Possession of Controlled Drug Law
 
United States of America v. Andrew Knepp

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 50 GRAMS OR MORE OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF A MIXTURE AND SUBSTANCE CONTAINING A DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF METHAMPHETAMINE, A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

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United States of America v. Tai Ward

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute a schedule III controlled substance (drug).

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United States of America v. Ernest Harris

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Harris moved to suppress the firearms and ammunition found in his home claiming the FBI lacked probable cause.

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State of South Carolina v. Donnie Ray Birchfield

Lancaster, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr., 35, accused of killing of Shirley Arnsdorff, 49.

The warrants say Birchfield denied the alleged victims food and medical treatment, controlled their cellphones and bathroom access, and cut them off from the outside world.

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State of New York v. Michael A. Wright

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving while intoxicated, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, multiple tickets related to erratic operation and collisions.

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State of New York v. Rephayah Oselmo

Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and second-degree possession of a weapon.

Rephayah Oselmo, 18, of Syracuse, is accused of killing or being an accessory to the killing of Jakari Towensent, who was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds on Sept. 16 in front of the J & B Grocery at 409 Bellevue Ave., in Syracuse.

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United States of America v. Cody Holmes, Steven Taylor

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Fraud in Public Homelessness Funds, seven counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of money laundering.

Federal law enforcement today announced the arrest of the former chief financial officer at a downtown Los Angeles-based developer of affordable housing and crimin

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United States of America v. Aderito Patrick Amado

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 841(b)(1)(B)(ii); three counts of possession with intent to distribute those substances.

In late 2020 and early 2021, Massachusetts law enfor

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United States of America v. Robert Pugh

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

“A district court abuses its considerable discretion and imposes a substantively unreasonable sentence only when it ‘(1) fails to afford consideration to relevant factors that were due significant weight, (2) gives significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, o

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United States of America v. Amanda Acosta

Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in South Dakota.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a woman from Prairie Village, Kansas, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place

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United States of America v. Jericho James Ladeaux

Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

Jerich

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United States of America v. James Daniel Lathrop

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

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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.


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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United States of America v. Dylan Sanchez

Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

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United States of America v. Jesus Alexander Guerrero Rosario, a/k/a Jesus Guerrero

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to possess with intent to disbribute cocaine.

Jeifry Antonio Vasquez and Jesus Alexander Guerrero-Rosario pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

In March 2023, a boat bearing no indicia of nation

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United States of America v. Preston Buie

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Preston Buie was pulled over for following too closely behind a semi-truck. Within minutes, the officer who stopped him
became suspicious that something criminal was afoot—he had USCA11

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United States of America v. Oswaldo Gonzalez

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Oswaldo Gonzalez appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a)(1), 70506(b)

(a) Prohibitions.-While on board a

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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.

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.

Acc

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United States of America v. Amanda Acosta

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

- United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a woman from Prairie Village, Kansas, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on Septem

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United States of America v. Marcus Albert Rambo

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition.

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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.

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.

Acc

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United States of America v. Kartayah Nariah Feliciano

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of cocaine.

In October 2022, Melinna Destra recruited Feliciano to im
port and distribute cocaine. Destra enticed her with a “free” Carib
bean cruise. Although Feliciano felt that something “was not
right,” she took Destra up on the offer. While en route to Miami,
Florida, D

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United States of America v. Adam Joseph King

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing five grams
or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(viii).

A grand jury returned an indictment charging King with one count of distributing five grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(viii). In a signed sta

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United States of America v. Dylan Ray Alexander

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree Murder in Indian Country, Carrying, Using, Brandishing, and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.

The Defendant claimed self defense.

18 USC 1151, 1153, and 1111: Second Degree Murder in Indian Country; F

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United States of America v. Marquise Darius Dickerson

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced on September 26, 2025, to more than four years in federal prison.

Marquise Darius Dickerson, age 33, from Monroe, Michigan, received the prison term after an April 17, 2025 guilty plea to possession o

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