Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with Assault with Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country, Arson in Indian Country, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and Discharging and Using a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. McGinnis had entered a guilty plea on May 21, 2021.

At today’s sentencing, United States Senior District Ju... More...   $0 (08-09-2022 - WA)

Knoxville, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with making false or fictitious statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(a)(6).

Kelvon Foster, ate 21, from Knoxville, Tennessee, admitted to purchasing firearms from a Federal Firearm’s Licensee in Knoxville, TN, on behalf of people prohibited ... More...   $0 (08-04-2022 - TN)

Youngstown, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of controlled substances resulting in death.

Martin Escobar, 58, a former Mahoning County physician, pleaded guilty to 54 counts of illegally prescribing controlled substances—including two counts of distributing controlled substances that caused the deaths of two patients and one count of distributing ... More...   $0 (08-04-2022 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with prescribing controlled substances—including two counts of distributing controlled substances that caused the deaths of two patients and one count of distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21—and 31 counts of health care fraud.

Martin Escobar, age 58, a former Mahoning County physician, rep... More...   $0 (08-04-2022 - OH)

Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Rico Laprince Southall convicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following an incident where he was arrested after firing multiple gunshots at a family member on a public road in Cobb County, Georgia. Southall’s gunfire also struck another motorist’s vehicle.
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Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $59,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding in... More...   $0 (07-22-2022 - WA)

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) administration of campaign finance laws.

Li and Wang, both naturalized U.S. citizens, were arrested earlier today in Oyster Bay, New York, and their initial ap... More...   $0 (07-18-2022 - NY)

Florence, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Brodus Bernard Gregg, age 68, was accused of participating in an interstate cocaine trafficking conspiracy.

“Brodus Gregg and his co-conspirators brought large quantities of cocaine from other states into South Carolina, and a jury has now held him accountable f... More...   $0 (07-14-2022 - SC)

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and conspiracy to make false statements during the purchase of firearms.

Vernisha Suggs, 35, engaged in a conspiracy from 2018 through 2020 to purchase numerous firearms on behalf of Bloods gang members from federally licensed firearms dealers in Rocky Mount. T... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - NC)

Gainesville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.

Alexander Clifford Nelms, 43, and Jorvin Jermaine Cockran, 36, both of Miami, Florida, were with one count of possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine on July 27, 2021.

“Concerted law enforcement partnerships like the Alachua Cou... More...   $0 (06-17-2022 - FL)

Fort Wayne, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with
falsifying a document and illegally storing hazardous waste.

Michelle M. Rousseff-Kemp, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was the president and owner of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, business which held itself out as an environmental services company providing comprehensive waste management services. Among other things, th... More...   $0 (06-17-2022 - IN)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank robbery.

In 2016, Christian Crittendon, age 33, and a second man, Montrell Howard, committed a takeover-style armed robbery of a North Shore Bank in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Crittendon held a loaded gun to a bank teller’s head, and the men stole over $11,000 from the bank. Law enforcement was able to recov... More...   $0 (06-16-2022 - WI)

Chattanooga, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.

Garrian King, also known as “Big G,” and Rodney Harris, also known as “3rd,” both of Chattanooga, each possessed a firearm after being convicted of a felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). Both defendants were previously charged by com... More...   $0 (06-14-2022 - TN)

Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with engaging in a multi-million-dollar kickback conspiracy.

Dr. Joe David "Jay" May, age 41, got involved in a multi-million-dollar kickback conspiracy.

“Dr. May used his signature as a rubber stamp to help his friends rake in millions of dollars in kickbacks from fraudulent prescriptions,” said Jona... More...   $0 (06-10-2022 - AR)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant aggravated sexual abuse by force and threat in Indian Country.

“David RomanNose, age 45, exploited the trust and friendship of a 12-year-old child. The victim’s testimony about the abuse she endured helped prevent the defendant from continuing to prey on other children,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “The collaborat... More...   $0 (06-03-2022 - OK)

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Steven Chavez Phillips-Hall, age 30, also known as “Bemis Steve,” has long been known to law enforcement as an active member of the Bemis Street gang in Grand Rapids. On March 11, 2021, officers with the Grand Rapids Police Department executed a search warrant on Phillips-... More...   $0 (05-27-2022 - MS)

Cainesville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with activities constituting child porno.

Travonta Deangelo Rivers, age 34, of Gainesville, was convicted by a federal jury in July 2021. Evidence introduced at trial revealed that a search warrant at Rivers’ residence in May 2020, resulted in the seizure of computers which Rivers used to receive and share numero... More...   $0 (05-11-2022 - FL)

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiring to subject others to slave labor.

Nery A. Martinez Vasquez, 54, and Maura N. Martinez, 54, both of Shasta Lake, California, were indicted for conspiring to subject three victims to forced labor, a crime to which the defendants had previously pleaded guilty.

From September 2016 to February... More...   $0 (05-02-2022 - CA)

Bismarck, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with traveling internationally with intent to engage in illicit sexual acts with a minor.

Maurice Robert Thill, Age 60 from Mandan, ND, was indicted on County 1 of Failure of Registered Sex Offender to Report International Travel (18 USC 2250(b)); Count 2 – Failure to Update Sex Offender Registration (18 USC ... More...   $0 (04-13-2022 - ND)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with cybercriminal crimes.

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, and unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ founder and chief administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho, 21, of Portugal. Coelho wa... More...   $0 (04-12-2022 - VA)

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with drug trafficking.

Less than twenty months after 30 Horry County and Myrtle Beach-area drug traffickers were indicted based on a federal wiretap investigation into narcotics and violence all 30 pleaded guilty and were sentenced.

Evidence presented in court filings reflects that the Cedar Bra... More...   $0 (03-14-2022 - SC)

Rome, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with firearms and drug trafficking felonies

“Our community is safer with these violent felons and drug pushers no longer on the streets,” said U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. We are grateful for the hard work and the longstanding partnerships between federal and state law enforcement agencies in Northwest Georgia.
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