Malicious Prosecution Law
 
United States of America v. Elijah Roy, aka “Eli Spice” and “Swervo”

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault in-aid-of racketeering and with being a felon in possession of ammunition.

A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy, also known as “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” with crimes related to the August 17, 2025 shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New

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State of New York v. Donald Ziebenhood

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Burglary in the First Degree, two counts of Burglary in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the Second Degree, two counts of Aggravated Criminal Contempt, eight counts of Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.

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United States of America v. Kelly Ballinger

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzlement

A Glenburn woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for embezzling from an organization receiving federal funds and conspiring to alter money orders.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Kelly Ballinger, 59, to 60 months in prison to be followed by three

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United States of America v. John Avendano

Arizona, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

Last week, John Avendano, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

According to the complaint, on September 22, a Task Force Officer

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

Last week, Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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State of Oklahoma v. Lorlei Dyanna Sontag

Claremore, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ES6, ELUDING/ ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER, in violation of 21 O.S. 540A
Date of Offense: 01/10/2024
Party Name Disposition Information
Sontag, Lorlei Dyanna
Count # 2. Count as Filed: DI1, DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

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United States of America v. Zackary Keith Jones

Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting a minor over state lines with the intent that the minor engage in sexual activity.

A Kings Mountain, Ky., man, Zackary Keith Jones, 35, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom to 194 months in prison, for transporting a minor over state lines with the intent that the minor

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United States of America v. Carlos A Lopez, Barrett R. Howell

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Unauthorized Disposal of Government Records

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today the filing of a bill of information in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, charging former federal prosecutor CARLOS A. LOPEZ (“LOPEZ”),

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United States of America v. Timothy Antonio Flanagan

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine.

Timothy Antonio Flanagan, 38, of Lancaster, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500

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State of Washington v. Katie AL. Sims

Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree malicious mischief.

SPD officers responded to an auto dealership located in the 1300 block of West 3rd Avenue on what was initially reported as an argument. Officers contacted the complainant and were advised that as two subjects were arguing near the dealership, one of them began throwing roc

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United States of America v. Joseph Osei, a/k/a/ “Kyngjo,”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using stolen identities.

Joseph Osei, a/k/a/ “Kyngjo,” age 30, a Canadian citizen formerly of Albany, was sentenced on Tuesday to 54 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic-relat

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United States of America v. Bennie C. Davis

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious arson of a building used in interstate commerce.

Faced with federal criminal charges for setting fire to a Qdoba restaurant, Davis pleaded guilty to committing arson, see 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), served his five-year sentence, and started a three-year term of supervised release. Since then, he has re

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United States of America v. Ameen Alai, aka Adam Powars

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

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United States of America v. Gabriel Armas

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of narcotics with intent to distribute

A federal defendant from Grays Harbor County, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Gabriel Armas face

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United States of America v. Casey Robert Goonan

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firebombing University Police Car And Attempting To Firebomb Oakland Federal Building

Casey Robert Goonan was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of arsons and firebombings at the University of California, Berkeley and the Oakland federal building in June 2024. Sen

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United States of America v.

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged
with publishing private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with malicious intent

A Santa Monica man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with doxxing – publishing private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with maliciou

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United States of America v. Junn Alan Quinto Coleman

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

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United States of America v. Jean Eliobert Jasme, a/k/a “ED1,” “Eddy One,” and “Tio Loco”

Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Cocaine-Trafficking

Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 18, 2025, Jean Eliobert Jasme, a/k/a “ED1,” “Eddy One,” and “Tio Loco” (age: 63) of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison, 4 years of super

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Dist State of New York v. Richard J. Fox

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

Between on or about 2003 and 2004, the defendant intentionally caused the death of Cassandra Watson at a location in the City of Buffalo. On September 26, 2021, a hiker found a human skull while walking along the Chautauqua Rails to Trails near Woleben Road in the Town of

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United States of America v. Otravious Romel Harris, Sr.

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that OTRAVIOUS ROMEL HARRIS, SR. (“HARRIS”), age 44, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 9, 2025, to five years of probation, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in pos

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United States of America v. Austin Willard Tanton, Kayla Lynn Thompson

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit malicious use of explosive materials and using explosive materials in the commission of a felony

Two Montgomery County residents have been indicted in connection with the November 2023 firebombing of the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Center, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

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United States of America v. Eric Michael Deon Brown

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl.

Eric Michael Deon Brown, 37, of York County, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl.

The investigation revealed that Brown was re

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United States of America v. Qwmaine Raekwon Knott, Andre Khan, Terrance Hargrove, Keith Bagle, Shamar Evans

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

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State of New York v. Desean Mayat

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Placing a False Bomb or Hazardous Substance in the First Degree and Making a Threat of Mass Harm.

“As alleged, Desean Maryat placed an imitation pipe bomb that forced police to clear the Crossroads of the World for more than an hour on a busy Monday morning,” said District Attorney Bragg. “He spe

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State of Texas v. Angel Hinojo

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Angel Hinojos, 23, was found guilty of one count of murder, a first-degree
felony. Hinojos shot at his aunt and uncle, Maria and Jesus Lopez, on May 29, 2022, outside the
Jalisco Cafe in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood of South El Paso. Maria Lopez was wounded,
but survived. Jes

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