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United States of America v. Gary Hunsche

East St. Louis, IL: Willful Failure to Pay Over-Collected Employment Taxes criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Gary Hunsche, who was charged with filing to submit payroll taxes will be spending the
next few years behind bars.

“Tax fraud is not a victimless crime,” said U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft. “Stealing from the
public fisc hurts all Americans, and t

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United States of America v. Seth A. Bernstein

Miami, FL: Seth A. Bernstein, the owner of jet charter company All in Jets LLC dba JetReady, located in Florida, was accused of misappropriating Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds for his personal use. JetReady is a jet charter operator with its principal place of business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The United States alleged that Bernstein, on behalf of JetReady, applied fo

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United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF Criminal Death Penalty

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges.



I. OVERVIEW
In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the
historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (

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WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; WARNER BROS. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC. D/B/A WARNER BROS. ADVANCED DIGITAL SERVICES; TMZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.; EHM PRODUCTION, INC. D/B/A TMZ; TMZ.COM; AND ELIZABETH MCKERNAN, PETITIONERS, v. ROBERT JONES, RESPONDENT

Austin, Texas - Defamation lawyer represented defendant with a defamation lawsuit charge.



Robert Jones is a former Dallas Cowboys football star who played ten seasons in the
National Football League (NFL). His illustrious career is marked by several notable
accomplishments: first-round draft pick in 1992, NFL Roo

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United States of America v. ALI KOURANI, AKA ALI MOHAMED KOURANI, AKA JACOB LEWIS, AKA DANIEL

New York, NY - Anti Terrorism lawyer represented defendant with with eight counts of terrorism-related offenses.



In 2000 Defendant-Appellant Ali Kourani joined Hizballah,2 a
Lebanon-based terrorist organization, and attended a 45-day militarystyle boot camp in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. His attendance was
ma

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United States of America v. CARLOS ROSARIO

New York, NY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with three offenses stemming from his sexual exploitation of a minor charge.



26 Carlos Rosario appeals the imposition by the district court (Pauley, J.) of a
27 $5,000 special assessment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3014(a), following Rosario’s
28 conv

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Lynett S. Wilson v. United States of America

Portland, ME: Civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act employment discrimination violation theory.


Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private employers with 15 or more employees, State and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals wi

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Jennifer Williams v. Social Security Administration

Opelika, AL: Disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his or her application for SSID or DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.

42 U.S.C. 405 provides:

(a) The Commissioner of Social Security shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations and to establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, which are necessary or

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United States of America v. Cheik Hassane Toure

Augusta, GA: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to use a drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison.

Cheik Hassane Toure, 24, of Marietta, Ga., was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Serving or Attempting to Serve as an Airman Without an Airman’s Certificate, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the

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United States of America v. SALLY LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with various federal
offenses relating to public corruption involving the awarding of contracts to entities affiliated with Hernández by ADL, AAA, and the Puerto Rico House of Representatives charges.



The following facts are not in dispute. In January of

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United States of America v. ADOLFO LEÓN GARCÍA-SIERRA

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiring to commit drug trafficking offenses charge.



The indictment alleged a drug importation operation
involving the shipment of large amounts of cocaine from South
America to Puerto Rico between August 2012 and June 2014. García
was ch

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United States of America v. ROLANDO MILLÁN-MACHUCA, a/k/a Rolo; ROBERTO CASADO-BERRÍOS, a/k/a Bobe, a/k/a Bobel; MIGUEL RIVERA-CALCAÑO, a/k/a Guelo, a/k/a Kikirimiau; GIORDANO SANTANA-MELÉNDEZ, a/k/a Viejo Ten

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a distributing large quantities of controlled substances and other contraband throughout several Puerto Rico correctional facilities charge.



Appellants Rolando MillánMachuca, Roberto Casado-Berríos, Miguel Rivera-Calcaño, and
Giordano Santana-Melé

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United States of America v. JOSÉ PADILLA-GALARZA a/k/a Joey

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with armed bank robbery and related crimes charges.



