Raleigh, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making bribe payments to protect her illicit massage parlors in Cary and Wilmington from law enforcement scrutiny in 2020 and 2021.

In August 2020, the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began an investigation into illicit massage parlors in Durham, Raleigh, and Wilmington... More...   $0 (09-21-2022 - NC)

Charleston, South Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with extort and defraud military members that was operated from the South Carolina Department of Correction (SCDC).

While serving a 25-year sentence in SCDC for voluntary manslaughter and attempted armed robbery, Darnell Khan, age 39, smuggled smartphones into SCDC and used the internet to join internet dating w... More...   $0 (09-20-2022 - SC)

Portland, Maine criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with traveling to Maine to have sex with a minor.

In August 2020, Devin James Melycher, age 30, drove from his residence in Connecticut to Gorham, Maine to engage in sexual conduct with the minor victim. The trip followed weeks of contact between Melycher and the victim over Snapchat and other chat platforms during which ti... More...   $0 (09-16-2022 - ME)

Brooklyn, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering for his role as the owner and operator of a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) company that facilitated and profited from the introduction of fraudulent robocall traffic into the United States.

Jon J. Kahen, 48, of Great Neck, New York, was the owner and chief executive officer of Global Voicecom ... More...   $0 (09-16-2022 - NY)

St Paul, MN criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with 2 Counts Production of Child Pornography and 1 Count of Interstate Communications with Intent to Extort.

Victimizing more than 1,100 minor girls across the country and abroad in an extensive online sextortion scheme.
According to court documents, for at least five years, Yue Vang, 31, created and used multiple Internet app... More...   $0 (09-14-2022 - MN)

Baltimore, Maryland criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

On November 30, 2020, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies went to Travis Joseph Crawford’s residence, based on an arrest warrant issued for Crawford by Maryland State Police for firearms rel... More...   $0 (09-13-2022 - MD)

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with commission of a felony.


This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Default Judgment and Final Order of Forfeiture In Rem (“Motion�), filed by Plaintiff United States of America (“the United States�). Dkt. No. 16. Upon consideration of the Motion, the Court finds that the motion should be granted.
... More...   $0 (09-09-2022 - OK)

Syracuse, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting a child and distributing and possessing child pornography.

Jeremie Hoyt, age 42, of Davenport, New York, admitted that he used a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of that conduct, and that in August of 2019 and November of 2020 he produced... More...   $0 (09-06-2022 - NY)

Texarkana, Texas criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
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A Maud, Texas man has been sentenced for federal violations related to a COVID-relief fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.

Samuel Morgan Yates, 35, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2022, to wire fraud and was sentenced to 68 months in feder... More...   $0 (09-06-2022 - )

New Haven, Connecticut criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of child porn.

Robert Eckert, age 56, of West Hartford, used multiple internet platforms, including MeWe and Kik, to solicit, receive and distribute images of child sexual abuse and to communicate with others about the distribution of child pornography. He accessed the online platforms on his phone, at... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - CT)

Lafayette, Louisiana criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Possession of Meth With Intent To Distribute.

On March 26, 2019, agents with the United States Postal Inspection Service intercepted a suspicious package which had been mailed from Arizona to an address in Lafayette, Louisiana. Agents deployed a canine trained in detecting narcotics who positively alerted on the seize... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - LA)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with
Distribution of Child Pornography

On November 22, 2019, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSIâ€�), along with state and local law enforcement, conducted an undercover internet-based child exploitation operation in Ada County. During the operation, Boris began communicating with an undercover detective posing as a 13-... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - ID)

Austin, Texas criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering.

Okanlawon Azeez Egerongbe, aka Tony Kunle, Alex Tohee, 37, of Round Rock, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to court records, Egerongbe knowingly laundered millions of dollars from victims that he obtained through various fraud schemes. The frauds included roma... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - TX)

Providence, Rhode Island criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy that scammed unsuspecting and trusting victims of more than $2.6 million dollars through internet-based “romance scams,â€� and that she personally collected more than $1.26 million dollars in cash, checks, money orders, and wire transfers from individuals from across the United States, and deposited the funds... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - RI)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography

Zapata is a member of an internet group dedicated to the posting and sharing of child pornography. On six occasions, the undercover agent saw Zapata post child pornography within the group, including videos depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual act with adults. Pursuant to a search ... More...   $0 (08-31-2022 - ID)

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing pictures of his sexual assault of a 7-year-old child.

A deputy with the Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Sheriff’s Office was working undercover in a messaging application that is commonly used by individuals interested in sexually abusing children. The deputy identified Jeffrey David Paprocki, age 33, of Mu... More...   $0 (08-30-2022 - MI)

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.

On August 23, 2021, Timothy S. Daly, age 49, of Ponca, Nebraska, contacted a phone number appearing on an online advertisement which offered sexual services. An undercover law enforcement officer responded posing as a 15-year-old female. Thr... More...   $0 (08-29-2022 - NE)

Knoxville, Tennessee criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child.

Kent Lowery Booher, age 67, of Harriman, Tennessee, used a telephone, as well as Facebook and other electronic messaging platforms to communicate with an undercover officer that he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Over a five-day period, Booher engaged in sexually explicit communication... More...   $0 (08-29-2022 - TN)

Phoenix, Arizona civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


Plaintiffs allege that the United States' transition to electronic systems and computer technology for voting has “created unjustified new risks of hacking, election tampering, and electronic voting fraud.â€� (Doc. 3, First Amended Complaint... More...   $0 (08-26-2022 - AZ)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lawyer criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with
Possession of Child Porn

On July 1, 2021, Keonte Navon Martin pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the Indictment. As part of his plea, Martin admitted that he knowingly possessed a visual depiction that had traveled across state lines to get to Oklahoma, and that the visual depiction involved the use of m... More...   $0 (08-19-2022 - OK)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

Edward Vance, age 64, of Hagerman, who had a prior federal conviction for possession of child pornography. While Vance was on supervised release for that conviction, Vance’s probation officer located child pornography on his electronic devices. Vance’s probation officer referred the inve... More...   $0 (08-19-2022 - ID)

Savannah, Georgia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing child pornography.

Sharon Elizabeth Keegan, 30, of Midway, Ga., pleaded guilty to Production of Child Pornography

“This sentence brings to a close a depraved and vile episode of criminal child sexual exploitation,â€� said U.S. Attorney Estes. “Sharon Keegan and her husband will spend decades in fed... More...   $0 (08-19-2022 - GA)

Miami, Florida intellectual property lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a copy right infringement theory.

In 2016, commercial photographer Victor Elias discovered
infringing uses of his copyrighted images on the internet. Instead
of pursuing the infringing parties, Mr. Elias brought a lawsuit
against Ice Portal, Inc. – now a division of Shiji (US), Inc. (â€... More...   $0 (08-18-2022 - FL)