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State of Louisiana v. Alshawn Osama Watts, Joshua "Money" Emery, Caron Rondo Fortenberry, Bennalynn Ingram, mI’janae "Gunna" Ingram
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with shooting with intent to kill. Joshua "Money" Emery, Caron Rondo Fortenberry, Bennalynn Ingram, mI’janae "Gunna" Ingram engaged in a gun fight that resulted in the death Michael Garcia, 41.... More...
(10-10-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Tyrone Raineu
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846. Tyron Rainey, age 36, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, was identified d... More...
(10-10-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Mahmoud Alhattab
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666. Reported by Kent Morlan Mahmoud Alh... More...
(09-11-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Jamie P. McNamara
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with commit health care fraud, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. 1349 and 1347. Reported by Kent Morlan Jamie P. McNamara operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas, which obtained fraudulent do... More...
(09-11-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Luis Morales
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, ITS SALTS, ISOMERS, AND SALTS OF ITS ISOMERS, A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE in violation of 21:841(a)(1) AND 841(b)(1)(B) Luis Morales, age 36, sold methamphetamine to individuals he believed to be legitimate buyers on three separate occasions. In total, MORALES distr... More...
(08-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Adrian Dexter Talbot, M.D.
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts related to prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of professional practice. Digested by: Kent Morlan Adrian Dexter Talbot is a phys... More...
(07-24-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Jentonia Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Digested by: Kent Morlan Jentonia Williams, age 40, of New Orleans, robbed the Capital One Bank located on Canal Street, in New Orleans, of United Stat... More...
(07-22-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Mohammed Hamed
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: Kent Morlan Mohammed Hamed, age 34, was arrested on June 10, 2026, pursuant to a previously issued criminal complaint. An investigation by the... More...
(07-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Zoe Marie Francis
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)(A). Reported by Kent Morlan Zoe Marie Francis, age 47, of New Orleans, was the chief operating officer of the Ins... More...
(06-25-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Lenton James VanBuren
The Defendant was found guilt.... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the small business administration. By Kent Morlan Chelsea Powell, age 34, of of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loa... More...
(05-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Brandon Dunn
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officers were surveilling DUNN’s residence. DUNN arrived in a stolen Infinity Q60 and exited the driver�... More...
(04-03-2026 - LA)United States of Missouri v. Hardell Mack
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), conspiring to commit mail fraud, money laundering, and possessing a stolen vehicle. Hardell Mack, age 54, of New Orleans, fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP”) loan, which was author... More...
(04-02-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Vanessa Motta, Jason Giles, Diaminike F. Stalbert, Motta Law, L.L.C. and The King Firm, L.L.C.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Vanessa Motta, age 44, Jason Giles, age 44 and Diamanike Stalbert, age 35, were charged in the federal probe into the staging of fake automobile collisions in the New Orleans metro area. Count 1 charged all five defendants with conspira... More...
(03-22-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Jerbin Albarec, Kevin Nunez, and Joshua Bonifacio
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murdering Kristie Thibodeaux in 2022.... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Janette Ramirez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to receive ransom payments. Janette Ramirez, age 34, co-defendant Hector Mondragon-Flores and Edwin Salgado-Nunez kidnapped the victim. They bound the victim’s hands and legs together, held him at gunpoint in Mondragon-Flores’s apartment, and demanded the pa... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Darvale Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the... More...
(02-18-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya was removed from the United States on August 13, 2014, and was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on February 3, 2024, and had not received permission from the Attorney G... More...
(02-16-2026 - LA)Steven M. Maurice v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
New Orleans, Louisiana, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory. The case was filed in the 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, 862-277 F, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana bad faith breach of insurance contract law penalizes insurers (under Revised Statutes §22:1892 and §22:1973) for failing to pay claims within ... More...
$1 (02-11-2026 - LA)Zachary Hodges v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a 1970 federal law that regulates the collection, accuracy, and privacy of consumer information held by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). It promotes fairness by giving consumers the right to access their reports, dispute inac... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Jingui Liu
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fraudulent immigration documents.... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)In the Matter of the Catholic Church of the Archidocese of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, ban The conduct at issue occurred within the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (“Debtor”). In the bankruptcy case, Trahant represented a group of creditors, “Certain Abuse Victims.” The Debtor was represented by Mintz, who is a partner at Jones Walker LLP. The bankruptcy court appointed Donlin, Recano ... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)Scott Williiams v. Social Security Administraiton
New Orleans, Louisiana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSI benefits by HHS. Scott Williams filed for disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income in December of 2021, alleging that he became disabled in March 2020 due to anxiety. The Commissioner denied his claim for benefits following a hearing... More...
(02-10-2026 - la)United States of America v. Larry G. Turner
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth and fentanyl. LARRY TURNER and several other individuals conspired to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, multiple kilograms of fentanyl throughout the Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes region of the Eastern D... More...
(01-23-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez, age 40, an individual unlawfully present in the United States, was found in possession of a Glock handgun. He was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enfor... More...
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