Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with four felony crimes: sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; interstate transportation for prostitution; sex trafficking of a child and by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Jovante L. Champion, age 31, from Milwaukee, was a member of a ... More...   $0 (11-17-2022 - WI)

Abingdon, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with suing the social media platforms Snapchat and Grindr to exploit teenage boys from Southwest Virginia.

Jonathan Avery Shumate, age 54, from Warrensville, North Carolina, used both Snapchat and Grindr to contact teenage males attending Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, Virginia, and offered to provide vapes and vapi... More...   $0 (11-03-2022 - VA)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the Mann Act by transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose having the minor engage in prostitution and conspiracy.

Oscar Carter, age 35, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty and admitted that he agreed and conspired with another individual, Shelby Summer Brown, to commit an offense agai... More...   $0 (11-02-2022 - PA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places.

Dean Edward Cheves, 63, was serving at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines from 2017 to 2021, during which time he met multiple minors over the internet. From December 2020 to March 2021, Cheves communicated online with a then 15- to 16-year-old Philippine mino... More...   $0 (10-24-2022 - VA)

Wichita Falls, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated sexual assault and two counts of indecency with a child by contact.

Manuel Mendoza was accused of aggravated sexual assault and two counts on indecency with a child by contact by forcing the girls to perform sexual acts on him when she was in bed with him at night when she was 8 or 9 years old.
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Seattle, Washingtion criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422, which provides:

(a) Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for whi... More...   $0 (10-14-2022 - WA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422, which provides:

(a) Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual acti... More...   $0 (10-04-2022 - OK)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Distribution of Controlled Substance.

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ODO, DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401
Date of Offense: 08/17/2022
Party Name Disposition Information
FOUTCH, REBECCA Disposed: DEFERRED, 09/22/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: DISTRIBUTION OF C... More...   $0 (09-30-2022 - OK)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking of two minors across state lines.

In November 2022, the Victor Clayton, age 47, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking of a minor, and one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. The charges arose from Clayton’s trafficking of a 16-year-old minor in at leas... More...   $0 (09-29-2022 - PA)

Miami, Florida criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with running a sex trafficking organization for more than 20 years that exploited dozens of vulnerable women and girls.

At any given time, up to 15 women and girls lived with, and worked for, William D. Foster, age 60. Through manipulation, lies, and threats, Foster forced his victims to work at South Florida exotic dance ... More...   $0 (09-27-2022 - FL)

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making bribe payments to protect her illicit massage parlors in Cary and Wilmington from law enforcement scrutiny in 2020 and 2021.

In August 2020, the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began an investigation into illicit massage parlors in Durham, Raleigh, and Wilmington... More...   $0 (09-21-2022 - NC)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking an adult by force.

Rafael Robinson, 35, of Philadelphia, PA, is the fourth and final member of a brutal sex trafficking ring in West Philadelphia to be sentenced. According to court documents, the four defendants ran a strip club, known as “Club Passions,” and a brothel, known as “Pass... More...   $0 (09-19-2022 - PA)

Sacramento, California criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking of a minor.

Between September and October 2018, Duncan recruited a 17-year-old girl to engage in prostitution in Oakland and San Francisco. He frequently drove the victim to areas known for prostitution activity where he caused her to have sex with strangers for money, which he kept. Duncan also post... More...   $0 (09-12-2022 - CA)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with aiding and abetting the transportation of a woman for purposes of prostitution.

From 2009 to 2010, Ramon Raudel Campos Murillo, 45, of Michoacan, Mexico, along with other individuals, conspired to operate a sex trafficking organization. In 2010, he aided and abetted those who drove a young woman from Maryland to loca... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - VA)

New York City, New York criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the Mann Act..From in or about 2010 through at least in or about May 2017, Dillon Jordan operated a prostitution business throughout the United States and abroad.

Dillon Jordan, 50, of Arrowhead Lake, California maintained a roster of women who resided around the United States and who, in exchange for p... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - NY)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Child Human Trafficking

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHTR, CHILD HUMAN TRAFFICKING, in violation of 21 O.S. 748
Date of Offense: 02/15/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
PUGH, BRAD MICHAEL Disposed: CONVICTION, 10/04/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: CHILD PROSTITUTION, DETENTION OR PROCURE... More...   $0 (08-22-2022 - OK)

Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422, which provides:

(a) Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for w... More...   $0 (08-21-2022 - WA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted coercion and/or enticement of a minor.

Thomas Daniel Johonson, age 49, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma was convicted in February, 2022, for engaging in a sexualized relationship with a minor and attempting to coerce or entire the minor in sexual activity.

This fraudulent mentor’s illicit acts were brought to... More...   $0 (08-15-2022 - OK)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

On October 19, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a two-count Superseding Indictment that alleged illegal possession of a firearm and witness tampering. Federal law prohibits a person who has previously been convicted of felony from possessing a firearm or ammunition. On ... More...   $0 (07-19-2022 - OK)

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on civil rights violation theories.


he plaintiffs divide the defendants into five groups for ease of reference: (1) “State Defendants;” (2) “City Defendants;” (3) “Escort Agency Defendants;” (4) “Strip Club Defendants;” and (5) “Brothel Defendants.” Id. at 5-6, 8-9. The State Defe... More...   $0 (07-18-2022 - NV)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with coercion and enticement of an individual to travel to engage in illegal sexual activity and conspiracy to commit the offense.

Oscar Carter, age 38, pleaded guilty to two counts.

The court was advised that on or about March 6, 2018, to on or about March 14, 2018, Carter conspired and agreed with an... More...   $0 (07-11-2022 - PA)

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged for producing and selling fraudulent massage therapy training certificates for use in various New Jersey massage parlors that engaged in prostitution.

Naresh Rane, 68, of Tewksbury, New Jersey, indicted for knowingly and intentionally using and causing the use of facilities in interstate commerce to promote, manage,... More...   $0 (07-11-2022 - NJ)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense attorney represented Defendant, charged with robbery by force or fear in violation of 21 O.S. 792, which provides:

To constitute robbery, the force or fear must be employed either to obtain or retain possession of the property, or to prevent or overcome resistance to the taking. If employed merely as a means of escape, it does not constitute robbery.
<... More...   $0 (07-08-2022 - OK)

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping and threatening to kill the victim and her family.

Jeffrey Marsh, 34, of Oronogo, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, one count of kidnapping, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and one count of stalking.

Co-defendant Zaqouri Traves Arch... More...   $0 (07-07-2022 - MO)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
Distribution of A CDS- Cocaine

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ODO, DISTRIBUTION OF A CDS- COCAINE, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-401-2-420
Date of Offense: 12/11/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
WHATLEY, SUDARA LASHAY Disposed: DEFERRED, 06/14/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: DI... More...   $0 (06-29-2022 - OK)