Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire and mail fraud. Robert Haack, 59, carried out a years long scheme to defraud collectors by selling counterfeit jewelry falsely represented as authentic works by renowned Hopi artist Charles Loloma. The evidence established that between approximately 2008 and 2015, Haack manufactured dozens of fake Lo

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer Beau Brindley represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and interference with commerce by threat or violence. Antoine Larry was serving as a patrol officer for the Phoenix, Ill. Police Department when he conspired with another officer to corruptly solicit cash and drugs from the occupants of vehicles during traffic

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer Barry McWhirter represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm, possession of a machine gun, and trafficking in marijuana. In October 2024, ATF agents conducted an undercover operation targeting the sale of Machinegun Conversion Devices (MCD) and illegal drugs. Christopher Walker, 38, of Memphis, sold a confidential inform

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Steve Fishman represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Long submitted fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses that did not exist. Specifically, Long received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, a company that Long claimed h

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by extortion under color of official right. Justin Hunt, a former Albuquerque Police Department lieutenant, engaged in a scheme to arrest drunk drivers who were set up for arrest. Bribes would then be solicited and taken in exchange for Hunt intentionally fai

Greenbelt, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession with intent to distribute drugs. Lawrence Nathanial Harris, 33, of Temple Hills Maryland, admitted that on November 16, 2022, while law enforcement executed a residential search warrant at his home, he threw a firearm and a bag of marijuana from his room. He possessed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and carrying and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of Violence. On April 15, 2024, at approximately 3:20 a.m., the victim was sitting in his car in a surface parking lot at 13th and Vine streets in Center City Philadelphia. Damon Bell, age 32, and three other individuals approached t

West Palm Beach, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and forgery for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of War and other federal agencies out of over $4.5 million. Jason Butler, 37, of Jupiter, Florida, the owner of Independent Marine Oil Services LLC, submitted dozens of falsified documents such as wire tra

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Raul Gutierrez, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle. “Despite the incitement of violence against federal law enforcement by local officials, which resulted here in the theft of a firearm from an FBI vehicle and t

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using firearms in furtherance of and during and in relation to his drug trafficking crimes; and possession of multiple firearms by a convicted felon. On September 24, 2025, Tommy Martin, 70,

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) wire and bank fraud. Rita Shaba, 40, and her co-conspirators caused fraudulent PPP applications to be submitted for several business entities. Those applications misrepresented payroll information for the business entities and falsely certified that PPP loan funds would be u

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741 Date of Offense: 12/09/2024 GENTRY, BRANDI LADONNA Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/13/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID) Violation of 21 O.S. 741 Count # 2. Count as Filed: HDRO, INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CA

Baltimore, Maryland, criminal defense lawyer David Walsh -Little represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Beginning in May 2020, and continuing through at least May 2021, Duane Watts, 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, engaged in a conspiracy to defraud and obtain money through materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud involving unemployment insurance and wire faud regarding PPP loan. From March 2020 through May 2021, Victoria Kates, age 35, of New Britain, defrauded the CT-DOL of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the CT-DOL on behalf of her family, acquaintances, and others. Kates prepared

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. On January 1, 2026, Donald Thompson, 49, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, allegedly shot and killed another Laguna Pueblo member during a confrontation at a cemetery within the Pueblo of Laguna in Cubero, New Mexico. Law enforcement responded to reports of a shooting and foun

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed assault against a member of rival motorcycle club. Graham S. Gattis, also known as “Dro,” 41, of East Ridge, Tennesse. was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, and one count of possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. On Se

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. 18:922(g)(1) and 924: Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition; 18:111(a) and (b): Assault on a Federal Officer; 18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii): Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to, and in Furtherance of, a Crime of Violence. An Albuquerque man is federally charged

Oxford, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and money laundering. An investigation was begun after the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) received a tip Docterance Atkins, age 32, had committed COVID-19 Fraud. IRS-CI conducted a thorough investigation unveiling Atkins’ scheme. In essence, Atkins recruited unsophisticated individuals in the commun

New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. On or about September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met Gary Feast, age 29, of Metairie, Louisiana, in the courtyard of the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast then led the infor

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. AI Overview 18 U.S.C. § 1349 makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to commit any fraud offense under Chapter 63 of Title 18, imposing the same penalties as if the actual fraud were completed, covering mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and healthcare fraud. This law tar

Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a).

Charleston, West Virginia, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a WARN Act violation theory. The WARN Act “requires certain employers to provide notice to their employees of sudden, significant employment loss so that they [can] seek alternative employment and their communities [can] prepare for the economic disruption of a mass layoff.” Schmidt v. FCI Enters. LL

Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Briar Stephens, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime.

Wilmington, Delaware, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of improperly obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for which it was not eligible. PPP was an emergency loan program established by Congress in March 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act and adm

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. From in or about April 2020 to in or about October 2020, Muneerah Abdullah, age 46, of Chester, Pennsylvania, filed fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims for herself and other ineligible recipients, to include inmates. The PUA claims contained fraudulent answers to