Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with importing and distributing methamphetamine in Eastern Idaho in exchange for firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit today.

Ramon Morales Jr., 41, of Compton, California, was initially arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol when he was caught attempting to smuggle two pounds of methamphetamine into the ... More...    $0 (08-16-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child.

An investigation was begun of Benjamin Morton, age 39, of Nampa, Idaho, when the Boise Police Department (BPD) received information that an adult male, pretending to be a juvenile online, had arranged to meet the 14-year-old victim. BPD later identified Morton as the suspect and determ... More...    $0 (05-09-2023 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child and three counts of receipt of child pornography.

Trenton Powell, age 43, from Pocatello, sexually abused the first victim for six years while living in Pocatello. Powell photographed the abuse with his iPhone. Years after the abuse ended, another of Powell’s victim repor... More...    $0 (05-03-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and falsification of records.

Nicholas Jones, age 36, from Boise, was a small business owner who applied for and received $753,600 in COVID-19 relief funds, primarily from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Despite certifying that the funds would only be ... More...    $194564 (10-19-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing child pornography in violation of of 18 U.S.C. 2251, which provides:

(a) Any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in, or who has a minor assist any other person to engage in, or who transports any minor in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Ter... More...    $0 (10-18-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with
Distribution of Child Pornography

On November 22, 2019, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), along with state and local law enforcement, conducted an undercover internet-based child exploitation operation in Ada County. During the operation, Boris began communicating with an undercover detective posing as a 13-... More...    $0 (09-01-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography

Zapata is a member of an internet group dedicated to the posting and sharing of child pornography. On six occasions, the undercover agent saw Zapata post child pornography within the group, including videos depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual act with adults. Pursuant to a search ... More...    $0 (08-31-2022 - ID)

Pocatello Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl in Eastern Idaho

According to court records, Lopez was arrested on July 19, 2021, after detectives with the BADGES Task Force conducted an investigation and found a bag containing 1,694 pills that tested positive for fentanyl in Lopez’s vehicle during a traffic stop. The approximate street value of t... More...    $0 (09-02-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

Edward Vance, age 64, of Hagerman, who had a prior federal conviction for possession of child pornography. While Vance was on supervised release for that conviction, Vance’s probation officer located child pornography on his electronic devices. Vance’s probation officer referred the inve... More...    $0 (08-19-2022 - ID)

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Sean Robert Wathen, age 50, worked with Larry Junior Hillbroom and others to acquire and smuggle methamphetamine through international airports between North Idaho and the Pacific Islands of Guam and Palau. Wathen acquired pounds of methamphetamine for Hillbroom over several ... More...    $0 (08-11-2022 - ID)

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

According to court records, the investigation began after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) determined that a Kik Messenger account, later identified as belonging to Bradley Loewen, ate 51, of Genesee, Idhao, had been used to distribute child pornography. The FBI ... More...    $0 (07-12-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.

An investigation began after Yahoo reported that child pornography had been uploaded to two Yahoo accounts. The report was assigned to the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (“ICAC”) Task Force for investigation. ICAC determined that the accounts belonged to Judd Evans Ballar... More...    $0 (06-10-2022 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.

In May 2020, the residence of Daniel Gary Archibald, 45, was searched by detectives with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The search was conducted at Archibald’s Rexburg residence after receiving information that he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl on... More...    $0 (05-18-2022 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.

In May 2020, the residence of Daniel Gary Archibald, 45, was searched by detectives with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The search was conducted at Archibald’s Rexburg residence after receiving information that he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl on... More...    $0 (05-19-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho family law lawyers represented Petitioner and Respondent seeking child custody.

Linsay and Kylee Gatsby married in June 2015. They later decided Kylee would attempt
to conceive a child through artificial insemination, using semen donated by a mutual friend. They
elected to attempt this procedure on their own, without using the services of a physician.
Additionally... More...    $0 (09-24-2021 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho family law lawyers represented Petitioner and Respondent seeking a divorce.

This case concerns the determination of a student parent’s income for purposes of
computing child support and the determination of parents’ respective pro rata shares of childcare
expenses. Mandy Valentine (“Mandy”) and Dan Valentine (“Dan”) divorced in 2015. In 2017,
Mandy... More...    $0 (09-30-2021 - ID)