Money Laundering Law
 
United States of America v. Howard Rubin

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking and prostitution.

Between 2009 to 2011, the commercial sex acts primarily occurred at luxury hotels in Manhattan, New York. Beginning in 2011, the defendant HOW ARD RUBIN leased a luxury penthouse apartment located near Central Park, New York (the "Penthouse"). RUBIN and the defendant JENNIFE

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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 pandem

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United States of America v. Juan Francisco Ramirez

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy

The chairman of the board of Nodus International Bank (Nodus), a Puerto Rican international banking entity, pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 for his role in leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $13.6 million from Nodus, which ultimately led to the bank’s f

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United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering

A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yeste

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United States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair

Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulent use of COVID funds

A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

Follo

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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. Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murdering Couple and their Unborn Child During Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, an undocumented Mexican national living in Yakima, Washington, admitted in federal court today that he murdered a man and his six-months-pregnant wife while they were engaged in a drug trafficking cons

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United States of America v. Montrez Dixon

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withdrug trafficking and money laundering.

A St. Joseph, Mo., man has been convicted at trial of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking and money laundering.

Montrez Dixon, 32, was found guilty on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, of one count of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or subs

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United States of America v. Malik Jones

ST. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a man to 42 months in prison for orchestrating a check fraud scheme using checks that had been stolen from the mail.

Malik Jones, 28, of Berkeley, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in October to one count of b

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United States of America v. Ramiro Barrera-Gonzalez, Sebastian Medina- Carrillo, Andre Limon Criston Austin, Juan Pedro Zamarron-Navarrete, Ayde Castaneda-Rivera, Oscar Chapa-Gomez, Lucio David Rivera-Esparza, Jose Orellana Espana, Ricardo Quiroz-Rincon

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a federal officer, bringing in and harboring certain aliens, conspiring to transport two illegal aliens further into the United States, human smuggling

United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced today that federal prosecutors in the district filed 294 ne

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United States of America v. Christian Lopez-Burgos

Austin, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Armed Robberies in Austin

A Honduran national pleaded guilty in federal court this week to committing multiple armed robberies.

According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, Christian Lopez-Burgos, 27, used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Inter

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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. Qingzhou Wang a/k/a “Bruce”, Yiyi Chen a/k/a “Chiron”

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Precursor Importation And Money Laundering Offenses

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Terrance C. Cole, announced that QINGZHOU WANG, a/k/a “Bruce,” and YIYI CHEN,

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United States of America v. Bill Dessaps

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of money laundering, and one count of bank fraud

An Easton man was convicted today, following an eight-day trial of using Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds to secretly purchase a home in the name of a close relative.

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United States of America v. Raul Fernando Lora

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully re-entering the United S

A Dominican national residing in Methuen, Mass. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation and possessing narcotics intended for distribution.

Raul Fernando Lora, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Dist

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Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.

In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the
American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua
(“AICASA”) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-
nal background report. AICASA required tha

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State of Oklahoma v. Marisa Ohndrea Eastep

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

RECEIVE MONEY/GOODS/SERVICE THRU FORGED/REVOKED CREDIT/DEBIT CARD OR WITHOUT CONSENT, in violation of 21 O.S. 1550.1-1550.42

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State of Oklahoma v. B.D.F.

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

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: FFP, OBTAINING MONEY BY TRICK OR DECEPTION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1500-1545,1550.42,1631-1674
Date of Offense: 05/31/2018
FREY, BEDAH DONALD
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/17/2025. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: OBTAINING MONEY BY TRICK

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United States of America v. Susie Files

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft of Government Money

A Poland woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for Social Security fraud and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Susie Files, 65, to 36 months of probation and ordered her to pay $165,878 i

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United States of America v. Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 19, 2025, Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez, 31, of Jalapa, Guatemala, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 12 months imprisonment. Barre

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State of Colorado v. John Hallford

Colorado Springs, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with hundreds of felonies.

Jon Hallford entered a “Not Guilty” plea in the case stemming from a 2023 investigation into a Return to Nature Funeral Home-owned facility in Penrose, Colorado.

Law enforcement officers determined Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie Halford, owned the build

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State of Texas v. Victor Bernard Dennis, Jr.

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tampering with a Governmental Record with the Intent to Harm/Defraud; Forgery; and Theft of Property.

Victor Bernard Dennis, Jr., 47, pleaded guilty to four cases containing multiple counts of the following:
Tampering with a Governmental Record with the Intent to Harm/Defraud; Forgery; and Theft of Property

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United States of America v. Julie Michelle Shuler, Taylor Skiey Bradham

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy, Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft

Julie Michelle Shuler, 32, and Taylor Skiey Bradham, 26, both of Tallahassee, Florida, were sentenced to 36 months and seven months in federal prison, respectively, after previously pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and ag

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United States of America v. Keenon Green

San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a
minor, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) & (b)(2), and attempted sexual enticement of a minor, id. § 2422(b).

Some people use Instagram to keep in touch with friends
and family. Others like to follow their favorite celebrities or
athletes. And then there is Keenon Green

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Zaakia Jackline Rajabian, et al. v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, et al.

Phoenix, Arizona, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a depute over who owned a Mercedes-Benz.

Phoenix Motor Company (“PMC”) is a car dealership
that does business as Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale. In
October 2021, PMC paid Wholesale Exotics, an automobile
wholesaler, $274,800 for a 2021 Mercedes-Benz G63.
Wholesale Exotics deposited PMCâ

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