| United States of America v. Francis Combs |
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Beckley, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling fentanyl and felony possession of a firearm. Francis Combs, age 58, of Cool Ridge, sold a Bryco Arms model Jennings J-22 .22-caliber pistol to a confidential informant in Raleigh County. As part of his guilty plea, Combs admitted to conducting the transaction at his residence and after selling a quant $ (03-14-2026 - WV) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Rosanna Ashley Khatib |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645 Date of Offense: 06/14/2025 KHATIB, ROSANNA ASHLEY Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/10/2026. Nolo Contendere Plea Count as Disposed: ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON(ABDGR) Violation of 21 O.S. 645 Count # 2. Count as $ (03-10-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Raymond Ishun Edwards, Marcus Eleby-King, and Harold Eleby-King |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempted armed robbery of a Brink's technician. on September 30, 2024, an armed Brink’s technician was working on an ATM in Midwest City when he was approached by two masked men. One of the men, later identified as Harold Eleby-King, AGE 35, pointed a firearm at the victim’s head while the other maske $ (03-11-2026 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Edward Kelvin Pope, et al. |
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Rome, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Edward Kelvin Pope, David Wilson, and Kevin Josue Campos Rivera coordinated with Jose Santos Isaola Cisneros, a federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Atlanta, were accused of distributing methamphetamine to couriers and customers throughout north Geo $ (03-11-2026 - GA) |
| State of Florida v. Pedro Antonio Laureano Quesada |
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Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit robbery with a firearm, attempted robbery with a firearm, and attempted felony murder. $ (03-10-2026 - FL) |
| Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Robert Taylor |
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Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with bank robbery. Robert Taylor, age 66, entered the Chase Bank in on Bardstown road and gave the teller a note demanding money. $ (03-10-2026 - KY) |
| United States of America v. Aaron Aldric Thomas |
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Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed robbery and one count of burglary in the first degree. After searching the record and finding no arguable, non-frivolous question of law, Thomas's counsel filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Leon, 104 Ariz. $ (03-06-2026 - AZ) |
| United States of America v. Marcus J. Porras |
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Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On April 13, 2025, officers of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department were dispatched to the area of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard to meet private security officers who had detained Marcus J. Porras, 32, for fighting. A security officer reported he was $ (03-07-2026 - MO) |
| State of Illinois v. Pezhman Gilani Yahyavi and Mahmood Bashang |
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Wheaton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with armed robbery. Pezhman Gilani Yahyavi, 46, and Mahmood Bashang, 30, were each charged one count of disorderly conduct, falsely reporting a crime. Bashang allegedly told the dispatcher the two were jewelry vendors returning from a show in Rosemont when three armed offenders robbed them of between $1.5 million $ (02-27-2026 - IL) |
| State of Nebraska v. Brad Fokam and Marquel Penny |
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Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with armed robbery. Brad Fokam, age 19 and Marquel Penny, age 21, traveled from Houston, Texas to Omaha rob bank and ATM users. "We believe this is a crime group that, that specifically travels from Texas around the Midwest to focus on banks and ATM machines in order to find their victims," Sheriff Aaron Hanson said. $ (02-27-2026 - NE) |
| United States of America v. Darvale Williams |
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New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the $ (02-18-2026 - LA) |
| United States of America v. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable” and Santos Guillermo Ramirez Mancia, a/k/a “Azazel,” “Timido,” and “Johnny” |
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Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant's charged with conspiracy to conduct affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activities. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable,” 27, of El Salvador, was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to re $ (02-24-2026 - NC) |
| United States of America v. Victoria Afet |
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Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Victoria Afet, the 23-year-old murderer of a 93-year-old Connie Turoi inside the Skyline Apartments pleaded guilty to murder, robbery and assault. $ (02-22-2026 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Jean Torres-Roman and Newman Castillo Delgado |
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Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with committing a Hobbs Act Robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. 18 U.S. Code § 1951 - Interference with commerce by threats or violence (a) Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery o $ (02-19-2026 - CO) |
| the People of the State of Illinois v. Alfred Roland Walker |
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Bloomington, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with home invasion (720 ILCS 5/19-6(a)(3) (West 2016)), armed robbery (id. § 18-2(a)(2)), aggravated battery with a firearm (id. § 12-3.05(e)(1)), and aggravated discharge of a firearm (id. § 24-1.2(a)(2)). $ (02-17-2026 - IL) |
| United States of America v. Dametri G. Horton |
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence and felony possession of a firearm. Dametri G. Horton, age 34, was found guilty of committing a commercial business armed robbery. The evidence established that on November 20, 2022, Horton entered a Walgreens in the City of Milwaukee, approached a cashier, bran $ (02-17-2026 - WI) |
| United States of America v. Donte Hughes |
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Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbing a United States Postal Service letter carrier. DONTE HUGHES and another individual approached the carrier from behind as she was delivering mail. The other individual wrapped both arms around the carrier, preventing her from moving, while Hughes reached into the carrier’s pocket and demanded property. $ (02-17-2026 - IL) |
| United States of America v. Terry Ardoin, et al. |
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San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing marijuana. An 18-count superseding indictment has been unsealed charging 20 alleged members and associates of a violent Houston-based street gang for their purported roles in a racketeering conspiracy (RICO) involving murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking and firearms offenses. La $ (02-15-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Carlian Gonzalez |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. On September 14, 2023, Carlian Gonzalez, age 36, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, robbed a victim of his cell phone on a sidewalk in North Philadelphia, pointing a gun to his head and demanding he turn over his phone. Shortly after the robbery, the victim stopped police offic $ (02-12-2026 - PA) |
| State of New York v. Ernesto Cabrera |
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Albany County, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of robbery, attempted robbery, two counts of menacing, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, and petit larceny. On September 12, 2025, Ernesto Cabrera, 25-year-old, broke into a car parked on Clinton Avenue. He took several items from the car when he w $ (02-11-2026 - NY) |
| State of New York v. Nicholas Forehand and John Peterson |
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Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with one felony count of criminal possession of a controlled substance; and one misdemeanor count of criminally using drug paraphernalia. Nicholas Forehand, age 42, and John Peterson, 74, accused of robbery. Peterson was also charged with one felony count of assault. $ (02-11-2026 - NY) |
| United States of America v. Jalen Teague, a/k/a "Bizzie," "Too Official," Cheleia Council Sanders, a/k/a "Mercedes," and Megan Sternast, a/k/a Megal - E Village" |
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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with racketeering an murder. Jalen Teague, a/k/a "Bizzie," "Too Official," Cheleia Council Sanders, a/k/a "Mercedes," and Megan Sternast, a/k/a Megal - E Village" with racketeering conspiracy, murder and conspiracy to distribute Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (“GHB”), resulting in death. “As alleged, Jal $ (02-11-2026 - NY) |
| State of Utah v. Christiano Antonio Madison |
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Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder and aggravated robbery. Christiano Antonio Madison, age 21, accused robbing and murdering a man of his marijuana. $ (02-10-2026 - UT) |
| United States of America v. Juan Gomez, et al. |
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Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented 31 Defendants charged with conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” Fifty-six others have already been charged. Many of the defendants charged in this Homeland Security Task Force operation are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including ill $ (02-09-2026 - NE) |
| United States of America v. Andrial Ortiz |
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Lansing, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearm. Andrial Ortiz was a felon who was not allowed to possess a gun, and the moment he did he used it to shoot a police officer. My office was happy to prosecute this case. We accept the 15-year sentence as a just response. I hope everyone reading this will take a minute to remembe $ (02-06-2026 - MI) |
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