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United States of America v. Nickolas Shannon
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine and possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute the drugs in St. Clair County. Nickolas Shannon, 29, previously pled guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intention to distr... More... ( 05-18-2023 - IL) |
United States of America v. Toneka D. Prince
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with using fake identification documents to take out loans. Toneka D. Prince, 20, pled guilty to one count of falsely obtaining property owned by a financial institution and one count of aggravated identity theft. “Stealing identities, taking out loans in someone else’s name and defrauding a finan... More... ( 04-26-2023 - IL) |
Alma Suarez and Donald Suarez v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on product liability theories. Abbot Laboratories manufactures and sells cardiovascular, diabetes care, medical diagnostic, neuromodulation, nutrition products and medicines. "Product liability law in Illinois is a complex area of law that governs the liability of manufacturers, sellers, an... More... ( 04-18-2023 - IL) |
United States of America v. Jaylan Quinn
East St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank robbery resulting in death. Jaylan Quinn, 23, pled guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of using a firearm to commit murder during and in relation to a crime of violence. After his imprisonment, the defendant will serve five years of supervised release. Quinn was also ordered to pay $7,28... More... ( 04-18-2023 - IL) |
United States of America v. Howard Jackson
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud. Howard Jackson, 69, of Florissant, Missouri, admitted he routinely billed Medicare and Medicaid for procedures he did not perform. “Health care providers who commit fraud for financial gain threaten the integrity of our health care system and the basic expectation of competen... More... ( 04-07-2023 - IL) |
United States of America v. Kevin Kahrig
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in a 2018 bankruptcy case. Federal Courthouse - East St. Louis, Illinois ... More... ( 03-16-2023 - IL) |
Shannon Lutz v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a product liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a defective and unreasonably dangerous product designed, manufactured and/or sold by Defendant. ... More... ( 02-15-2023 - IL) |
United States of America v. Luciano Gomezllanos-Martinez, a/k/a Joaquin Navarez-Urena
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of hundreds of grams of a controlled substance containing fentanyl with intent to distribute. MoreLaw Legal News For East St. Louis ... More... ( 01-19-2023 - IL) |
Frances J. Halsey v. Schmuck Markets, Inc.
East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident. MoreLaw Legal News For East St. Louis ... More... ( 11-22-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Emmitt T. Tiner
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, extortion, sending interstate communications with the intent to extort, healthcare fraud, money laundering, and conducting financial transactions with criminally derived proceeds. Emmitt T. Tiner, agte 55, of O’Fallon, Illinois, admitted that he extorted more than $2,000,000 from two local ... More... ( 11-18-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. AL SolarA, LLC, American Falls Solar, LLC, Prairie State Solar, LLC, and Big River Solar, LLC
East St. Louis, Illinois civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants charged with violating the Clean Water Act. The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with four separate solar farm owners to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The alleged violations were construction permit violations and stormwater mismanagement a... More... ( 11-14-2022 - IL) |
Treo Salon, Inc. v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
East St. Louis, Illinois insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim. Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contracts b... More... ( 11-09-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Antonio M. Brown
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of meth. In early February 2021, while Antonio M. Brown, age 38, from St. Louis, Missouri, was on supervised release for federal firearms offenses. A federal grand jury indicted Brown on September 21, 2021, for one count of distribution of a controlled substance. Brown was indicted for distributing crysta... More... ( 09-21-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Kenesha Burlison
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with identity theft. Kenesha Burlison, 40, of St. Louis, Missouri, was the Director of Human Relations for Call for Help, Inc. from 2016 until her termination in 2020. Call for Help is a longstanding charitable organization in East St. Louis, Illinois, that helps people overcome a variety of personal crises, rangin... More... ( 09-19-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Jeffrey Jay York
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. A jury convicted Jeffrey Jay York of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), and attempting to use interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425. The ... More... ( 08-31-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Jeremy Inderyas
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Jeremy Inderyas, age 37, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty in federal court to the methamphetamine conspiracy charges. As part of his guilty plea, Inderyas acknowledged he arranged a transaction involving over thirteen kilo... More... ( 08-26-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Shane Hans
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. Shane Hans, 45, of Vandalia, Illinois, was charged with one count of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to d... More... ( 07-22-2022 - IL) |
Amy Ford v. Becton, Dickinson and Company
East St. Louis, Illinois employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a disability discrimination theory for violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. This is a disability discrimination matter filed by Plaintiff Ford, filed against her employer Becton. On December 8, 2020, Ford filed her complaint against Becton, indicating that she has an “undetermined au... More... ( 07-15-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Ian N. Merideth
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ian N. Meridth, age 38, of Centralia, Illinois admitted that on July 9, 2021, he burglarized a home in Hoffman, Illinois, taking seven firearms including a Weihrauch .357 revolver. Later that same day, Wamac ... More... ( 07-13-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Samuel Ruben Caraway
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute. Samuel Ruben Caraway, age 46, was indicted for being the ringleader of a Houston-based cocaine trafficking operation in Southern Illinois.... More... ( 06-23-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Heather Harper
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In December 2020, Heather Harper, age 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee, conspired with others to cash stolen checks and fraudulently obtain funds from financial institutions using stolen IDs—including driver’s licenses—belonging to r... More... ( 06-16-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Arturo Ledesma
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to Deliver controlled substances. Arturo Ledesma, Jr., 33, of Watsonville, CA, was charged in a superseding indictment on December 10, 2019, with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances between January 2017 and May of 2018. The ... More... ( 06-09-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Jalon J. Moore
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed robbery. Jalon J. Moore, 25, of Saint Louis, Missouri, charged with a total of 26 years in prison for a string of robberies he committed in the Metro East area. Moore will serve a three-year term of supervised release following his release from federal prison. Moore was also ordered to pay $132,961... More... ( 05-13-2022 - IL) |
State of Illinois v. Trenton A. Jefferson
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Trenton A. Jefferson, age 32, was charged with murder for killing on man and shooting another on Interstates 64 in 2021. Defendant took the stand and denied that he committed alleged crimes. Kendris Glenn, age 37, was p... More... ( 03-28-2022 - IL) |
United States of America v. Benny Davis
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Benny Davis, 37, of Granite City, Illinois, was indicted for possessing firearms while being a convicted felon. Davis was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by the Hartford Police Department for traffic infractions. Police officers discovered a rifle,... More... ( 03-08-2022 - IL) |