Secured Transaction Law
 
United States of America v. Jonathan Leissler

Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. from about March 2022 to November 2024, Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, Ohio, worked at an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, as its chief financial officer (CFO). This role allowed him access to sensitive data such as payroll, expenditures, accounts payable, and company credit cards. H

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United States of America v. Brooke McDonough

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of embezzlement by bank employee, six counts of transactional money laundering, and five counts of structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements. Starting in June 2021, Brooke McDonough, 35, of Mesa, Arizona, stole cash from the ATM machines and vault inside the branch she managed. She then

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United States of America v. Devon Shermaine Rhodes

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r possessing with the intent to distribute bulk crystal methamphetamine. On Nov. 8, 2022, authorities conducted surveillance at a local fast-food establishment where they observed a drug transaction involving Devon Shermaine Rhodes. He had paid more than $10,000 in cash for approximately five kilograms of crystal met

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United States of America v. Jason K. Hairston

Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Between September 13, 2024, and January 30, 2025, Jason K. Hairston, 28, of Charleston, sold a total of approximately 1.1 kilograms of methamphetamine for a total of $5,000 over the course of four separate transactions. As part of his guilty plea, Hairsto

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United States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd, et al.

Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 25, 2025 following a three-day t

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. John Clinton Landers

Suffolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice. At 7:40 p.m. on September 27, 2022, Suffolk Police Officers Charles Lauster and Brandon Pruitt responded to a noise complaint in northern Suffolk.[1] The officers approached Landers in uniform displaying their badges of au

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United States of America v. Hernan Burgos Prada

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h), which provides:

(h) Any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in this section or section 1957 shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspirac

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United States of America v. Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell

Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

his case is about whether the Second Amendment protects a habitual marijuana user from being permanently dispossessed of a firearm based on our Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation. On November 28, 2023, Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell was charged with possession of

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State of Oklahoma v. Darrell Lamont Mayfield

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a controlled drug in jail or penal institution in violation of 57 O.S. 21 (A).

A. Any person who, without authority, brings into or has in his or her possession in any jail or state penal institution or other place where prisoners are located, any gun, knife, bomb or other dangerous instrument,

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Estate of Donovan L. Lewis v. City of Columbus, Ohio, et al.

Columbus, Ohio personal injury lawyer represents the Plaintiff who sued on an excessive force civil rights violation theory.

Twenty-year-old Donovan Lewis was at home in bed, around 2 a.m., when police officers entered his apartment to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Once inside the residence, Officer Ricky Anderson fatally shot the unarmed Lewis in the abdomen as he sat up in bed. Pu

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State of West Virginia v. Michael Keith Allman

Parkersburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs.

On the evening of June 4, 2022, a Parkersburg police officer arrested Mr. Allman pursuant to an outstanding warrant. Once Mr. Allman was handcuffed, the officer seized a backpack that Mr. Allman had been carrying but had set down prior to his arrest. After backup arrived and sec

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Guistina Aprileo v. Cheryl Claporood, et al.

Springfield, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an excessive force claim.

In 2018, Guistina Aprileo requested police assistance with resolving a disagreement at her
home between her adult children. Soon after the police arrived, she found herself in a dispute with one of the officers, which led to her arrest on charges including disorderly conduct. Rath

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United States of America v. Rajeri Curry

Newark, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing heroine and fentanyl.

After Rajeri Curry was arrested for distributing heroin and fentanyl, she requested an attorney. The investigators then asked to examine her cell phone, and Curry consented, providing the phone's passcode. Curry objects to prosecutors using incriminating materials found on

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United States of America v. Jody G. Wong

West Palm Beach, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering.

18 U.S.C. § 1957

(a) Whoever, in any of the circumstances set forth in subsection (d), knowingly engages or attempts to engage in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 and is derived from specified unlawful activity, shall b

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Brey Mafi v. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a real property fraud claim.

Fraud law refers to the legal regulations that define and punish deceptive activities used to gain an unfair or unlawful advantage, often resulting in financial loss to another person or entity
. It applies to both civil and criminal contexts, punishing fraudulent acts and providi

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United States of America v. Avery Logan

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm.

Unlawful transportation of a firearm under federal law includes, but is not limited to, transporting a stolen firearm, a firearm across state lines when the person is a "prohibited person" (such as a felon), or shipping a firearm without notifying the carrier. It is also

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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United States of America v. Francisco Javier Pineda

Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute (and to possess with intent to distribute) fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug
trafficking crime.

Based on the evidence presented at trial, a reasonable jury could have
found beyond a reasonable doubt that the evidence established that (1) Pineda

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.


Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro-Leon

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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United States of America v. David Michael Gager a/k/a David Kash

Kansas City, Mo. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of firearms.

A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing eight firearms.

David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 71 months in federal prison without parole for being a felon in po

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United States of America v. Jaison L. Coleman

Madison, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Responding to 911 calls of domestic violence is one of the most difficult responsibilities of police officers. This case is a good example. Just after 4:00 a.m. on April 20, 2023, Officer Jamie Kizer of the Marshfield, Wisconsin police department, responded to a ca

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United States of America v. Berk Eratay, Jerry Banks, Aron Ethridge

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-for-Hire.

he United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 25, 2025 and September 26, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss, sentenced three men, Berk Eratay, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry Banks, 37, of Gardener, Montana, and Aron Ethridge, 45, o

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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.

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