States of America v. Dennis Eugene West |
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Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal discharge of pollutant. By Kent Morlan On August 24, 2022, Dennis Eugene West, age 58, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was driving a tractor trailer in the northbound lane of the West Virginia Turnpike/Interstate 64-77 when he crashed while crossing Skitter Creek Bridge in Fayette County. Nume $ (05-04-2026 - wV) |
| United States of America v. Robert M. McCloughy |
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Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank fraud. By Kent Morlan Robert M. McCloughy, 43, of Carlstadt, New Jersey was charged in a three-count complaint with one count of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions involving criminally derived property. McCloughy is expected to have his initial yesterday before U.S. Magistrate $ (05-01-2026 - NJ) |
| United States of America v. Cedric Wormely |
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Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud transmissions of text messages and transfer of money for the purpose of executing a scheme to obtain money and property by false pretenses. For years Cedric Wormely, 59, of Birmingham, Alabama, defrauded women who were seeking love. With limited exceptions, Wormely met his victims through various onli $ (05-02-2026 - VT) |
| State of North Carolina v. Dylan Warbritton |
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Jacksonville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with communicating threats and cyberstalking. Dylan Warbritton, age 23, accused of sending threatening text messages to the victim, including messages that threatened physical harm. * * * North Carolina, stalking is defined as willfully following, harassing, or intimidating another person on more than $ (04-29-2026 - NC) |
| State of New Mexico v. Nadine Judith Gonzales |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer John McCall represented the Defendant charged with Shoplifting (Over $2,500 but not more than $20,000) and Conspiracy to Commit Shoplifting (Over $2500, Less than $20,000) 30-16-20 provides: A. Shoplifting consists of one or more of the following acts: (1) willfully taking possession of merchandise with the intention of converting it withou $ (04-28-2026 - NM) |
| State of Oklahoma v. A.J.M. and T.H.F. |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: FORG, POSSESSION OF FORGED INSTRUMENTS, in violation of 21 O.S. 1579 J.Z.M. Date of Offense: 10/14/2025 Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/30/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF FORGED INSTRUMENTS(FORG) Violation of 21 O.S. 1579, which provides: A. Every person who has i $ (04-20-2026 - OK) |
| Michael Arney, et al. v. Grand Homes, Inc. and New Sheridan Dev Co. Phase 1, LLC |
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Rockwall, Texas, civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and Defendants in a negligence and trespass dispute. The are homeowners in the City of Fate. Defendant Grand Homes is a home builder, and Sheridan is a developer. The Plaintiffs brought suit against Grand Homes, Sheridan, and others , alleging that the defendants, while developing a community near appellants’ properties, vi $ (04-24-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Tyrone K. Jefferson |
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Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery with a deadly weapon and possessing and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to and furtherance of a crime of violence. yrone K. Jefferson, 38, worked for a rental car company where he had access to rental cars and license plates owned by the company. Jefferson stole several license plate $ (04-24-2026 - VA) |
| State of Oklahoma v. M.B.M. |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree DUI alcohol and attmpted leaving scene of a collision involving property damage. $ (04-23-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Elizabeth Goss |
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Erie, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and theft of government property. Elizabeth Goss, age 43, was accused of while working at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, accepted unauthorized payments from unemployment compensation claimants to approve and expedite Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and other pandemic-related unempl $ (04-22-2026 - PA) |
| United States of America v. Stephen Gullotti |
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Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing and converting to his own use an FBI patrol car in the parking lot of the FBI’s Albany Field Office on April 10, 2026. Stephen Gullotti climbed the fence surrounding FBI Albany in the late evening of April 9, 2026. While on FBI property, Gullotti got into an unlocked FBI GMC truck in the parking lot and $ (04-21-2026 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Jennifer Valley |
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Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Jennifer Valley, 51, was charged with one count of theft of government money. Valley will make an appearance in federal court in Worcester at a later date. The charging document alleges that Valley stole approximately $100,218 in Social Security retirement benefits from October $ (04-20-2026 - MA) |
| United States of America v. Angelo Martino |
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Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, collaborated with the operators of the Blackcat/ALPHV (“BlackCat”) ransomware variant used by cybercriminals to attack and extort institutions and companies. Beginning in April 2023, Martino abused his r $ (04-20-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Tyler Robert Buchanan |
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Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. From September 2021 to April 2023, Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Dundee, Scotland, and other individuals conspired to conduct cyber intrusions and virtual currency thefts. The victims and intended victims included interactive entertainment companie $ (04-19-2026 - CA) |
| Tonita Haire-Cochran v. 24 Restore, Inc. |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. Plaintiff’s home was significantly damaged in a fire. She contracted with respondent, a restoration company, to perform work on her home. After the work was completed, she sued respondent for poor workmanship, alleging breach of the contract, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, negli $ (04-17-2026 - MN) |
| United States of America v. David Montanus and Lisa Montanus |
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Concord, New Hampshire civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of violating the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA), 34 U.S.C. § 12495. In May 2025, the Department of Justice alleged that Defendants David and Lisa Montanus violated VAWA when they unlawfully penalized the complainant by evicting her after she sought police assistance for domestic v $ (04-17-2026 - NH) |
| State of California v. Alflya Zuckerman, Rubein Tamrzaian, Valie Muradkhanyan, Ararat Chirkinians |
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Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aggravated white-collar crime, presenting a false insurance claim and destroying insured property. Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village and Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Ararat Chirkinian, 39, all of Glendale, were charged with multiple felonies including aggravated white-collar crime $ (04-17-2026 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Andre Pitts |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with uttering counterfeit obligations and theft of government property. Andre Plitts, age 21, deposited an altered version of a U.S. Treasury check in the amount of $62,211. The check had been issued in February 2023 to another individual related to that person’s income tax return, with the memo line of the ch $ (04-16-2026 - PA) |
| United States of America v. John O’Brien |
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Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. John O'Brien, age 28, defrauded numerous homeowners before he was indicted for fraud. “John O’Brien’s scheme was not just fraudulent, it was predatory. He deliberately targeted homeowners and exploited their trust for personal and financia $ (04-10-2026 - RI) |
| United States of America v. Charles Santich |
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Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly discharging acidic water into the Souhegan River. Charles Santich, 60, and his company, Old Dutch Mustard Co., Inc., d/b/a Pilgrim Foods, Inc. dumped acidic water into the Souhegan River in New Hampsire. The Clean Water Act “CWA” prohibits the discharge of any pollutant into navigable waters $ (04-10-2026 - NH) |
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