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State of Indiana v. Brandon K. Crain

Rushville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with nonsupport of a dependent.

On May 10, 2023, the State charged Crain with two counts of nonsupport of a dependent, as Level 6 felonies.[1] On July 25, Crain and the State entered into a plea agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, Crain agreed to plead guilty to one count of nonsupport of a defendant, and the

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United States of America v. Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee”

Brooklyn, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Two Firearms

Liberian Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms



Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee,” age 41, a Liberian national previously

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John H. Yoder v. Hon. Michael McMahon, et al.

Helena, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on false arrest and other legal theories.

Yoder commenced a civil action against the parties involved in his 2021 arrest, the prosecution, and his defense as well as the presiding judge in a criminal case.

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PROCEDURAL LAW. APPELLATE PROCEDURE. The case involves the dismissal of

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United States of America v. Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Liberian Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms



Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee,” age 41, a Liberian national previousl

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United States of America v. Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Two Firearms

Liberian Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms



Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee,” age 41, a Liberi

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United States of America v. Jack Danaher Molloy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

Upper St. Clair Man Who Traveled to Lebanon and Syria with Goal of Joining Hizballah Indicted on Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

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United States of America v. Jack Danaher Molloy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

Upper St. Clair Man Who Traveled to Lebanon and Syria with Goal of Joining Hizballah Indicted on Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

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Charles Gandy a/k/a Charles Terrell Gandy a/k/a Charles T. Gandy v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant asserting that the verdict is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence



At trial, the State presented the testimony of Jane, her moth

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Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi.

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder based on robbery




Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated
a per

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James Scott Lewis a/k/a James S. Lewis v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of sexual battery, four counts of statutory rape, and one count of touching a child for lustful
purposes. On June 28, 2004, Lewis pled guilty to statutory rape in Count 1, sexual battery in
Count 4, sexual battery in Count 6, and statutory rape

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United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing fentanyl from his patients, injecting them with adulterated drugs, and performing surgery without proper pain management. Jenson also was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine.

Dentist Sentenced to 15 Ye

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United States of America v. Gregory L. Thorpe, Jr.

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a materially false and fictitious statement during the acquisition of a firearm

Carmel Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison



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United States of America v. Tyshon Coleman

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violating Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts

Hammond Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts

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State of Utah v. Stephen Rippey

West Jordan, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child and one count of object reape of a child.

The State charged Rippey with five first-degree felonies- three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of object rape of a child-for acts that allegedly occurred between January 2005 and July 2008. Rippey pled g

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State of Maryland v. Edgar Gerardo Escobar Sosa

Upper Marlboro, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Edgar Gerardo Escobar Sosa, appellant, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony or crime of violence.

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Byron Matthew Johnson v. Eldor Automotive Powertrain USA, LLC

Roanoke, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.

Byron Matthew Johnson, an engineering and maintenance manager at an automotive parts manufacturing plant in
Daleville, Virginia. Alleged that he was fired in retaliation for intra-company complaints regarding his supervisees’ right to overtime pay pursuant to the Fair La

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United States of America v. Jacob McKenna

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearms

hJeffersonville Husband and Wife Sentenced for Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearms



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United States of America v. Jose Soto

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank robbery, two counts of bank robbery, and two counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Before opening statements, Defendant objected to the Government's introduction of photographs depicting stacks of cash that were present o

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United States of America v. The Rev. Ignazio C. Medina, a/k/a “Ignatius”

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting stolen property across state lines.

Priest Sentenced for Sending His Sister $100,000 in Stolen Church Funds



A retired priest in Jefferso

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United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Drugs from Patients and Performing Surgery Without Proper Pain Management

Dentist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stealing Drugs from Patients and Performing Surgery Without Proper Pain Mana

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United States of America v. Marek Matczuk

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago

Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years in Prison for Embezzling Mil

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United States of America v. Gregory L. Thorpe, Jr.

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a materially false and fictitious statement during the acquisition of a firearm

Carmel Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison



Gregory L. Tho

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United States of America v. Freddie Sanchez

Youngstown, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine.

In October 2020, the FBI began investigating Justin Stanley (“Stanley”), a fentanyl and cocaine supplier, who was centered in Marion, Ohio. The Stanley Drug Trafficking Organization (“Stanley DTO”) had supply connections to Chicago, Illinois, Lorain, Ohio, and

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United States, et al. v. Osage Wind, LLC

Tulsa, Oklahoma Indian Law lawyers represented the Defendants accused for damaging Osage Nation mineral rights.

The United States and the Osage Nation have litigated against the private developers of a wind turbine farm in Osage County, Oklahoma for more than ten years. For the reasons discussed below, the Court will award permanent injunctive relief to the Osage Nation and the United St

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State of Nebraska v. Izayah I. Mapp

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping, robbery, and use of a firearm to commit a felony.

Mapp was charged with kidnapping, a Class II felony; robbery, a Class II felony; and use of a deadly weapon (firearm) to commit a felony, a Class IC felony. These charges arose from an incident where Mapp used a firearm to demand money from Braxton

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