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State of Nevada v. Ocean Celestino Camacho

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and two firearm discharge offenses.

Brandon Morales and two friends, Joshua Nunez and Humberto Oceguedo-Ramos, drove to a Las Vegas gas station, where they met Ca

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State of Nebraska v. Ivell M. Hagens

Omaha, Nebraska, first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class IB felony 1; incest
with a person under age 18, a Class IIA felony 2; and tampering with physical evidence.

1. Convictions: Appeal and Error. In an appeal of a criminal convic -
tion, an appellate court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable
to the prosecution.

2. Convictions: Evidence: Appeal an

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United States of America v. Rajeri Curry

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing heroine and fentanyl.

After Rajeri Curry was arrested for distributing heroin and fentanyl, she requested an attorney. The investigators then asked to examine her cell phone, and Curry consented, providing the phone’s passcode. Curry objects to prosecutors using incriminating materials found

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United States of America v. Ca Ron Crouch

Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement to a firearms dealer.

18:U.S.C.§922(a)(6)

(a) It shall be unlawful—

(6) for any person in connection with the acquisition or attempted acquisition of any firearm or ammunition from a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed col

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United States of America v. Sean Paul Baker

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241(c) & 2246(2)(B) (contact between the perpetrator’s mouth and the vulva of a victim under the age of twelve), one count of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241(c) & 2246(2)(C) (penetr

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United States of America v. Evan James Oppegard

Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate threats to injury.

18 U.S.C. § 875(c) is a federal law that makes it a crime to transmit a communication containing a threat to kidnap or injure another person in interstate or foreign commerce

. To be convicted, the government must prove the defendant knowingly transmitted the comm

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Brey Mafi v. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a real property fraud claim.

Fraud law refers to the legal regulations that define and punish deceptive activities used to gain an unfair or unlawful advantage, often resulting in financial loss to another person or entity
. It applies to both civil and criminal contexts, punishing fraudulent acts and providi

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United States of America v. Eileen Marie Hurley

Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person and for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

Eileen Marie Hurley, 71, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with one year of supervised release for transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person and for

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Charles Bozzo v. Jennifer Nanasy, et al.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

rles Bozzo was fired from his job as a correctional officer with the Michigan Department of Corrections after a coworker accused him of making harassing comments. Years later, he sued two MDOC employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that
the pai

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Common Wealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley West

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Stanley West, age 37, is accused for shooting and killing Rakesh "Rocky" Ehagaban, age 50, and injuring a woman.

Martin Devine, acting chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, released a statement early Saturday morning saying, "The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is grateful to the incr

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United States of America .v James B. Comey, Jr.

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendant charged with:

Count 1:
1. On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES
B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and
fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the
Governme

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United States of America v. Keaton Overton Gunnels

Albuquerque, New Mexico, pro se defendant charged with two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application.

Mr. Gunnels was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 27, 2019, for two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application. Doc. 2. He pled guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment on May 25, 2021. Doc. 51, 53. He admitted that he had committed t

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State of Wisconsin v. David L. Hamlet

Janesville, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second-Degree Sexual Assautl of a child.

David Hamlet began staying in the family’s home in August of 2023, and by December of 2023,
he was assaulting the 14-year-old. The Beloit Police Department investigation – led by
Detective Amber Davies and Child Maltreatment Officer Dylann Rauch – re

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State of Alaska v. Mark D. Huntington

Nanana, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor in April of 2019.

Mark Huntington, age 42, of Galena for sexually abusing a minor in April of 2019. Immediately following the return of the jury’s guilty verdict, Mr. Huntington stipulated to an aggravating factor – that he was 10 or more years older than the victim he was convic

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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Register Vehicles in Missouri.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay res

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United States of America v. Emma M. Cunningham, Jervonz L. Williams

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint.

Two people who attempted to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024 have been sentenced to prison for that and other crimes.

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced

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United States of America v. Gary Wilds

St. Loui, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison for bribing employees of Missouri motor vehicle license offices to fraudulently register motor vehicles.

Judge Schelp also ordered Gary Wilds, 48, to pay restitution of $335,218, including $319,778 to the stat

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United States of America v. Phuong Van Dao

Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and marking false statement.

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State of Oklahoma v. D.M.T.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using technology to engate in sexual communctions with a minor in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.13.a.

A. It is unlawful for any person to facilitate, encourage, offer or solicit sexual conduct with a minor, or other individual the person believes to be a minor, by use of any technology, or to engage in any commun

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United States of America v. Celia Ignacia Esquivel-Bataz

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after deportation following conviction of a felony offense.

Esquivel-Bataz, a citizen and national of Mexico, was convicted in
2011 of making a false statement to obtain credit. She was subsequently
deported in May 2012. In April 2025, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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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. Todd Wilson

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm

Todd Wilson, 52, of Charlestown, Indiana, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

According to cou

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United States of America v. Sandy Carazas-Pinez

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Student

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that SANDY CARAZAS-PINEZ was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. CARAZAS-PINEZ’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judg

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State of South Carolina v. Willie Leo Darby

Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.

Willie Leo Darby was accused of murdering her husband, Michael Warren on November 12, 2021.

State’s case included testimony from North Charleston Detectives George Vantine and Charity Steinbrunner as well as a S

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United States of America v. David Bert Paycer

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under twelve years of age in Indian County.

The child sex abuse at issue here arose out of the brief marriage—from
January to May of 2021—between Paycer and Melissa Parsons. During the marriage,
Paycer received disability payments and did not work. Parsons worke

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