Sex Trafficking Law
 
United States of America v. James A. Cohen

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accepting payments in exchange for falsely representing that a registered sex of- fender lived at his address. After he was charged for making that representation to United States marshals, Cohen pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully making a materially false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the U

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United States of America v. Jaylin Iler

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 18 USC 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).

(a) Any person who—
(1) knowingly mails, or transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, any child

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United States of America v. Bradford Hunt

Pikeville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

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United States of America v. Richard Charles Bartholomew, et al.

Flint, Michigan, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking.

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United States of America v. Fitzgerald Daliot-Rios

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a member of drug-trafficking organization in Reading, Pennsylvania, that distributed methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine.

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Amy Moore, et al. v. Howard Rubin

Brooklyn, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Racketeering (RICO) Act violation theories.

Howard Rubin, a successful bond trader, recruited women from around the country to travel to New York and engage in sadomasochism with him in exchange for money. Rubin employed assistants, whom he paid up to $15,000 per month, to lure women with promi

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United States of America v. Lacey Bernard Guyton, Jr., also known as Bu

Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances (Count One), and one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl (Count Two).

On October 17, 2020, officers executed a search warrant in Bismarck, North Dakota, following a multi-agency i

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State of Arkansas v. Charles Isaac Wilson, Jr.

Fort Smith, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and being a habitual offender.

Charles Isaac Wilson filed a petition seeking to correct what he claimed was an illegal sentence.

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United States of America v. E'mari Yatel Stancle

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(iii): Carrying, Using, Brandishing, and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d)(1), 21 USC 853(a), and 28 USC 2461(c): Firearms and Drug Forfeiture

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United States of America v. Bryan Douglas Conley

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting a minor for criminal sexual activity, kidnapping, bank fraud, identity theft, and interstate threats.

Bryan Conley created fake dating profiles to lure and trick two female victims: a minor (A.Y.) and an adult (R.W.). Using the dating platform PlentyofFish.com, Conley created profiles posin

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Diana Newton v. Kohl's, Inc.

Rutland, Vermont, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights employment discrimination theory.

Google, A.I.:

Employment discrimination law
prohibits unfair treatment in the workplace based on characteristics like race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Key federal laws, such as Title VII of the

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United States of America v. James L. Hattten, II

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S. 1591.

Federal and state laws treat
trafficking a minor as a severe felony, defining a minor as anyone under the age of 18. A key component of these laws is that a minor cannot legally consent to commercial sex acts or forced labor, meaning prosecutors do not

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JERRY LEE IRWIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Jerry Lee Irwin, was convicted by a jury in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2021-3185, of Count 1: Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 652(C); Count 4: Kidnapping, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 741; Count 5: Possession of a Firearm After Former Conviction, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2019, § 1283(A); and Count 6: Traffick

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State of Oklahoma v. Dustin Joel Walker

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged sexually abusing a child.
by Kent Morlan

Dustin Joel Walker, age 34, is charged with:

1. SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 (FELONY)

2. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY)

3. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY)

4. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY

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United States of America v. Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Young Woman .

following a four-day trial, a federal jury in Raleigh convicted Dartez Omar Faulk and Rosalind Carol Comfort of three counts of sex trafficking following a four day trial.

“These depraved reprobates preyed on vulnerable young women to make money from their sufferi

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State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes

El Paso, Texas, man charged with murder.

Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a pregn

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State of West Virginia v. Jams Carroll DePriest

Hinton, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ailure to provide notice of sex offender registration.

Legal issue Can a court dispense with a presentence investigation and report if a defendant escapes before sentencing?

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. SENTENCING. The case concerns the improper sentencing of a defendant without a presentence report, as

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State of Oklahoma v. Cassie Lee Howard

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

1. TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS

2. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PAPAPHERNALIA

3. UNSAFE LANE USE

4. DRIVING WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ki-Shawn Crumity

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with sex trafficking, sexual assault and corruption of a minor.

Ki-Shawn Crumity, age 26, is accused for taking in a 13-year-old girl and hiding her in a box in his basement for days.

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United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gu

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United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C.

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United States of America v. Peter Bardunias

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor.

Peter Bardunias, age 59, of Clifton Park, New York, was charged today with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the F

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United States of America v. Sharon Toney‑Finch a

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud And Stolen Valor.

A former Stoughton police officer who was previously indicted for allegedly murdering Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant woman, to prevent her from disclosing information about his sexual exploitation of her beginning when she was a minor, has been indicted for allegedly causing the de

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United States of America v. Perry Jason Ward

Augusta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing images and videos of child sexual exploitation.

A Columbia County resident was sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography.

Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploitation of children, said Marga

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State of Oklahoma v. N.T.V.

El Reno, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: DU8TM1, TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-415(B)
Date of Offense: 12/28/2021
VANBRUNT, NICHOLAS TODD
Disposed: DISMISSED WITH COSTS, 10/10/2025. Dismissed with Costs
Count as Disposed: TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS(DU8TM1)
Violation of 63

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