Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after deportation.

"Illegal reentry into the United States after deportation is a federal felony offense under U.S. Code § 1326. It is punishable by up to 2 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.

To be convicted of illegal reentry, the government must prove that the defend... More...   $0 (10-03-2023 - TX)

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentering the United States after removal.

In April 2023, Alberto Beltran-Martinez, 44, and six others were pulled over in a van with six others in Hamlin near the international boundary by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent from the Van Buren Border Patrol Station. Immigration records showed that Beltran-Martinez had t... More...   $0 (09-25-2023 - ME)

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry into the United States after removal.

On July 9, 2021, Jheisson Rizo Suarez, 39, was arrested by the Dover Police Department in connection with a residential burglary in progress. A juvenile female, who was home alone and hiding under a bed, called 911 and whispered that an unknown number of in... More...   $0 (09-18-2023 - NH)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, as part of an ongoing federal racketeering investigation of the Hoover Criminal Gang, law enforcement obtained photos online of Brown, a convicted felon, posing with other known Hoover members.

On the evening spanning May 21 and 22, 2022, ... More...   $0 (09-11-2023 - OR)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing one kilogram of fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.

Jesus Gracielo Garcia-Vega a/k/a Jonathan Ivan Badillo-Hernandez, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of unlawful re-entr... More...   $0 (08-31-2023 - MA)

Valdosta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed drug trafficking resulting from a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation.

Demetris Gervone Bellamy, 31, of Ray City, Georgia, was found guilty of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count... More...   $0 (08-22-2023 - GA)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl.


An investigation by the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force revealed that Troy Coleman, age 37, and his brother, Tyshawn Coleman, were selling fentanyl and crack cocaine in Hartford. In November and December 2020, investigators made five controlled purchases of fentanyl... More...   $0 (08-22-2023 - CT)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326, which provides:

(a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), any alien who—
(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and th... More...   $0 (08-14-2023 - )

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon.

Nethaniah Gordon, age 28, who was convicted on January 13, 2014, of a controlled substance violation, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, and prohibited from possessing firearms, struck his girlfriend in the face and head multiple times, verbally threatened her, and poin... More...   $0 (08-11-2023 - IA)

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with running a "short-change fraud" in stores across the country.

Daniel Rostas, 30, Loredana Angel, 35, and Legenda Rostas, 28, all pleaded guilty to felony charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal reentry of an alien. All admitted engaging in sleight of hand to defraud Target stores for years while ... More...   $0 (08-07-2023 - MO)

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in St. George.

Angel Rubio-Quintana, 42, of St. George, Utah, was first discovered by agents in March 2020, after learning that an individual in St. George was receiving large amounts of methamphetamine from a Mexican cartel. During an ... More...   $0 (07-27-2023 - UT)

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with a string of armed jewelry store robberies.

Kenneth Dewayne Cooper, 34, Houston, pleaded guilty Oct. 27, 2017.

Others previously convicted and sentenced include Lontay Lavelle Young, 39, Deshaun Devon Waldrup, 27, Edward Ray Lavergne Jr., 39, Jesse Markise McQueen, 32, Kevin Craig Gray, 38, Louis Jerome Hin... More...   $0 (07-24-2023 - TX)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.

Max Reder, 37, was hired by an elderly victim to help her clean her garage in September 2020 after her late husband, a retired military officer, had passed away. Reder used this opportunity to burglarize the victim’s home. He stole over 40 firearms, her engagement ring, her late ... More...   $0 (07-19-2023 - )

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking.

On March 14, 2020, Treston Cory Kawailani Hardin and Anthony Kelii Mark drove a stolen car to the Waipio Soccer Complex and parked alongside the victim, who was seated in the driver’s seat of a Nissan truck. Hardin then exited his car, walked over to the victim’s truck, opened his passenger’s si... More...   $0 (07-18-2023 - HI)

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with escaping from prison and felony possession of a firearm.

on November 17, 2015, Jones was sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment after being convicted of illegally possessing a firearm.

On July 25, 2018, Dallas Jones, age 32, of Indianapolis, was transferred to the Volunteers of America (“VOA”) in... More...   $0 (07-11-2023 - IN)

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a gun into a Macon Walmart and waved it aggressively at customers.

Selma Oliver-Smith, 45, was convicted on April 11 of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day trial that began on April 10.

“We are thankful that no sho... More...   $0 (07-11-2023 - GA)

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing firearms from a licensed firearms dealer.

On March 6, 2022, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Christopher Cunningham, ate 34, of Columbia, South Carolina, and a co-conspirator broke into a retail store on Garner’s Ferry Road and stole two shotguns and two rifles by forcefully opening a display case in... More...   $0 (06-09-2023 - SC)

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing a wallet gun, a type of firearm that can be easily concealed and must be registered under federal law.

Johnny Carl Sandefur, Jr., 52, of Macon, was charged with one count of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and one count of possession of an unregistered firearm.

“Violent criminal felo... More...   $0 (06-09-2023 - )

Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Raul Tomas Mata, age 22, was was indicted for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury by a federal grand jury in July of 2022. He pleaded guilty on March 14, 2023.

On April 29, 2022, in Little Eagle, within the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, M... More...   $0 (06-07-2023 - SD)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a removed alien in violation of 1 U.S.C. 1326, which provides:

(a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), any alien who—
(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and t... More...   $0 (06-06-2023 - OK)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of the national firearms act.

Trashawn Newsome, 21, was in possession of a machine gun on October 6, 2022. That day, Chesapeake Police officers were investigating a vehicle reported stolen in the vicinity of Camelot Boulevard. News... More...   $0 (06-02-2023 - VA)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Jonathan Alcequiez-Sanchez, 35, was pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.
Alcequiez-Sanchez was deported from the United States on Sept. 18, 2018, after being arrested in the Bronx, N.Y. for unlawful entry. Some... More...   $0 (06-01-2023 - MA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326.... More...   $0 (05-23-2023 - OK)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Carmen Jimenez-Cruz, 42, reentered the United States after being deported.

In May 2013, Jimenez-Cruz was encountered by federal immigration authorities after he illegally crossed the Mexican border into Texas without being admitted by an immig... More...   $0 (05-17-2023 - MA)