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United States of America v. Justine Kyle Elliott
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. Justine Kyle Elliott, 33, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possess... More... ( 05-23-2023 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Lynda Bennett
Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by accepting a conduit campaign contribution. Federal Courthouse - Washin... More... ( 03-08-2023 - VA) |
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United States of America v. William Everett Himes
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing with the intent to distribute crystal ice methamphetamine and for illegal possession of a firearm. MoreLaw Legal News For Abingdon ... More... ( 01-12-2023 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Guy Benjamin Bowman
Abingdon, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a cross-county drug distribution of drugs. Guy Benjamin Bowman, 57, was convicted following a jury trial in July 2022 of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distributing 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine as well as one count o... More... ( 12-02-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Jonathan Avery Shumate
Abingdon, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with suing the social media platforms Snapchat and Grindr to exploit teenage boys from Southwest Virginia. Jonathan Avery Shumate, age 54, from Warrensville, North Carolina, used both Snapchat and Grindr to contact teenage males attending Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, Virginia, and offered to provide vapes and vapi... More... ( 11-03-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Natasha Wallace
Abingdon, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking in metha. Natasha Wallace, 42, from Bistol, Virginia, pleaded guilty in June 2022 to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crystal methamphetamine. Court records show that Wallace admitted to personally trafficking more than 10 kilograms of methampheta... More... ( 10-13-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Amanda Dawn Skeens and Josh Goodman
Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Amanda Dawn Skeens, 35, of Princeton, West Virginia, and Josh Goodman, 46, of Richlands, Virginia, both previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Last week, Skeens was sentenced to 11 years in p... More... ( 09-12-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. John F. Cochcroft
Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with misbranding a drug and trafficking anabolic steroids. John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25, to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count of manufacturing and possessing with the intent to distribute and d... More... ( 08-31-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Travis Nelson Farmer
Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking Travis Nelson Farmer, 44, of Rural Retreat, Virginia, pleaded guilty one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Previously, co-defendants, Larry Wayne Whittaker, 41, of Marion, Virginia, Amanda Michelle Wain, 29, of Marion, Virginia, and Borve Carlyle... More... ( 08-22-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Jerada "Rod" Henderson
Abingdon, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Jerada “Rod” Henderson, 40, of Locust Grove, Georgia, was convicted by a jury in February 2022 on one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.... More... ( 08-14-2022 - VA) |
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Gary Will v. E. Rasnick, et al.
Roanoke, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on 1983 civil rights violation theories. In this appeal, prisoner Gary Wall raises constitutional and state-law claims against numerous prison officials arising from a physical altercation at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia. As part of his evidentiary showing, Wall repeatedly sought production of ... More... ( 07-25-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Alexander Ortiz and Jorge Efrain
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with supplying the fentanyl linked to teenage overdoses that occurred in Wise County, Virginia. The grand jury has charged Alexander Ortiz, 25, of Fullerton, Calif., and Jorge Efrain Perez Jr., 24, of Anaheim, Calif., each with one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 4... More... ( 07-20-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Guy Benjamin Bowman
Abingdon, Virginia defendant charged with drug trafficking elected to represent himself pro se, with a lawyer to help him. Guy Benjamin Bowman, 56, of Meadowview, Virginia, formerly of Chino Hills, California, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distributing 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine as well... More... ( 07-08-2022 - VA) |
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Deborah McKague ex rel. United States of America v. HSCGP, et al.
Abingdon, Virginia qui tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused to violaton the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on numerous occasions between 2017 and 2020. The claims center around Sovah Health’s failure to have effective controls in place to prevent the diversion of powerful painkilling prescription opioids. Sovah Health is a regional health care delivery system comprised of a... More... ( 06-14-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Marissa L. Kiser
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. The defendant moved for judgment of acquittal during trial after the close of the government's case-in-chief and again after the close of all of the evidence. The court reserved decision on the motions, Fed. R. Crim. P. 29(b), and the defendant was thereafter convicted by... More... ( 06-13-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Wesley William Hickman
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits. Wesley William Hickman, 25, of Big Stone Gap, was convicted along with co-defendant Marissa Kiser, 28, of Castlewood, following a jury trial in March 2022. The jury found each guilty of conspiracy to defraud ... More... ( 05-31-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Rakesh Reddy Kothuru
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with false representation of a medcaid matter in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1320. Rakesh Reddy Kothuru, 49, pled guilty in January 2022 to one count of knowingly and willfully making false representations of material facts for payments under federal health care programs. The conviction means Kothuru is subject to mandat... More... ( 05-23-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Joseph Arthur Manning
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing stolen mail, including letters from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. n December 28, 2021, a victim contacted the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office and stated that they witnessed mail being stolen from their mailbox by... More... ( 04-27-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Ralph Allen Phillips
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine. Law enforcement officials executed several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Phillips in early 2021. While executing a search warrant of Ralph Allen Phillips, Jr.’s residence, federal agents found approximately one pound of methamphetamine in his bedroom safe along wit... More... ( 04-22-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Jessica Nicole Kent
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to import methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia. Jessica Nicole Kent, 35, of Bristol, TN, conspired with Joshua Desorcy, the ringleader responsible for coordinating the importation of massive shipments of methamphetamine from sources of supply in Mexico to accomplices in Atlanta, Georgia... More... ( 04-13-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Timothy Hunter Hileman
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with defrauding the federal government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits. Timothy Hunter Hileman, 29, of Castlewood, Virginia, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government, one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and one count of making false stateme... More... ( 04-04-2022 - VA) |
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C. Ray Davenport, Commissioner of Labor and Industry v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
Richmond, VA - Occupational Safety and Health lawyer represented defendant with a violation of safety standards charge. On appeal of an order granting a motion to strike, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party—the Commissioner—and accord him “the benefit ... More... ( 03-13-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Joshua Joseph Desorcy
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged for distributing methamphetamine, international money laundering, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and conspiring to obstruct justice. Joshua Joseph Desorcy, 37 of Greenville, SC, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent t... More... ( 02-09-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Robert Wayne Haislip
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with meth distribution and a firearm felony. Robert Wayne Haislip, a.k.a. Roberto Fabian DeJesus, 49, and others trafficked methamphetamine from sources in Atlanta to various locations in Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, including Smyth County. Previously, co-defendants Jayson William Firestone, 3... More... ( 01-31-2022 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Jessica Ann Robey
Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribution. Jessica Ann Robey, 35, was charged with one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Between July 2019 and December 2020, Robey and others conspired to distribute methamphetamine in Southwest Virginia. During t... More... ( 01-25-2022 - VA) |