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United States of America v. Matthew J. Gomez
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with smuggling more than 33,000 counterfeit pills that contained nearly four kilograms of fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo., from Los Angeles, Calif. Matthew J. Gomez, 28, pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Members of the Missouri Western Interdic... More... ( 06-07-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Samantha J. Cherry
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with embezzling from her employer. Samantha J. Cherry, age 35, of Morrisonville, Illinois, was a manager at a UMB Bank branch in St. Louis at the time. Between January 2021 and March 2022, Cherry took $439,000 in cash directly from the vault and moved currency from other cash supplies into her cash drawer totals. C... More... ( 06-07-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Lynn Eich
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with misleading federal authorities about lead contamination in a Granby, Mo., city park after he was hired to conduct remediation at the site. Lynn Eich, 65, of Dewitt, Iowa, was accused of misleading federal authorities about lead cotaimination in a Granby, Missouri city park. Eich’s employer, Enviro... More... ( 06-02-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Anthony Omar Brockman
Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting Kansas City Chiefs playoffs tickets and a new Chevrolet Tahoe in exchange for facilitating a $12.4 million Covid fraud scheme by a Jefferson City, Mo., business owner, as well as a separate fraud scheme to receive unemployment benefits. Anthony Omar Brockman, 48, who currently resides in Benning... More... ( 06-01-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Bryan C. Perry and Jonathan S. O'Dell
Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiraing to go “to war with border patrol” have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to a conspiracy to murder Border Patrol officers, which ended in a shootout with FBI agents who arrested them on the eve of their planned trip to the United States – Mexico border. Bryan C. ... More... ( 05-31-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Harry Trueblood
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling firearms without a license. Harry Trueblood, 68, was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis May 10. He pleaded not guilty to the unlicensed dealer charge on May 12. The indictment alleges that Trueblood was an unlicensed firearms dealer from Jan. 1, 2021 through May 10, 2... More... ( 05-25-2023 - MO) |
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Joshua Bell v. Annie's Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri consumer fraud lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act along with other Missouri statutory and common law claims. Defendant manufactures, packages, distributes, and sells organic Tropical Treat Bunny Fruit Snacks (the “fruit snacks”). Defendant packages and sells them in an opaque, “heavy cardboard... More... ( 05-18-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Nedzad Ukejnovic
St. Louis, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when he sexually harassed multiple female tenants. “Multiple tenants complained that Nedzad Ukejnovic subjected them to vulgar and disgusting demands for sex, offering to reduce rent or security deposits if they complied,” said U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming for the East... More... ( 05-18-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Donna Thompson
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing money from her municipal employer. Donna Thompson, ate 76, was the econd former employee of Flordell Hills to be sentenced this week for stealing from the city, which is roughly six blocks square, has an annual budget of about $400,000 and a population of about 800. More than half of those residents li... More... ( 05-18-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Samuel M. David
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver, after a suspect involved in the robbery was killed during a shootout with police officers. Samuel M. David, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence. His sister and co-defendant, Rochelle E. David,... More... ( 05-18-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Lamad Cross
Cape Girardeau, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling a machine gun. Cape Girardeau police recovered a Glock pistol that had a “switch” installed that converted it to an automatic weapon. Investigators learned that a straw purchaser bought the pistol for Lamad Cross, age 24, of Kennett, Missouri, who is a convicted felon and barred from purchasin... More... ( 05-05-2023 - MO) |
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Greg Halderman v. City of Sturgeon, Missouri and Tyler Patterson
Columbia, Missouri employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on wrongful termination theories. Halderman sued the City, the City’s Mayor, and the Aldermen who had voted to terminate him in the Circuit Court of Boone County. Halderman sought judicial review of the City’s termination decision. He also alleged that he was entitled to damages because the City and Cit... More... ( 05-02-2023 - MO) |
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State of Missouri v. Joseph C. Griest
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with rape. On October 11, 2019, a grand jury indicted Griest with one count of rape in the first degree,[2] alleging 'that on or about September 4, 2018, in the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, the defendant knowingly had sexual intercourse with [Victim][3] by the use of forcible compulsion. ... More... ( 05-02-2023 - MO) |
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Michelle Blakely v. National Credit Adjusters, LLC
Kansas City, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act violation theory. Plaintiff Michele Blakely alleges Defendant admitting using fraud to obtain unauthorized access to her nonpublic personal information, negligently reported inaccurate information to credit reporting agencies, and harassed her to pay a debt she... More... ( 04-28-2023 - MO) |
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Jeffrey Scott Rhodes, Sr. v. SSM SLUH, inc. d/b/a Saint Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory. This case was filed in the St. Louis City Circuit Court, 2222-CC09845 and was removed to the federal district Court by Defendant. The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties to this action are not available.... More... ( 04-28-2023 - MO) |
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Eddie Lucas Moore v. Unifirst Corporation
Jefferson City, Missouri personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a negligence theory. "Missouri personal injury law is a complex area of law that governs the rights of individuals who have been injured due to the negligence of another person. If you have been injured in an accident, it is important to speak with an experienced personal injury attorney to discus... More... ( 04-27-2023 - MO) |
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Christopher Williams v. Central Trust Co.
Jefferson City, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory. ... More... ( 04-27-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Amy Kay Thomas and Lawrence William Vaughan
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged for their roles in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the death of the victim. Amy Kay Thomas, 39, of Webb City, Mo., and Lawrence William Vaughan, also known as “Scary Larry,” 51, of Newton County, Mo., pleaded guilty today in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. Thomas ... More... ( 04-27-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Antione Lamont Hawkins
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with assaulting a Park Rangers in an incident that began on the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park. On Feb. 28, 2021, Park Rangers made a lawful traffic stop of a vehicle in the Old Cathedral parking lot. Antione Lamont Hawkins, now 39, was in the driver’s seat and an open beer bottle and an open beer carton... More... ( 04-27-2023 - MO) |
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State of Missouri v. Mark Aaron
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. Aaron's convictions stem from a shooting on August 18, 2020. After becoming concerned about the whereabouts of a missing cellphone, Aaron and his girlfriend went to Marcus Recar's and his girlfriend's residence. Soon after th... More... ( 04-25-2023 - MO) |
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Dawit Dida v. Ascension Providence Health Care Providers
St. Louis, Missouri employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Family Medical Leave Act violation theory. ... More... ( 04-19-2023 - MO) |
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Kim Mackey v. Belden, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant a class action negligence property damages theory relating to a data breach. Belden, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets networking, connectivity, cable products and solutions for industrial automation, smart buildings and broadcast markets. The settlement has been reached with Belden, Inc. (... More... ( 04-19-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Trenier Roosevelt Jackson
Cape Girardeau, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony firearm possession. Trenier Roosevelt Jackson, 22, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to a felony charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted being the passenger in a speeding vehicle pulled over by Cape Girardeau police on Dec. 1... More... ( 04-19-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Dr. Patricia Ashton Derges
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, illegal distribution of controlled substances and making false statements to investigators in June 2022. Dr. Patricia Dergest, a former Missouri state Representative was charged with several felonies relating to her for-profit and nonprofit clinics' finances, her consistent false advertising for ... More... ( 04-17-2023 - MO) |
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Marissa Reams v. Texas County, Missouri, et al.
Springfield, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights theories. "Prisoner civil rights law is a body of law that protects the rights of people who are incarcerated. This law is based on the U.S. Constitution and federal and state laws. The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. This ... More... ( 04-14-2023 - MO) |