Denver, CO: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged obtaining a controlled substance through deceit by abusing his position of trust by taking fentanyl from a hospital to use while on the job.

Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse Kurt Vasquez, 41, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for illegally obtaining fentanyl through fraud and deception while wo... More...   $0 (09-19-2021 - CO)

Albuquerque, NM: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with five counts of theft of public money.

Zayra Olivia Alvarado, 38, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was indicted on five counts of theft of public money from the United States and one count of aiding and abetting the theft of public money from the United States.

In 2014 and 2015, Alvarado obtained U.S. Treasury ta... More...   $0 (09-19-2021 - nm)

San Francisco, CA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bribing a public official.

Alan Varela was indicted for engaging in a seven year conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud by bribing a San Francisco public official.

A federal complaint filed September 17, 2020, charged Varela, 60, of Orinda, and William Gilmartin, 61, of San Mateo, with bribery ... More...   $0 (09-19-2021 - CA)

Billings, MT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assault and firearm felonies.

Antoine Robert Threefingers, 37, was found guilty of assault on a federal officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Threefingers faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - MT)

Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud.

Benjamin Gray Burris, age 49, pleaded guilty to count one of an Indictment issued by a grand jury charging him with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. Burris was charged with additional counts of honest services wire fraud, but according to the terms... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - AR)

Portland, OR: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently converting to his own personal use federal money intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jeremy Clawson, 32, was charged with theft of public money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641.

“Recent federal relief programs, like those authorized by the CARES Act, were designed to ... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - OR)

Madison, WI: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with mail fraud and money laundering.

Kenneth Zipperer, Wausau, Wisconsin, was charged for mail fraud and one count of money laundering.

On November 18, 2020, a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin returned a 26-count indictment against Zipperer charging him with five counts of mail fraud, ten count... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - WI)

Greenbelt, MD: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to advertise child pornography.

Eric Eoin Marques, 36, of Dublin, Ireland, pleaded guilty on Feb. 6, 2020 to conspiracy to advertise child pornography. According to court documents, between July 24, 2008 and July 29, 2013, Marques operated a free anonymous hosting service located on the dark web, an area ... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - MD)

Miami, FL: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud involving the distribution of illegal products falsely labeled as dietary supplements.

Anthony ”Joey” Ventrella, 43, of Boynton Beach, joined several alleged co-conspirators in committing mail and wire fraud, as well as defrauding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by using dishonest methods to preven... More...   $0 (09-16-2021 - FL)