Defendant-appellant José PadillaGalarza, having created a ruckus before a jury empaneled to hear
criminal charges against him for armed bank robbery and related
crimes, tries to turn the tables. He a

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United States of America v. Ameritech Global, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois - The United States Department of Justice sued Ameritech Global, Inc. on a civil rights job discrimination violation theory claiming that Ameritech was discriminating against U.S. workers when it posted job advertisements specifying its preference for hiring applicants with temporary work visas, and failed to consider at least three U.S. worker applicants who nevertheless appli

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AQUINNAH/GAY HEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; TOWN OF AQUINNAH v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUINNAH); THE AQUINNAH WAMPANOAG GAMING CORPORATION; THE WAMPANOAG TRIBAL COUNCIL OF GAY HEAD, INC.

Boston, MA - Indian Gaming lawyer represented defendant with seeking to halt the
development of a gaming facility claim.



We laid out much of the background to the present dispute
more fully in Wampanoag I, but we recap the pertinent parts here
and supplement them as necessary.
A. Setting the Stage: the

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United States of America v. ADARBAAD F. KARANI

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a making false statements during the purchase of a firearm charges.



We recount the facts, most of which are undisputed, as
the jury could have found them. In November 2015, the Boston
Police Department ("BPD") recovered and transferred to the Fe

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Anubhav Mehrota v. Medzdirect, Inc., Compass Health Systems, P.A. and Kenwaljit Singh Bains

Miami, Florida labor and employment lawyer represented plaintiff, who sued defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a mini

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Roger Hopkins v. Endless Summer Endeavors, LLC, d/b/a Big Pine Rooster and Richard Werner

Key West, Florida employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

This case was filed in the 6th Judicial Circuit, 21-CA-293-K, and was removed to federal court by Endless Summer.

29 U.S.C. 0202 provides:

(a) The Congress finds that the existence, in industries engaged in commerce or in the production of goo

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STEWART J. SMITH versus UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with proceeding under the Federal Tort Claims Act.



In 2018, Mr. Smith, a veteran, initiated this lawsuit in federal district court
against the United States, proceeding under the Federal Tort Claims Act
USCA11 Case: 20-11365 Date Filed: 07/29/2021 Page

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United States of America v. Rosemarie Pelfrey, Omega Enterprises LLC and Pelfrey Investment Company Inc.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the Fair Housing Act.

Rosemarie Pelfrey, Omega Enterprises LLC and Pelfrey Investment Company Inc. were accused of violating the Fair Housing Act as a result of their agent, Walter Ray Pelfrey (Pelfrey), sexually harassed female tenants and prospective tenants while owning or managing dozens of O

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Phelps Oil and Gas v. Noble Energy, et al.

Denver, CO - Oil and gas royalties lawyer represented defendant with a for underpayments on oil and gas royalties claim.



Noble owns and holds interests in certain oil and gas leases in Colorado.
From these leases, Noble produces natural gas, associated natural gas liquids
(NGLs), and condensed liquid hydrocarbon

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United States of America v. Ramin Akhavan,Bonnie Brae Investments LLC and Westlake Property Services LLC

Los Angeles, California civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of sexually harassing female tenants for years.

The Justice Department sued Filomeno Hernandez, a property manager of residential apartment buildings near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, claiming that he violated the federal Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants since at least 2006. Also sued we

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United States of America v. JOSEPH PRINCE

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with numerous counts arising out of a scheme to swindle millions of dollars from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) charge.



The fraud scheme involved the VA Spina Bifida Healthcare Program (the
Program). The Program provides coverage for the medical nee

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United States of America v. ERMOND OVERTON

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of bank robbery charge.



“Robbing a bank saved my life.” R. vol. 2 at 43. Or at least that’s how Overton
puts it. For him, the robbery was his only chance at safety from the people who had
been following him for over a year, trying

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LINDA SISTO, a widow; TASHINA SISTO, an unmarried woman; TYRELL SISTO, an unmarried man; JEREMY SISTO, an unmarried man; KASHINA SISTO, an unmarried woman; LANNETTE SISTO, an unmarried woman; PURCELL SISTO, an unmarried man, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

San Francisco, California - Federal Tort Claim Act/Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act lawyer represented Plaintiffs-Appellants with a claim.



SCAHC entered into a “self-determination contract”
under the ISDEAA with the Indian Health Service (“IHS”),
a federal agencywithin the Department

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