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United States of America v. Jose David Betanco-Ramirez

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with harboring and transporting over 400 illegal aliens


A Nicaraguan national was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 63 months in prison for harboring and transporting over 400 illegal aliens between October 2023 and February 2024.

According to court documents, Jose David Betanco-Ramir

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United States of America v. Earl Hardy Morrow

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin with:
possession of child porn and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Motion to post-conviction relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the

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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. Qwmaine Raekwon Knott, Andre Khan, Terrance Hargrove, Keith Bagle, Shamar Evans

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession with intent
to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle, along with federal and local law enforcement, announced that five individuals have been charged in separate federal cases as part of a coordinated enforcement operation. In addition to the federal charg

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State of New York v. Elvis Nolasco

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on July 31, 2025.

Elvis Nolasco, age 27=8, of the Bronx, was accused of causing a fatal car accident in 2021 in Sunset Park when he sped through a red light, struck another vehicle, and attempted to flee the scene.

On Oc

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United States of America v. Wesley Guard

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.


Kik is a messaging application available for download on most mobile
phones.5 It “allows users to chat with one another one-on-one or in a group
setting, [either in a] private or public group.” App’x at 315. It also allows users
to share images and v

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United States of America v. Keon Preston, Mekhi Greene

Washington D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with March 2025 Shooting and March 2025 Carjacking; Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Same Carjacking

Keon Preston, 19, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today in Superior Court for a shooting that occurred in the afternoon on March 23, 2025, and an armed carjacking that occurred later that same day. Mekhi Greene, 1

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United States of America v. Ricky Corey Watkins

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Possession of Semi-Automatic Pistol While on Parole

Ricky Corey Watkins, 33, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 37 months in prison in connection with his possession of a semiautomatic pistol while on parole for several wea

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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, a/k/a “Chiron

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State of Oklahoma v. Martha A. Claxton

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

1. POSSESSION OF CDS METHAMPHETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (FELONY)

2. POSSESSION OF CDS MARIJUANA WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (FELONY)

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State of Oklahoma v. Sammy Wayne Davis

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

1. POSSESSION OF CDS MARIJUANA WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (FELONY)

2. POSSESSION OF CDS METHAMPHETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (FELONY)

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State of Oklahoma v. James Larry Shultz

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

1. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (FELONY)

2. DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED (MISDEMEANOR)

3. OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER (MISDEMEANOR)

4. POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA (MISD)

5. DRIVING WITH LICENSE CANCELLED/SUSPENDED/REVOKED (MISD)

6. REQUIRED POSITION &

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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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State of Oklahoma v. Jose Luz Rubio

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

1. POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE (FELONY)

2. POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE (FELONY)

3. POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE (FELONY)

4. POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE (FELONY)

5. POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE (FELONY)

6. POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE (FELONY)

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State of Oklahoma v. William Christopher Perry

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

1. POSSESSION OF CDS (MISDEMEANOR) (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM POSSESSION OF CDS METHAMPHETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE (FELONY))

2. POSSESS FIREARM DURING COMMISSION OF A FELONY

3. POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AFCF (FELONY)

4. DOMESTIC ABUSE-ASSAULT AND BATTERY (MISDEAMENOR) (RE

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State of Oklahoma v. Kevin Michael Cochran

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

1. POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER FORMER FELONY CONVICTION

2. FISHING OR HUNTING ON LAND OF ANOTHER (MISD)

3. HUNTING WITHOUT VALID LICENSE (MISD)

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United States of America v. Antonio Gasillas-Montero, a/k/a Stone City Kennel

San Juan, Puerto Rico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts under the Animal WelfareAct ("AWA"): one count for conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act and two counts for possession of dogs for use in an animal fighting venture.

For 35 years, Casillas operated Stone City Kennel, where he and at least one co-conspirator bred and trained
dogs

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United States of America v. Edwin Otero

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to posses with intent to distributed 100 grams or more of heroin.

Edwin Otero was a violent (putting it mildly) Cape Cod-based drug dealer who now faces 456
months behind bars.

For years Otero made a name for himself across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Rhode Isla

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State of Wisconsin v. Trevon L. Loston

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Driving or operating a vehicle without owner's consent, possession of firearm by adjudicated delinquent and bail jumping.

Trevno L. Loston was a passenter in a vehicle involved in a police police pursuit initiated on the city's north side after the driver of a vehicle Loston was a passenger in fled a traf

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United States of America v. Pierre Quinton Morgan

Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance (drugs).

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United States of America v. Rashad Ronnell Lewis

Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

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State of Oklahoma v. S.A.S.

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

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: DI1, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A)(2)
Date of Offense: 07/24/2021
SHICK, STEVEN ALLEN
Disposed: DISMISSED WITH COSTS, 09/16/2025. Dismissed with Costs
Count as Disposed: DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

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State of Oklahoma v. Bethany A. Arthur

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

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: CHN, CHILD NEGLECT, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (C)(D)
Date of Offense: 03/01/2021
ARTHUR, BETHANY A
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/17/2025. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: CHILD NEGLECT(CHN)
Violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (C)(D)
Coun

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