Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting theft of government money. Reported by Kent Morlan McCayla Myers, 27, of Cabin Creek, engaged in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $83,332.00 in COVI

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government funds. Reported by Kent Morlan Anthony Sanborn owned and operated Win Win Win, a company that did business as Concord Casino. Sanborn applied for and obtained $844,000 in Economi

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Brian Graham, 49, Lithia Springs, Georgia, prepared and submitted fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applicat

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Octavia Renee Murphy, 37, of the 700 block of Double Jack Street, conspired with others to defraud the SBA by submitting false applications for

Jefferson City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the the Defendant charged with bank robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Reported by Kent Morlan Basil Jacob Kyles, 71, allegedly entered a bank in downtown Columbia, Mo., when he brandish

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with defrauding the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), and Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) by unlawfully obtaining funds intended to provide COVID-19 pandemic relief to eligible operating businesses. By Kent Morlan From

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing and submitting false tax forms to support more than 200 fraudulent loan applications under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). By Kent Morlan Roody Metelus, 47, of Westlake, owned and operated JRS Tax Services, LLC, in Dania Beach. From app

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with robbery affecting commerce and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. By Kent Morlan In September of 2024, twin brothers Javae McClain, 19, of Aurora, and Javaris McClain, 19, of Aurora, committed an armed robbery of a convenience store in Denver. Both were charged with aggravat

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and wire fraud. By Kent Morlan Parmjit Parmar, a/k/a “Paul Parmar,” 55, of Colts Neck, New Jersey and his his conspirators, including Sotirios Zaharis, a/k/a “Sam Zaharis,” and Ravi Chivukula orchestrated an elaborate scheme to defraud a private investment firm a

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 1, First Degree Manslaughter in the commission of a misdemeanor, to wit, Driving while Privilege Suspended, and Count 2, Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death, both after former conviction of two or more felonies. By Kent Morlan ¶9 Driving is a privilege, not a right. “The Oklahoma stat

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery and carrying using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. By Kent Morlan On November 30, 2024, at approximately 12:06 p.m., a Brink’s armored truck driver was completing his assigned route when he arrived at DolEx Dollar Express located at 17

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

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care and wire fraud. Mira Stallings, 41, of Thomson, Georgia, is a licensed behavioral therapist and owner of ABAscape LLC, a Thomson, Georgia, agency that provided behavioral therapy services to individuals with developmental disabilities. A parent of patients who received services from ABscape reported co

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery; and aiding and abetting, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Three individuals including Timarcus Lavonnte Britt, 29, Jaliek Grant, and a juvenile, engaged in a spree of five attempted armed robberies on July 11, 2023, between 1 and 4 a.

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

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and attempted robbery which interferes with interstate commerce and carrying and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Dante Shackleford, age 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, charged with committing a Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and one count of ca

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On June 29 2020, Jamar Jackson and his co-conspirators submitted a fraudulent application for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration for a business that he supposedly owned. The defendant and his co-conspirators knew that the EIDL applica

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by committing a series of armed robberies and carjackings across New Mexico in 2024 that culminated in the fatal shooting of a victim during a carjacking in Santa Fe County. Babitz, 40, committed a series of armed robberies, carjackings, and a fatal shooting across Bernalillo, Sant

Watertown, South Dakota, lawyers represented the parties in a declaratory judgement actions. Bill Thovson, a South Dakota resident, contacted attorney Seamus Culhane, a South Dakota attorney, following the tragic death of Thovson’s wife, Paula, as a result of a car accident in North Dakota on July 28, 2020. Culhane agreed to represent Thovson and his minor daughter in relation to Paula’

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering.

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Leon Haynes, age 52, of Teanck, New Jersey, was accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, mail fraud, and tax evasion. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, Congress authorize

Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. William Freeman, IV, age 46, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, submitted at least 10 applications seeking pandemic stimulus funds through both the Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, as well as the Paycheck Protection

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, forgery, and money laundering. Jasen Bulter, age 38, of Jupiter, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, corrupted the competitive bidding process for military fuel contracts and submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire transfer memos and invoices to multiple U.S. warships between A

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping. In 2018, just weeks after his release from prison for a felony firearm conviction stemming from a high-speed police chase, and while under court supervision and wearing a GPS ankle monitor, Jose Ramirez, 47, engineered a calculated and violent kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting his former emp

Honolulu, Hawai'i family law lawyer represented the Defendant accused of four counts of Custodial Interference in the Second Degree.