Youngstown, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine.

In October 2020, the FBI began investigating Justin Stanley (“Stanley”), a fentanyl and cocaine supplier, who was centered in Marion, Ohio. The Stanley Drug Trafficking Organization (“Stanley DTO”) had supply connections to Chicago, Illinois, Lorain, Ohio, and Columbus, Ohio.... More...    $0 (12-20-2024 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:


● Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 (Count 1);

● Wire Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1343 (Counts 2-4, 6);

● Mail Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1341 and 2 (Counts 8-11, 13, and 16); and,

● Aggravated Ide... More...    $0 (10-31-2024 - OH)

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking nearly 12 kilograms of methamphetamine in Adderall lookalike pills via the dark web
6 defendants sentenced to prison for trafficking nearly 12 kilograms of methamphetamine in Adderall lookalike pi... More...    $0 (10-10-2024 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer Marisa L. Serrat represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking
Cleveland Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for Drug Traf... More...    $0 (11-03-2023 - OH)

Cincinnati man sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for leading conspiracy involving 56 firearms purchased online with... More...    $0 (05-04-2024 - OH)

Defendant Ronald Coleman appeals the district court’s denial of
a motion to suppress the fruits of a warrant for vehicle tracking and a residential search warrant
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on the grounds that the warrants lacked probable cause and that law enforcement’s installation of
the vehicle tracker violated the Fourth Amendment. Because the wa... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a bribery scheme to bribe a Kazakh official on behalf of Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc., an Ohio subsidiary of a British firm.

Federal courts do not play “catch me if you can.” If a defendant refuses to show up to answer an indictment, ignores an arrest warrant, or leaves the jurisdiction... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

After ten days of trial, a jury convicted Defendant William S. Steele (“Steele”) of (1) Racketeering Conspiracy (“RICO Conspiracy”) under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and (2) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug ... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Defendant Tamela M. Lee (“Defendant” or “Lee”) appeals from
the district court judgment convicting her on six counts after a plea of not guilty and sentencing
her to a total term of sixty months’ imprisonment. Counts One through Four concerned
conspiracy to commit honest services mail and wire fraud, honest services mail fraud, Hobbs Act
conspiracy, and Hobbs A... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

A. Pre-Trial Proceedings
1. Indictment and Guilty Pleas
In December 2015, Jackson, Palmer, Tervon’tae Taylor, D’Wan Dillard, Jr., and Calvin
Rembert were charged with multiple violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(2)—carjacking resulting in
serious bodily injury—and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii)—using, carrying, or possessing a
firearm during a crime of violence. P... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Steven Ingersoll was an optometrist in Bay City, Michigan. (Bradley PSR at 5). He was
also the sole owner of Smart Schools Management (SSM) and Smart Schools, Inc. (SSI), two
entities created to operate public charter schools in Michigan. R. 393 (Tr. at 39, 50) (Page ID
#8472, 8483); R. 394 (Tr. at 11) (Page ID #8579); R. 396 (Tr. at 164–65) (Page ID #8903–04).
To run ... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

RE The defendants here took part in a decade-long scheme
surreptitiously to sell tax-free cigarettes, thereby defrauding federal, state, and local governments
of more than $45 million in tax revenue. The federal government eventually uncovered the
scheme and charged them with 34 counts of various crimes, including conspiracy to commit mail
or wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.... More...    $0 (12-28-2023 - OH)

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application.

From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the victi... More...    $0 (12-07-2023 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with illegally obtaining more than $800,000 in pandemic unemployment insurance benefits using other people’s personal identifying information.

From May to October 2020, the defendants, Errol Bennett, Jr., 26, of University Heights; Kojo Lockhart, 29, of Cleveland Heights; Mauri Nichols, 25, of South Euclid; Khy... More...    $0 (09-25-2023 - OH)

Akron, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, and to distributing narcotics.

Justin Bush was a member of the Shorb Blocc gang that was responsible for violent street crimes including shootings and robberies as well as d... More...    $0 (06-05-2023 - OH)

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with honest services mail fraud.

Former Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Pastor agreed to plead guilty to the public corruption charges filed against him.

18:1349 - CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HONEST SERVICES WIRE FRAUD
(1)
18:1343, 18:1346 and 18:2 - HONEST SERVICES WIRE FRAUD
(2)
18:666(a)(1(B... More...    $0 (06-01-2023 - OH)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) of approximately $1.2 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program under Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.

From May 2020 through October 2020, Aydin Kalantarov, age 38, of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, along with hi... More...    $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, healthcare fraud, and making a false statement on an application for charitable tax-exempt status with the IRS.

Kevin A. Clay, age 39, of Perrysburg, Ohio, was the co-owner of Theramedical, LLC, a pharmaceutical marketing company specializing in compounded pain and scar cream. The evidence showed that Clay... More...    $0 (05-25-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.

Michael J. Moore, 47, of Inglewood, California, admitted to conspiring to launder the proceeds of methamphetamine and oxycodone trafficking. Moore also pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute the drugs.

As part of Moore’s plea, the parties involved ... More...    $0 (05-17-2023 - OH)

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.

Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, and Jonathan Allen Frost, 24, of Katy, Texas, and West Lafayette, Indiana, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists by attacking power grads in the United States in... More...    $0 (04-21-2023 - OH)